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Cold sake first.
Cold, hard stone. Cold and clear air after the early morning rain. Slightly fish aroma. So this is what it meant to be summer pure! I feel like I know this view.
Drink. As smooth as breathing. Pale and sweet, but graceful enough to disappear in an instant. When swallowed, it is between dry and sweet. It disappears quickly. Good
Next, 45℃.
Like milk caramel. A little sourness
Drink. Loose and soft. Very soft. For a moment a savoury note fills the nostrils, but it soon disappears. Pale cotton. Chestnut skin milky bitterness. When swallowed, a crisp bitterness. Pale.
Next, 55℃.
Hot milk with sour taste and more sugar. I've never had it before, but I'm guessing this is the flavor of goat milk hot milk.
Drink it. The aroma that rises to the nostrils is extremely mellow. Just like the aroma, the sourness and the milky taste stand out. It is slightly savory and sweet-sour. A soft sourness that lingers after swallowing.
Finally, 65℃.
Cedar sourness. Fermented dairy products
Drinking, slipping easily into the mouth. Outstanding sourness and the sweetness it accentuates. When swallowed, it goes down the throat leaving a little lack
I wondered if the milky taste was a characteristic of Nara's sake. I don't think I can feel this element in other prefectures.
If you want to feel summer, a cold sake at 45 degrees Celsius would be better.
Let's try one more kind for now.
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