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This sake is from Iinuma Honke in Shisui, Chiba Prefecture. It's a sake brewery in a town that has sake in its name, so that alone is something to look forward to.
The aroma is a quick ginjo scent.
When you put it in your mouth, it has a tangy and gassy taste, and the sweetness of the fruit spreads with the aroma. It has a fresh feeling like a raw sake. The balance of sweetness and acidity is good. And the aftertaste is crisp and clean.
Personally, I think it would have been more addictive if it had a little more depth of umami or bitterness. But that is the realm of the same brewery's Sense of Wonder.
For a long time, the signboards of old izakaya (Japanese pubs) in Chiba had the word "Koko" written on them, and it was only recently that I learned that this word is read as "Kinoene. It was a good sake that made me want to try more Chiba sake.
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