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National Sake Fair 2025 (2)
The second bottle is Nanafukujin.
This sake is made by Iwate Prefecture's Kiku no Tsukasa Sake Brewery.
I compared the sake rice at the Iwate Prefecture booth with Yui no Kou, Gin Ginga, and Gin Otome (3rd 📷), and I was still curious about the Seven Lucky Gods, so I popped it in for a refresher.
It is served chilled.
The color is almost crystal with a few bubbles.
The top aroma is sweet and gorgeous with aromas of apple and melon. There is also a slight banana feeling.
From the smooth mouthfeel with a gentle effervescence, the sweet and fruity taste slowly dissolves and spreads a soft sweet richness with a slight caramelized taste. The lingering sweetness is slowly brought together by a refreshing acidity and gentle bitterness in the finish.
From the gorgeous aroma, a gentle, full-bodied sweetness develops, which can be easily tasted with a greenish acidity and a gentle bitterness. I like this lingering bittersweet fullness.
Research shows that Kikuno-ji Sake Brewery is the oldest sake brewery in Iwate Prefecture and is currently located in Shizukuishi Town, Iwate Prefecture. This Nanafukujin has been a long seller since 1966, and with renewals, it is now a Junmai Daiginjo made with Ginga. I wonder if the yeast is from Giopanni, a GI Iwate sake.
It is only at the National Sake Fair that you can meet such a sake 😊.
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