Hori
I received Yamamoto's "Do".
I had been interested in this sake since last year, but had put off purchasing it because I thought it was still too early for a beginner.
However, I have drunk a good variety of sake over the past year, and I felt that if you like active nigori sake, it is a path you cannot avoid, so I gave it a try for the first time.
First of all, I could not open it successfully.
I was able to open it once without incident, but when I closed it again and mixed the lees, it stopped fizzing. In the past, we have been able to open sake with caution by opening and closing the cork several times, and the foaming subsided and we were able to open the bottle without spilling it. If I loosened the cork even a little, it would start to blow out, so I had no choice but to open the bottle over a bowl while spilling. Fortunately, it only spilled about one glassful, but I was prepared for the possibility that half of it might come out.
When I drank it, I was surprised to find that it was thick and yet had a strange, yet refreshing taste.
It was so thick that my body did not recognize it as a liquid, but when I put it in my mouth, my jaw moved on its own and I tried to chew it.
The rice flavor is strong, but it is not as heavy or sweet as it looks, and the acidity and gassiness make it taste drier than I imagined.
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