KoeigikuHello! KOUEIGIKU 愛山
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We were served KOUEIGIKU Aizan (Hello! KOUEIGIKU Aizan).
There were two types of sake: Sumi-shu (clear sake) and Usu-nigori (lightly cloudy sake), but this time I chose the Sumi-shu.
The first thing to do is to open the bottle and pour it into a glass.
It was a glossy, smooth liquid with a texture completely different from that of water. It has a strong yellowish color and appears golden. There are no impurities such as lees or bubbles, and the transparency is so high that no convection currents can be seen at all, giving the impression of a stillness that is so tight that it is as if time has stopped.
The taste is also something else. It has a rich sweetness and strong acidity like ripe tropical fruits.
The acidity is so strong that it synchronizes with the lemon juice we were having with carpaccio with a lot of lemon juice. It is packed with so many other flavor elements that it is hard to believe that it is a clear liquid, yet it also has the usual astringent nuance that is typical of KOUEIGIKU.
Hello! KOUEIGIKU is a special sake brewed to introduce people to Koueigiku. My introduction to Koueigiku was Snow Crescent, and had it been this, I would have followed the same path.
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