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Kachikoma /Honjikomi/ Special Honjozo
3.5
It is now a "phantom sake". Really hard to find. The price is 1,485 yen including tax. The price is unbelievable for this quality. It is unforgivable that resellers are selling it for twice the price on the Internet.
Until about 4 years ago, it used to be a minor sake from Toyama known only to those in the know. Because of its taste and rarity, it quickly became one of the top-ranked sake in Japan.
It has been three years since I bought and drank Katsuma. This time, I bought it at a well-known sake store in a tie-in sale. I was very satisfied because the level of the two bottles of sake I bought at the barter was also very high.
This was my first time to drink "Honjikomi" sake. I usually drink Junmai.
The alcohol content was 16%, but it was so light and refreshing that it was hard to believe. It is light and easy to drink. The balance of acidity and sweetness is not overly assertive. It is truly a food sake. Personally, I would like a little more lingering rice flavor.
I would like to drink it with kombu-marinated white fish, since it is from Toyama. It does not go well with strong flavors.
Needless to say, this is a sake that must be repeated. It is delicious, but the current level of sake is getting considerably higher. A certain sake from Fukushima Prefecture, which I bought from a barter, is not inferior at all.
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