BacchusNY
I'm on the Shinkansen returning to Tokyo from Kanazawa. I bought this bottle as I boarded the train. Kagatobi is a brand that I have an image of not being good at. But I was attracted by the fact that it was only available in Kanazawa. The side dish was nodoguro kakinoha sushi, which was also purchased at the station building. The Shinkansen izakaya was now open! When we opened the bottle, the aroma was not so much of a gorgeous ginjo aroma, but more of a dry sake aroma typical of this region. It is a paper cup that we received as a free gift, so I guess it is not at its full potential. I wonder if there is also a sense of sweetness reminiscent of fruit. In the mouth, there is a sweetness in the dryness, which is not bad. The acidity, which is typical of Yamahai, is weak. As the description says, it goes well with seafood. I was in a good mood even though I was on the move.
I learned something on this trip. I used to think I didn't like Hokuriku sake, but when paired with local cuisine, it can really transform itself. I tried many different kinds of sake, and even though I didn't like it as it was, it turned out to be irresistibly delicious when paired with seafood and soup stock. I can't stop exploring the depths of sake!
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