Taisetsu Junmai Ginjo [1 Koku - 67]

"The Garden of the Divine" from Hokkaido's Takasago Shuzo. This seasonal sake is cold-aged in a Yukihimuro, a sort of igloo. Ginfu rice milled to 45%, SMV +3, acidity 1.3, amino acid level 1.1, and 15.5% abv. Fragrant nose of sweet yubari melon with a minty/savoury tone. Very flavourful, I'd call this medium bodied and off-dry. Sweet and rich on the palate, more melon, pleasant minerality, with a lightly astringent licourice finish, nice acidic bite too.