Kab
It is a brand rarely seen outside of Fukushima Prefecture, but many major sake stores carry it (I learned after buying it that the brewery won the top prize in the Junmai-shu category at the 2022 Tohoku Sake Competition), so I bought it thinking that I could not go wrong.
Cold sake, close to room temperature. The aroma is mild, but slightly apple-like.
The spiciness comes first, followed by an apple-like sweetness, then a syrupy rice flavor, and then the spiciness comes again and finishes.
It is still not out of the ordinary, and is in the direction of my taste. It is rich and mellow like Aizu sake, but it has a strong tendency to be dry.
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