Purchased when I went back to Tajima. My father-in-law's evening drink was always Kouzutsuru.
It is still hot. We had it cold. It tasted mildly delicious.
Three days after opening the bottle. The fruity taste is milder than when the bottle was first opened. A pleasant bitterness lingers on the back of the tongue.
I thought it would be more sludgy, but it was surprisingly clean and dry. Delicious.
I savored it while remembering the dinner I had with the brewer and his wife two years ago at a dinner party in the garden of an old private house in Daewoo-da.
We had a freshly opened bottle at Tempura "Yuan" in Sakai.
It is indeed dry. It is clear and easy to drink.
It is interesting to see how the taste changes after the bottle is opened.