Horaisen空 纯米大吟酿
RyojiHouraisen Empty Pure Rice Daiginjo
Sake rice: 100% Yamada-nishiki
Refined rice pujo: 40%
Alcoholic strength: 15
Available in June 2020
This is a Daiginjo that was matured at a low temperature for one year, and the official description says it has "the taste of the sky" and is "a sake that brings out the rich aroma of fruit and the freshness and sweetness of rice". But when I drank it, it had undergone two years of maturation, so the flavor now is very different from the brewery's description!
Despite the three-year maturation period, the color is clear and the consistency is medium to low. The aroma is almost all mushroom-like and miso-like, not at all like Daiginjo's style, with a little bit of fruitiness after the aroma, accompanied by a clear sense of alcohol, reminiscent of mushrooms, oyster sauce, and dried shrimp. The dried mushroom flavor is very prominent when you drink it, and the taste of purpose and acidity is somewhat suppressed by the strong alcoholic stimulation, making it taste more spicy, with a thin body, watery texture, and a short finish.
I drank it again on November 6 and it was still a mushroom bomb.
Drinking it again on November 11, the purposefulness finally dissipates and the fruitiness appears in the front. Although the alcohol still stimulates the mouth, you can already imagine the sweetness when it first leaves the factory, and the sweetness is accompanied by low acidity and appropriate bitterness, after which the purposefulness of dried shrimp floats out. When it is heated to 45°, the wine is stronger (full of alcohol) and the sweetness is a bit stronger and also very drinkable, a Daiginjo that can be heated and served.
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