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I wanted to try a bottle of Genmai's Special Jun. I bought it at Nishinoiri Shouten when I visited Nagano in the summer 🚗.
Compared to the Omachi and Miyamanishiki junmai ginjos I have had in the past, it seems much lighter and goes down easy. Exquisite acidity and sweetness. Delicious 😋.
I'm finally starting to understand the flavor profile of Genmai: ⭕️
The photo is of the Sanada residence in Matsudai. The pine-patterned sliding doors are stylish. From these fusuma sliding doors, there are some documents underlain from the Edo period to the Meiji period (1868-1912).
These fusuma have yielded documents underwritten from the Edo period to the Meiji period. Many of them are said to be kakebari account books used by merchants in Matsudai.
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