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The third rice in Kangiku's Discovery Series is Adapt by Fusa Kogane.
Like New Sensation's Koshihikari, Fusakogane is edible rice, but while New Sensation's rice was milled to 90%, Adapt is milled to 50%.
The theme of this bottle is to brush up brewing techniques to adapt to sake rice, which is becoming more and more difficult to handle every year due to climate change and other factors.
To be honest, I couldn't tell the difference between the identity and the one I had before just by taking a sip. Both are sweet, tasty, fresh, juicy, and full of Kangiku-like flavor.
I could see the difference only after comparing them side by side, and I am sure it is the difference in taste of the rice used to make them. Unfortunately, I do not have the expressive ability to explain it precisely.
Roughly speaking, Identity has a sweeter, fuller flavor. Adapted is more acidic and lighter than Identity. This is only a comparison, and the differences are slight.
Even though they are brewed to the same specifications, the ability to "adapt" a sake made from edible rice to a sake made from rice suitable for sake brewing is impressive.
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