It is quite effervescent.
The alcohol content is low and light, but it has a solid sweet, sour, umami flavor.
It also has a juicy, pear-like flavor, and was gone in two days.
There is a sweetness and sourness similar to the sake from Abe Shuzo, but without the pear or muscat feeling, strawberry or berry fruitiness.
Yogurtiness comes from the cloudiness, and a little lemongrass in the aroma through the nose.
Just the right amount of acidity that the body craves. It also has just the right amount of sweetness. My personal favorite brand of Shinsei is Flax Cat.
Imanaya hanpukai.
The balance of sweetness and acidity is great.
Although it is a kijo sake, the sweetness is refreshing and the acidity brings the whole thing together, so it has a good balance.
I paired it with cured ham, and it went well with it.
It is said to be made with Hashira shochu.
I looked for the shochu feeling while drinking it, but when I thought about it, I realized that I have never drunk rice shochu properly.
Taste-wise, I felt more muscat than pear.
This sake is one that I have trouble with my vocabulary.
Rice sweetened carbonated juice.
It has almost no acidity, so although it is cloudy, it does not have a calpis-like taste.
The lid was so tight that I had the hardest time opening the bottle of sake in my history.
I bought two bottles because it was so good last year.
To be honest, my memory of last year is a bit fuzzy, but I think the nigoriness is more subdued than last year.
The taste is like a silky addition to the usual Maruhi.
I think I'll let the other bottle sit for about 6 months.
Sake from Nara, purchased during a trip to Izu.
I had to laugh when I saw several customers at the liquor store where I bought this mistaking Hanamou for Hanaboe.
It tastes like an adult's pilkul, sweet and sour with a hint of sake.
I didn't want to carry around a bottle of unpasteurized sake, but I finished the four-pack in one night.
It is said to be made with gin, but the juniper berry aroma is almost non-existent.
It is also said to be made by the noble brewing method, but unlike Formalhaut, it is quite dry.
However, it has a strong acidity and a grapefruit-like nuance.
I bought my first bottle last year and it was too good, so I bought two bottles this year!
It is less sweet and a little more acidic than last year.
It is as creamy as it looks, but it is also dry contrary to its appearance, so it can be paired with meals.
It is light, as it claims to be for daytime drinking only. It has a slightly bitter acidity like lemon, but it is not that strong, and the sweetness is more noticeable.
It is a very rare and hard to find shinta kachiyo, but it is very tasty.
Slight sweetness and acidity.
The aroma is like fresh blue fruits.
This is my first sake from Tobirazumi that is not Maruhi or Tobitori, but it is very refreshing and easy to pair with food.
Beautiful and sweet taste.
Juicy like honeyed apples, Japanese pears, or melons.
It is sweet, but not sticky sweet, and light sweet, so it can be drunk during a meal without any problem.
Since 2024BY has started, I will open 2023BY's.
I still feel that the more I lay down the Hana-yoku, the less bitter it becomes.
Sweet rice aroma.
The bitterness is less and the strong acidity lasts until the end, drier than the aroma suggests.
It is sweet and sour, but not too fruity or white wine-like, with a sweet grain vinegar-like nuance.
This may differentiate it from other sweet and sour sake, but the negative point is that it has a strong alcohol taste for its 12% alcohol content.
Did I drink it last year? I bought a bottle of Hakuginkai, but never drank it.
Maybe because I opened it right after I bought it, it was less gassy.
The taste is still gentle, but maybe a little drier than other Kangiku.
It is refreshing and light in taste, but very easy to drink thanks to its gentle sweetness.
However, it is very easy to drink thanks to its gentle sweetness.