Dewazakura Junmai Daiginjo Genshu "Captains Table" Aoki Shuzo

Dewazakura Junmai Daiginjo Genshu "Captains Table" Aoki ShuzoThe nose on this Genshu sake has an amazing nose filled with cherry, papaya, sweet rice, tuberose, sweet pine, apricot, and candied apple aromas. First and foremost, when you take a fruit forward sake and age it for one year at 5C, you tend to round out the edges and brashness of a fruity sake. But wait, theres more! Since its a Genshu, it brings up the amplitude of fruitiness, so the result is a fruity sake that drinks round and smooth. This brew is

or plum sake

and savory

look for ripe rich fruit tones including kiwi

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and soft like a sweet avocado

The first sip spells the strength in clarity of this sake

this brew drinks dry through and through

Nanbu Bijin has set a standard with this sake that should be on every enthusiast’s bucket list

bright with a cool fruit pick-up that is uplifting and refreshing

and deep berry flavors on a gentle and inviting fluid that would speak to crisp white wine fans

This is more of an experience than a libation

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