I drank it cold.
The aroma is not so strong, but the umami flavor seems to disappear quickly.
It seems to go well with sashimi, not food with strong flavors.
It's not flashy, but it's a nice and safe sake, but it doesn't go down well with sake, so maybe that's why it's not worth the points.
I don't think I'll repeat it.
70 points
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Sake rice is Yamadanishiki, rice polishing ratio is 65%, and the yeast is undisclosed.
It was served well chilled✨.
Complex bitterness and acidity spread across the palate, followed by a weak sweetness, leaving a tingling acidity on the tongue👍.
The aftertaste is fruity, with a delicious rice flavor, everything about the sake is in stages 😆 It's a strange taste!
I paired it with corn mousse and deep fried thick tofu. The sweetness of the corn blends well with the sake 🤤.
#Drinking at home
This sake has a slight sweetness and umami taste at first, and the bitterness comes gradually.
It's not a summer sake, but it's still a bit crisp and can be enjoyed in summer.
Hopefully, with this crispness, I would prefer a little less bitterness.
But it is delicious.
I had some time to kill before the bullet train home, so I strolled around Umeda and found the Eki Marche branch of Yamanaka Sake Shop that I had read about in a review ✨.
There was also an eat-in space, so I sat down at the counter and had a couple of drinks to kill some time ✨The eat-in area was so well stocked that it seemed like an izakaya that sold sake alongside the drinks 😍.
The first drink was this sake! What a strange looking sake 🍶.
I couldn't smell it 😓.
It has a clean taste on the palate, and although it is hard to describe, it has a melon-like flavor with no sweetness. It is easy to drink because of its low alcohol content of 13 degrees, but it is strange because it is dry without a sharp taste, so it has no inflection.
I think I prefer a stronger taste 🤔.
It may be good with some dishes. I had the cucumber and conger eel zakzaku ✨.
Good morning, ichiro18!
I see you went to the Ekimarche store 🎵.
I haven't tried the eat-in, but it's always busy, I'll have to give it a try sometime 😁✨.
It's definitely a delicious sake with a strong flavor 😋.
Hi ma-ki-😃
Thank you so much 😊Yes ✨Equimarche store is very crowded even in the daytime 😆 Such a nice place, I'll stop by again when I'm in the neighborhood 😍.
Hi Pon 😃.
Thank you 😊I found the store right after I got out of the ticket gate! Very convenient 😍This was a fun place to spend a good time with many kinds of snacks ✨Would love to go back 😁.
It was classified as dry, but was recommended to me as being easy to drink with a watermelon and cucumber taste.
The smell was fruity, but the taste was suddenly simple and umami, with a sour and dry aftertaste, making it a strange sake.
