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This is my first time to try Shichihonjari. I was interested in it when I watched a rare Sake Labo CH, which also introduced a rare dry sake.
Almost no aroma. There is a slight graininess. The gas has been roughly released, probably due to the bottle's stopper.
When you drink it, it is... delicious! There is still some freshness, but the taste is not violent and it is very smooth.
It has a graininess, with a hint of banana. The mild aroma, the umami, and the sudden dry finish make this a perfect food wine. It's good, I like it! LOL!
It goes well with any kind of sake! It goes well with pork miso soup, grilled mackerel, kimchi nabe, hot pot, soy milk nabe, salt nabe............................all nabe! LOL!
As a single sake, the first half and the second half are completely different from each other. Compared to Abe, which "somehow goes well with food" and Zanzou Hourai, which "somehow goes well as a stand-alone sake," this sake has a different character that allows you to taste two different kinds of sake with just one. Oh, if you are not used to drinking sake, you will probably feel it is much drier.
Sake Labo is basically a channel that introduces easy-to-digest sakes that are either sweet or fruity, so this selection is typical of them as an "easy-to-drink sake" even though it is a dry sake!
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