Kikuhime Ginjo Araubashiri 720ml.
Rough and powerful new sake,
A bottle with a big bone in its body. ☺︎
But it also has a sense of transparency and deliciousness.
Kikuhime's character stands out: ❤️
Delicious 🤤.
Smells good, like grilled bananas on pears✨.
The palate is fresh and soft.
It's like a fresh fruity sweet and sour followed by a caramelized savory delicious sweetness 😳.
While the full-bodied sweetness can be enjoyed, the acidity creates a solid backbone, so it is not cloying, and the alcohol strength of 19 degrees is surprisingly unnoticeable.
If you are not careful, you can easily drink it...!
It is a dangerous drink in a good sense... 😆
It's so good!
Hi Jay & Nobby!
There are so many delicious drinks that are high in alcohol content but don't make you feel it, again, but I think I end up drinking too much 😳 lol.
It has the richness of the Yamahai type while also having the fruity character of the Ginjo type, as well as the shochu-like feeling of alcohol piercing through the nose.
The overall impression is of good balance.
Kikuhime Nigori Sake
The aroma is quite strong with a malted rice smell.
Very sweet! The rice taste is like rice cakes!
Kikuhime uses Yamada from the special A district for only a little more than 2,000 yen per barrel, which is a quirk of the Kikuhime company!
I heard that it tastes good with sansho sprinkled on it, so I will try it next time!
Purchased at a liquor store in Kasuga City
I had the impression that the sake was aged before shipping, so I was attracted by the word "nama-zake", which is the opposite of "sake".
(Immediately after opening the bottle)
Drink cold
Slightly colored but clear
Gorgeous aroma
Rich and mellow taste in the mouth.
Unlike other Kikuhime, it does not have the peculiar taste of aging.
Better with blue cheese than sashimi, etc.
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