Yauemon歸宴 純米吟醸 生酒
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This is a souvenir from a visit to Kawauchi-mura, Fukushima Prefecture, by a gin-loving junior colleague of mine, who had heard that a new distillery was to open there.
The name of the distillery is "Kaeru-no-utage" (meaning "frog's head" in Japanese), and it seems to be a symbol of Kawauchi-mura, the "giant tree frog" of Hirabushi Swamp, and a wish that people will "return" to their hometowns after the earthquake and tsunami, and that they will enjoy "parties" when they drop by and get drunk in Kawauchi-mura.
It feels a little sweet but light and easy to drink.
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