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I couldn't resist buying this super-rich nigori sake made with high-temperature yamahai fermentation.
The aroma is sour lemon🍋 with a hint of lactic acid too. Probably a 🫶-type one, this. When you include the top layer, it's fizzy creamy lemon🍋 with a very subtle hint of cheese🧀. Not enough to be bothersome. When mixed, it's fluffy rice and an even richer creamy lemon. It's a strange taste, but delicious.
However, the sediment is way too thick and sticky—it doesn't come up even when stirred. It's not like doburoku, with big rice grains and a smooth porridge-like sediment. This is more like clay—fine-grained and cloyingly sticky. It's just intensely rich all the way through!! But the carbonation and acidity make it refreshingly drinkable. It's got a flavor that's somehow addictive.
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