Purchased at a local supermarket.
From the aroma and aftertaste, this sake is like a very dark sake that is more like amazake, but made easier to drink with brewer's alcohol. It is not difficult to drink due to the low alcohol content (13%), but it becomes quite addictive in a good way if you keep drinking it.
It was not a good match for lukewarm or hot sake, as the acidity became too strong.
I was looking forward to drinking this sake because I had enjoyed a concoction from the same brewery at a sake festival, but it did not exceed my expectations. For a four-pack of honjozo sake priced in the 1600 yen range, I'd probably repeat the Masamune.
I had a total of 12 cups at the sake festival, and this was by far the best.
It had a refreshing ginjo aroma of apple and pear. The five tastes of sweet, sour, spicy, bitter, and astringent were all blended into one, giving it a delicate taste, and despite the alcohol content, I could drink as much as I wanted. Due to budget constraints, we were sadly unable to purchase any souvenirs.
Compared to other Saijo sake breweries, Sanyotsuru is rarely seen at liquor stores in Hiroshima City. It is one of the few breweries in Saijo that I have not had the opportunity to try.
On a side note, the sake brewery logo looks just like the JAL logo, perhaps designed from the mountain and cranes.
At Kitahiroshima Outlet.
Junmai sake with 80% rice polishing ratio.
The number of less polished sake is increasing these days.
I like this type of sake.
