Rice
Rice polishing ratio 55
Alcohol content: 17 to 18 degrees Celsius
Melon flavor.
The aftertaste is a little dry.
The taste is firm but easy to drink.
From the tip of the camphor tree to the root
This was purchased as a souvenir on a trip to Kagawa. I chose it because I remembered that I had enjoyed it at a ryokan before, and also because it was a limited edition from a brewery.
It has a refreshing acidity, steamed rice, pear, and an alcohol-like aroma in the back. From the neutral mouthfeel, one immediately senses a gentle sweetness and strong acidity, and the same quality of aroma rises to the top. Upon swallowing, the palate is sweet and tasty, then tangy and spicy, followed by a robust lingering finish.
It is brewed with yeast from the sacred camphor tree of the brewery. The change in flavor from fresh to robust, it seems to represent the lightness of the camphor tree's tip to the firmness of its trunk and roots.
The aroma reminds me a little of Shinsei. The lingering aftertaste lingers, so it does not go down smoothly, but it is a sake to be sipped slowly and carefully, savoring the lingering flavors.
★★★★
Special Junmai "Kusukami
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Polishing ratio 55%, ALC 14-15 degrees
Yeast: Natural Ookusu yeast
This is the fourth type of sake I purchased on my trip to Shikoku.
This sake is from the brewery that produces Kinryo in Kagawa 🤗.
In the township of Kinryo, a 900 year old "sacred camphor tree" is enshrined. The sake is brewed with yeast from the camphor tree, which is the guardian tree of sake making... ☺️🧐
It is a sake with a good balance of sourness and bitterness, with the flavor of rice, mellow and expansive 🥰😋.
Takamatsu Ekimae: 20230704 purchased, opened 0719