NoLo
The aroma is a rich, sweet, wine-like scent. Since it's sparkling, I thought it would be a refreshing type, but apparently it's not.
The mouthfeel is springy. And it's so sweet that it's hard to believe it's sake. What is this sweetness? It's as if you're drinking sparkling wine. Akitakomachi is used for the rice, so it's only natural that it would be sweet (when it's not sake rice, it tends to be sweet), but it was dozens of times sweeter than I expected.
However, the sweetness was several dozen times sweeter than I had imagined, and as it took on air, the citrus-like sourness and freshness that had been hidden behind the sweetness came out. Furthermore, there is an aftertaste unique to sake that is not made from sake rice. It tastes like steamed rice.
The alcohol is drowned out by the bubbles, so I'll skip that for now.
The aftertaste, as I mentioned earlier, is unique, but it's not sticky, and once you get used to it, it's not that bad. However, I can't deny that the sweetness remains all the time, but...
[Summary
It's been a while since I've had a sake that wasn't made with rice. It's been a while since I've had a sake that wasn't made from sake rice, and I remember drinking sake made from Koshihikari rice before that was extremely sweet, and this one didn't seem to fall into that category.
To be honest, I personally think it's possible to get this taste for around 400 yen. Sweet, but...
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