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The flavors and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efeelings of Denshu have “modernized” and are now of the light, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esemi-spritzy, fresh, buoyant, and gently effervescent ilk. This is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eold-school \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJunmai\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that has gone back to the new school for a more \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erefreshing and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGinjo-like\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e drinking experience. There is a very nice \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshibumi and tannin-like dryness that appeals to wine drinkers, with a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprofessional clean and quick \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ekire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e finish. 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As customers of that world, it’s important to heed that call. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKijoshu is a “style” of making sake that uses more sake instead of water in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efermentation process. Using Northern Japan’s Hanafubuki rice milled to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e77%, this brew wins the balance battle between sweetness and high \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eworking acidity, with a surprising elegance and complexity that is very \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eeasy to consume. Medium-bodied, fresh, bright, with lots of glucose, this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebrew drinks slick, slippery, and almost water-like with many joyous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eflavors that are buoyed by an underlying umami backbone. 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