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Third bottle of sake purchased at Hyogo Sake EXPO 2022.
The brewer didn't mention it, but a search revealed that it was the French label for a sake sold under the name Meito Masamune Ototen. I have tasted Ototen in the past. I remember that I liked it even though it was fire-aged.
He said it is sweet but the acidity is raised to make it not seem sweet. The acidity accentuates the sweetness. It's sweet but refreshingly sweet. It seems to be like a wine, but it is not.
It tastes sweeter when it is closer to room temperature than when it is chilled.
The labeling was made to be more like wine, but some people don't like Japan, so they decided not to use a label that has a strong Japanese feel to it. If you don't like Japan, you don't have to drink sake, right?
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