At a tempura restaurant. It's a good sake, but I think a little more sweetness would go better with tempura, which is basically a salty dish. My personal opinion.
There is a slight fruity note in the woody aroma of the barrel.
In the mouth, you can taste firm acidity and umami. The sweetness is moderate.
The aroma of cedar that comes through to the nose stands out.
There is a slight bitterness in the aftertaste.
4/5
Masumi Hiyashiroshi 15%.
This is Nagano sake because I traveled to Nagano.
The volume is typical of autumn sake.
The sweetness is pretty good, but I want to drink it crisp and cold.
I bought this sake at the brewery when I visited Suwa last month. It is a limited edition sake made at the brewery after two summers of storage. I am weak against the word "limited.
It is said to be a 2023BY junmai ginjo-shu brewed in the old-fashioned "yamahai" style.
I wonder if this kind of aroma is called melon-like aroma. It has a faint sweetness, but the aftertaste is very refreshing. I would have liked to compare it with the one that had not been laid to rest.
I paired it with a soy sauce based hot pot.
It was delicious. Thank you very much.
Tenth contribution from the San Francisco Bay Area. Mellow mouthfeel, deep flavor with concentrated rice flavor. Similar to Naruto sea bream hiyaoroshi. Goes well with yamaimo yakitori and liver. At a yakitori izakaya (smoke) in Berkeley.
Masumi Shinshu Secret Sake Hanpukai 2025 Gold Course.
Shinshu Secret Sake Hanpukai presents Masumi for October. This challenging sake is a blend of Miyamanishiki and Yamadanishiki made with Miyasaka Shuzo's signature No. 7 yeast and brewed with modern Yamahai.
It has a fruity aroma like lychee and muscat. It has a mild sweetness and an interesting balance of elegant and clean acidity carefully extracted by modern Yamahai, contrasted with a firm bitterness.
It is a quintessential perfection!