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This is the last one in the Discovery Series of Sohno-Kangiku. The big one is Blue Sapphire, which we were looking forward to the most.
The rice used for this sake is Gohyakumangoku and Yamadanishiki in an 8:2 ratio. It is a Junmai Daiginjo made by polishing 50% of each rice, and is the same light nigori unfiltered raw sake in the series.
My tasting comparison of Identity and Adapt was suspect, but I could feel that Blue Sapphire was different from the other three.
As I learned to drink sake in Niigata, Gohyakumangoku is like a taste of my hometown, and perhaps my tongue remembers it.
Like the other three bottles, it has a sweet and juicy taste typical of Kangiku, but with a crispness that goes right to the core. The taste has a sparkling nuance just like a sapphire, with the delicate and light shimmer of Gohyakumangoku hidden in the full flavor of Yamadanishiki.
A coexistence of sweet and juicy flavor and light, refreshing taste. I have had almost all of Kangiku's sakes since the beginning of the year, and this was one that I felt was at the top level of deliciousness.
I have about 1 gou of each of the four Discovery Series sakes I have had so far, so I will try to compare the four sakes side by side at the end of the year.
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