Assamblage2
Brilliant!
The lightest, with a strong minerality.
Green bamboo, chervil
Green melon flesh
Surprisingly gentle acidity.
Medium length on the palate?
Assamblage3
Flamboyant but a little strong?
Ripe apple, pear, quince
Slightly high acidity
Slightly long aftertaste
Assamblage4
More rice flavor than 3?
Fruit: yellow peach, pineapple?
Slightly greenish, with orangey melon-like pulp.
Acidity may be higher in Assamblage3.
The flavor of rice is well expressed in the flavor.
This sake is a blend of five different koji sake. It is said to have been blended from the beginning with the aim of making it better.
The taste changes depending on the temperature range, and it seems to be a sake that can be matched with quite a variety of things.
Stores where you can buy it are limited. Online shopping is available.
Iwa・Five!
It was our first meeting.
I heard that they have more than 10 different brands of sake from Toyama.
The taste is of another dimension.
It has a strong sharpness in its mellowness.
I had a chance to drink it at an antenna store in Toyama.
The taste expands from the light mouthfeel. I think it is a common perception that the flavor changes as the temperature changes, but I got the impression that the flavor of IWA5 changes with each sip rather than with the temperature. I wondered if the wine's method of assemblage (combining the original wines) made it possible to taste a variety of flavors.
I also enjoyed it with pickled firefly squid, which was easy to drink but had a character that was not overpowered by the flavors of the dish.
Oh, it's coming down rather well!
I thought it was champagne, more fruity! I imagined it to be a Shichiken type, but...!
I thought it would be sweet without acidity. So it stays under (or along?) the tongue! It stays!
Like a sports car on the tongue, licking smooth... but not as sharp as a sports car!
Coming back from champagne, it feels quite sweet!
Minus sake level...? Would it be more like a red rice?
I think it could be a bit more acidic!
I wonder if it will change when it grows?
It gets sweeter and sweeter!
I've been chilling it for a while.
I think it gets more bitter when the temperature goes up (which I don't like), but I'm not sure if this is the case when it's cooled down!
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