Masaaki Sapporo
9 points (wife 8.5 points)
Alcohol content: 16%.
Rice polishing ratio : 55
Rice used : Contract-grown rice from Nagano Prefecture
Purchased from: Jizake-no-Otsu (Yayoi-machi, Ebetsu City)
Silent when opened
No gassiness
Slightly malty, apple and pineapple-like overtones.
The same fruity aroma as the first sip, the full-bodied sweetness and umami of the rice spreads with a thin acidity and a gentle bitterness.
The first half has a mellow impression with the sweetness and umami of rice and a fruity aroma, but in the second half, it quickly settles down and goes well with a meal, and is of course delicious on its own.
Otsu Sake Shop in Ebetsu, which does not look like a liquor store, but the owner was very serious about sake and talked to us about many things!
It went well with leftover New Year's dishes, roast beef and squid with sea urchin.
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