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First Local Sake by Furusato Tax Payment
From the safe and reliable Asakai Sake Brewery, a sake of Honjozo called "Mature Rei".
Honjozo" means a sake with a rice polishing ratio of 70% or less and containing less than 10% added brewing alcohol.
It is true that the aroma is less intense than that of daiginjo-shu, but the alcohol content is not strong. Even before you drink it, you can imagine the taste of Mature Rei no Rei, or light flavor.
The mouthfeel is mellow and, for better or worse, not much more impressive than that. As it goes down the throat, the traditional spiciness of the Tohoku region comes out. The official sake level is unknown, but it is about +4.
Overall, it almost gives the impression of drinking a ginjo-shu, but the sharpness is probably only possible with honjozo, and the high alcohol content is both a good and a bad thing.
The high alcohol content is a good thing and a bad thing.
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