Hori
This is a special junmai sake from Koshino Katora.
I fell in love with this brand when I lived in Niigata for work almost 20 years ago. I had never enjoyed drinking Sake before, but I was so excited to live in Niigata that I tried many different kinds of Sake, and this is the one I came across. It was the first sake I ever tasted in my life.
My impression at the time was that it was "easy to drink anyway. It tasted clear like water, had a nice sharpness, and was not as hard to drink as other sake, which I think was perfect for me as a beginner.
Since I lived in a downtown area, I have good memories of drinking Keitora with various Niigata snacks at night at a neighborhood izakaya (Japanese style bar).
I prepared such a Keitora as a regular sake for the year-end and New Year holidays. I usually buy only a four-pack bottle, but this time I bought a one-pack bottle so that I can enjoy it little by little for a long time. We have more opportunities to eat Japanese food during the year-end and New Year holidays, such as sashimi with soy sauce and dishes with soup stock, so I would like to enjoy this sake each time while remembering the night in Niigata.
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