No way, it is a 3% alcohol liquor. The aroma is mildly lactic. The taste is sweet and sour, and as the brewer commented, it has a strong, sweet and sour taste like Yakult. This time we drank it on the rocks and with soda, but it is a delicious sake that can be served with syrup, cocktails, tonic, and many other drinks. For those who like lactic acid beverages, I would definitely recommend this as a gateway to sake or as a summer drink. It's just too low in alcohol, so I'm not going to try heating sake this time.
The aroma is gentle yet slightly fruity.
It has a sharpness that cuts through the taste at the moment of drinking, but leaves a strong umami taste.
The taste is clean and refreshing, and you will never get tired of drinking it.
Sake from Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture.
A souvenir from back home.
I think I bought only Koshinotaka this time.
That's how ambitious they are and they produce a lot of new sake.
First, cold.
The spiciness rushes in.
After the spiciness rushes in, the sweetness immediately follows. It stirs in the mouth like a storm, and as it falls down the throat, it recedes and disappears. It is elegant, but it is also intense like a storm.
How about if you warm it up?
The storm of spiciness and sweetness calms down, and it becomes more concentrated.
The taste comes up like a blister.
The zing, zing, zing, knocks nine times on the tongue and disappears.
The taste is quiet but rich.
I think I prefer it wild like a cold storm.
Koshi no Taka Blue Hawk Junmai Ginjo
Seimaibuai 55%
Alcohol 15%
First cup was sharp with a strong alcohol flavor. After that it was very nice and easy to drink. It was a good accompaniment with dinner
The sake is made entirely from Sakahomare, a sake rice produced in Fukui Prefecture. The toji-san told us that they dare to make it dry by using sweet sake rice.
Sweet aroma of rice, clean and fresh.
The taste is clean on the palate and has a gentle, spine-less flavor. It does not have a distinct sweetness or spiciness, but it has a nice sharpness and is very easy to drink.
I felt it was a sake suited for a meal, bringing out the best in snacks and meals.
I thought it would have an old-fashioned label because of the name, but the label is surprisingly stylish. The taste is also nice, with a good taste of rice.
