It has a refreshing aftertaste and is so mild that it is hard to believe that it has 17% alcohol content, making it a sake that goes well with a variety of tsumami.
It was a mild sake, more than dry. Tempura of cod sprouts we found, which we had been wondering if they were ready yet because of the cold weather, went very well with rock salt.
I also felt that it was light and rather refreshing. My perception of muddy sake has changed in the past, but now it has completely changed. It was a sake that made me realize that only sake can go with the grilled tuna ara that I happened to have.
I found it a bit peculiar right after opening the bottle, but on the second day the flavor changed and became milder. As it happened, it was a great drink to pair with unroasted mixed nuts.
It was a sake that felt juicy (is that the right word?) as well as sweet. I felt the juicy (is that the right word?) as well as the sweetness of the sake.
I was looking forward to dinner at Drunken Whale Pavilion on last week's abruptly canceled trip to Kochi and enjoyed it with bonito sashimi over the weekend. I reconfirmed again that the combination of chopped garlic and soy sauce is unshakable.
I compared it to Nichiei's Ishikawa-mon 100%, which I checked in with earlier. I thought it tasted different when I first sipped it, saying 'it's so rich and complex, it's hard to believe it's 13%', but at the back of my throat I felt the same taste. It might be my imagination.
As it happened, I compared this sake with the 100% Ishikawa-mon sake from Yoshida Kurau, which I will check in with later. The first saké was 'sweet but refreshing' and different, but the second saké had the same taste in the back of the throat.