Since it is called "dry," it seemed to have a bit of a lingering aftertaste. Personally, I like dry sake, so it was to my liking, but it was not as deep as I would have liked, and it went down easily.
It is easy to drink, which may be one of my favorites in the market.
The top aroma was of pure rice and brown rice. When it was drunk, it had a dry taste with a full-bodied, rich, slightly astringent flavor. The overt aroma had a fruity feel. The alcohol content was strong at 19%, and the can said that it could be drunk on the rocks, so I tried it on the rocks. I think it is best to drink it on the rocks while eating.
It went well with Hotto Motto's Katsu-don (pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice) and petit puff pastry.
Niigata rice
Polishing ratio 70%.
Alcohol 19%.
1934 2025/8
Kikusui Anaguchi Ichiban Shibori
Honjozo Nama-no-genshu 70% Niigata rice
19° 25/5 A+
Kikusui Shuzo, Shinobata City, Niigata
200 340
I had ordered a bottle of sake, but it hadn't arrived, and the local liquor store was already closed.
I used to drink this sake many times on my way home from business trips, but this is the first time for me to record it.
I was very happy to find that I could not enjoy such a powerful and drinkable sake with low alcohol content.
It is a pure rice sake (?) with a high alcohol content even if it is more alky than the original. I would like to try a little more high alcohol content pure sake.
When I run out of sake at home and try to buy some at the supermarket, my first choice is still this one.
Sweet, tasty, bitter
Alcohol content 19 degrees
Rice polishing ratio 70%.
We will be back for more.