Amanoto星あかり仕込
Nippondanji
It was released on June 22 and 12 bottles were in stock, so I bought it.
This was my first try of Hoshiakari rice.
Tohoku has a strong image of producing its own sake rice, and Hoshiakari seems to have been developed jointly with Tohoku Electric Power Co. I wonder if there will be more cooperation between agriculture and industry.
Rice polishing 77%, Sake degree is 1-2, acidity is about 1.2.
The aroma is not so strong, and there is a faint smell of rice.
Soft on the palate, with a little bit of the peculiarity of junmai sake, but with little bitterness and a rather short aftertaste.
To be honest, there are glimpses of a ginjo-style tenderness, which is not possible with Yamada-Nishiki, so I wonder if it is a characteristic of the rice.
This is a good sake for the salty Tohoku region, and is a different style from Shinmasa and others. It has a wide range of dishes to match, and the next time I see it, I'll buy it immediately (just over 1,600 yen).
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