NoLo
The smell is banana itself as written in the product description.
As soon as you put it in your mouth, the banana aroma fills the air, and it's so good that you think, "Is this really regular sake? I was surprised to be honest. To be honest, I was surprised.
It's true that after the banana, there's a clean rice feeling and a bitterness unique to aluzoe, but even with that, it's at a level where I can recommend it.
When I thought I could feel some bubbles, I found that it was carbonated. This is possible because it's a regular sake, and I think it's interesting. Personally, the foaming reminded me of Kaze no Mori.
However, I'm not a big fan of alcoholic beverages, so it was a little hard to keep drinking for a long time. The bitter taste peculiar to aluzoe (or Kou shochu) stays on the tongue, and the taste of rice is still there, but it is lost. If it is like this, we think Junmai-shu is better.
As a general comment, it may be good for when you want to buy sake suddenly outside. (It's also about the size of a one-cup bottle.) Since I basically have sake at home, I'm not sure if I'd bother buying this for drinking at home.
However, I think it's a good sake for a regular sake, so it's okay to buy it once in a while. Personally, though, I would recommend Junmaishu.
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