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A quick review of the 2nd Annual Sake and Talks from Sake Breweries across Japan @ Kyoto Miyako Messe.
There are too many sakes to post, but I'll make it a couple more!
Okuharima is brewed by Shimomura Sake Brewery (Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture).
Might be hard to read for those of you in eastern Japan 🤔.
All sake is junmai (pure rice), made with rice grown in Hyogo Prefecture, and has a rich, robust rice flavor.
Motoki Shimomura, the 7th president, was there!
The most impressive thing was this transmission.
It is a raw R3BY junmai daiginjo sake that has been matured in the brewery!
If you're wondering what kind of weird sake it is, from the aroma, there is almost no isobarrel aldehyde (what is called "mureka"), which is a common off-flavor of nama-ripened sake 😳.
It has the calming nutty, spine-less spice aroma of ripening, with a hint of caramel.
A nice aroma that is both calming and stimulating.
The taste also has an extremely soft texture that is rounded with aging, with a puffy rice sweetness umami and a gentle acidity that has been angularly removed, and it is sharp while peeking out its various faces.
The lingering finish is long and soft with the complex satisfaction of aged sake.
This is a new sensation for me.
After all, professionally managed fresh-aged sake is amazing!
I take my hat off to them.
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