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Cold sake first.
Frosty steamed straw. Cold
Drink. Water, moderate sugar lemon squash. Slight bitterness starts and gradually intensifies. As you swallow, an overwhelming richness. The first nuance you feel. It's not a big rush, but a quiet joy. Good sake!
Next, 35℃.
Rice itself. Rice in a ring.
Drink it. It starts with a tangy sour taste. Next, sweetness and bitterness become stronger. The loneliness of the end of summer. Why is it so lonely when we were sweating so hard? When you swallow it, the dry taste and the delicious taste coexist.
Next, 45℃.
The aroma of burnt cotton candy. Slightly milky
Drink it. Rice and burnt straw. It has become thicker. Great flavor and bitterness through the nostrils! My eyebrows are in a "C" shape. When I swallow, my tonsils almost swell from the richness and flavor of the rice!
Finally, 55℃.
Aroma of hot milk membrane.
Drink. This is hot milk. Hot sake milk for adults. Strangely, it's not disgusting. When you swallow it, it is quiet dry. It reminds me of climbing a mountain early in the morning and seeing the morning glow.
I understand that it's a luxury, but I feel like there's something missing to make it captivating.
It's definitely a good sake, but I don't think I'll be repeating it.
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