When I visited Akita, I bought this at a sake brewery. The acidity and umami spread in the mouth and gave it a refreshing taste. I drank it at home with mackerel with nanbanzuke and potato salad.
I drank this sake at the Akita Sake Kingdom Akita Sake-Navi, a store where brewers from 37 Akita breweries gather. It is called "Hiden Yamahai," but it is a pleasant sake with a good balance of umami and sweetness that spreads from the inside of the mouth to the throat.
At [Akita Sake Kingdom Akita Sake-Navi, a store where brewers from 37 Akita breweries gather] in Kawabata, Akita City, we compared three kinds of sake: Yamamoto: Junmai Ginjo Pure Black, Junmai Ginjo Wa-in, Junmai Ginjo Forest Green.
The clear flavor and spiciness spreads in the mouth and passes. A pleasant feeling. A little amber in color. It was released in February 2025, 2023. It may have mellowed in the brewery.
It was given to me as a gift, but I drink it at the hotel. It has a mildly spicy and umami taste in the mouth, and after taking it out of the fridge for a little while, the umami taste increases.
Junmai 70, aged for 5 years in 2023, the corners have been removed and the umami of the rice spreads in the mouth, leaving a slightly astringent taste.