アラジン
The zodiac blends are made by blending sake from past years with sake from the same zodiac year as the zodiac sign of that year.
This year, we blended a long-aged sake from the year of the snake (1977 onward) with a junmai sake from 2020.
Sake from 48 years ago is also included 😳.
This year's blend is a bit acidic to express the sharp image of a snake 🐍.
At room temperature...
Appearance is a slightly dark clear amber brown.
The nose is young and mature, sweet and sweet, containing soft acidity and gentle spiciness.
Aromas based on caramel, plum, and cinnamon, with hints of soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, mushrooms, and other aromas that can only come from long aging.
A sense of maturity and spice in a soft, dark sweetness with a caramel feel.
From there, a firm, yet not angular, soft acidity and umami spread smoothly.
The aroma and taste have a sense of transparency with a sense of maturity.
It is quite clear and smooth in the matured sake character 😳.
Warmed up...
The aroma of freshly cooked rice, and the soft matured aroma is sweet.
The softness increases, the acidity becomes thicker and fuller, and the umami spreads mellowly.
The acidity extends to a nuyen, and there are some parts where it gets a little sharp, but the whole wine has a sense of being enveloped by the mellowness.
It is also intoxicating when heated.
Looking forward to next year's Noon Year Blend 😊.
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ヒロ
Hi Aladdin😄
I didn't know that the zodiac label was a blend of past years' sake from the same year 😳. And it's still good heated sake 😋 I missed the year of the snake but would love to drink it in the year of the horse 😆.
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ひるぺこ
Hi Aladdin-san. I see you opened the Year of the Snake blend 😊The impact of the label (still scares my tongue 🐍) and the value for money aged sake, it's great 😆 even Mr. Kurimanju is with you👍.
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アラジン
Hi Hiro 😃.
The basic sake is 3 years old and blended with past year of the Snake 🍶.
The price is reasonable and quite good value for an aged old sake, so please try the Noon year blend next year and have a nice Masamune👍☺️
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アラジン
Hi Hirupeko 😃
The label design is subtle every year 😅I had the impression that each brewery was struggling with the zodiac bottles this year, but only Dharma Masamune is the same as usual 😁.
I buy sake goods even though I'm not a Chiikawa fan ☺️
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ポンちゃん
Hi Aladdin 🐦.
I'm excited just reading about the zodiac blend and what it tastes like😊I'm curious about the old year of the snake drinks, how much of each, etc 😁.
I take it you're not a Chiikawa fan 🤣.
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アラジン
Hi Pon 😃
Sorry for the delay 🙇.
I hope you'll try it because as an aged old sake it's easy to drink with a light taste 😅 I think it's a little bit because ☺️ old sake is expensive 😅.
I bought it on the sake side, not the chiikawa side 😁.
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