寺本酒店
Toyama Prefecture is home to the Takazawa Sake Brewery's Junmai Sake.
The ticket features a tasteful illustration by Michihiro Hori, an illustrator from the same prefecture.
Characterized by a white wine-like citrus taste,
It is a fairly light sake with a white wine-like citrus flavor.
The secret is said to lie in the "acidity" created in the process of brewing using white koji instead of the yellow koji commonly used in sake brewing.
The pairing is definitely more Western than Japanese.
It seems to go well with simple savory dishes such as white fish carpaccio, olives, and pizza with fresh cheese.
Cooled crisply in the afternoon on a sweaty, sunny day.
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