Masaaki Sapporo
7.5 to 8 points (wife 6 to 6.5 points)
Sweetness/Slightly dryness: Slightly dry
Rice：100% Aiyama produced in Tojo
Rice polishing ratio: 57
Alcohol content: 17
Sake meter: Undisclosed
Acidity: Not disclosed
Where to buy: Jizake No Yushuya (Kiyota-ku, Sapporo)
Silent when opened
No gassiness
Alcoholic and apple-like top notes
The same aroma as the topping, modest sweetness, and firm umami of rice spread with assertive acidity, and the bitterness and dryness of the alcohol make it crisp and clean.
The aroma is not too strong, and the plump sweetness and rice flavor can be felt, but the acidity and dryness of the alcohol make it easy to drink in the latter half of the bottle. This sake has a somewhat classical impression and is good as a mid-meal drink or as a stand-alone sake.
On the second day, the alcoholic aroma has weakened and it has become mellower and more balanced.
It went well with pork cutlets, fried oysters, crab cream croquettes, a fried beef croquette special, and simmered liver and pork cutlets.
It went well with Japanese-style pasta with mushrooms and pork using Nagatanien's Matsutake mushroom-flavored soup stock, which was taken from some TV program.
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