This cup of sake was purchased at the JA Kokora Azuma store in Fukushima Prefecture, which I visited in search of cherries🍒.
It is a honjozo dry sake brewed by Okunomatsu Shuzo in Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, which won the world's top prize in a sake contest.
It is designed with a red beko stuck in the boar's mouth. It is a jacket purchase at first sight😊.
Ingredient rice is domestic rice.
Brewing alcohol added.
Polishing ratio is 65
Alcohol content is 15
Sake degree is +2
The aroma upon opening the bottle is slightly sweet with a hint of alcohol, but it is not harsh.
The sake in the cup is clear and smooth.
The first sip is unexpectedly smooth, with a hint of sweetness that spreads in the mouth but fades away, leaving a clean, crisp, dry taste down the throat. It has a solid structure, and as you continue to drink it, the flavor seems to deepen. You will never get tired of drinking it.
Personally, I used to think that honjozo sake was not my favorite, but I was able to enjoy it, perhaps due to a change in taste. I may have been too much afraid of it because of my dislike for it.
Delicious. The aroma, the first mouthful of flavor, and the umami that comes half a step later. A wave attack. Delicious at any time of the day.
It is more enjoyable to drink it after smelling the aroma. Delicious.
I saw a post on a liquor store's Instagram saying it was so good that they drank it up, so I bought it to drink up myself.
It is delicious!
It has a classical mouthfeel, but the dryness from the mellow umami flavor makes the drink go down very well👍.
It has a high alcohol content, so be careful not to drink too much.
I drank too much and it was hard the next day!
Thanks for the drink!
Nama-no-Matsu sake from Okunomatsu in Fukushima.
It is 17% alcohol, but it is easy to drink, and I am drinking it like I am in a pattern of drinking too much 😁. I had sashimi of GASHIRA and Arajiru soup, and sashimi of KENIKA (sword squid) and garlic soy sauce grilled 😋. I don't think there is a better marriage in the world 😉👍.
