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The last drink of the night at our sake camp, Hanazono Jun's.
Koshi Meizou brewery in Tochio, Nagaoka, brews Koshinotsuru and Motomasa.
While the above brands mainly use Gohyakumangoku, Ichimasai is carefully brewed using plenty of Koshitanrei produced in Tochio.
While the lineup includes only hi-ire, this "Lightning" is a seasonal draft and is released only to the prefecture's leading distributors.
In fact, I had never seen this "lightning" sake at all, and only learned of its existence when I saw the store's Instagram post (only Koshinotsuru is offered at the Koshi Meizou booth at the Sake no Jin).
My expectations were high, wondering what kind of sake it would be.
Ichisozo is a delicious brand that I like, but it is also true that because it is fire-aged, it sometimes feels too settled and lackluster.
However, this "Lightning" went far beyond that.
The moment you drink it, you will be hit with a rice punch.
It is truly rice.
And it finishes with the freshness of the raw barley and the light crispness of the alcohol.
It is the same Koshitanrei, but made with rice! It is the same Koshitanrei, rice sake, but in terms of alcohol content, it is in contrast to Yukikoume.
Aha, it is a sake brewed with Koshitanrei after all....
It is perfectly delicious.
And now I am in a hurry to find a distributor in Niigata City.
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