The second bottle of Mai-Zakura was sent to me by my brother who lives in Chiba. It is a crisp, dry sake with a very bitter taste and a strong rice flavor.
It is a junmai ginjo sake from the Moriya Sake Brewery in Yamatake City, Chiba Prefecture, and is a delicious sake with a robust rice flavor and the petitiveness typical of nama-shu.
It is not spectacular, but it has a rich and robust flavor that spreads softly and passes through the nose.
It is a perfect sake for grilled fish, nameko mushrooms, and other sea foods, and is a perfect match for the fishing town of Kujukuri.
It has been a long time since I have been on a business trip. This is a locally brewed sake from Chiba, the place of my business trip. The sake rice is Chiba's local "Chusei Jinryoku". It is a little spicy and powerful sake that goes well with bonito tataki.
