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KUROMATSU SENJO
Junmai Daiginjo
Hitogokochi
Straight-draft Nama-zake
Produced in Inadani, Shinshu
Night owl
Polishing ratio 50%.
Senjo Corporation
Ina City, Nagano Prefecture
I entered the liquor store five minutes before closing and managed to buy some!
The rice is Hitogokochi from Ina Valley in Shinshu. I like dry sake, but today's mood is mellow and gorgeous, so I decided on a daiginjo. I just fell in love with my favorite owl at first sight.
Slightly gassy, melon-like aroma and sweetness. It was served well chilled. Not major, but very satisfying!
Today I'm drinking one I bought at a sake event during the Ebisuko Fireworks Festival in Nagano City❗️
The aroma is fresh and sweet❗️As you take a sip, you get a tingling raw and fruity aroma on the tip of your tongue❗️Then comes the sharp spiciness❗️A good sake for a mealtime drink⭕️
The moment you put it in your mouth, you feel the sweetness, fine bubbles 🫧 and carbonation-like spiciness.
I haven't had sake at home recently and it had been two weeks.
The snacks were hokki-gai salad and unagi gall-ni.
It's the best holiday.
Good evening, I'm dropping my first series 🤗.
Kurosho Senjo, on a night like this... Raitori 2025BY
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I've been curious about the name for a while, and happened to come across it, so I picked it up to try a brand I didn't know. ☺️
It seems to be a raw sake that was shipped one year after production, so it's a bit of a lay-back 🤣 The aroma is definitely somewhere between a mature aroma like kijoshu or caramel and a chemically mature aroma. The taste also has a coffee, caramel, and brandy-like attack, followed gradually by the sharpness of junmai sake, and the finish is full and lingering with umami 😋.
It is best enjoyed on its own as an after-dinner drink, but it would also be great as an accompaniment to a hot pot (nabe) in the coming season.
Cloudy white color. Rice grains are drifting and the viscosity is high. The aroma is reminiscent of rice. There is also a fruity aroma reminiscent of pears. The mouthfeel is sweet, thick, and slightly effervescent. Aroma reminiscent of mixed fruit juices. The mouthfeel is alcohol-free. Short aftertaste.
KUROMATSU Senjo Doburoku
Rating 4.4-4.5
Koji rice: Nagano rice, Kake rice: Nagano rice, Polishing ratio 70%, Alcohol 6
This authentic doburoku offers a freshness that harmonizes the sweetness of the rice with a refreshing acidity.
Doburoku is made by bottling the fermented unrefined rice (moromi) itself after the rice, koji, and yeast have been prepared and fermented.
Launched in 2012. It is popular for its sweetness, acidity, foamy texture, and lightness at 6% alcohol by volume.
A bottle of Jacket. This is truly the sake of the year....
Aroma and mouthfeel with plenty of maturity. It is easy to drink, with a crisp, clean aftertaste. Perfect for the autumn table.