At "Sake and Otsumami CHUIN Shinmachi", a standing drinking establishment in Shinmachi, Nishi-ku, Osaka City.
The owner, Mr. Kawada, was discharged from the hospital and reopened for business after a long time!
I hadn't been able to visit him at all recently, but I visited to see him to celebrate his discharge from the hospital.
After greeting him for the first time in a while, we had a quick drink (1).
We started with "Tsururei Omachi Special Junmai" from Aoki Shuzo (Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture).
It is a special junmai sake with 55% polished rice and 17% alcohol by volume.
It has been stored in a snow cellar for about five months!
The appearance is clear crystal, almost transparent.
The aroma is sweet and clean with isoamyl acetate.
Ripe and sweet banana, melon, and a hint of acidity like ripe apricots.
Slightly refreshing with a hint of chervil.
Slightly rice aroma with a hint of white dumplings.
In the mouth, it is smooth and silky.
A refreshing sweetness and a gentle yet crisp acidity.
Strong attack with 17% alcohol by volume.
The lingering aftertaste leaves a tingling sensation on the tongue.
While the robust flavor is very mellow, the sense of rice is beautiful and delicious. ☺️
I want to become an expert who can select such sakes in a natural way 🍶.
Good evening, Aladdin-san 🌛.
I was worried when I saw on Insta that Mr. Kawada had another surgery, but I am relieved to see him back in the store 🥰.
I've seen "Yukio" quite often, but "Tsururei" is hard to find: ✨️
Good evening, Mr. Jive 😃.
I know Mr. Kawada is going through a lot, but you seemed to be in good health!
It was a short time, but it was intoxicating to talk with you over drinks after a long time ☺️🍶.
I certainly don't see much Tsururei at liquor stores either 🤔.
Niigata Trip🍁Room Drinking One Cup Series✍️
The retro 🌸 is cute!
It's "Tsururei" ✨.
This is another perfect packet purchase 🫱 lol
Polishing ratio: 65
Sake degree: +5.0
Acidity: 1.1
But maybe after drinking Sasa Sunday
It is said to be a standard evening drink in Minamiuonuma!
I heard it is a standard evening drink in Minamiuonuma. ☺️
I didn't feel much sweetness, it was more of a sour dry taste.
It was rather dry with a touch of sourness ✨.
Even though we stayed only one night, the nature, food, and drinks
It was a very fulfilling trip to Niigata 🥰.
Niigata is the best 💯I want to go back!
Junmai 🍶.
First time in a popular yakitori restaurant 🎉Abandoned the bottle photo as it looked too busy.
Hot warmed up ♨️ sweet and tender ☺️ goes well with the spicy miso. Precious duck hearts 🦆, top mino, tomato pork belly 🍅 A little warmed up and cooled down to the right depth of flavor and spiciness. The beef stew is also a no-brainer 👍 Combined with the sinewy oden (daikon, konnyaku, shirataki), the temperature drops even lower and the acidity is also noticeable and delicious.
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The aroma is not that great.
The taste of the rice is also adequate. But it feels polished.
It is dry and has a slightly bitter taste.
It is easy to drink and has no peculiarities for a dry sake. It is also good that it is easy on the wallet.
Back at home, I opened a bottle of fresh sake, still delicious. It's alive, alive, alive. It tastes like it is changing every second.
It was a quick overnight tour of Niigata's sake breweries. The distance traveled was about 730 km.
Sake breweries visited
Imadaiji Sake Brewery
Hakkai Sake Brewery
Aoki Sake Brewery
Sake Breweries Visited: Niigata Hasegawa-ya
Niigata Hasegawa-ya
Nishikiya Sake Brewery
Ponshukan
Dinner place:.
Minosuke Furumachi restaurant.
We purchased 16 bottles of sake including small bottles.
We will check in after drinking.
#Drinking at home
The flavor and acidity are right in the middle, with a slight bitterness that adds thickness, a moderate aroma, and a mellowness that is typical of hiyaoroshi (cold sake).
The aroma is moderate, and it has a mildness that is typical of hiyaoroshi. This is a sake of the "yokozuna" (champion).
Omachi was delicious, but this is truly Tsururei.
It is delicious on its own, and goes well with a wide range of dishes such as obanzai and grilled dishes.
It is a very standard and delicious sake in Uonuma, which I believe is sold only in the Uonuma area. It is available at supermarkets in Uonuma at a reasonable price. It is a great balanced sake with a strong umami and a bit of bitterness. You will never get tired of it no matter how many times you drink it, and because it is a nama-shu, the taste changes and is always fun.
I have reported on this sake many times, but it is a great sake that I rave about again and again. The costa is great too! If you are in Uonuma, you can never have enough of this................................ This place is sake heaven.
Tsururei's Junmai Nama-zake. Sweet aroma like grapes. The attack is strong and sweet. The mouthfeel is also a bit smooth. The rich umami and acidity spread, but it is also rather crisp and disappears easily in the mouth.
