This is the most gentle aroma of the three, with a hint of melon and iso-type aroma. When you drink it, it has a smooth texture, but the complex bitter and astringent taste, acidity, umami, and sweetness spread at once, which is the same as the light nigori, but the clear sake may be more beautiful. It also has a tingling sourness in the mid-palate, and a melon-like balance of umami and sweetness, with a lingering bitterness. Some people may not like the bitterness, but Kame-no-o has a rich and full flavor that is delicious. We hope they will make it again next year.
Bishu Junmai BY5, unfiltered, self cultivated yeast, has a soft melon-like sweetness and a gentle, subtle acidity, with less seme than the No. 7 yeast. The texture is a little thick but smooth on the tongue. It has a soft umami and sweetness, and while the umami can be felt from the mid-palate, the acidity continues gradually, and the lingering sourness and bitterness can be felt. Although it has a gentler image compared to the No. 7, it is a fun in-house cultivated yeast that changes after the bottle is opened, so we look forward to the future!
Bishu Kotobuki Junmai Unfiltered No.7 Yeast, controlled at ice temperature. Bishujyu Junmai Unfiltered No.7 Yeast BY5 has a gorgeous banana aroma with a hint of seme. The taste has a slight thickening on the tongue with a melon-like sweetness and a strong, tangy acidity with a strong sense of depth. The middle part of the taste gently fades away, but the acidity is still there, and the bitterness in the aftertaste is pleasant. I really like Bishu Kotobuki!
The muscat-like aroma is very attractive.
The mouthfeel is dry, but the flavor slowly overflows from the back of the mouth.
There is a good balance between the slight feeling of gas, bitterness and acidity.
The lingering aftertaste is crisp and clean with no lingering sensation of sluggishness.
A very elegant dry and delicious sake.
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The first saké I had last time was a clear saké of Yumeginko from Bishu Kotobuki with No.7 yeast.
It is a draft sake, but it was stored at room temperature at the store, so we served it as it was.
The first aroma is sweet with a hint of banana and ripe melon.
In the mouth, the sweetness and umami are again like banana and ripe melon.
The flavor profile is even clearer than last time, sweet and delicious 🥰.
I think this sake tastes better if you let it sit for a bit after opening.
It was delicious 🍶✨
Bishu Kotobuki: Yume-Ginko with kura-associated yeast.
This time it was a clear sake, as I had drunk the ogara-mi last time.
I had the first sip.
First, it was served at room temperature.
The first aroma is faintly sweet.
In the mouth, it has a slightly ripe banana-like sweetness and umami.
Next, warm it up.
The first aroma is sweet with a hint of alcohol.
On the palate, it has a sweetness and umami that is slightly like ripe bananas and ripe melon.
I think the flavor profile comes out more clearly when it is warmed up.
It was freshly opened, so I will make a final judgment after drinking it again at a later date, but this time, the sweetness was better when heated.
Kame no O🐢 from Bishu Kotobuki.
I drank the ogara-mi last time, but this time it was a clear sake.
I had the first sip.
First, it was served at room temperature.
The initial aroma was faintly sweet.
In the mouth, there is a mild acidity with a slight melon-like sweetness and umami.
Then warmed.
The first aroma is slightly sweet.
In the mouth, it is dry, perhaps too dry due to the fact that the temperature was raised.
It is a bit flabby.
I think it tastes better at room temperature.
It was freshly opened, so I will make a final judgment after drinking it again later, but this time it tasted better at room temperature because of the sweetness.
The one I like so much!
It's rice juice!
It has just the right amount of acidity!
Rice juice that you wouldn't believe it's 17 degrees Celsius!
It has a nice sharpness!
Finally, we had a bottle of Yumeginko +7 Sumi-shu.
This was also freshly opened.
First, it was served at room temperature.
The first aroma is faintly sweet.
In the mouth, there is a moderate acidity with a hint of sweetness and umami like banana or ripe melon.
The flavor profile is clear, probably due to the lack of orikura.
Then warmed up.
The first aroma is faintly sweet.
In the mouth, it has a sweetness and umami like banana and ripe melon.
The moderate acidity adds a nice accent.
Both cold and warmed sake were delicious.
I think this was also the best of the three.
They have 2 types of Sumi-shu and 1 type of Oragara-mi that I haven't tried yet, so I have to go drink them 😋.
Next is Bishu Kotobuki's Kame-no-o + No. 7 Orikarami.
This was also freshly opened.
First, it was served cold.
The first aroma is faintly sweet.
In the mouth, there is a slight acidity, umami, and sweetness.
It gradually finishes with a slight astringency that is typical of Kame-no-o.
Next, it was served warm.
The first aroma is faintly sweet.
In the mouth, it has a slightly robust umami and sweetness.
The taste is slightly astringent, which is typical of Kame-no-o, and it gradually fades away.
It tastes better when heated up too.
