The first taste is not very light, but the mild umami comes in.
After the aroma of rice flavor, there is a slight sweetness, followed by a good amount of acidity and astringency.
The second half has a sharp alcohol taste.
Sake made from 100% Ashigara young water
Today I had some Tanzawa-yama and Rinpou that had been sitting in the fridge. This is delicious. I really like the taste. I should have bought a bottle. I don't think we can find Yamahai from Kawanishi very often.
Last year, I saw this sake on the liquor store's Instagram and was smitten by the sight of two parent and child kurokos side by side. When I went to buy the sake and tried to drink it at home, I noticed that there was only one cat on the label.
I asked the liquor store about it by DM, and they told me that most of the labels are for a single kuroneko, but occasionally there are labels for a parent and child kuroneko.
So this year, I went to the back of the display to explore the things on display and to my ...... surprise, there was a tiger cat at the very back! I jumped up and down and bought it. To tell you the truth, I was surprised.
The aroma is a refreshing, rummy, hearty kind. Despite the catchy label, the taste is very refreshing and excellent as a food sake. This brewery has a tendency to do that.