Next in Nagaoka is Midorikawa.
Polishing ratio 60
Alcohol content 15.5%.
It is a very light and easy-drinking sake.
It has a gentle umami taste with a nice sharpness.
The entrée consisted of miso-pickled whale🐋 from Joetsu region, spicy pickled eggplant🍆 from Nagaoka, salmon from Murakami 🐟️, and tsukudani (food boiled in soy sauce) of oysters🦪 from Sado Island.
Surprised that the plate is in Niigata and Sado Island😳.
The sake 🍶 went down so well.
Especially the combination of the whale marinated in miso and Midorikawa was awesome👍.
I think the aroma is mild, gently rice mellow and a bit apple-y ✨.
The mouthfeel is quite soft and beautiful, and you can enjoy the delicious rice with a sense of fullness and a clear, light taste, but it also has a surprisingly apple-like acidity and a good amount of sweetness. It's good!
It's been two days since I opened the bottle, but I feel like I can taste more beautiful acidity and sweetness today than I did yesterday. It's been two days since I opened it.
It's a very nice sake with a nice sharpness and it soaks through nicely and you can really feel the quality of the water 😳✨.
It's so good!
Commentary.
This is a light, crisp junmai sake that brings the characteristics of Midorikawa to the forefront. It is a very easy-drinking sake, with a clean and crisp taste.
Clear and colorless
Mellow aroma
Medium mouthfeel with umami
Slightly dry after taste
A food sake to be drunk at the beginning of a meal, with no major peculiarities