Ikedaya Sake Brewery is located in Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, the birthplace of jade, which is rare in the world.
The brand name "Kenshin" is derived from,
The name "Kenshin" comes from a beautiful story that "Uesugi Kenshin," a military commander in the Echigo region, presented salt to his enemy, "Takeda Shingen.
The name "Kenshin" comes from the fact that the brewery is located along the Sengoku Kaido Road.
This time, the brewery has created a summer limited edition sake with a green label, inspired by jade, which is the birthstone of May in early summer in the region where jade is produced.
The summer limited edition sake "Yuyosumi" with its green label is now in stock!
This season, "Yusakaumi" is made from "Koshitanrei" and "Gohyakumangoku".
It has a rich, ripe, fruit-like Junmai taste with a refreshing aftertaste that makes it easy to enjoy even in summer.
Please enjoy it crisply chilled in the warm summer weather.
Tonight, I'm going to open this bottle for the first time in a long time & the long layover series.
Kenshin Special Honjozo 2021BY
I'm going to have a glass of this sake, which has been in hibernation for more than 2 years, with a plum crystal I bought in the neighborhood as a side dish.
The taste is dry and crisp when cold, but as it gets closer to room temperature, the sweetness and umami of the rice is concentrated in the attack, and it changes to a deliciously dry taste. It gently wraps the sourness of the ume crystal and washes it away, and it goes surprisingly well with it, making it a good drink. ☺️
The sixth in the Niigata Souvenir Series!
Niigata Seishu Kenshin! Oh no! Uesugi Kenshin is from Niigata? Is he a different person?
I don't know, but it was very easy to drink 🍶 and refreshing to the palate.
Itokawa, Niigata Prefecture. Ikedaya Sake Brewery Co.
Kenshin Junmai Daiginjo Yamadanishiki Nama-shu
I had the impression that I liked Kenshin a lot after drinking it once, so I bought it when I found a junmai daiginjo-namaishiki nama-shu.
I bought it because I found a pure sake at Jun Dai. I had it cold.
When I poured it into a glass, microbubbles were sticking to the glass.
The color is clear and transparent.
The top aroma is apple-like ginjo aroma and alu aroma in the back.
The palate is fresh, with juicy sweet acidity and bitter tasty acidity stimulating the tongue one after the other.
The taste is impressive with a thick, rich sweet and bitter flavor. The bitterness first spreads to the palate, and the sweetness is only slight. The rich bitterness that gives off a deep, deep impression gradually gives way to umami, which is a very nice sensation.
I like it because of its richness 😆.
On the second day, the umami goes down and the sourness goes up, so I prefer the first day.
Ingredients: Rice (domestic), Rice malt (domestic)
Rice used: 100% Yamadanishiki
Polishing ratio:50%.
Alcohol content: 17%.