Sweet fresh adult Calpis soda. When you open the bottle, the bubbles rise and if you're not careful, they might spill over. It has a strong acidity, but it also has a strong sweetness and is pleasantly sweet and sour.
Fresh apple. It is characterized by a crisp acidity and a sparkling effervescence, as is typical of Sentori. The sweetness has a strong first taste, and I really like the volume at the top of the mouth. It is my favorite sake among Sentori because of its lightness but high density.
I won a bottle of Jyushidai Junmai Ginjo EXTRA in the sakenomy lottery, and was grateful to be able to drink it for the regular price plus shipping. The aroma is gorgeous, like a white flower, but not too strong and mild. The taste is quite rich and sweet, with a peachy juiceiness.
The end of the year is the raw sake version of Kamo Kanehide 13. It has a light effervescence, a young melon aroma, and a sweet and sour taste that is consistently fresh and juicy. This year it is a little lighter and more drinkable than usual.
Following on from the last time, this sake has a strong effervescence with bubbles rising as soon as the bottle is opened. It is sweet, but has a refreshing aftertaste with a hint of acidity. The aroma is mildly banana sweet, more like freshly cooked rice cake than fruity.
Comes with a label that warns against opening the bottle for those who love Schwarzwald. As soon as it is opened, carbon dioxide gas gushes out and is automatically stirred. The taste is a dry calpis soda with a moderate sweetness and a fruity aroma with a hint of melon. The sake has a strong and crisp flavor of rice.
The rice is rich with a 90% milling ratio. It is rich but juicy. It is crisp and refreshing. The aroma is of ripe melon. Refreshing when chilled, and full-bodied when warmed. Very tasty. It is similar to Mimuro Sugi's Bodaihashi.
Nigori sake with a juicy aspect of rice. It has a sweet and sour aftertaste with a slight effervescence, but the aroma is of rice. Like the label, this is the kind of sake you want to drink on the kotatsu while the snow is falling.
A sweet, flowery sake with a firm thickness. I don't like to compare it to other sake, but it is a well-balanced sake with a mixture of sweetness, freshness, and the original richness of sake, similar to Hishin. The aroma is floral and full-bodied.
Fire-brewed but with a tight, slightly effervescent, sweet-sour and light. The aroma is discreet with a hint of banana. The mild aroma does not interfere with food.
Tetorigawa neo, made from 100% Omachi in Okayama, is a refreshing sake with a light, fresh taste that is not as voluminous as one would expect from Omachi. The aroma is sweet with a hint of banana, and the taste is sweet and slightly carbonated. Personally, I would like to see a little more density and Omachi character.
Refreshing, piquant fresh. Light citrus aroma, like the sweeties that were popular in the past. Excellent sharpness. The second half has a light bitterness like grapefruit peel.
Melon soda with ripe melon. The sweetness and umami are firm, with a minerality in the middle, and the flavor disappears in the second half. Slightly effervescent and juicy. Compared to the past two years, it has a stronger sense of rice and umami.
Strawberry milk + melon soda. It has a strong and gorgeous sweet aroma. The sweetness of the first taste is strong, and the sourness comes from the middle part of the taste, which is sweet and sour. It is juicy and crisp, with a strong sense of effervescence.
In the first half of the mouthful, the rice aroma and umami make it seem like a robust sake, but in the second half, the characteristic citric acidity comes out. The sweetness is moderate, so it is a unique sake that specializes in acidity and umami. This is a sake that can be enjoyed cold for its acidity and warmed for its umami.
Slightly effervescent and refreshing green apple + melon. The sweetness and umami are moderate, the acidity is strong, and the impression is very dry and light.
Opened 7 minutes, strong sparkling effervescence. Aroma is pineapple yogurt + a hint of cedar. Taste is grapefruit with moderate sweetness, strong acidity and slight bitterness. The taste and aroma are perfectly balanced and intensely delicious.
Rich ripe melon. Dark sweetness with a crisp acidity that keeps it in check, and a fizzy, fizzy feel. It's so juicy and delicious that it's hard to believe it's been here all summer.
The famous Kyokusei was presented by Otani to manager Roberts. This is a Takashima Yumachi type sake. It is a robust sake with a gorgeous aroma and rich flavor typical of Omachi. It also has a slightly matured feel, which gives it a strong sake-like volume.
This is the third year I have purchased it every year. This is the sake that taught me how delicious heated sake can be. The aroma is grape-like and the sweetness is well balanced by a moderate acidity. When heated, the acidity settles and disappears quickly.