This Honjozo "Honjo-Karakuchi" has received high praise at the National Heated Sake Contest.
It has won gold medals four times in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2020, and the highest gold medal in 2013.
It is a dry Honjozo sake with a beautiful smooth throat. It is said to be "the best of the best". I drank it in hiya and got the impression that it was only spicy.
It is standard but extremely tasty with umami and a refreshing taste. As you can see in the picture, I drank it at a bar and it was delicious, so I want to drink it again. I would like to drink it again.
I guess I was lucky that this one was also sold in limited quantities and was no longer available, but for some reason it was super dry. It was definitely due to my health condition.
Repeat because it was delicious there and available at the airport.
This is a fruity wine-like drink, really delicious, and I had to have several refills!
The alcohol content is 5%. It is a juice. It is a juice.
I drank it cold because it was not recommended to be heated on the menu, but later I learned that it won the gold medal in the National Heated Sake Contest 2024. Rice flavor, sweetness, clarity.
Special Tengu Mai to Commemorate the Opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line
As the first sake of the New Year.
It has a strong Masu sake aroma, and while dry on the palate, the richness and sweetness follow later.