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New Year's sake review. At my favorite restaurant in Nagano City.
The original brewery, Yamasei, was purchased and the new brewery, Iraka, is brewed by a toji from Daishinshu. I had received the silver and black versions of Iraka locally and thought it was an easy-drinking sake with a beautiful balance of sweet and spicy. When it became "Ai", it became more assertive and full-bodied, which is typical of sake, and I thought it was worth drinking! This is a sake that I want to support because it is a new brewery.
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