Shiga is Kawashima Shuzo's Toku Jun🍶.
The aroma is quite classical.
Bran-like aroma coming through the nose
From the firm umami of rice
The acidity starts and finishes.
Traditional junmai sake flavor
It tastes better when it is heated up hot.
I feel that the roughness disappears when heated.
Kawashima Shuzo
Pine Blossom Junmai Unfiltered Nama-nazake
Kawashima Shuzo is a sake brewery in Shin Asahi-machi, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture.
The rice is polished to 60% Shiga-grown "Tamakae".
Soft aroma, mellow rice flavor,
Soft aroma, mellow rice flavor, gentle richness, and a smooth aftertaste.
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The brewery was at the department store,
We were allowed to taste it.
We were served a variety of sake from Junmai to Junodai.
We were able to drink quite a lot!
First half of March
The cold days are still continuing.
I wanted a junmai sake that looked good warmed up
I took a bottle home with me.
A classic junmai sake with a strong umami flavor.
Junmai sake
Warmed up and served with a side dish of yokozuna arare (arare)
It's perfect for drinking at a leisurely pace!
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A sales person who visited Icoma Sake Shop last year was there.
We drank
Josen Honjozo
I already drink it at home, but they said it can also be heated, so we compared cold and heated sake!
At home I drink it at room temperature, but it doesn't change much at any temperature, so I guess it's versatile?
Matsu no Hana Junmai Sake
Classic but easy to drink
Shiboritate Honjozo Nama Sake
I drank this at home a while ago and compared cold sake and heated sake. Surprisingly, the heated sake tasted better!
Honjozo Nama-no-Harazake
This one was quite robust, but had a delicious flavor.
Ginjo Unfiltered Nama Sake
I've bought and drank this in the past, but I tasted this one too.
I was not as impressed with this one as some of the others I drank this time.
Junmai Nama-nihonjyu Shiboritate Light Nigori
I forgot to take a picture💦The label has changed, but it looks like I've had this one in the past. A little spicy?
Matsu no Hana Junmai Ginjo
Well, it tasted a little off-flavored and the taste was subtle...
Matsunohana Daiginjo Fujiki
Forgot to take a picture💦.
Yamadanishiki with a 40% polished rice ratio.
The taste is a little different from the others, probably because the rice is different.
Tamakae is not suitable for high milling because it tends to crack when polished, so it seems to be Yamada-Nishiki.
The salesman was very interesting and unique.
Buy it at Yamaya, which has a larger selection of pine flowers than other stores, because of its retro labels.
I think this is the first time I've seen Matsu-no-Hana Honjozo!
It has a good balance of clear but not too sweet and not too spicy. Easy to drink.
I would also like to tell you that it is very cost-effective at less than 1,000 yen, including tax!
I must try heated sake while the temperature is not too high.
If you chill it too much, you can feel the smell a little.
pine blossom
Nama sake aroma. Dry taste. Tongue feels a little numb. Good acidity. The palate is refreshed. It is so-so delicious. But then it was empty. It is easy to drink.
Purchased at a sake brewery. Takashima City on the west side of Lake Biwa.
They have started producing whiskey in recent years, and although it is still in barrels, it will finally be released next year. The timing was good and I was allowed to enter the whisky warehouse. It was a nice aroma of the barrels. Photos are not for social networking.
I guess he is a Noto Touji.
Kawashima Shuzo
Pine Blossom Special Junmai Sasake
Kawashima Shuzo is a brewery in Shin Asahi-machi, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture.
The rice is polished to 60% Shiga-grown "Tamakae".
Elegant aroma, gentle rice flavor, and a clean finish,
Elegant aroma, gentle rice flavor, and a refreshing aftertaste.
Good chilled or heated!
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I saw it at Ya-Ya and bought it because I had never had it before.
It's sweet and easy to drink for its strength, but it tastes strange, like an off-flavor...
It tastes like herbs and medicinal herbs.
Jun Dai and Ginjo were good 🤔.
It's tough.
It has a delicious flavor, a sense of maturity, and a smoky aroma, so rather than pairing it with food, it's better to sip it like whiskey.
It does not go well with sashimi.
Maybe it would go well with crab innards?