Ryohei
2025.117th.
Hibi, which we have not had in a while, is a Hozu that was provided by Hana-no-Ka Brewery in Sanriku.
Hinode Matsumoto of Hibi Brewing has been taking great care of rice since his days at Matsumoto Sake Brewery, and I have the impression that he is a person who brings out the full potential of the rice.
This sake also expressed the characteristics of Hozu well.
From the time of its origins, Hozu has had a wild flavor, neither sweet nor classical, with a distinctive umami taste, which was also evident in the Nichinichi.
The Hohomasu rice had a mineral taste due to the influence of Mt. Aso, but the Nichinichi had a direct wild flavor. It is not unpleasant at all, but has a umami that is different from dry sake, as if the sweetness was taken from a sweet sake.
Although it is a dry sake, it seems to have something in common with Hinakami's Aki-agari and Shichibonjari.
I like all Hinohi sakes, but this one is my personal favorite and I would like to have it again.
Thank you for the sake.
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