Sensho Masamune 戰勝政宗 Tokubetsu Junmai 特別純米 袋取55% Seimai Buai

Rice - Hitomebore ひとめぼれ 🌾
Prefecture - 宮城県
Brewery - Katsuyama Supreme Sake 勝山酒造
Alcohol - 15%
Color - Light Yellow
Aroma - 🍚, 🍌, 🌲,🍍, Cypress,
Taste - Light
Umami - Light
First impression - Lively
Body - Light
Sweetness - Medium
Tail/length - Short
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Notes - Sensho Masamune is one of the 3 brands that is brewed under Katsuyama Supreme Sake. Katsuyama is a sake brewery with a tradition of well over 3 centuries and was created to brew the top class 🍶 enjoyed exclusively by the feudal lords of the Sendai Domain, founded by 🇯🇵 most famous military commander and respected samurai, Date Masamune.

This is a Tokubetsu Junmai pressed using the traditional bag pressed method. Light and airy in the mouth with apparent unripe 🍍 aroma. A gentle sweetness can be felt as the 🍶 swirls and dances on the tongue. A hint of spiceness can be felt as it goes down the throat and leaving behind a slightly burning bitter sensation.

This is the 1st time that I tried their 🍶 and I felt that it has the necessary depth and layers that I would expect from a brewery that specialized in brewing Junmai Shu. Food pairing wise would be something like Yakitori or Yakisoba or even kimchi stew. I also did try the 🍶 warmed to about 50c and the texture became rounder and much fuller. Honestly I prefer the warmed version better. ⚔️⚔️⚔️