Takachiyo純米酒 火入れ 紫 Pasteurized sake
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My wife's father-in-law, who remembered me telling him about the delicious Takachiyo sake, bought a bottle for me as a gift from Niigata.
The Niigata limited edition label is a nice touch.
We immediately started drinking it with my father-in-law, and the first thing he said was, "This is delicious.
It is easy to drink and you can drink it in a hurry, which is typical of Niigata, but it has a fullness and umami strength that is not limited to that.
It is neither too dry nor too sweet, but rather umami-guchi in character.
As a food sake, it goes well with everything from simmered fish to white meat sashimi.
I can only say that the balance is excellent... This is the first time I have tasted a sake made with flat polished rice, and I have a feeling that this is indeed a great technological innovation.
Incidentally, the tsumami was a gem of a Sado Island turban shell miso.
It tastes like a sweet miso paste with some turban shell meat in it, and it's also delicious... I think this is the only time, ever, that I have been so happy to have cucumbers in stock at home.
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