Sake notes

Hummm… well i’ve let this thing dry up a bit huh?

Well lets use it for something.  I’ve been meaning to be a bit more systematic about buying and trying sake. I figured this might be a good place to keep notes.  I guess it might not be very interesting for most of you, but such is life. Ignore those tags i suppose. I’d apologise, but that assumes the rest of this blog is worth reading.  So if that previous post makes no sense to you, be reassured that it wasn’t exactly meant to.  It took an age to write as i had to find, copy and paste all the kanji and kana in from other websites. Hopefully it will be easier next time.  For my sake, not yours… =P

月桂冠 ヌーベル (Geikkeikan nouvelle)

Brewery: 月桂冠 (Gekkeikan)

Style: 特別本醸造酒 (Tokubetsu Honjouzou)

Alcohol: 15%

甘辛: 中 (Medium)

濃淡: やや濃醇

日本酒度: +1.0

酸度 (Acidity scale): 1.3

アミノ酸度 (Amino scale): 1.4

Serving:

冷やして  (5～10℃)  ◎
少し冷やして (10～15℃) ◎
常温 (room temperature) ○
ぬる燗 (40～45℃) ◎
上燗 (45～50℃) ○

Notes:
I tried this at room temperature when i first bought it and hiyashite there after. Was better chilled. This is the first Honjouzou i have (knowingly) had and i liked it the style.  The aroma is subtle, and the flavour is surprisingly strong in comparison.  I think that is typical for the style.  The flavour was quite meaty/unami almost salty… i guess amino scale-1.4 is higher than what i normally buy. Could quite happily quaff the stuff.
Has repeatedly won “Monde” International high quality gold award. I suppose that’s good, although i suspect it has more to do with Gekkeikan being one of the largest breweries.