かっぺ正宗
This is the first time in a long time that I have uncorked a bottle of Junmai Genshu from Yukawa Sake Brewery's Kuroemon XVI.
The sake rice is 100% Hitogochi, and the rice polishing ratio is 60%.
It is a sake made using the "nama-hashiroshi" method, but it does not have a "nama-hashiroshi" feel to it, but rather a complexity. The bitterness and umami are well developed.
In the mouth, the acidity stands out. Even though it is a lactic acidity from the sake yeast line, it has a youthful feeling like unsweetened yogurt rather than butter, and there is a slight gassy feeling.
An IWC award-winning, fruity sake that foreigners might like. Although you can feel the alcohol on your tongue, the balance of aroma, umami, and taste is one word that describes it wonderfully.
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