Keigetsu Aikawa-Homare Yamahai Junmai 桂月相川譽山廃純米 58% Seimai Buai

Rice - Gin no Yume 🌾
Prefecture - Kochi
Brewery - Tosa Brewing Company Limited
Color - Light Green
Aroma - Steam 🍚, 🍌, 🍏, 🍄
Taste - Light
Umami - Medium
First impression - Lively
Body - Light
Sweetness - Medium Dry
Tail/length - Medium
Overall - First time trying a yamahai 🍶. Yamahai means lactic acid is not added but occurred naturally. With the Yamahai method, it definitely produces a varied aromas of fruits and 🍄. Also the 🌾 going into this 🍶is not the common Yamadanishiki or Gohyakumangoku and is grown on terraced fields instead. Drunk it chilled around 14 degree. Strong 🍌 and 🍏 aroma when first interacted with the nose but🍄 favor kicks in during first taste. Medium umami and length makes this 🍶a well balanced one. 3 days later decided to try this 🍶at Atsukan temperature 50 degree Celsius because it was 🌧 the whole day. I was amazed how great tasting the 🍶became. The 🍄 aroma was replaced by a clean crisp note of steam 🍚 and alcohol which really enhances the 🍣 I was pairing it with. I like it especially when one can truly enjoy 2 different ways of appreciating 1 🍶. 亁杯

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