Saitama Sake Tasting: One Cup Series 1) Kikuizumi Brewery-Fukka Chan Honjozo

Thank to my good friend, mrs. Atsuko Kurata, I was able to enjoy a one cup sake from Saitama Prefecture!

The character on the glass is called Fukka Chan/ふっかちゃん! It is the mascot of Fukaya City!

It is a honjozo brewed by Kikuizumi Brewery in Fukaya City!

You can see both sides of the mascot!

Kojikome rice milled down to 65%
Kakekome rice milled down to 75%
Alcohol: 15 degrees
Bottled in February 2015

Clarity: very clear
Color: light golden
Aroma: strong, dry and fruity. Raisins, prunes,
Taste: strong, dry and fruity attack
Prunes, raisins, muscat.
Lingers for a while on the palate before leaving with otes oranges, muscat, faint coffee beans and dark chocolate.
More complex than expected.
tends to become drier and mellower with food.

Overall: far more elegant and satisfying than expected!
Does splendidly with food, although will drink like a good dry sherry on its own!
suggested pairings: Izakaya cuisine, tuna kakuni, BBQ.
A great souvenir, no only for the sweet design, but for the fine sake inside. For dry sake lovers!

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