Kaoru-shu. Nigori sake! It was probably one of the best in the rainfall. No sourness, which I don't like, but sweet and sour.
The bottle is a 1.5 liter bottle, but it has a special shape so it can be stored in the fridge. The label is cute too 🩷.
2018BY mature sake. The aroma is sweet and gentle, which I like! The taste is sweet at first, but the unique sourness and aroma come later with a gusto. It's heavy to drink it cold as it is, but it was easy to drink with cheese and other strong flavored foods!
Sake that is refreshing. It is more bitter, sour, and has a sharp aftertaste than sweet or umami. It goes well with ponzu jelly and other refreshingly salty snacks.
Souzake. It says "super dry" but it was easy to drink in that it had sweetness and softness with a crisp aftertaste! A handsome sake that was recommended to me.
Kaoru sake. Sake from Tohoku and sake from Nagano are similar but completely different, but I can't really put it into words...the sweetness and powerful gentleness that is typical of Nagano...the tanginess was irresistibly delicious!
Kaoru Sake. Compared to the super pole, the Honmaru is no less delicious and too good to drink! If the label were hidden, you might not be able to tell the difference.
But I guess Honmaru is a bit more angular, or maybe it's the jun-dai that makes it easier to drink.
Smoked sake. Ah, this is it! It's a stable taste. I've been fortunate enough to drink a lot of different rice recently, but Yamada-Nishiki was the calmest and mellower of them all, for better or for worse.