Merry Christmas🎄
However... it's a weekday and most of you are at work 😰.
I was working too... but I wanted to splurge a little at home 🤔.
So here it is tonight 💁.
It's been a while since I've had a bottle of Akabu ⚔️ ✨
Corked right away! 🍶.
I opened the bottle with attention to the note ⚠️, and it opened with a nice spontaneous sound 🥰.
The aroma is a modest lemon ❓🤔.
Now then... let's take a sip 😋.
I can feel a hint of the piquancy 🫧 of the sake, while the mouthfeel is clean and refreshing... and the harmony of the acidity and umami that comes from it... yummmmmm 🤤....
Oh, I shouted "Uma (🐎)" even though the year hasn't opened yet... 🤭 lol
It's a little bit oriented, so I'll give it a stir for the second cup 😋.
Slightly more umami ⤴️ but no drastic change. In general, the balance of sweetness and umami was not too assertive and the finish was easy to drink👍.
If I had to describe the taste from the brands I've had so far, I would say this SNOW is "Takachiyo" with low carbonation and "Senkou" with low acidity 🤔.
I'm sure all the users of Sakegawa could imagine the taste: ‼️
The price is a little bit expensive... but it's good for Christmas 🎄... 🎅.
Day 2: 🗒️
The pizzazz is gone, but the lemon 🍋 feeling like Senkou has increased⤴️ delicious 😋!
What would I drink without it for Christmas?
Akabu serves sake for special occasions, so I'm tempted to get it!
The aroma is gorgeous and fruity.
It has a sweet and sour yet core flavor, yet the aftertaste is not at all cloying.
It is a sparkling sake that is perfect for the holy night!
It is lightly cloudy and slightly carbonated.
It is easy to drink with a perfect balance of citrusy, refreshing sweetness and sourness typical of Akabu.
The logo on the helmet is also playful with Santa's specifications 😬.
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 🤔.
Good evening ichiro18😌.
It's almost Xmas and I want to drink Xmas label 🥰.
I'm going to lift the ban on the Shinmasa thing 😋.
I want to go out for a drink but my schedule is tight 😭
Also Hirotogawa nigori is now available ✌️
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.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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.
