Gekkeikan 月桂冠Kyo No Izumi 京の泉Ginjo Karakuchi 辛口60% Seimai Buai

Rice - Local 🌾
Prefecture - Kyoto 京都
Brewery - Gekkeikan 月桂冠
Alcohol - 15.5%
Color - Light Yellow
Aroma - Steam 🍚, Alcohol
Taste - Light
Umami - Light
First impression - Crisp
Body - Light
Sweetness - Dry
Tail/length - Short
Overall - Tried a chilled 300ml of this 🍶 while dining at a restaurant. First nose of this 🍶 is an aromatic smell of hot steam 🍚 with strong alcohol. Despite being a Karakuchi 辛口 Ginjo type of 🍶, the taste is light and the length is short. Really unlike those typical 辛口 type of 🍶 that usually leaves your throat and back of your mouth with a dry and bitter aftertaste. The light body makes it well balanced and rounded. I paired it with cheeseburger rolls and 四川辣子鸡. The dryness of the 🍶 actually helps to reduce the heat from the 🌶 🐓 which IMO actually makes the dish more tasty as it does not make the mouth numb with spiciness which usually happens with such a dish but actually allowing me to taste the fragrant of the 🐓. As it is a 辛口🍶, it goes really well with all the fried food that I’m pairing with. Overall, this is a good 🍶.

Mitsui San
An amateur sake lover who loves anything 🇯🇵 and started exploring 🍶 drinking 5 years ago. A Kikisakeshi #唎酒師 by SSI & Certified Sake Sommelier by SSA. IG: @mitsui.sakenoob