I went to the main store of "Kakomo" which I visited last month at Baltika 03, the best location right in front of the bus stop for the ferry terminal 😁 I was drinking while checking the line because I heard that it is often full and you can't get in, but there was no line at all, so I checked 5 minutes before, but there were about 20 people in the opposite line, I was impatiently waiting in front of the door to get in. I was able to get on 😅.
I asked the store staff what they recommended for dry sake, and they recommended Sawanoi, so I ordered it 😀.
I asked the shop owner for a dry sake recommendation and he recommended Sawanoi, so I ordered it 😀 This sake was also easy to drink and I drank it like water, so I was halfway through the day and had too much time to drink. I'll tell you more about it on the ferry.
I had a lot of sake 🥳 in my preliminary check.
I was touring the shopping streets in Tokyo when I saw this sake 🍶 and bought it home.
Polishing ratio 50%.
Alcohol content 16%.
100% Gohyakumangoku
The aroma is a little gorgeous ginjo aroma, and while the acidity is the main taste, the umami and sweetness of the rice can also be felt, with a well-balanced bitter taste from the acidity.
It has an image of being light, but it is anything but that.
It says it has been aged for 150 days, but the sense of maturity is not strong.
It can be drunk as it is or with other food 😙.
It is delicious 😄.
I had it with bonito tataki for the entrée, and the acidity and slight sweetness brought out the umami 👍.
The aroma is weak but slightly fruity.
Sourness and umami are strongly felt. The sweetness is moderate.
The taste is rather rich.
There is a slight bitterness, but it does not linger.
4/5
Sawanoi's Soten. Beautiful pale amber color. Mild fruity aroma rises. No specific fruitiness? Beautiful sake quality with a smooth mouthfeel and a sense of wateriness. Elegant and gentle sweetness and umami, with a slightly strong astringency that comes in easily.
Yesterday, I drank Sawanoi at a yakitori restaurant for the first time in a while. I forgot to take a picture. I think it is milder than it used to be.