Refreshing acidity. Citrusy throat. The taste is strong. Taste is not so much a heavy taste, but a strong "this kind of taste" that makes it a great drink.
Brand Name] Hakurakusei Junmai Ginjo
Sake Brewer] Shinzawa Brewery (Sambongi, Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture)
Type of Sake] Junmai Ginjo
Rice] Domestic rice (details undisclosed)
Rice polishing ratio] 55
Alcohol content】15%.
Sake Cup】Wine Glass
Aroma】+1.5(green apple, muscat, white dumpling)
Appearance】Crystal
[Taste] [Mouthfeel
Body: 1.5
Acidity: 2.0
Sweetness: 1.5
Umami: 1.5
Bitterness: 1.5
Lingering: Short to medium. The acidity lingers refreshingly, and it wears off quickly.
Impression: Modern, light and dry.
A bottle with the concept of "the ultimate food sake.
I have drunk it countless times, but I have the impression that the taste differs depending on where you buy it, so I report on it every time.
The aroma is a mild ginjo aroma with a refreshing green apple aroma. The taste is light and clear, designed to complement the ingredients. The sake is smooth and easy to savor, with no cloying flavors. Like the previous Suminoe, this is a representative of the modern, light, dry style of Miyagi sake (the brewer was once trained at Suminoe).
Pairing] White fish sashimi, sushi, chilled tofu, dishes using soup stock, soba noodles
Repeat Score] 2.5
I bought it at Sake-no-Yamamoto on the way to wander around Osaka City with my children using the city's excursion ticket.
The slightly rightward "Hakurakusei" on the label is upward compatible with my own handwriting, and I opened the bottle with the thought that I wished I could write such characters.
When the bottle is first opened, it has a fruity feel to it. There is no sense of fizz. When you put it in your mouth, it is not so sweet and a little dry. I drank it at a hand-rolled sushi party at my home, and it went great with fish!
I drank the "Ultimate Food Sake" chilled in the fridge. It is fruity, crisp, easy to drink and very delicious. I tasted the power of the No. 1 ranking of Miyagi Prefecture, a fierce battleground for Japanese sake. It is very easy to drink and delicious. I would like to repeat this 😋.
The "ultimate food wine" is...
Pleasantly fruity with a hint of fruitiness
A sharp and spicy taste that will reset your palate.
When the temperature is lowered, it mellows out.
No, but I prefer it cooled down.
Oh... this is delicious...
I had to take a short business trip to a nearby prefecture for train reasons, and when I returned home, all the restaurants in the neighborhood had been destroyed, so I slipped into an izakaya. Miraculously, the last order was 2 minutes before.
The weather was not so clear, so I thought it would be rude not to drink sake in front of the sashimi, but there was no time before closing time,
In the end, I drank almost all of the beer and decided to have some Hakurakusei. The lack of refinement and modesty is at a level that would surprise even Goro Inokashira.
This was my first Hakurakusei. I was excited to taste the ultimate food sake, and sure enough, it was delicious.
The first thing I noticed was the fresh green apple aroma, followed by a dry, sweet and bitter (but not dry) flavor that lingers on the palate for a short while.
Overall, it is very light, and because it cuts through quickly, it does not linger on the tongue. I wonder if this is the reason why it is a food sake.
If I were to say that it is not impressive, I would say that it is thin, but it gently enhances the food without interfering with it. It is true that this sake by itself may not be very strong, but it seems to go well with delicate Japanese food, and I have a feeling that it will enhance the food.
On the other hand, if the taste is strong or the smell is strong, the aroma and flavor will interfere with each other, which is a pity.
I'm about to be kicked out, so I'm done.