First time drinking Shinkame's unpasteurized sake.
And it was freshly pressed!
It has the typical Shinkame flavor, but also has the spreading aroma and sweetness of nama-shu.
A slightly unique sake!
The color is a light yellow, almost colorless and transparent.
The aroma is plump, like that of Chitose candy.
The attack is rather weak and the texture is smooth.
The moment it enters the mouth, it tints the inside of the mouth sweetly and spreads its umami. The lingering finish is rather short, leaving the mouth wanting more right away. Delicious!
It doesn't have much acidity or astringency, so it could be very good for those who like fruity sake like Kaoru-shu, but want to try a new approach. It simply gives you the sweetness and flavor of sake. Sweet sake. Mellow sake.
With a brewing year of 2016, this sake could be called an aged sake, but it is easy to drink without any peculiarities.
I would like to enjoy it with dishes that give me a sense of umami, so I would like to enjoy it with dishes such as stewed morotsu.
It was recommended to drink it cold, so I tried it, but it became more sharp and I know some people like it better this way, but personally I like it at room temperature or so because I can feel the sweetness.
Pairing with food
Simmered chicken wings →○
Drink hot.
Aroma: Aroma of rice, some mirin (sweet sake)
Taste is sweet like mirin, but the bitterness comes without much aftertaste.
It tastes a little bitter when lukewarm, prefer to drink it hot.
A strong, robust, peculiar Shaoxing wine-like aroma, like an old wine.
No sourness.
Aroma of aged, robust Shaoxing wine-like aroma, not so much sweetness.
The aroma is strong, with a hint of sweetness and no sourness, and the peculiar aroma lingers on in the aftertaste.
Paired with roasted Ezo Deer
The deer itself was not so peculiar, but when paired with a strong, robust dish like this, the smell became less noticeable.
Like the kappa just before, this is a dry muddy sake that I bought as a repeat purchase because it was outstandingly good when I drank it before. I really like this kind of thing lol.
It has a tremendous degree of effervescence. It will take less than 10 minutes to open the bottle.
It is fizzy and as the name suggests, it does have sweetness. The acidity is also refreshing, so there is a distinct squashiness combined with the bubbles.
More than the sweetness, it has a strong rice flavor or umami. There is quite a lot of unrefined sake, so that is why the flavor is so strong.
The alcohol content is 13%, which is very low for a Shinkame, but the richness and power of the flavor is comparable to that of regular Shinkame, so it seems to go well with meals with strong flavors. I paired it with steak and it went very well with it! I think meat is the only way to go with this richness! With fish sashimi, the sake overpowered the meal and made it taste fishy.
It is sweeter than Shinkame, but I think it is normally dry (lol). Compared to Kappa, which I drank just before, it has the same dryness, but this one is more powerful. I guess that's why it goes well with meat dishes. It goes well with fish.
It was as delicious as ever. I would like to buy this sake again when it is released next time.
Aged for 5 years in tanks, this sake is made from 100% Gohyakuman and 55% polished rice.
The unique flavor of Shinkame remains...but the aging process has slightly increased the sweetness.
The outline is mellow and the sharpness is sharp! Sharp and clean taste with a strong lingering aftertaste with potential derived from the rice.
Shinkame's unique sense of impact...it is the best match for slightly sweet foodstuffs.