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This is the second one for Sairai. It reads "Kasumi". It's a fashionable name, isn't it? So much so that it would just barely not be a glittering name if you gave it to your child? LOL.
Sairai has a very good hi-ire junmai ginjo, so I'm curious to see how my favorite special junmai is.
It has a slight sparkle and a light cloudiness.
The initial aroma is a mild ginjo aroma. It is a special junmai, and the aroma does not spread too much, which I like. The aroma, somewhat reminiscent of strawberries, reminds me of late winter or early spring, and is very atmospheric.
The umami and sweetness are not too much, but really just right. The acidity gives it a sharpness that suddenly weakens the sweetness and umami, but it is not too sharp, which is a characteristic of this sake.
A similar type of sake is Chiebijin Hachitan-Nishiki Special Junmai, but the difference is that the other one is a bit more massive, while this one is more easygoing. I was a bit surprised that the waiter said something similar.
At 1,485 yen, it is a very good quality sake that fits within 1,500 yen. It's not the price, is it, but the sake.
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