Aroma reminiscent of melon and banana, refreshing and mild taste, and a gentle aftertaste.
Made with Shizuoka yeast "HD-101".
The taste seems to settle down after 3-4 years, and it is true that this 2019 and 2020 were the best.
It has a soft fruity taste with a sake degree of -2.8 degrees, and a pleasant sweetness that is not too persistent. Full of umami and clear on the tongue.
This series was created to enjoy the beautiful sweetness, aroma, and taste of different rice varieties at almost the same rice polishing ratio.
Junmai Daiginjo specs with luxuriously polished Yamada-Nishiki rice up to 45%.
Fresh ginjo aroma like apple or pear, rounded sweetness, straightforward and well-balanced. It is easy to drink with a clean and refreshing taste.
This special junmai sake is made from 100% Yamada-Nishiki.
It is a very dry sake, which is rare among the many mellow umami-guchi sakes in the "SAGATA" series. It has the full flavor of Yamada-Nishiki, a gentle sweetness, and a light body among the "Sugata" series, with a refreshing aftertaste and a sharp taste.
Seasonal special junmai namaishu made from Hokkaido's Ginpu rice, a rice suitable for sake brewing.
Gentle and fresh on the palate.
The high-toned acidity unique to sake "Sagata" boils up, enveloping and tightening the moist sweetness and powerfully expressing the refreshing mouthfeel. The palate is filled with rich fruit flavors, mellow yet gorgeous, like melon cream soda.
Hi Ryota 😃!
I'm looking forward to drinking it even more after seeing this review 😋! I've been looking forward to drinking it even more after seeing this review 🤗 I've been keeping it in my fridge too 😋.
Capture. In the mouth, you first feel the crisp acidity typical of Senkou, and soon after, a fruity sweetness appears. The sweetness disappears refreshingly without leaving a lingering aftertaste. It is drinkable, but now that I have it, I want to enjoy it after the second day.
*AQE (Aomori Quattro Esperanza) means "Aomori's Four Hope Breweries". This reflects our strong desire to "lead the local sake industry" with Tasake, Toyobai, Hachisen, and Hato Masamune.
The key point of this new sake is the use of Aomori Prefecture's original lactic acid bacteria isolated from the Shirakami and Hakkouda mountain ranges in the "yeast (sake mother) making" process, which is the basis of sake. Leuconostoc is the name of this lactic acid bacteria.
The purpose of the "yeast yeast yeast" process is to grow strong sake yeast while suppressing the growth of bacteria. To achieve this, it is necessary to maintain an acidic environment in the tank using lactic acid bacteria.
Last year, Tazake and Hato Masamune conducted a trial brewing using this technique, and the result was a sake characterized by a light acidity with no unpleasant aroma.
Tasake and Toyobai brewed with new acid bacteria isolated from the Shirakami Mountains, while Hato Masamune and Hasen brewed with new acid bacteria isolated from the Hakkouda mountain range. All four breweries use Aomori rice (55% milled rice), which is the specialty of each brewery, and all yeast and koji molds are limited to those developed in the prefecture.
This sake, limited to the brewery, first of all, has a soft, thin, carpet-like cloth label, which is original and pleasant to the touch.
When the glass is turned, it has a slight aroma of rice. The mouthfeel is soft, with moderate sweetness and acidity, and a little bitterness that gives it a nice sharpness.
Along with UV-cut packaging. This special junmai sake uses a yeast that produces a lot of malic acid to give it a clean taste. It has an apple-like acidity with a soft umami flavor, but the aroma is subdued.