The moment I took the first sip, I was surprised. The whiskey's savory aroma and the sake's mouthfeel remained in the mouth, giving it the image of a new kind of sake. It is a topic of conversation!
Huh-oh, I thought it was peculiar, but it's a whiskey barrel!
The whiskey taste is not too strong and easier to drink than I expected 🥃.
Aftertaste is buttery? Toasty 🍞.
It is a sake, but the alcohol content is 19%, and as stated on the tag, it was aged in whiskey barrels, so the aroma is lightly whiskey-like, and the mouthfeel is both sake and whiskey at the same time. I had it on the rocks, and it went well with both Japanese and Western drinks.
It was in one of the glasses in the sake tasting set (photo left).
It was colorless, so I thought it might have been a mistake, but when I put it in my mouth, it had a subtle whisky-like oak aroma. I thought it would come with more gusto, but this is about as good as it gets.
Sake stored in whiskey barrels.
This is the last bottle of the Fukumao Shuzo set, which was given to us as a celebration.
It has a fragrant, soothing, and elegant aroma from the wooden barrels.
It has a mellow sweetness and a slightly strong acidity.
It has a strong sourness and a whisky-like alcohol taste with a punch.
It has a rich sweetness, a little strong acidity, and a whisky-like alcohol taste.
I am not a fan of whiskey, so I could not enjoy it the last time I had it, but when I tried it again at home, I found it quite tasty.
I think the combination of the sake cup and the food accompaniment is also important.
=== Sake
Ingredients: rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic), brewing alcohol
Rice: Niigata rice "Gohyakumangoku
Rice polishing ratio: 60
Alcohol content: 19%.
Sake degree: +3.0
Acidity: 1.6
300ml 1,166 yen
★★★★☆☆☆