Yamahoushi Daiginjo Nama Genshu

This time we are going with a little bit of light and dry with a bang.

Yamahoushi / 山法師

Daiginjo Nama Genshu / 大吟醸生原酒

Alcohol: 18~19% / Polish: 50%

SMV: +4

Brewery: Rokkasen / Yamagata Prefecture

Tasting notes:

On the nose:  Very clean and fresh. Sweet, slightly fruity notes, with hints of rice and yeast.

On the Palate:  Dry with a strong bite off the bat, followed by underlying sweet and fruity characters that give it a nice rounded flavor.  Light to medium bodied.

Other notes:

• This is a genshu so be careful of the high alcohol content.
• A little light bodied for your average genshu, but still enough body and spice to keep you satisfied.
• Coming from Yamagata Prefecture, it has a lot of character. Very fun to drink.
• Yamahoushi has a full line up of sake, from Junmai and Honjozo, to Junmai Daiginjo.  Under a different label, but same brewery, there is also an Umeshu (plum wine) available. Look forward to more Yamahoushi in future posts!

Cheers,

Meishu no Yutaka staff

Carlin