The bottle was opened with the sound of gas escaping. The fruity aroma is moderate, and the middle to light, refreshing taste is followed moderately by the aroma of sweet-tart acidity and rice. The sweet, delicious acidity and rice aroma linger modestly in the mouth.
I have had Tsuchida at a sake festival at Takashimaya, but this is the first Gunma sake that I bought and drank at home.
Recently, I've been drinking fire-brewed sake stored in a cool dark place before it gets too hot, but now and then I need to cut back on the amount of raw sake I drink.
The first batch is Ihyakumangoku.
The second batch, Sakekomachi, had a hose disconnect and all of it drained out of the tank.
The sourness overpowers the mouth opening, but after a couple of days, the sourness settles down and the sweet and sourness is nice.
held at G-Messe in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
At "Gunma's Local Sake Festa" held at G-Messe in Takasaki City, Gunma. With Toji Matsubara, the brewery's head brewer.
Lightly cloudy but with a refreshing sweetness, a little strong alcohol taste but
It is a little strong in alcohol, but it is refreshing.
I served it with tempura of koshiora, cod sprouts, and bamboo shoots, which I received for the last time this year, and it was a good sake.
The sweetness is subtle and the acidity is almost imperceptible.
The sweetness converges gently.
This is the first time I've had this Junmai sake, and it is a bit of a change of pace.
Interesting!
