Masaaki Sapporo
8 points (wife: 7.5 points)
Alcohol content: 14 degrees
Sake degree:
Rice used: 20% Yamadanishiki, 80% Nikomaru
Polishing ratio: 65
Store: Local Sake Shop "Fun Sake Shop" (Kiyota-ku, Sapporo)
Pon when opened
A little bit gaseous
Slightly yogurt-like top-end with a hint of plums.
The same gentle aroma as the first sip, soft rice flavor and sweetness spreads with a thick lactic acidity and a pichijuwatto, and it finishes with a slight bitterness.
The sweet and sour taste and gasiness make it easy to drink and gives the impression of wine in the latter half of the bottle, making it a great match with meals and also delicious on its own.
It is also delicious on its own. It went well with lebanila, Vietnamese salad with octopus and wakame seaweed, vinegared dishes, and stewed tsuwa from my wife's parents' house in Nagasaki.
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