bouken
It's the smallest brewery in Hiroshima Prefecture.
It seems to be the smallest brewery in Hiroshima Prefecture, or rather, it seems to be a brewery that has never been outside of Kumano Town until now.
They only make about 80 bottles a year, or about 10 in recent years, and last year the brewery was closed due to the Corona disaster.
The brewery's toji (brewmaster) and his wife used to brew it together, but there was no successor, so they invited a new toji in his 30s and started over. He used to work for Taketsuru Shuzo and Kitajima Shuzo.
Purchased at SAKE BOX Sakashita in Konohana-ku.
The lot shipped in December was +10, but the January lot was +14, which I think is the highest level of sake I've ever bought. The label on the back of the bottle shows that it was previously unincorporated, but from the January lot it was changed to a joint-stock company.
The new label with the horses facing each other is very cool. They only had one bottle in stock. Even with the same label, the taste seems to be different depending on the lot. It's not as spicy as it should be, with a fruity sweetness and a strong acidity. Once again, sake is profound.
I've tried it at room temperature, cold, and warmed, and I'm amazed that it doesn't change much.
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