うぴょん（豊盃こそ至高）
Ingredient rice: Contract-grown rice produced in Nara Prefecture
Ingredients: Rice, Rice malt
Alcohol content 17
No yeast added
I had heard that there is a sake that stands out in such a Yamato country as Nara, where the Mimuro cedars or Kaze no Mori tend to stand out these days. That is this Hanaboe. It was a rare opportunity to taste a sake that was made in 2023BY. The sake is made using the Yamahai method, which is very peculiar. I was excited!
The aroma is a strange, acidity-driven sake with a piercing spike and a full, sweet aroma at the same time, a slightly hard, viscous, somewhat salty-sweet brewing water, sweetness and umami from the rice, and a gentle acidity that is not too strong but has a presence that is very powerful. The slight bitterness and astringency that gradually became apparent flowed nicely with a sharpness. From the aroma to the mouthfeel, it was very similar to Ohroku, and the way the acidity was presented was somewhat similar to that of Senkou. How about this with sukiyaki like Oroku? Thank you again for the food tonight!
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