AKABU SNOW XMAS
The aroma is fresh but unobtrusive, with hints of sake yeast and various fruits.
The taste has a light sweetness with a refreshing acidity, and a hint of gas.
The oriki (oily juice) adds a smoothness to the sake that makes it easy to drink and enjoy.
And it's low alcohol (13%), so it's even easier to drink 😆.
Flavor through the nose? Sourness? I felt like the flavor or acidity through the nose was like Shinsei, but maybe that's just my imagination 🤔.
I'm in this one.
I dropped my colleague into the sake swamp 😏🍶.
I'll be drinking the new sake again
I'll be drinking the new sake too 😊🍶🍶.
This time I love Akabu 🍶!
I think it's a little sour 🤔.
I mean, until now
I've been drinking
I've been drinking a lot of shaved 😅I wonder if my taste buds reacted
I wonder if my tongue reacted 🤔🍶.
It was a stable Akabu, Junmai sake 😊🍶.
One of my most favorite sakes last year was AKABU's new Junmai sake.
I have seen Akabu's seasonal limited editions advertised at various distributors and sold out in no time at all.
For those of us who like the banana-like aroma of vinegar-iso-type sake that is drunk on ordinary days, it has always seemed like a substitute for Shinmai, as it was at the very edge of its premiere and not at a premium that could be obtained somehow if one tried hard enough. I think Junmai is a masterpiece that is too high level for everyday drinking and shows differentiation from others.
The sweetness is pleasant! What is this ten-fine sweetness? It is like good honey. A delicious or full-bodied sweetness. The bitterness appears relatively early on and the sake-like alcohol can also be felt, making it a so-called "junmai-shu standard," multi-layered but not overpowering. The main flavor is smooth, which makes it a rather beautiful sake.
I am wondering how much difference there is in the taste between new sake and year-round sake... but I hesitate to buy it because there are many breweries that have completely different tastes. But I would definitely like to drink it if I can find a place to drink it.
I took the liberty of rating it...
Aroma ★★★☆☆☆☆
Sourness ★★★☆☆☆☆
Bitterness ★★★★☆☆☆ ☆☆☆☆
Umami ★★★☆☆☆☆
Fruitiness
Degree of personal preference
★★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
For a junmai sake with a rice polishing ratio of 60%,
It is an easy-drinking sake with a refreshing mouthfeel like a daiginjo, but without the quirks.
It is a delicious sake and goes well with food.
AKABU Junmai Ginjo Amber
My favorite autumn sake from AKABU is now on tap🍶.
The usual sweet and juicy taste with an added mellowness.
It has a deep taste that you can enjoy with any snacks.
It is delicious. I love Akabu's interpretation of autumn sake.
Akabu's seasonal sake, one of last year's excellent seasonal sake. We were glad to have it again this year. It has a characteristic acidity and is easy to drink with a stable sake quality.
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This is the second bottle of sake with my two brothers-in-law. The rice is 35% polished from Iwate Prefecture's premium sake rice, Yui no Kou. It was brewed at a low temperature for 3 hours. It has a gorgeous apple-like aroma with a hint of fragrance. The fruity sweetness and sharpness are wonderful.
Is this the first time you have purchased new sake? Petit fizziness. Apple-like aroma is rather subtle.
When you drink it, it has a sweet, minty, apple-like taste. There is a faint umami, a hint of bitterness, which turns pungent and finishes with a kick.
The sweetness is somewhat subdued and surprisingly sharp. The sweetness and umami are more pronounced on the second day, and the impression may be better. However, the bitterness also becomes a little stronger.
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