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We received Koei Kiku's Tsukikage.
This sake is made from Kame-no-o and is an unfiltered, unpasteurized sake.
Although it is an unfiltered nama sake, the production date is March 2024, half a year before its release. It was bottled and stored in ice temperature without being heated.
It is the same as the previous Hakutsuki bottle in that it is an unfiltered, unfiltered, raw sake stored in ice, but I felt that the taste was very different.
While Hakutsuki is mellow and smooth, Tsukikage is more assertive and rich in flavor.
In addition to the difference in the raw material rice (Hakutsuki → Jinriki, Tsukikage → Kame-no-o), the fact that Tsukikage is brewed with natural lactic acid bacteria may also have an effect.
Even stored sake has an attack of freshness, and the woody astringency that is always typical of Koeikiku is still present in the complex and powerful flavor. This consistent "character" gives us a sense of security that no matter what we drink, it will always be a Koei-Kiku.
I am beginning to miss the Snow Crescent, which is what made me fall in love with this "character" of Koei Kiku.
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