Color: golden with green hue. Nose: dark honey, iodine, woody, smoky, black lemon. Very cereal-driven, hint of fermentation. Intense, powerful, expressive. Palate: lively and fresh attack, with great tension. Underbrush profile (mushrooms, fermented apples). Cocoa, coffee, dark honey, tobacco note. Nice minty freshness. Complex, almost peaty, toasted finish. Pairing: kakuni with cabbage, fermented mustard greens. Comment: well balanced and distinctive. A surprising, expressive, iconoclastic sake.
