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Hououmida Junmai Ginjo Unfiltered Honkaku.
This sake is 100% Oyamanishiki, grown by Mr. Yoshi Fujita using completely pesticide-free farming methods.
The aroma is gentle and pineapple-like, with a relatively firm and mellow aroma.
The mouthfeel is slightly warm, with a gentle, slow, tangy acidity and a moderate sweetness that blends well with the firm umami of the rice.
The concentrated flavor spreads out powerfully with a firm three-dimensionality, but it is also clean and transparent with a sense of minerality.
I believe that the overall taste of this sake changes considerably depending on the sake cup, especially in the latter half, but I personally prefer to drink it in a Sake Research Institute glass, where the acidity and complexity of the flavor can easily remain.
I personally prefer to drink it in a Sake Research Institute glass, where the acidity and complexity are more likely to linger.
I often drink old sake as well, but Hououmida is still genuinely delicious, even though it has a distant taste.
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