Nanbu Shuzo Brewery, which brews Hanagaki, is said to be a well-established sake brewery with a history of over 100 years. This one seems to be a series of junmai sake made with different rice, using an extremely rare rice called Kuzuryu. This one was recommended to me by a sake lover.
The taste is fruity, but nutty when you taste it. It is perhaps a little creamy, and there may be some lactic acid acidity as well. Being an unfiltered raw sake, the flavor is quite rich.
I had it last year at a kuzushi kappo restaurant in Fukui Prefecture.
The aftertaste of rice filled my mouth with a flavor that I had never tasted before! It was like a rice-azi juice! I was really surprised! I was so impressed with the taste!
When I ordered it and drank it, it wasn't rice juice... it was just plain delicious.
Store Drinking.
The color is clear.
The aroma is not removed.
The first taste is bitterness. Then the umami of the rice starts.
Then, the bitterness slowly lingers.
When you think you feel the ginjo aroma, it is broken off.
It is a neat and well put together sake from the gradual umami bitterness 🍶.
It seems to go well with various dishes. ☺️