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This is your first Jigokuro W, Watanabe Shuzoten's Doublue.
It is a 100% Dewa Sanzu 100% Junmai Unfiltered Unrefined Nama Sake from Yamagata, which is a lot of information, so I had high expectations for it.
Opening the bottle is quiet, but there is a nice "tok-tok" sound when pouring into a glass.
The taste is light despite the fact that it is a nama sake. There is almost no acidity, and the fresh sweetness comes in softly with a little bitterness. The bitterness can be accentuated by the coldness of the sake, so pour it into a glass and warm it slightly with your hand to soften the bitterness. The alcohol content is 17%, but is it that much? It is a bit bitter. We enjoyed it with a side dish of sweet sardine stewed in ume plum paste.
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