鍋島 大吟醸 山田錦

This is a very limited edition sake made with 100% Yamada-Nishiki from the special A district of Hyogo Prefecture. Despite being so particular about rice, it is not a junmai sake, but rather an aruzome sake.
詳しくない人は「純米酒」至上主義ですが、日本酒コンテストに出す「鑑評会」用のお酒はほとんどアル添酒です。面白いですね。その方がおいしいのです。
さて、このお酒、まず上立ち香はメロンのような爽やかな香りです。アル添のアルコール臭は全くなく、私のレベルではこのレベルのお酒のアル添か純米か、香りでは鑑別できません。含むと、苦味、酸味、旨味が等分に感じてきて、やや余韻は長めに消えてゆきます。蔵が妥協を許さず、かつ価格も妥協せず造られた日本酒の一つの完成型と言えるでしょう。




| List of Labels | |||
| raw rice | 東条産山田 | Malted rice used | |
| ratio indicating the quantity of polished rice gained from a given quantity of brown rice (nowadays usually expressed as a percent) | 35% | sake brewing name | Tomiichiyo Brewery |
| Yeast used | Manufacturing Prefectures | Saga prefecture (Kyushu) | |
| sake (implied to be low-grade) | ±0くらい | Production period | 202507 |
| acidity | 適度 | Date of purchase | 20250814 |
| amino acid degree | 適度 | Tasting Day | 20250819 |
| alcohol content (usu. expressed per cent) | 17% | Where to Buy | ask |
| specific name | top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less | optional entry | |
| Other Special Notes | |||
| wine tasting | |||
| Information on vision | |||
| cage | even | ||
| sunshine | colorant | slightly | |
| Information on sense of smell | |||
| (incense) pastille | メロン | incense | |
| tobacco smoke | incense for the aged | ||
| type of incense brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60% | 果実のよう | ||
| Information on Taste | |||
| sweetness | ant | elegant | きわめて |
| depressing the string of a zither with one's left hand | light (flavor, flavour) | まさに | |
| heavy | sliding | ||
| light (i.e. not heavy) | light (i.e. not heavy) | bitterness | slightly |
| grudges and hard feelings | ant | bustling | |
| peppiness (of a ball) | good | rich | |
| clean | 究極 | 幅 | |
| off-flavor | nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta) | old age | |
| acidity | slightly | swelling | |
| astringency | nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta) | dimwit | |
| round | young | young | |

