The difference with Alpha is that when it is fresh out of the refrigerator, it has less acidity and more sweetness.
As it nears room temperature, it is just as tart as Alpha.
The biggest difference is that there is a slight bitterness at all temperatures, and the juniper berry aroma that matches the α is less pronounced.
In general, I would say that I prefer Alpha.
Fruity and too good, no hard parts at all, so I can drink it in spite of its high price 😿 I heard it goes well with fried tofu, chicken nanban, hamburger steak doria, and ohagi. Too pinpoint?
I tried to buy Alpha, Beta, and SAZANAMI all at once, but was surprised when I checked the price! They were all over 3,000 yen!
I know it can't be helped because of the rising price of rice itself, but I didn't want to buy SAZANAMI because it would be too much for my wallet.
This is the second time for me to taste Alpha, but I can feel more juniper berries than the last time.
The acidity is also quite strong, which I like a lot.
I look forward to comparing it with the beta.
Berry-like acidity gives way to a distinctive bitterness and umami.
Not unpleasant, but rather light, including a sense of a "shwash".
Fairly low sweetness for an Abe.
4.50
Abe Shuzo x Nemoto Sake Brewery Private Bottle Tank #1.
A bottle that had been talked about on SNS and I was curious to hear that it tastes similar to a unicorn.
It is an experimental design in which aged sake lees shochu is added to sake at the timing of the kijoshu brewing process. When we actually drank it, we found that the composition was highly complete, with a dense, core acidity coexisting with a moderately sweet, elegant sweetness. It is just delicious.
Recently, the number of distributors of Abe Sake Brewery has been increasing, and I have the impression that the range of expression of their sake brewing is expanding more and more. I would like to continue to support this brewery.
Second fermentation in bottle using purple-black rice. It has a beautiful rosé color with dark skin tones. It lost a lot when the bottle was opened due to the strong sense of effervescence. It is a dry sparkling sake with a tight taste.
It is a quick drink outside!
Vega has a sweet pear aroma, concentrated sweetness in the nose, a little sharpness?
Regulus has a somewhat ripe, austere, and subdued aroma of grapes, with surprisingly little sweetness, and a crisp lemon flavor! I like this one.
Abe, I think I'll buy some next time and drink it.
To finish off the meal, I chose Abe, which I had been curious about.
Perhaps because I was somewhat intoxicated, I did not notice much aroma. When I took a sip, it tasted like a Japanese pear. It is light and very easy to drink. But why did they call it black?
