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Ishikawa Tamajiman Tōkyō no Mori

Tamajiman Tōkyō no Mori (多満自慢 東京の森) is a liqueur made of aged sake to which wood chips of local mountain cedars are added.
Colour / hue
Gold
Clarity
Clear
Assessing this brew poses a slight predicament, it is certainly not everyone's cup of sake: though classified as sake, Ishikawa calls it a 'liqueur'. It is made of aged sake laced with cedar chips, hence liqueur. The cedar fragrance is very mild, but it smells as if you were drinking from a wooden masu cup. Someone said it was reminiscent of tatami. In my home country, herbal conifer brandies aren't uncommon; the Tokyo no Mori reminded me of these exactly. You can still taste the sake, it is dry, with sweet hints, but the cedar aroma can be irritating if you are used to classic sake. Though made of aged sake, it is only slightly darker than straw. Served chilled, its refreshing cedar aroma makes it a superb aperitif (or digestif, for that matter).

If you are into herbal brandy or like the allure of novelty, indulge; for those with a more orthodox sake taste, choose another of Ishikawa's excellent sake.
thomas
thomas
I experimented and heated the Tokyo no Mori to see how it would affect its qualities. Warmed it retains its mild scent of cedar but loses all its other characteristics.
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