susan
Cold sake
Modest, humble rice that appeals to the back of the nose.
Drink. Cold, dense and robust. This dignity at this temperature! Pale but dense sweetness. Banana-like. When swallowed, the richness and bitterness stick to the tongue like a bond. Intense without sarcasm.
45°C
The alcohol feeling precedes, but you can feel the core of rice bran in the back.
Drinking First, there is a strong alcohol feeling. After that, you will feel numbness in your mouth and a strong richness of rice. When you swallow it, the back of your throat is filled with fermented rice. But you don't feel any acidity.
55℃.
The fragrant milky taste is mom's taste.
Drink. It is light and fragrant. Quite intense bitterness. Sweetness of rice bran. Rich and bitter taste that sticks to the tongue. Some people may feel it persistent. When you swallow it, the sourness of the fermented rice bran and the simple sweetness of the nectar candy
65°C
Acid. Milky is the aroma of wrapping paper of mom's taste
Drinking. Strong alcohol feeling, richness. The nose is also full of alcohol. Bitter and harsh milky. As you swallow, sourness and rich rice bran.
I thought it was a taste for local people among Tenmei. It is a sake that people like and dislike differently. Those who enjoy this sake on a daily basis must be sake lovers to the core!
I don't think I'll be repeating it. There are many other Tenmei sakes that I like.
But this nuance, I think I know it from somewhere.
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