Benten 辯天 純米大吟醸 原酒 雪女神 Junmai Daiginjo Genshu Yukimegami 28% Seimai Buai

Rice - Yukimegami 雪女神🌾
Prefecture - Yamagata 山形県
Brewery - Goto Shuzoten 後藤酒造店
Alcohol - 17%
Color - Colorless
Aroma - Vanilla, 🍏, 🍌, Grapefruit
Taste - Light
Umami - Light
First impression - Fresh
Body - Light
Sweetness - Medium Dry
Tail/length - Medium
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Notes - A birthday 🎁 from the wife. This is a sake that has won the Gold 🥇 in the 2021 National Sake Awards held in Hawaii. Brewed with a unique 🌾 Yukimegami which can only be found in Yamagata, this sake Is clean and crisp on the tongue. Very light and delicate with slight sourness of unripe fruits. Medium length that lingers in the throat with a bitter tartness aftertaste. First time trying a sake made with Yukimegami 🌾 and I find that the taste is exceptionally refreshing yet complex to a certain extent. Also to note that this sake also obtain the GI Yamagata Prefecture.

Unfortunately there was no food pairing when I drank this sake but I would recommend fried or oily food pairing for this sake. Chicken karaage, 卤肉饭, Korean kimchi 🥞, 🦪 omelette etc. Basically the clean and crisp texture of the sake will wash away the oily feeling and the sourness will reset the palate for more food intake making each mouthful of the food more enjoyable. Being a Genshu also means the alcohol content is slightly higher than normal sakes which makes one get more relax easily during a gathering.

Overall, this is a very good sake. Unique in its way and highly recommended for sake lovers to try. 🥇 🥇