Chokki
Kiku-Masamune Kikumasapin
14-15% brewed alcohol 720ml, 700 yen range
Sometimes I have a craving for a paper carton sake. So this time, I went for Kikumasapin.
The first sip after opening the bottle.
It goes in thinly and smoothly. The taste is crisp and refreshing.
Yogurt-like acidity appears in the latter half. It doesn't have the cheap sake feeling that paper cartons tend to have. It's good, isn't it?
Kiku-Masamune was a shock when it came out in gimpak, but I couldn't say that I liked it because I was a little concerned about the fluty taste. This is a paper pack for eating, and I like it very much.
I thought it would be even better heated, but the flavor was not very broad. The label on the back of the bottle does not recommend heating it up.
By the way, the website says that this is a "sake with a traditional sake yeast" in the title. However, there is no such pin on the product page for the sake of the sake yeast. Which is it? The lactic acidity is like that of a sake made from a sake brewer's yeast.
Two types of yeast are used. Kokumi alpha yeast and Kikumasa yeast.
Kokumi α yeast is said to be Kikumasamune's original yeast that produces a dry taste.
It was blind tasted at the Kinshokai, but no one guessed that it was a paper carton.
Ping has been producing this yeast since 1983. It seems to be very deep.
Rating 3.9 (out of 5.0) 20220215
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