ちゃいる
The label is cute but fashionable in the Kyoto style.
It is described as slightly dry and with a subtle umami of rice, but it is hard to describe it as dry because of the gutsy umami that hides the acidity. It is hard to say it is my favorite strain, but this umami lingers in the mouth 🤤.
By the way, there seems to be a shochu called "Manekitsune" which is not "blue" shochu.
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