Shibuki 飛沫 Junmai 純米 70% Seimai Buai

Rice - Hatsushimo 初雪 🌾
Prefecture - Gifu 岐阜県
Brewery - 林本店 Hayashi Honten
Alcohol - 13%
Color - Golden Yellow
Aroma - 🍯, 🍄, 🥜, Sticky Date, Malt, Soya Sauce, Earthy
Taste - Medium
Umami - Medium
First impression - Aged
Body - Medium
Sweetness - Medium
Tail/length - Short
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Notes - Hayashi Honten brewed their 🍶 with underground water from the Nagara River, one of Japan’s 3 cleanest rivers. The founder, Eiichi Hayashi, was a 🌾 farmer who loved 🍶 more than anyone else. With the desire to make the best tasting 🍶 from the 🌾 he grew himself, he established Hayashi Honten in 1920.

This 🍶 was part of a series call “Next Generation” and was created in 2020 and brewed with Hatsushimo 🌾 which is a rare variety only grown in Gifu and Mino regions. This 🍶 is call the Highball only Junmai which also means it is recommended to mix and drink cold with soda or tonic water. This 🍶 is also a blend of a 20yr old koshu aged in a cask barrel mixed with newly brewed 🍶. Rich and full in the mouth and laden with lots of rich nectar and sticky date aroma. Was expecting something much richer but it was pleasantly smooth yet with a subtle robustness to it. The longer it lingers in the mouth, you can feel the gentle sourness enveloping the inner cheeks. As it slides down the throat, a very gentle sweetness can be felt and then disappear into a slight bitter aftertaste.