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I was given a bottle of this brand from Sanyo Bai Shuzo, a well-known Banshu Ikkyo sake brewery, by a junior colleague at work.
It is said to have been aged in the closed mine shafts of the Meinobu Mine, an interesting concept I had never heard of.
When I drank it with hiya, it had a unique flavor of sourness, astringency and bitterness, and a unique sense of maturity reminiscent of Shinkame from my hometown in Saitama.
I thought to myself, "This is definitely a sake that tastes great heated up..." and I immediately heated it up! So we immediately warmed it up.
As expected, the astringent bitterness subsides as it heats up, and the unique, robust umami acidity is achieved.
The balance of the robust acidity when the temperature goes from 60 to 50 degrees Celsius is superb!
It has a classic full-bodied flavor that can be enjoyed with strong-flavored snacks such as Szechuan pepper paste and salted fish.
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ポンちゃん
Good morning, baya ⛅.
The name reminded me of a mine, but it's really stored there 😳‼️ I'm very interested in this delicious aged sake with hot water 😊.
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baya
Hello Pon, Holly!
It had a deep flavor, probably because it was aged in a mine tunnel.
I heard that the temperature in the mine is constant, which is good for aging, but it's an interesting idea!
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