Purchased at Hashimotoya in Koshigaya, Saitama.
This sake won the GOLD medal in the Junmai Ginjo Sake category of the IWC2021 SAKE category.
The sake has a Sake Degree of -15.
It is bitter, sweet and bitter.
It also has acidity, so the sweetness is refreshing.
The bitterness, which penetrates smoothly from the moment it enters the mouth to the end, brings all the flavors together.
It does not interfere with food, so it is good as a food sake.
Production date: June 2023
Release date: August 7, 2023
8 points (Wife 8.5 points)
Type: Junmai Ginjo-shu
Ingredients: Rice (domestic), Rice malt (domestic)
Rice polishing ratio: 55
Alcohol percentage: 15
Sake degree: -15
Amino acidity: 1.6
Acidity: 1.6
Silent when opened
No gassiness
Slightly green melon-like top note
The same fruity aroma, plump sweetness, and soft rice flavor spread out with a slight acidity, and are quickly quenched with a slight bitterness and the spiciness of alcohol.
Thanks to the beautiful acidity. It is refreshingly sweet for its sake level, and goes well with meals or on its own.
It went well with various dishes made with local fish at the ryokan and grilled Nagasaki beef shabu-shabu.
The Sechihara Pilsner, made with Sechihara tea, was also delicious, with the aroma of tea and beer matching well.
I met this sake in Saga, and it was the sake that made me fall in love with sake 🍶.
Now I think it was sweet but maybe a little strong... but that's also a memory 😌.
I bought this at a liquor store in a discount store. I imagined it would be very sweet because it had a sake degree of -15, but I did not find the sweetness to be bothersome, and it was fruity with a slightly tingling carbonation on the tongue. I think the taste is good for a little over 1,000 yen.
