(Log)
Hanaboe Yamahai Harazake Limited Nama-Zume
I dropped in for a quick drink on my way home from an errand.
I think this is the first time I came here alone.
Plum seeds that the wife had ordered from her hometown arrived, so we spent the weekend working with plums.
The sake we prepared this year is Hanaboe from Miyoshino Shuzo in Nara Prefecture, which is famous for its mizu-hashiro (last year it was Tomikunishiki from Hyogo). Hanaboe has a sweet image, but this sake is made for fruit wine, so the wild yeast is fed sugar to the limit in order to raise the alcohol content to the legal limit of 20 degrees Celsius, making it dry.
It is made with 1 kg of Nanko plums, 350 g of glacial sugar, and 1 shou of sake. I think a little more sugar would have been better.
I hope to see the result in a few months!
⚫︎2 The second one is Iwakagami, a flower in early summer
I went to Tanaka Sake Shop for my favorite Hanaboe.
It was a hot day, so I chose a soda pop for its typical sourness and freshness!
When I twisted the screw cap a little, the liquid level came up again and again.....................too much energy!
Finally, the bottle was opened. The lees that had accumulated at the bottom were already stirred up by the gas.
First, the aroma.
It smells like sweet yogurt✨It smells so good✨.
When we drank it, the richness of the mizu yeast spread along with the gaseous feeling of the shuwa shuwa.
I like this feeling that is typical of Hanaboe's mizu-hashiroshi.
The gasiness, yogurtiness, sweetness, sourness, and bitterness each have a solid profile and assert their own individuality, making for a very interesting taste.
It is fun to drink, fun to look at, and above all, a good sake!
Nice to meet you at Hanaboe's.
Juicy! That's the only word that comes to mind.
Deep citrus sweetness. Good fragrance too.
It was a perfect cup for this early summer.
Lactic acid-like aroma.
It has a strong sense of gas.
As an active nigori, it is quite dry, with a refreshingly crisp acidity, soft sweetness, and bitterness!
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f i r s t a n d f o r m a t i o n s
Hanatomoe
Nara Yoshino
Nama Sake
Unfiltered raw sake
Mizu-hashiroshi
Alcohol 17
Hayashi, Yamahai, Mizu-Hashi, Comparison
Miyoshino Brewery
Yoshino Town, Nara Prefecture