The aroma can be described as gentle and elegant, with a strong sweetness and a hint of acidity.
The taste is richly sweet and slightly astringent, with a lingering sweet-sourness and grape-like nuances.
The aftertaste is slightly bitter.
It is sweet but not cloying, elegant and very easy to drink.
Personally, I would like it to have more impact.
Rice: Japanese Yamadanishiki
Polishing ratio: 50
Yeast: MT-01
Sake degree: +5
Acidity: 1.6
Amino acidity: 1.1
Alc.: 15%.
A very good balance of tasty, sweet and sour.
It spreads slowly and gently in the mouth.
The sweetness is not unpleasant,
The umami is not too heavy,
The acidity is not too heavy,
The acidity is not overpowering, and it complements each other.
So you will never get tired of drinking it.
I found out that it is brewed by a female toji.
I would like to try the ginjo-shu as well.
It was very delicious.
Thank you very much.
Ogoosebairin Special Junmai Sake
300ml bottle
I have never drunk sake from this brewery before,
I drank this sake at a sake shop in Toda Park almost 4 years ago,
I was told, "This sake is made by a 28-year-old girl in Saitama. It's from Saitama. I have not had this sake since I bought a bottle of "Nakadaya" Junmai Ginjo at a sake shop in Toda Park almost four years ago.
Toji Sato is the first female toji in Saitama Prefecture.
I found an interview with Ms. Toji Sato in a relatively recent article on the website "Aya News".
https://sai-news.com/2023/05/05/sai-intro-32/
She says she has a special attachment to this special junmai sake. The following is a quote.
What we are aiming for is a sake that is full and has a light aftertaste as a food sake. The closest to that is Koshu Umebayashi Special Junmai Sake.
It was this special junmai sake that first changed the label to a plum blossom design. It is a product to which we have deep feelings.
It is a sake made with Saitama's sake rice, "sake musashi," so all the ingredients are local. It has a robust flavor, so we recommend serving it at room temperature or lukewarm (40°C).
Room temperature. Gentle on the palate, full-bodied and not heavy.
When warmed to lukewarm, it has an open element, a smartness, and a modern-leaning element.
It is a minor brewery in general. I chose this one not only because of its location in Saitama, but also because of its specifications.
The sake has a sake strength of -7 and an acidity level of 1.7, which is quite favorable to my taste...
The aroma is mildly fruity and well balanced. There is no sharp impression.
When you drink it, the sweetness is between mellow and fresh, and the quality of the sake is very beautiful. It is flat and easy to drink, with no acidity, bitterness or richness at the end of the bottle.
I drank it so fast that my memory is fuzzy🙄 but I do remember that this kind of moist and sweet sake can be drunk slowly without getting bored on its own.
I definitely like it better than some of the lesser known liquors 😋.
I bought it at a store in the park at the Koshu Bairin (plum grove). The special junmai is 500 yen for 300 ml, and I thought it had slightly more aroma than the 450 yen junmai.
Purchased at Sato Sake Brewery. Despite the cute snow doll appearance, it seemed to have almost no sweetness when served at room temperature.
The clerk was very helpful, but after I got home, I found out that it might have been the young master brewer. Couldn't really tell with the mask, but thanks for the response!
Nigori (nigori) sake from Koshu Umebayashi with a beautiful white color
Dry taste as if fully fermented
It doesn't interfere with food and you won't get tired of drinking this alone
Purchased from a brewery
Aroma Not much, but there is a slight odor of alcohol.
Taste When you put it in your mouth, you feel like you are drinking alcohol. Taste: When you put it in your mouth, you feel like you are drinking alcohol, but when it goes down your throat, you feel sweetness in the distance.
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