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The other day, I went to the Ponshu-kan in Nagaoka and found a corner unusually pushing Kinshi-hai sake brewery 🍶.
Kinshi-Kibai is the Echigo Toji brand, and I have not seen much of it sold anywhere else, except for the Honjozo, and this Yukikage was my first encounter with it. 🙇♂️
So I bought this sake.
My impression of Echigo Toji is that it has the characteristics of Niigata sake, but with a solid structure and a hard man's sake.
This one has that backbone, but with a gentle touch 😌.
It's smooth and round without any sticking points. 〰︎
It has a greenish banana-like flavor before ripening, and the ripeness and minerality are common to other sake like Echigo Toji 🤔.
It seems to be made from melted snow as it is ❄️⛰️
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