Reminder.
This one on the right in the photo is Amane by Echino Kanme.
Koshino-Kanbai used to be a popular sake in the past, but now even supermarkets carry it. I bought it to see what it was like, but it tasted just as I expected, or rather, no more, no less, as if the sake flavor had been diluted to make it easier to drink. If you are going to buy this sake, you might as well buy something else.
When I was working at a company in Shimbashi in my 20s, my senpai would take me to the izakaya (Japanese style pub) and recommend sake that was good, and I remember being taught how to drink the sake that spilled out of the glass, or sipping the hot, heated sake with an inokuchi (sake cup). I still have the image of clear and pure sake, and when I drink sake again now, the color is as clear as water, the taste and aroma are clear and smooth, there is a slight acidity from lactic acid bacteria, a refreshing rice flavor in the aftertaste, and a slight alcohol bitterness. The former boom may have passed and it is no longer in vogue, but it still maintains its quality as a special sake that is clearly different from others, and does not interfere with any dishes.
