Cowboy bought me this as a souvenir from Niigata! Yay! Yamahai is great! The design is cool too! It's crisp and mellow, and I drank a bottle so fast... I want to drink it again!
I bought it because the production date was a year ago and it was priced at 1,000 yen.
It is said to be a sake made for meat dishes like steak, but first I tried it by itself.
There was no cloying taste, and the taste was pure and not particularly pretentious.
The sweetness tends to be hidden, and perhaps because of the high alcohol content, it tastes a bit muddy afterwards.
If you drink it slowly, you can taste the umami of the rice, and it is quite a good sake.
However, it is a bit strong on its own, so it is best to drink it with the sweetness of fat from grilled meat.
A lot of umami and funk at first, but gets smoother as you go. Strong - half a bottle with my husband definitely had us feeling tipsy. Great with food or alone after a long day. Smokey and sweet.