This is the first bottle from Wakayama Prefecture. I was allowed to drink it chilled. The aroma and taste are mediocre. I couldn't sense any particular impression or impact. I wonder if it would change if it were heated.
Opening day: Not much aroma, tastes slightly umami and spicy. Light sake.
Day 3: The taste has changed to a beautiful umami taste. It was like a flower blooming. Good.
Opening day: a bottle with no aroma, just a noticeable alcoholic harshness. It's from Yamagata, so I had high hopes.
Day 3:
Fruity aroma emerged, and the taste became sweeter. The bitterness is also slightly present.
After a couple of days, the sake becomes sweeter and much tastier.
I have the impression that Kyoto sake breweries are reluctant to mention the yeast used, but this Hatsuhinode claims to use the yeast "Kyo-no-Koto". The aroma is elegant and slightly sweet.
The body is very unique, fluffy, and different from all the other sake I've had. The aroma is not very strong, and the taste is light and deliciously dry.
This is my first Ehime sake.
Drinking it as it is, it has no aroma and tastes light. It would be better to drink it with sashimi, sushi, or as a food sake.
I tried it with Szechuan food. It goes super well.
It's like a woman to a man, a beast to a beasty.
The fresh fruity and lightness of this Senkyo was surprisingly natural and delicious in the midst of the intense flavors of sansho, bean paste, sesame oil, and vinegar.
I guzzled down half the bottle and kept it in the fridge overnight, and the pear-like sweet aroma came back and tasted even better.