A very thick, thick, sweet kijoshu. A peculiar sake with Tsuchida's yellow malted rice taste that creates a unique sweetness.
Personally, I like it a lot.
Sake Brewer : Tsuchida Shuzo (Kawaba-mura, Tone-gun, Gunma)
Type of sake : Junmai-shu (pure rice sake, no additives)
Rice used: Gunma rice
Rice polishing ratio: 60
Alcohol percentage: 14
Malted Rice type : Yellow Koji for Shochu, White Night
Sake Cup : Wine glass
Aroma : +1.5 (yogurt, steamed rice, white dumpling, nuts)
Appearance: Slightly yellowish crystal
Taste
Body: 2.0
Acid: 2.5, mainly lactic acid but also citric acid
Sweetness: 1.5
Umami: 1.5
Bitterness: 1.5
Lingering: clean, but lactic and citric acid remain on the tongue
Impression: Modern natural sake yeast
I like this sake and have repeated it several times.
The aroma is subdued, but there is definitely a nutty aroma derived from the natural yeast yeast. In the mouth, lactic acidity and gentle sweetness balance each other and give a smooth impression, but the citric acidity from Byakuya sticks to the side of the tongue and leaves a strange aftertaste. Combined with the soft, fresh yeast yeastiness, it is a technical, modern "umakuchi dry" sake.
It is a unique sake that is very technical, yet seriously tasty.
Pairing: Salted grilled chicken, octopus sashimi, vinegared pork, ponzu dishes, wild vegetable tempura, hamburgers, etc.
Repeat Score: 2.5
There are many sake that are said to taste like apple, but this is truly apple juice.
It has the fruitiness, acidity, sweetness, and slightly acidic taste of apples.
To be honest, if someone were to serve this to you, you would probably mistake it for a fresh-squeezed apple sour.
The fact that it can be stored at room temperature is even more surprising.
It has a miraculous balance of the rich koji taste typical of Tsuchida and the crisp, traditional sake-like dryness without being unpleasant.
It has its own peculiarities, but I like it very much!
Good evening, I went to vote on time for the three-day weekend, but the heat got to me 🥵 and I left early to go home and cool down with a drink here 🆒🍶🍶.
Tsuchida Tsuchida 99 Active Nigori Nama UA ver. 2024BY
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This is the third collaboration between Tsuchida and UNITED ARROWS.
It seems to be a collaboration between Tsuchida and UNITED ARROWS, and is full of fascinating meta information: 99% koji, pure rice, active nigori raw sake, and No. 6 yeast 😊.
It's called "active" but has air holes, so it's quiet when you open the bottle, as if it's lost its schwarziness. It's hard to tell if the bubbles are small or not, but let's drink it from the top first.
The aroma is 99% koji, which means it has a brown ricey flavor and a lactic acidity that is quite fermented. The taste has a strong sourness that is stimulating, like popsicles, and a refreshing wild grass and citrus flavor.
When the lees are mixed, the flavor of the rice and the roundness of the flavor come out and the overall balance improves.
I personally like the taste of this wine because it is made by a natural old-fashioned method.
But in terms of general acceptance, it is too edgy, which is typical of Tsuchida 😇.
At a standing bar at T station. Oh, this is delicious.
This is my first Tsuchida's summer sake. As the catchphrase says, it is gorgeous and juicy. I think I'll go buy a four-pack.