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100% Sakonishiki produced in Shimane Prefecture
Polishing ratio 50%.
Shimane k101 yeast
Sakonishiki is a sake brewing rice developed in Shimane Prefecture.
The aroma is not as strong as that of Muhaku Tenshitsu, but the structure is acidity-driven, and the transition is soft like Tenshitsu, with a spicy aftertaste.
Sakonishiki is said to have Yamadanishiki as its father, but I do not feel any Yamadanishiki-like flavor at all.
Breed improvement is a mystery.
I served it with oden (rice with vegetables) as an accompaniment to sake.
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