Good food. Iwate is unconditionally good.
It's muddy, isn't it? Hmmm.
Huh? Dry? It tastes elegant.
I would like to have a crispy meal.
But I'm drinking it with muscles full of salt. Gout? Shut up!
It has a very pleasant balance of sweetness that doesn't linger and a bitter aftertaste. ❣️
It is even better at higher temperatures.
This is a good umami sake!
The sweetness of the wine is excellent as a food sake.
The gentle sweetness from the latter half to the lingering finish is also pleasant, and it will lure you to the next sip.
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Japanese mountain ash (Sorbus japonica)
Soft in the mouth. Woody aroma that passes through the nose. Sourness and very faint acidity, astringency, or perhaps dryness? It is a bit astringent, or perhaps dry. But there is also a hint of sweetness. It is plainly delicious.
I bought it at a liquor store in Shiwa on my way back from a recent trip to Aomori. It is the oldest sake brewery in the birthplace of the Nanbu Touji clan. I only passed by the brewery, but thank goodness for that.
Relatively mild and iso-style. It has a rounded mouthfeel and a soft taste, but as soon as the sweetness arrives, the acidity and umami spread in the mouth. It has the strength of an unfiltered, unpasteurized sake, but is smooth, well-balanced, and crisp, with a light bitterness in the aftertaste. It would be good with vegetable dishes, but I think it is also delicious on its own.