Kigawaya hanpukai special order.
Colored.
It has a full-bodied, sweet and sour old sake taste.
Easy to drink.
When warmed up, the sourness is a bit too much for the nose.
Other than the sourness, it is mild.
It tastes like a fully ripe plum wine, not too sweet.
The alcohol lingers on the tongue.
Personally, I thought it was easier to drink and tastier when heated.
Date of manufacture: October 2023
Date of closure: October 25, 2023
Kigawaya hanpukai special order.
Beautiful dry taste.
It is not flashy, but it has a firm umami flavor.
Production date: October 2023
Sealing date: October 25, 2023
Tohoku Meibrewery, which brews all of its sake with "kimoto" (sake yeast) brewing, has a strong emphasis on quality, which is why the company rarely produces "nama-shu" (unpasteurized sake). In recent years, some of their sake has been distributed through a limited number of sake stores that can manage it. One such product is "Hatsuson Junmai Daiginjyo Suika Nama Nama. This sake has the power and freshness of new sake with the crisp taste that is the real appeal of "kimoto" sake brewing.
Purchased with Ryoseki cold sake
This sake took 3 years to develop 😳.
It's a bit dry at the end with a tangy gasiness and juicy berry sweetness. Delicious 😋.
Hatsuson is not too much of a sake yeast yeast, but it's sweet and I like all of them 🤔.
Drink cold
Classic taste
Dryness appears after the crispness.
Warmed to lukewarm
Fuller and richer in flavor.
No difference in flavor when hot or lukewarm.
The same goes for warmed sake
Warmed sake is better than chilled sake