Chokki
Satsushu Masamune Junmai
15% 70% 720ml 1447 yen
I went from Tokyo to the Hamada Shuzo Kanayama brewery in Kagoshima to buy this sake. The purpose of going to Kagoshima was to buy this sake. However, I made a mistake of going there on a day when the brewery was not open. But when I called them, they welcomed me. m(_ _)m Thank you very much for your help.
I went back to Tokyo and opened the bottle.
The first sip.
Ah, this is a taste I don't know.
It tastes like a cocktail, or like a "hokkori". If you compare it to a baked sweet potato, it tastes like a shochu liqueur. The sweetness is gentle, and there is a dry aftertaste.
The reason why we can feel the shochu taste is that this brewery makes sake as a research for the evolution of shochu. Hamada Shuzo has only been making sake in a shochu brewery for about 10 years. It has its own unique taste while still producing a strong sake flavor, so this must have many hidden fans.
When we brought it to the Kinshokai, it came in third place out of 16 brands. Some people noticed the different taste even though it was served blind. One first-timer, a sake novice, rated this Satsushu Masamune higher than Imi, Kuheiji, and Kaze no Mori, which made me smile.
Rating 4.2 (out of 5.0) 20220412
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