Mutsu Hassen Kijoshu 2025

Description

The nose on this masterpiece is an amazing collection of apple, pear,lemonade, yogurt, custard, Lemonheads, ginger stick, apple cider, andpink grapefruit aromas. Every once in a while, the sake world gets givena gift. As customers of that world, its important to heed that call.Kijoshu is a style of making sake that uses more sake instead of water in thefermentation process. Using Northern Japans Hanafubuki rice milled to77%, this brew wins the balance battle between sweetness and highworking acidity, with a surprising elegance and complexity that is veryeasy to consume. Medium-bodied, fresh, bright, with lots of glucose, thisbrew drinks slick, slippery, and almost water-like with many joyousflavors that are buoyed by an underlying umami backbone. Look for apple,candied pear, pink grapefruit, cherry, pineapple, rice candy, pancake,tangerine, cherry tomato, pine needle, and mineral water flavors thatgush through the palate with pristine balance and dexterity. WORD: World Class WINE: Dessert Wines BEER: Citrus Ales FOODS: Haute cuisine,caviar, smoked meats, fowl, cheeses, venison, pork chops, oysters, fruitplates, and imagination.