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Muscat aroma. Slightly effervescent. Not too sweet, juicy and refreshing. Slightly bitter. Delicious and quite beautiful.
(7) means the rice polishing ratio is in the 70% range, and there are also (6) and (5).
Purchase at the sake brewery.
Near Shibu Onsen (hot spring). When I visited 2 years ago, there was not much sake available, but now that a new brand has been introduced, there is a good selection.
Aromas of rum, pear and coolness.
Lemon-like acidity in the bottle, from pear fruity to
Light cooked rice feeling.
Finally, bitterness, minerality and crispness.
Modern and natural taste.
It is delicious when pulled off smoothly.
Does not go well with salty white fish with a strong salty corner.
Maybe a little more cheese or pickles,
It would go well with cheese, pickles, or a wine-like entrée,
Taste level 4/5
On this day, we celebrated the promotion of our business partner's immediate past. Congratulations on becoming an executive at a young age! He loves sake, so we invited him to this restaurant. The first set of sake tasting was these three bottles. This was my first time to try this sake. It is mellow and delicious.
Mild but fresh sweet and sour with a white grape-like flavor.
The aftertaste is tart and mineral, not harsh, but with a lingering flavor.
Rice: 100% home-produced Kinmon-Nishiki
Rice polishing ratio: 75
Alc.: 17%.
Sake degree: +6
Acidity: 2.0
100% Miyamanishiki produced in Nagano Prefecture
55%, 15% alcohol
Slightly sweet aroma with a hint of acidity.
Slightly gassy on the palate. Sour and refreshing. A little sweetness remains at the back of the tongue with a slight bitterness in the aftertaste.
I drank it at room temperature, but it would be even better if it were chilled.
The aroma is not so strong.
When you drink it, it is soft, light, sweet and deliciously syrupy.
Slightly field green and spicy hop-like aroma with a tangy spiciness.
Spicy hop-like aroma with a tangy pungency.
Dense flavor but light texture.
The cohesiveness is (p)ummer.
Taste level 3.5/5
Tamamura Honten, Shimotakai-gun, Nagano NEW ENGI Kinmon-Nishiki 6 Junmai Unfiltered Nama-Shu
This sake is made from rice grown by the brewer himself with no pesticides and organic fertilizers.
The mouthfeel is very gentle, but there is no sweetness or heaviness with a long aftertaste.
2025 0411
f i r s t a n d f o r m a t i o n s
NEW ENGI
ENGI
since 1805
Yamadanishiki Junmai Sake
Polishing ratio 75
Tamamura Honten
Yamanouchi Town, Shimotakai-gun, Nagano Prefecture
