Polishing ratio 59%, 17%.
The aroma is clean, but when you drink it, you can taste the full flavor and sweetness of the rice. The higher the temperature, the sweeter it becomes. It can be served cold, warmed, or with food.
Yamadanishiki 20%, Gohyakumangoku 80%, Polishing ratio 50%, 14
Freshly opened, slightly effervescent, fruity and grape-like, with minerality and a slight bitterness. It is not too sweet and goes down smoothly. It goes well with cheese-based meals.
Yamagata Prefecture, 100% Izuwasanzan, 55% polished rice, 14% alcohol.
Freshly opened, slightly effervescent, with a mouthfeel like champagne and a refreshing apple-like fruity taste.
Polishing ratio 50%, 15%.
This sake takes its name from the Mukozugu Peninsula in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
It has a clean rice flavor, a gentle sweetness, and a slightly bitter aftertaste. It goes well with food.
Polishing ratio 55%, 15%.
The fizzy taste is quite strong, as if it were made with carbonated water. Tastes like the core of rice, hard, and finishes with a light bitterness. This sake can be enjoyed like a beer in the hot summer. The final taste is a bit of ogara, and the fizzy feeling is still there even if you leave it.
100% Miyamanishiki from Akita Prefecture, 60% polished rice ratio, Chiyoda Yeast No. 77, 14% alcohol.
Fruity like peaches and grapes, with a refreshing lactic acidic sweetness and acidity. It is easy to drink.
100% Koshihikari produced in Chiba Prefecture, 90% polished rice, 14% alcohol.
The rich taste of rice is combined with the sweet and sour fruity flavor of grape-like grapes. The second half of the bottle is cloudy and has an apple flavor. It has a powerful flavor that is unlike anything we have ever tasted before.
15%, Sounomai from Chiba, 29% polished rice ratio
Freshly opened, slightly sparkling, juicy, sweet, but not sticky. It is a delicious wine to be enjoyed slowly by itself.
Polishing ratio 59%, 16%.
Like the core of a green apple, with a slight acidity and a heavy aftertaste of rice. We are looking for a snack that goes well with it. It did not go well with stemmed wakame seaweed.
Polishing ratio 50%, 13%.
Freshly opened, slightly effervescent, juicy, sweet, and fruity like grapes. It has a sweeter impression than most Akabusu, making it perfect as a dessert sake.
13 degrees.
Freshly sparkling, gently sweet, grapefruit at first, fruity aftertaste just like grapefruit. Easy to drink and perfect for summer. The taste seems to have become richer after leaving the bottle open. The final taste is pure white on the lees.
Polishing ratio 45%, 15%.
Slightly caramel color and flavor. Apple-like aroma. It is sweet but has a bitter taste at the end, so it can be served with food.
Gin-no-Yume, Takayuki 54, 100%, Polishing ratio 50%, 17%.
Gentle sweetness of rice, tight acidity, and a clean alcoholic aftertaste. It goes well with sashimi and soy sauce. If you look closely, it has the same specifications as Kaygetsu, but the taste is completely different.
Gin-no-Yume from Reinokita region, Kochi Prefecture, Polishing ratio 50%, 17%.
Slightly effervescent when opened, soft sweetness of rice, fruity acidity, and a slight bitterness at the end. The sweetness seems to have increased after leaving the bottle.
100% Hitanishiki, 55% polished rice, 15% alcohol.
Slightly effervescent when opened, grapefruit-like fruity taste, slight sweetness, and a bitter taste at the end. It is refreshing but strong, so it would go well with fatty food. For now, I'd like to drink it with cream cheese.
100% Yamadanishiki produced in Kurodasho, Hyogo, 15%.
Slightly effervescent when opened, it has a soft rice sweetness, followed by a refreshing apple-like fruity taste and a strong bitter finish with a touch of alcohol. It can be enjoyed on its own or as an in-between-dinner drink.