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Purchased on a one-day trip to Niigata in April!
The one we had at Ponshukan was junmai, but this one is a junmai daiginjo with a premium name. Expectations are only getting higher👍.
When I opened the bottle and poured it, the aroma was like red apples, and the depth of the aroma reminded me of apple nectar as well. It also has a pear-like flavor and is quite fruity 🍎.
The mouthfeel comes with a strong acidity and a moderate sweetness at the same time. It has a strawberry and lychee-like taste.
It tastes similar to Kirin's "Salty Lychee" and also has the flavor of a light white wine!
When you taste it, you can also taste the rice flavor from deep within, so it is both sake-like and wine-like.
This one has more sweetness than the Junmai, and it can be enjoyed either as a mid-meal drink or on its own!
The aftertaste is also wine-like due to the acidity. It has a good balance between drinkability and drinkability, and could even go as a summer sake!
Yuzawa's hot springs, Nagaoka's Ponshukan, Echino shu*kura and the Japan Sea at sunset.... No matter how many times you go, Niigata is always fun ✨.
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