Kenshin Koshitan Rei (variety of rice)
4 consecutive weeks, mainly on weekends
Every 7 stores are replaced
You can eat ramen from 28 stores
Ito Onsen Yukemuri Ramen Festival
started on the 19th
My wife and I went there on the day of the festival
and we both ate 4 bowls of ramen. ✌️
I'm planning to go alone on the 26th, the second week of the festival.
I think I will eat at least 3 bowls 😁.
This is my second Kenshin though,
Last time was Aizan so this is my first time here.
Firm mouthfeel
Relatively low sweetness
Spiciness and bitterness in the middle.
Classical flavor.
We judged it to be suitable as an in-meal drink.
Served with sashimi: ✌️
Good evening, Manta-san!
This is the perfect ramen event for Manta-san 🎵.
It reminds me of the Ramen Derby in Kyoto 🍜.
I haven't had Kenshin yet, but it would be nice to have a sake to enjoy with sashimi and seafood 😋.
The last of the day was a series of drinks left to the owner, who, again, asked us to choose sake that we would not normally choose ourselves.
We were served a Niigata sake recommended by Mr. Kawada, the owner of CHUIN, which he always buys every year.
Kenshin was a first for me!
The aroma is...ladylike, sweet and juicy with a hint of koji (malted rice) including the acidity typical of sake, with pleasant aromas of grapefruit, melon and banana.
On the palate...smooth, mellow, and super juicy!
With all due respect, it is overflowing with juiciness that is hard to believe this is a Niigata sake!
While a gentle dryness peeks out a bit, the umami, including a slight bitterness, flows nicely and spastily.
The aftertaste is medium short.
This is delicious!
It has no alsophony, and if you were to give it to me blind, I would say it was a junmai type.
This is the kind of sake that overturns my biased stereotype of Niigata sake and makes me feel ashamed of my lack of knowledge and experience.
I was surprised after a long time.
It is delicious!
The freshness and vibrancy of freshly pressed sake, the aroma brought out by the aruzome and the sharpness at the end.
All the characteristics of this sake were working in the right way.
I will buy it next year if I can find it.
Thanks for the treat 🍶.
