Clear ginjo aroma. Mellow and classical sake in the mouth. It has a sense of being refreshed by the addition of water. The more refreshing it is, the stronger the bitterness at the end is felt.
Hokko Masamune Yuki Akari
This one is labeled as dry, but it is not that dry. It has a fruity mouthfeel with a slightly sweet and mellow taste.
My wife prefers this one, but I prefer to drink Mizuo with a variety of other drinks this time of year 😋.
I stayed at Togari Onsen in GW and compared Hokkou Masamune and Mizuo and found that Mizuo was better, but I bought two bottles of Hokkou Masamune at Kakuguchi Sake Brewery in my neighborhood, which is only a few minutes drive away 😁.
When I checked out, I asked the owner about the sake and he told me that Mizuo's brewery was flooded by the previous heavy rains and that they took the opportunity to make some modifications to improve the taste and that it is now more popular than Hokko's 🤔.
By the way, what kind of sake (Junmai, Honjyo, etc.) do both of them serve? I asked.
The owner said it was probably 2nd class sake 🤔...
(I don't know if that's true now 😅)
I opened the bottle and the aroma was refreshing.
It's not nigori-ish, but rather crisp and slightly spicy. There is no sweetness.
It is delicious cooled down in this hot season.
I would like to have some tadacha beans as a snack 😁.
Slightly sweet aroma.
At first, it is soft and easy to drink like water, but soon it has a strong flavor. The dryness increases as it warms up from cold.
I was at a tasting event at Kakuguchi Sake Brewery and drank 5 kinds of sake including this one.
I was surprised at how different they tasted even though they were made from the same rice!
This rice has been around for a long time, and even a small amount of polishing can change the flavor. It seems that the less polished the rice is, the more graininess and acidity you can taste.
The second bottle for the sukiyaki party was Kitamitsu Masamune, Yukiakari, which I bought on a trip to Nagano. It was an elegant sake with a light sweetness and aroma, yet crisp and suitable for cooking.
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