Souvenirs from Shinshu Trip #1
At the last minute, I ran to a local liquor store to buy some.
It is very refreshing, goes well with food, and goes down terribly well.
MIYASAKA Miyamanishiki Shiboritate Unpasteurized Sake
Rice variety Miyamanishiki produced in Nagano Prefecture
Rice polishing ratio 55
Alcohol 15%.
I went to Tajiri.
There were many visitors from outside of the prefecture, probably because of the consecutive holidays. The storage area here is a highlight, so it is fun just to look at it.
The price was the same as 2023.12 aged old sake and 2024.12, so I decided to go for the old sake. I wonder if it was a little cheaper last year?
I drank the same 2023 last year, but I don't remember the taste😅.
Now to open the bottle. I thought it would be easy to open the bottle, but the stopper was too hard to open.
I wrapped many rubber bands around it and finally got it open.
It is not rough at all and goes in easily.
It would be quicker to buy it from Tajiri than to make aged sake at home, but they don't always have a lot of it, and it is a once in a lifetime thing.
There was quite a bit of Takeba's raw sake 😊.
Hi Harry, good evening 🌇.
The liquor store here likes aged old sake and stocks a variety of it in a separate cellar. This one is about a year and a half old, so I think it's still young. There were still a few bottles left so I can send you the second one 😄.
Dry, light-bodied. The aroma is moderate and it is suitable for a mid-meal drink. It has a pure flavor like glutinous rice. It is not sharp and dry, but rather like a smooth rice juice.
Muscat and melon-like aromas.
Slightly effervescent and tangy on the palate, but fruity at the same time.
Well-balanced sweetness and acidity, with a lingering but refreshing finish.
The aroma was more intense when paired with sardines stewed in tomato sauce.