It certainly has an interesting mango-y feel to it, not because it tastes like mango, but because of the bitter taste at the end? Very interesting sake!
Thick and umakuchi
Echigo-Kenshin SAKE Festival 2024 ③.
Next is Chiyonomitsu.
This is another favorite brewery of mine. I wanted to take my time to compare the different sakes, but I wanted to make a round before the heavy rain came.
Personally, I would have liked to have had more time to savor Echino Shiratori, Yukinakubai, and Chiyonomitsu 😭.
Transparent with a slight haze. A mature aroma reminiscent of soy sauce is combined with a savory aroma reminiscent of grains. The strength of the aroma is medium. The mouthfeel is fresh, sweet and sour. The mouthfeel is full of acidity. It has a sharp and short aftertaste. Aromatic and mellow sake.
To better understand the taste of Shikai-O, I drank this bottle of Chiyomitsu Shin as a comparison.
I bought a 300 ml bottle at Yoshiike in Ueno Okachimachi.
This Chiyonomitsu brewery is one of the best breweries in Niigata Prefecture, and as one would expect from them, this special honjozo is a nice, neat sake with a clean mouthfeel and a delicious rice flavor.
It is also good for lukewarm heating, making it suitable for evening drinking.
It is also good as a snack other than yakitori,
I bought some salted squid and scallops with cheese at Yoshiike in Okachimachi, Ueno.
Yoshi-ike in Okachimachi is a hidden antenna store of Niigata Prefecture and a food wonderland where you can find a wide variety of snacks.