Shinkame's Senkame in February 2003... back then, 80% rice polishing ratio was the cutting edge of the times!
It had been sitting in the closet for 20 years, warmed up (lol).
New? The nougat-like oiliness of those days was gone and it was withered.
The sweetness of the aftertaste is pleasant.
The fact that they just copied and pasted a label from a bottle is also typical of Shinkame!
1132 2012/7
Record only
Sengoku Karukubaru
Nigori Sake Junmai Namaisake
A
Shinkame Shuzo, Hasuda-shi, Saitama
500 540
Same sake record omitted
1021 2010/8 A
1615 2122/1
Records only
Senkame
Nigori Sake Karuku Full
Junmai Namaisake
11° 20/12 A+
Saitama Hasuda-shi, Saitama Shinkame Shuzo
375 407 SWN
I later realized it was from the previous year, but as expected from Shinkame!
It was so hot today😅.
"It's my first time drinking Kamikame no Nigori Sake!
I chilled it and opened the bottle!
Turn it a little, push it, and close it right away!
Repeat for about 10 minutes!
I like that process a lot, it's fun😌.
I love the way it mixes together✨.
11 degrees alcohol! Let's take a sip!
It's "light" on the palate.
It's "light" on the palate, and you can drink a lot of it, very good laugh!
In the mouth, there's a slight carbonation, and the flavor spreads!
Then it's sharp! No! It's delicious!
It was also perfect as a food sake 💁🏼️♂!
I had a hard time to drink a lot of Karu (laugh)
The foam is so strong that it climbs and climbs (^^)
It is the best as a toast, but when you drink it, it is unexpectedly dry, and I think it goes well with a meal.
Anyway, it was delicious.
The supermarket near me is now carrying Kamikame, and this one was in stock, so I bought it without hesitation. I have a lot of sake piled up, but I had to buy this one.
If you don't have any prior information, you're bound to spill the bottle. There is even a video on the brewer's website showing how to open the bottle. In fact, it is more foamy than that, so I have to repeat to open and close the cap until it is cured.
Because it is Kamikame, it is a nigorizake without any sweetness. The alcohol content is around 10 degrees, so it is truly "karuku-filled".
It's easy to drink and the opening event is fun, so we recommend this sake. Buy it when you find it. It's also reasonably priced. In my opinion, this is more in line with Senkou's Snowball.
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