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We had a bottle of Junmai Ginjo Yamadanishiki Unfiltered Nama-shu from Yamazan.
It is one of my favorite brands from Nagano Prefecture these days. Not only do I love the taste, but I also really like the design and coloring of the label. I like sake labels so much that I take pictures of all the sake I have ever purchased and then peel off the labels and file them away, so the label design is important enough to influence my decision to buy or not buy sake.
To be honest, there are many times when the taste of the sake I buy is not what I expected, but Yamazan is one of those rare cases where I like both the design and the taste of the sake to the highest level.
This Junmai Ginjo Yamadanishiki Unfiltered Unrefined Nama-shu has a sweet, fruity flavor with apple nuances typical of Nagano Prefecture, and the freshness of the sake can be enjoyed only with nama-shu.
Not only is it sweet, but it also has a nice crispness due to the alcohol taste that quickly passes through the nose and the bitterness of the aftertaste.
We still have a few bottles of Yamazan in stock with different labels, so we will enjoy them one by one.
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