アラジン
This time, we will be comparing vertical drinks of our favorite Sancho Hoso 🍶.
We will compare last year's (2022) and this year's (2023) Yononoso.
The first one is San-do-homasu Shi-no-zozo 2022.
When I put my thumb on the lid, the bottle opens automatically.
It is a quieter sake than San-do, but has a strong gaseous taste as a Hozu.
The appearance is warm crystal and the bubbles in the glass are fine 🫧.
The spice-like woody aroma is weaker than 2023, with sweet aromas of Japanese pear, pear, banana, and pineapple, and citrus nuances with chili acidity, more like yuzu with sweetness.
On the palate, the fruity sweetness is intense and spreads with a sense of gas, while the gentle acidity mixes with the sweetness and flows to the back of the throat, leaving a lingering, faint acidity to kick in.
The finish is moderate, with a slight astringency on the tongue.
The sweetness and umami of pears, white peaches, and white grapes that even thicken and spread, mixed with a hint of complexity and bitterness that feels like a blessing of nature, is what I like about Hozu.
The 2022 has more of these characteristics, and I think it is richer, sweeter, and more complex than the 2023.
It has been aged in ice temperature for 6 months, so that may have some influence 🤔.
It's still delicious 🥰.
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ヤスベェ
Good morning, Aladdin 😀
I'm so happy to know that you are a Sansho fan, just like me 😀.
Kaolin also says that there are many other fruity drinks, but for me this is the fruity one 😀.
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遥瑛チチ
Good morning, Aladdin 😃.
Nice to see you are doing a vintage drinking comparison in your home country👍.
I guess it must have been difficult for you to drink all the gas out of the bottle once you open it ❓
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アラジン
Good evening, Yasubeyesan 😃.
Not only our tastes in sake, but also the timing of opening the bottle 😁I'm also glad that my tastes are the same as yours and Kaorin's 🍶☺️
Let's continue to pursue our fruity tastes and meet our ecstatic tastes 🍶.
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アラジン
Good evening, Haruei Chichi 😃.
This time we splurged because of Instagram 😁.
Our sake fridge is at -5°C, so the laying land also has a gassy feeling for 3 days. I don't know about more than that as this one can't stand it and empties 🤣.
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