Hakkaisan 八海山 Yukimuro Bottled Sake雪室瓶貯蔵酒 60% Seimai Buai

Rice - Gohyakumangoku 五百万石, Regular 🌾
Prefecture - Niigata 新澙市
Brewery - Hakkaisan Brewery 八海釀造
Alcohol - 19%
Color - Light Yellow
Aroma - Soy Sauce, 🍌, Steam 🍚,
Taste - Medium
Umami - Medium
First impression - Lively
Body - Medium
Sweetness - Medium Dry
Tail/length - Medium
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Notes - This is a limited edition 🍶 which is bottled immediately after pressing and stored in the Yukimuro for 7 months before releasing to the market. Full and robust in the mouth with layers of complex aroma. Medium acidity and finishing off with a slight bitter aftertaste. Some says that there is a taste of unblended whisky combined with gorgeous ginjo aroma but I felt that it has more of a cask whisky aroma with some smokiness. Although with an alcohol of 19%, you would hardly feel that due to the unique taste of aging in ❄️.

Tried this at the Hakkaisan Sennen Koujiya located at Nihonbashi and it goes really well with the cream 🧀 pickled in Hakkaisan sake lees and miso. Really brings up the umaminess to another level. I have to admit, Hakkaisan yukimuro technique often surprises me.

Overall, this is an excellent 🍶. Never seen it in 🇸🇬, and will highly recommend trying if you are traveling to 🇯🇵.