From the aroma, it has a yogurt-like aroma that is typical of Yamahai.
The palate also has a sense of Yamahai, but it also has a pleasant sweetness that makes it easy to drink.
Mutsu Hachisen came to Takashimaya. I bought it on a Friday night. The saleswoman let me try a sample, so I bought the red label I liked best.
The main thing about the sake was the sweetness of the rice from the aroma and the sweetness from the taste that ran through my mouth, but the sweetness was not too strong and it was very refreshing, so I could drink it easily.
The aroma is faintly alcoholic. The color is a slightly yellowish type of junmai sake.
It is refreshing on the palate and has a slight alcohol edge when opened from the refrigerator, but it is not unpleasant and the aftertaste is clean, so it is easy to drink.
The aroma is clean and unctuous, with a sake aroma. The taste is also probably of the classic type, but it is refreshing on the palate with just the right amount of rice sweetness on the taste buds, so you will never get tired of drinking this sake.
I drink a bottle of Hiran for the first time, which I happened to get at a liquor store. It is unfiltered raw and alive, so there is a fizzy feeling from the moment the bottle is opened. The aroma is gentle yet indulgent, and the expectations are high.
The mouthfeel is juicy and pleasantly effervescent, and there is a good fresh acidity in the aftertaste.
The rest of the Hourai I drank yesterday. Hourai is cheap and easy to find, yet tasty and good. It has a moderate aroma and volume that is typical of junmai ginjo.
Contrary to expectations, it is refreshing on the palate and so easy to drink that it is hard to believe that it is an unfiltered, unpasteurized sake. However, from the taste to the aftertaste, you can sense a solid volume.
From the nose, the wine has a fruity, fresh sweetness that continues through to the palate. Yet there is no heaviness from the taste to the aftertaste, and the wine is easy to drink like a white wine.
Moriboshi's Yamadanishiki Light Nigori Nama
First of all, I was surprised that the cork flew out like champagne the moment I opened it. It is indeed a living sake.
The aroma is faintly sweet, with a slight carbonation and pleasant sweetness on the palate, and it is delicious enough to drink as much as you want.
Hirotogawa Bessen Junmai Daiginjo (once-fired).
The quality is as good as ever and the taste needs no further explanation.
This beautiful and deep sweetness is rarely found in other sake.
Kamo Nishiki BRILLIANCE Yoshikawa Yamadanishiki Junmai Daiginjyo (raw, undiluted sake).
The aroma is mild. The palate has a gentle and elegant sweetness, which gradually spreads out on the palate. This sweetness lingers until the aftertaste, but there is no unpleasant sweetness at all, only a pleasant sensation. This is the kind of lingering sweetness that can only be felt with a good quality wine.
This is a sake that you can drink forever without getting tired of drinking.
HANAHODAYUKU THE PREMIUM Junmai Daiginjo Hachitanishiki 40 ORIGARUMI Unfiltered Nama Sake
We managed to get this hard-to-find sake at a liquor store.
From the aroma, a firm yet pleasant sweet aroma passes through the nostrils. The mouthfeel is fresh, and from there, a fruity sweetness like a pineapple runs through the palate. It was a great decision to buy this wine, even if it was a bit expensive.
From the aroma, there is a hint of the sweet aroma typical of nama-shu. The sweetness is moderate on the palate, but it quickly travels through your mouth, and you can also detect a faint scent of koji rice. Yet, it is easy to drink because there is no lingering aftertaste at all.