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On a previous trip to Izumo, Toyo no Aki was served as a free-flowing sake at the inn. I wanted to try a bottle of Tachiharu Asashibori, which was one of my entry points to Japanese sake, so I contacted a liquor store in Shimane to sell it to me by mail. Thank you very much.
When I drank it, I found it to be rice, and fruity. The sakeiness is rather present compared to what I've had recently. But it is gentle and mild, a softly sweet rice that tends to be dry. It is raw but without much piquancy. There is no gap between the aroma and the taste.
It may be a bad idea to warm it up, since it is a draft sake, but it tastes good even if it is heated. The fruity flavor is gone, and it's all about the rice. The sweetness is not emphasized, but in a good way. I have the impression that the sharpness improves.
As the day goes by, it becomes mellower. The acidity is fruity, and after swallowing, the rice and sweetness come through.
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