Nanka Yokai
Okuroku, while there were also some refreshing-looking ones lined up, I chose the 90% polished classical, partly due to the remnants of the Japanese moon.
The color is golden. The aroma is like that of oak barrels, and the mouthfeel is sour like an apple and sweet like its honey. It also feels like sap oozing from the barrel. It had a refreshing image of Okuroku, but this one has a sense of heaviness. However, it is not dull, and the sharpness is still there. Rather than being spicy, it is more like a do-si-do, or like wielding a large sword or scythe.
It is a sake that needs to be kept chilled, but it would be interesting to warm it up.
If you feel like it, try heating sake. The apples and sweetness come out in a rounded way, and it is delicious! It also has a mild oaky flavor.
Also purchased at La Joumon.
We went to the Hiraizumi-ji temple across the street to see the Dainichi Nyorai Buddha's Gokaicho, the first time in 45 years, which was a rare experience 🙏 We also got a nice breeze.
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