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I've been drinking this Senkou Kabutomushi for a few years now. I'm sure some of you may be a bit tired of it, since you've all been posting about it, but please forgive me.
My first impression is... lemon squash! I have no idea how rice can make this taste. You can feel the mysteriousness and depth of sake.
On the second day, you will be able to feel a little bit of rice flavor in the nose, and a bitterness that seems to be integrated with the umami flavor. This is the characteristic that sets it apart from others.
It's like a less-sweet lemon squash or lemon sour, and I can see why everyone describes it as an "adult lemon squash".
I remember drinking a lot of sweet and sour things when I was a kid, and this flavor reminds me of that (although it's not as sweet). I admire the sense of naming it "kabutomushi" as a symbol of something that reminds me of my childhood.
From the third day, the sweetness and especially the rice-like taste comes to the fore, similar to Honkin, and the fourth day is the middle taste between the first day and the third day, which is probably my favorite.
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