I was abe away but...
It's beautiful and tasty, but I'd say it's lacking, or maybe most of the recent ones have a crisp, easy-drinking finish.
Personally, I liked the mellow, juicy Abé.
Personal preference.
70/100
[Sweetness/Sweetness]
Sweet ☆☆☆☆⭐️☆☆☆☆☆☆Dry
Appearance.
[hue].
Cloudy white
Aroma
Slightly short
Ginjo Aroma △ Muscat
Lactic acid-like
Aged aroma
Other
[Examples]
Mainly mild ginjo aroma
Taste
[Attack]
Slightly short
[Texture]
Smooth
Fine-grained
[Taste]
Sweet x Light
Sourness x cool
Bitterness
Umami x light
[Complexity]
Slightly simple
[Aroma]
Slightly weak
Same as Kamitachiko
[Lingering]
Medium
≪Characteristic Elements
≪Notes.
[Classification by flavor characteristics]
Sake with fragrance △
Sour sake △
Mellow sake
Mature sake
First time abe!
Be careful with the gas when you open it! I was so scared to open the lid.
I was so scared to open the lid.
Nothing happened.
It's so good!
Smells like yogurt
Slight piquancy.
When you put it in your mouth, you can feel the aroma of lactic acid beverage, but there is no strong sense of sweetness and umami, and the light umami slides on your tongue for a moment.
The lingering aftertaste is dry with a fluffy impression.
Easy to drink
Finally, Abe has abolished specific names such as Junmai and Junmai Daiginjo. Maybe it is good in that we can judge the taste without preconceptions. I am easily influenced by words.
The aroma is alcohol-like without being gorgeous. When I poured it into a glass, it was quite effervescent to the point that I couldn't believe it was 8 months old. It blew me away lol.
And of course it has a sizzling sensation. The sweet and sourness that is typical of Abe is very delicious. But then suddenly acidity and bitterness appear and drown out the sweetness. It is like biting into a whole citrus fruit.
I have never tasted such bitterness in Abé. I don't remember it having this much bitterness. It was like a new Abé for me.
I like the more transparent ones, but I also like complex ones like this. There is a lightness that is typical of Abé, but how to put into words this sensation that is so rewarding to read...let's call it a "multilayered sensation". I think it is easy to understand this, which makes it an enjoyable and tasty drink.
9.9
On the nose, it has a nice, unusual aroma, with moderate acidity, citrus, and a hint of amaneko, like a made-up white grape.
In the mouth it has medium sweetness and acidity, with umami at the back. The aroma has a hint of amaneko-like flavor.
What the heck, it's almost a flax cat, isn't it? Too good!
It tastes like cider or lemonade with a squeeze of lemon or grapefruit juice. Surprisingly, it tastes better at room temperature, when the aroma and sweetness are more pronounced.
However, I thought this unique aroma might be derived from the wooden vats, but Abe is not a wooden vat, is it? What is this?
I bought this sake from Abe Sake Brewery at Nishikiya Sake Shop near Niigata Station during my trip to Niigata on November 3! They didn't sell the Hiragana "Abe" sake, but after listening to the owner's story and seeing my friend buying it, I bought it!
First, I took a sip!
Wow! How gorgeous!
The label looks like an ordinary sake, but it is a modern sake. As one would expect from Abe Sake Brewery!
The pineapple-like aroma spread gently and there was a slight gassy feeling. The aroma was like a little dance with a little bounce, and I thought it was the right choice to put it in a wine glass. When you put your nose in the glass, you can smell it well and enjoy it.
After a little time, the aroma of rice is stronger and has a sake-like feel.
Delicious!
This is one of the "field specific projects" that Abe Sake Brewery is working on!
The basic concept common to the series is as follows
Rice: Kashiwazaki rice
Sake mother: Kimoto brewing without additive yeast
With these common conditions, the characteristics of each field are expressed in the taste.
Other types include "Akada," "Kaminawa-shinden," and "Noda. I have seen Noda and Akada in "Sake-no-wa" posts, but I have not seen this one.
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