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While Kamo Nishiki's distinctive package tag design is its selling point, this one has the curious name "3 grains" and a cartoon illustration.
This appearance has succeeded in appealing to those who do not know what it tastes like, but only its existence. However, as long as it is sake, the criterion for judging it is, of course, taste.
It is sweet. That is the first impression. Thanks to the strong publicity of the Sakelabo channel and others, sweet sake has come to be recognized as the new movement of the day. This may be a revival of sorts for sake, which has been on a slow and steady decline. However, the mainstream of sake is not the young, but the middle-aged and the elderly. Light and dry, this is the ninth article of the constitution for middle-aged and older people. And the word "sweet" is not in their dictionary. A child who can only drink sweet sake cannot compete in terms of the dynamic range of taste with a middle-aged person who drinks everything from sanzoushu to dharma, from akadama port wine to one-cup drinks. This sake may be popular with children, who have a lower dynamic range, but it will not win the support of the middle-aged and older generation. The challenge will be how to overcome the skimpiness of sweetness and the lightness of flavor like Kangiku and Keiraku. That said, there is no doubt that this sake is light, fruity, and easy to drink.
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