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The color is almost transparent, not yellowish like the old sake. The ginjo aroma is subdued to the point where you don't really get a sense of it. There is a faint hint of citrus in the taste. The first sip is sweet. However, it's not a sweet and sour sweetness. It was sweeter than the Kagamiyama's sake that I drank before. The toro taste is not as strong as that of Kagamiyama, but it is a little toro-like. It has a full-bodied, elegant and delicious flavor.
Alcohol content: 16%.
Rice polishing ratio: koji rice 40%, kake rice 60%.
Ingredients : Rice (Akita Prefecture), rice malt (Akita rice)
Raw rice: 100% Miyamanishiki (sake rice) from Akita Prefecture
Year of harvest: 2015
Year of brewing: 28th year of brewing
Sake level : -15
Acid Content: 2.2
Price: 720ml only 1,900 yen (tax included)
(From the label description.)
This season marks the eighth generation of "Hinotori," the longest-lived sake in our current lineup. This sake is a "noble brew" in the genre of "noble brew" and is made in a luxurious way, according to the book "Engishiki" from the Heian period (794-1185), which describes it as "brewing sake with sake". It is a very rich and tasty sake.
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