It is a sake brewery established by Naohiko Noguchi, nicknamed the "God of Sake Brewing," as the culmination of over 70 years of sake brewing life. It has a gentle aroma of Japanese citrus, white flowers, and rice powder, and a gentle mouthfeel. Enjoy its lively acidity and pleasant bitter taste with a lingering flavor reminiscent of custard cream with a sense of maturity.
Rice: Gohyakumangoku / Alcoholic strength: 19
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This is a sake called "Koukuchi Naohiko.
The aroma in the finished glass also stands out with the acidic characteristics that have been consistent since Kikuhime.
There is no bitterness in the aftertaste.
When the glass is warmed in the palm of the hand, the characteristics of the catalog can be felt clearly.
Aroma that shows the scenery of sitting down firmly and tasting sake long into the night.
The aftertaste of drinking sake warmed in the palm of the hand is accompanied by a pleasant sensation of bitterness and a pleasant sensation that passes through the nose
When the temperature of the sake rises to room temperature, I could taste the outline of custard cream ripeness
Reminiscent of a toji's return to his roots
When matched with protein-based dishes, the characteristics stand out.
When matched with vegetables, it gives a sense of envelopment.
- Aroma is unique, difficult to describe but gorgeous.
- You can feel the process of the lingering aroma turning into a grain of rice.
- The aroma is so distinctive that I want to find a word to describe it by relying on the impression I have of it.
- A sake that gives a gentle impression like freshly cooked delicious rice.
- It raises expectations that it will go well with side dishes that go well with rice.
When matched with vegetables, its characteristics stand out.
When combined with protein-based dishes, it seems to wrap you up.
A gentle Junmai sake that complements food, combining the soft, fine flavor of Shimane Prefecture's Yamada-Nishiki with the purity of a mythological clear stream. It is a gentle Junmai sake that complements food. It has a refreshingly gentle, yet slightly dry finish. The toji himself brewed this sake with local Yamada-Nishiki, water, and unrefined sake, in an effort to create a junmai sake that he would truly like to drink.
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We had it at an udon restaurant in Hotarugaike.
Too bad I couldn't take a picture of the bottle.
The flavor is smooth and the range of change from the first sip to the aftertaste is narrow and stable.
I got the impression that the appearance and the horse mackerels were similar.
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After being pressed and bottled in 2014, it is matured in the cold storage at the brewery to give it a mellow taste.
Rich, mellow, and full of umami
We were lured by the supermarket pop-up of this very rare matured raw sake!
I tasted it with sashimi grated on a willow leaf sharpened by a local sawyer!