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Akebono Shuzo is famous for Tenmei. I have drank all of their new sake series except for No. 4 (No. 4), and I knew they were all delicious. I was also very interested in this lifetime youth series. And it is a special junmai with many of my favorite sakes...my expectations are high.
The aroma is typical of sake from the Tohoku region, with a cappiness that I don't really like (lol). The new Tenmei sake series has a citrusy aroma, but this was different from that.
However, the taste is very nice after being sipped! The sweetness is not strong, and the umami slowly and moderately expands, but I really like the way it expands. This is so delicious...
The overall freshness of the wine is smooth without being violent. The aroma is less pronounced than Tenmei, perhaps because it is not unfiltered. I think this is the heart of this sake.
It is pungent and spicy, perhaps from the alcohol. You can feel that you are drinking sake, and the feeling that it finishes with bitterness is refreshing and highly satisfying.
It's nice to be able to drink something that tastes so good while having an aroma that I don't like (generally a very popular aroma)! I wonder what would have happened if this had been unfiltered, or if it had been a ginjo-shu. I would like to ask those who have had the ginjo-shu of a lifetime.
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