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This playful bottle was brewed with the image of a sponge cake. Yamada-Nishiki grown in the company's own rice paddies is carefully polished to 35%, fermented slowly using the "sake yeast" method, and then aged in oak barrels. The first thing that rises in the mouth is a slight oaky, rum-raisin-like sweet aroma. This is followed by a soft, rounded sweetness and a beautiful acidity that continues into a deep, yet light and elegant aftertaste.
At first, I was a little surprised and thought, "Why would they age rice polished up to 35% in barrels? However, when I actually tried it, I realized that the elegant and soft sweetness, the sponge cake-like aroma, and the fluffy airiness of this sake could only be expressed by this sake. The way the aroma and flavor of the sake blended with the oak was still a little fresh, but it was pleasantly so, and the finish made us want to expect more aging in the future.
The label design is nostalgic and cute, reminiscent of the famous sponge cake package. It is a piece where playfulness and tradition coexist. The pairing with the cream puffs served at the event was exquisite, with the richness of the cream and the savory sweetness of the sake melting together in the mouth.
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