This is a mellow type of Junmai Daiginjo that is different from the usual floral and fruity Junmai Daiginjo, focusing on the rice flavor and alcohol. It has the feeling of a wine in a home-cooked meal, and can be paired with a wide variety of dishes.
It's been a very long time since I've been to Hanagaki! I couldn't go to Kaga last week, so I couldn't get the Kikuyu I was looking forward to buying... My heart was stuck in a certain desire...
I want to drink a big glass of sake.
On my day off, I scoured the internet for information, and after much agonizing at the liquor store, I came across the Hanagaki Junmai Unfiltered Sake with Different Rice Series! I had never had Kame-no-o sake before, so I chose this one!
Fruity aroma coming from the glass...☺️ When you hold it in your mouth...it's sweet! After that, strong acidity, high alcohol and astringency comes and finishes it off! Sweet and spicy! As expected of an 18% sake!
I was actually put off by the price, but after tasting it, I made an immediate decision. I would like to buy other sake rice varieties if I see them.
Kame-no-o, before drinking sake, I had no idea it was active in sake rice. It is mind-boggling to think that if this rice had not been found, Koshihikari would not have been born. I see that it is also in the Gohyakumangoku lineage.
It was a little expensive for 500ml,
I bought it because it was an old Hanagaki sake, which I like.
The aroma is unique to old sake and the taste is deep and delicious.
I was able to take a picture of the label on the second bottle.
It tasted spicy but had a clean aftertaste? It tasted pungent, but the aftertaste was not a lingering pungent taste!
The food here is delicious and the sake is also available so you can learn a lot! ◡̈
Aroma: Mild ginjo aroma. Light on the palate, with a melon-like flavor at once. It disappears lightly, leaving a slight sweetness and almost no lingering aftertaste.
It has a light bitterness and a refreshing finish with a subtle effervescence, intertwined with rice-like umami and acidity.
It has a strong yet clean taste and is comfortable to drink.
Although the alcohol content is high at 19%, it is not difficult to drink.
The aroma is the gentle smell of rice. The taste is sweet and gentle. The alcohol taste is just right and I like it very much. Above all, it is seriously impossible to buy a wine at this level for less than 1,500 yen 😳.
