“I saw this offering and substituted it into my sake club order. Reading a description of this being a from the press to your lips sake and having not experienced a nama before, I was intrigued and excited to give this one a try. I was not disappointed. With the first drink, I was at a loss for adjectives to describe it and was instantly filled with joy. There is a lot going on with each sip, from the youthful, almost effervescent initial taste on the tongue, followed by a mixture of sweet, fruit like flavors, and then the satisfying umami finish. Too bad this is a limited release, because it is fun and playful while offering serious depth at the same time. The last bottle I tried, a nigori from a different brewery, I found it lacked that unquantifiable something special to really standout, well this met that challenge and kept going. If/when this gets released again, make sure to clear a spot in your fridge for this special brew, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.”
Oh my gosh, what an amazing bottle you chose to be your first nama! We are so glad you got your hands on it!! Great advice for others, too, the staff at Tippsy does the same - we get our hands on it once we see this released every year in the Spring!
“This was a banger! The slight effervescence combined with the big juicy flavor notes made every sip a delight. So fresh and lovely to sip on its own as well as pair with food. Paired it with pineapple glazed pork ribs and it stood up beautifully.”
“I jumped at the chance to try this Gokyo arabashiri, which means it flowed freely into the bottle and then into my ochoko and then into my mouth, without any pressing. Only the toji knows how this happens without any kazu, as this sake was perfectly clear. Although the SMV (nihonshu-do) suggests this shu should be more on the dry side, I thought this shu was slightly on the other foot; it tasted a little more sweet to me than dry, which is weird because the acidity is pretty neutral (1.6) and the alcohol is a little on the higher side (17%), which should have favored a drier taste. So maybe it’s lively nama-osity is what made it taste this way to me, or maybe the fruitiness (which I’m terrible at picking out), or maybe I just don’t know what I’m talking about, or all of the above. Or maybe it’s just that the SMV doesn’t mean much of anything, as I argue in my Chef’s Apprentice YouTube lesson on that subject. In any case, I’m not saying it’s sweet, just that it didn’t really taste dry to me. I liked it very much paired with Gyu-Don (beef donburi or beef rice bowl). Kampai!”
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