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It's been a long time since I've had a nama-shu, so I was really looking forward to it. The rice is So-no-Mai, which is not often seen, and is also good for a local sake.
The aroma is banana and melon, with a slight melon leaning. It has a mellow, fully ripe aroma.
When I drank it, I was surprised! It has an almond-like aroma that I couldn't imagine from the scent. There's also a hint of cashew nuts, so you can think of it as a nutty sensation.
With air, the banana pushes the nut to the front. But because the nuts are also strong, the flavor changes from banana to nuts.
It leaves a rice taste on the tongue, but the nuts are somewhere in the middle throughout, which is how I personally like the taste to stay. No sticky residue either.
Alcohol is low in both aroma and taste.
[Summary.
Since this is a nama-shu, I thought the taste would change in my mouth and get out of control, but the taste was more integrated than I expected. So I think it is suitable for people who don't usually drink nama-shu, or as a drink for beginners. However, after all, nama-shu is good. It's delicious. We have a Junmai Daiginjo of this next, so we will drink that next, but after that, we would like to have some summer sake.
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