On the Shinkansen returning to Tokyo from a trip back home.
This is a sake from the Amanohashidate area purchased at Kyoto station.
It has a low sake content and is very smooth to drink.
While traveling from Tottori to Kyotango, I saw a sign for a brewery and stopped by. Hakurei Shuzo.
When I tasted the sake, I found that this one had a better aroma than the Junmai Ginjo, so I decided to go for this one. However, I heard that they also make a variety of sweets, and I think they were more enthusiastic about marketing their products. I drank it cold and hot. It was easy to drink without any peculiarities. The aroma is better cold, but warming it up makes it even easier to drink.
Tax included 649 (300ml)
The other day I drank a bottle of Manai and said, "I've changed my perception of Hakurei! But come to think of it, Koda was not dry at all.
The gentle ginjo aroma that rises to the surface, the richness and sweetness that spreads slowly in the mouth. The lingering aftertaste is amazing.
We received a 500ml bottle as a gift from Furusato and drank a glass.
The color is slightly hazy but almost transparent, and the texture is slightly thickened with a gorgeous ginjo aroma.
In the mouth, a very gorgeous aroma with a good c/e ratio spreads out, and combined with a moderate sweetness, it has a juicy flavor. At the same time, it has a spiciness and sake-like character, and because it is only 35 polished, it has no cloying taste and is very crisp for its gorgeousness.
The good ginjo aroma may be the result of the 35-polished, ultra-soft water, low-temperature fermentation, and the yeast (No. 901 or No. 1801) showing its advantages.
Overall, the impression is of a sweet, spicy, fruity, modern sake with a leading presence. It is consistently very tasty, and one never gets tired of it, no matter how many times one drinks it.
Again, I would like to enjoy the changes in flavor over time and with changes in temperature.
Rice used: 100% Yamadanishiki from Tango, 35% polished
Strength: 17%.
Production: June 2023
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Koda Premium Unfiltered Nama sake from Hakurei Shuzo!
It was hot again today! I bought this at the Hakurei Shuzo brewery in Maizuru.
It is refreshing and citrusy on this hot summer day. I drink it on the rocks, as it has the punch of unfiltered raw sake.
I bought other sake as well and will review them again.
Very sweet. Banana-like sweet aroma and flavor. At the moment of drinking, it gives the impression of rice juice, but the aftertaste is very gentle and sweet.
Hakurei's Kouden. Slightly sweet and aromatic, it is a sake that looks great in a glass of wine. The Junmai Daiginjo SPECIAL EDITION is a receptive sake that can be snuggled up to you even when you have eaten and drank a variety of foods and want to have a drink, even though it is full at the end. It is delicious.
Raw material rice Yamadanishiki produced in Tango region, Kyoto
Polishing ratio 60
Yeast used: Kyokai 1801
Alcohol percentage 16
Sake Degree ±0
Acidity 1.6