こるね
＜A hint of oak, bitter-sweet aluminium, pleasantly sweet.
This time, Imi-san is "BARREL". As the name suggests, it is a sake aged in oak barrels. The unfiltered raw sake is aged in wine barrels that have been shaved and re-burned on the inside. How does it look like? Let's drink it.
The aroma is sugary sweetness and a hint of oak.
In the mouth, there is a gentle and well-balanced sweet, bitter, umami, and al-acid. From there, only the sweet, bitter, umami flavor gradually builds up. The bitter-sweet-alternative gradually increases. The gradual swelling is very pleasant.
The sweetness, bitterness, and alcohol are all present, but they are not sticky sweetness or unpleasant bitterness, but rather a slightly bitter adult flavor.
This bitterness is something I would prefer to pair with a meal rather than drink by itself.
It was better to warm it up a little by hand to open up the flavor and aroma.
If I were to compare it to Ghibli, it would be Hokuto-san from "From Up on Poppy Hill. He is so talented that he can pass it on to his juniors. He seems to know the sweetness and bitterness of adults.
Degree of liking: ★★★☆☆
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