The second Murai family sake I am getting. I’ve purchased sake from this company before which was Murai Family Nigori Genshu Sake which was cloudy sake with whooping 20% alcohol content. Overall, it was fairly unique sake, and I was looking forward what kind of taste this one would bring. Well, …. it’s meh. Costing...
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