I had Sharaku, which is often served cold at sushi restaurants, heated. Sake that needs to be kept cold is heated up (sensation).
It's a beautiful, refreshing sake when served cold, but when warmed, it overflows with richness and umami, so much so that it makes your mouth water.
It is best warmed up with simmered dishes.
Anakitoge, the steepest national road in Japan, located on the border of Ikoma City and Higashi Osaka in Nara Prefecture
The maximum gradient is 41 degrees.
The rice bran grabs the palate, and the richness is almost gruel-like. Cacao richness, thin mirin at the end, lingering chemical. Rubber.
Sake for advanced drinkers as well as passers-by.
I had it warmed.
Good balance, richness of cocoa, corn tea, rice bran, smell of cooked white rice. Umami sweetness with a hint of mirin (dried sweet sake).
Sake made from a food rice called Mineasahi.
Cold>acid, miso-like richness. Hidden fruity. Red malted rice. Rice bran, minerals. Yeast, like after eating bread.
Warming up>Adds umami. Mirin dried rice with apple juice. The richness that remains in the mouth.
5-year bill
Cold>Aged aroma. Mirin-like. Refreshing and refreshing.
Warmed: Umami, aroma of mirin, sweetness, and savory aroma. Sense of malted rice.
The aroma is like ground sesame and the richness is like cocoa.
white tanuki label
The label is retro and cute.
Acid, lactic acid, gassy, fruity strawberry-milk, pineapple, savory flavor. Fruit sweetness and acidity. Twisted umami.
Guimara label
Tart. Alcoholic, rice bran, dark and twisted flavor like sake lees. Aroma like roasted sesame at the end. Gentle sweetness like umami and 🍡 dumplings.