アラジン
This is the last in the series of this year's (drink), this year's (check in ✅) 🍶 series!
On Christmas Eve, I suddenly had to go on a business trip 😔 to a place in Mie Prefecture.
I was working late at night, so I didn't have a chance to get drunk and enjoy Mie's famous sake 🍶 at a restaurant 🥲.
I got myself together and drank one of the single-bottle bottles of local sake that I had bought as a souvenir.
Fukuwagura Junmai Ginjo.
Fukuwagura is a sake brewed by Imuraya, the maker of azuki bars, meat buns, and bean paste buns.
The appearance is a silvery crystal, almost transparent.
The aroma is sweet yet refreshing.
Melon with citrus nuances and young banana are the main notes.
There is a sense of koji, and the rice aroma is rather rich, like freshly pounded rice cakes.
The first touch is a deep sweetness.
The acidity spreads with a subtle gaseous stimulation, mixing well with the sweetness.
As the refreshing stimulation of the acidity passes from the back of the throat to the nose, the bitterness and slight astringency peek out while the umami is felt from the dark sweetness, and it finishes with the bitterness and astringency.
The lingering aftertaste is long and gentle, with a sense of the release of the stimulation through the nose and the tightening of the bitter astringent taste.
The overall flavor is strong, sweet at the beginning and bittersweet at the end.
I thought it was quite an interesting sake design.
It is a sweet, umami acid for adults, which does not seem to be possible.
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ジャイヴ
Aladdin, I'm looking forward to working with you here as well ✨
I personally would like to try the "Fukuwagura" with Japanese sweets 😁.
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アラジン
Happy New Year, Jive 🐍.
Thanks for working the New Year's Eve shift 🍶.
It was definitely very sweet and strong, so it would be great with anko (red bean paste) or something else. ☺️ If it's summer, an azuki bar would be a good choice!
Thank you again for your support in the new year 🎍.
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