The taste immediately after opening the bottle is of yogurt, dairy products, and yogurt sweets, with a hint of acidity, which turns into a hiney aroma when it crosses the line. After about a week after opening the bottle, it becomes a sour sake in the same vein as Abeya Ittokey, and the acidity is maxed out when the sake is heated.
This is a bottle that shows Sasashuku's new approach.
It is delicious with a mellow sweetness that is typical for a sake made from the traditional sake yeast and Kame no O. It is very drinkable, but has a good sharpness.
It is drinkable, but at the same time it has a good sharpness. This is a good example of the quality of aluzoe. This is a high quality sake.
The label is cute and nice.
On the Shinkansen
Sake Brewer] Sasashuku Sake Brewery (Niigata, Niigata Prefecture)
Sake Brewer] Sasashuku Shuzo (Nishigamaku, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture)
Kind of sake】Junmai-shu (sake made from the original yeast / hi-ire in autumn)
Rice] Koshihikari (produced in Nishigamaku, Niigata City)
Rice polishing ratio] 80
Alcohol content】17%(Harakusake)
Sake Cup】Guuchin
Aroma】+1.0
(steamed rice, a hint of nuts, lactic acidity from the sake mother, the aroma of rice malt, slight banana)
Appearance] Slightly pale yellow (natural color of low-polished rice and sake yeast)
Taste]
Body: 2.5
Acidity: 2.5 (lactic acidity typical of a sake yeast yeast, with a sharp taste)
Sweetness: 1.0
Umami: 2.5
Bitterness: 2.0
Aftertaste: Medium to long.
Lactic acidity and umami remain, and a touch of astringent rice skin recedes in the latter half.
Impression】Classical umami type sake yeast.
From the aroma, it has a calm rice and lactic acidity.
The taste has a punch that is typical of the original sake, but with a beautiful lactic acidity, it does not feel heavy in total.
There is little of the cloying taste that is often associated with low-polished rice, and the outline of the rice can be felt straight away. As the temperature rises, the umami flavor comes out.
Pairing
Best with fat, umami, smokiness, and soup stock.
Repeat Score] 2.0
We changed our plans and went to Abeno Harukas.
Abeno Harukas Kintetsu Main Store
Niigata Food and Sake Festival (1)
The booth of Sasashuku Sake Brewery and Sasashuku.
This was the first thing I saw and was recommended to try.
◉ Sasa-Jirushi, Junmai, unfiltered sake.
This is their best-selling sake. It has a strong flavor, perhaps because it is an unfiltered sake. It goes well with fatty autumn fish.
◉Sasa-jirushi Junmai Ginjo Unfiltered Sake
I was told that this sake is easy to drink, but since it is also unfiltered, it has a strong flavor and is delicious.
◉ Sasazuku Contest Sake Daiginjo
A 17% sake with a clear but intense flavor with no cloying taste.
I thought it was all Sasashuku, but I had never heard of the Sasajin brand.
The sake is distributed locally and there are not many sales channels in the Kansai region, so the price has been raised, but the increase is said to be limited. Overall, I like the image of a strong flavor.
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Sake no Jin, Niigata Jizake Cup 30 Bottle Set 2024, 3 bottles leftover, all at once.
At room temperature, my wife says it's refreshing and mild. I, a sense of burnt. Bitter and sweet. 50 degrees, a little bit mellow. 60 degrees, it's all together. Rice flavor. Bitter taste.
Purchased by mail order from Sake Kadoya @ Murakami.
The Niigata So Odori, a three-day dance festival, will be held from today! An event where dancers gather from all over the country to dance continuously in the city of Niigata, it looks powerful, fun and interesting! Congratulations!
And then, I had a glass of Sasashuku's Niigata-branded, regular sake.
Grain aroma,
Sourness and astringency on the palate,
The spicy dryness from the
slightly sweet and full-bodied mouthfeel,
It is mildly, normally, delicious.
This deliciousness at a price that makes me appreciate it for dinner.
90% local consumption,
It is truly a local sake.
=== Ingredients: Rice (domestic)
Ingredients: Rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic), brewing alcohol
Rice: Niigata rice
Polishing ratio: 65
Alcohol content: 15
880 yen per 720ml
=== The price
★★★☆☆☆☆
This is the first Sasazuku. It has a clear, crisp flavor in a similar vein to the Takachidai we had just before, but with more light acidity than the Takachidai.
TAJI
Sake rice: 8% Gohyakumangoku, 14% Kame-no-o
Koshihikari 28%, Koshitanrei 50
Polishing 65
ALC 15 degrees
It has a full aroma and umami flavor on the palate.
The taste is full and delicious on the palate, followed by a nice sharpness.
It is a typical Niigata sake 🍶.
Apple aroma, very fruity
Very light and clear on the palate with a smooth finish.
A slight pungency and bitterness, but it goes away quickly.
After a long time after opening, it instantly became full-bodied and strong.