Okuharima Shiboritate Nama Sake🍶.
This is the first time to drink pure rice sake.
Start with a cold sake.
The first aroma is slightly sweet with a hint of rice.
In the mouth, there is a clear sweetness and umami that is typical of Yume Nishiki.
The hi-ire sake I had last year was quite ripe, but the nama-zake is so beautiful.
Next, warmed sake 🍶.
The aroma is slightly sweet, like heated nama-shu.
The sweetness expands in the mouth and is very nice.
I think I'll drink the rest of it warmed up since there are still some cold days ahead 😊.
It was delicious 🍶✨️
I chilled it well in the fridge before drinking it and thought, "Well, it tastes good, but what? Is this what I expected? I thought it was a bit of a disappointment, but then I tried it warmed up, as everyone commented, and was surprised to find that it was the first time I had ever thought heated sake was this good.
I've never thought heated sake was this good. (I usually don't drink heated sake, though.)
I also drank it in small sips over a few days, but as the days went by, the sweetness or mellowness increased in a good way, and it was a bottle that I could enjoy with ease.