Wakayama Pref. Arita-gun. Takagakizo Co.
Kiraku-ri Junmai Ginjo Nama Genjyo Unrefined Nakakumi
I bought this at my first liquor store while I went to Wakayama to buy dried fish during GW. I wanted to get Ryujinmaru, but they said it was not available now. They will sell it to anyone who comes to the store.
I had it with cold sake.
The color is clear and slightly yellow.
The top aroma is of almonds, caramel, chocolate, and a little alcohol.
The label on the back of the bottle says that it was fermented slowly and for a long time at a low temperature, so I guess it has an aged aroma.
The taste is thick and voluminous with a grain-like flavor. There is also a good amount of acidity.
There is an almond aroma that goes into the nose, an alcoholic aroma, and a guttural sake-like sensation in the throat.
The alcohol content of 19 degrees comes later.
After adding a bit of ice and water, the alcohol feeling is reduced and it becomes easier to drink.
Ingredients: rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic)
Polishing ratio: 50%.
Alcohol content: 15%.
Opened March 3, 2025
Purchased at Matsuo Sake Shop, Wakayama
Purchased at a liquor store I was introduced to when I visited Nakano BC
Mmmm, cocoa, chocolate 🍫.
This 🤣 is very rich!
Acid and sweetness!
If it's this rich, maybe it can be used for strong flavored food like simmered dishes or meat dishes!
Location Wakayama Arita-gun
Rice type
Type of Sake Junmai Ginjo
Rice polishing 50%.
Alcohol content 19°.
Sake Mother
Sake degree
Acidity
Rating(scale 0-3)
(Item) Wine glass
(Aroma) +2 Steamed rice, Narazuke,
(Appearance) Clear
(Taste) Clear
Body 2
Acid 2
Sweetness 2
Umami 2
Bitterness 2.5
Pungency 2
Lingering Sweetness and bitterness follow, so you don't feel the alcohol is too strong.
Impression: Delicious sweetness
The attack is relatively sweet due to the alcohol and sugar, but then mysterious astringency and bitterness rush in. It has a nuance like when you bite into the skin of a grape.
I felt that it was a sake that chose the drinker, but I enjoyed it because it had a taste that I had never had before.
Wakayama series.
Another brand of Ryujinmaru by Takagaki Shuzo.
First of all, it is chilled.
The entrance smells of maturity. The aroma of straw is accompanied by a thick, voluminous sweet and sour aroma reminiscent of syrup and cream.
In the mouth, the voluptuous aroma at the entrance is fully spread by the rich, full flavor of rice, which is soon softened by the strong, well-defined acidity.
Delicious 🍶.
My favorite one ✨
When warmed up, the acid contour weakens in a good way, leaving a softness in the mouth full of rice umami and more rice sweetness.
From the back label.
Sake has been an indispensable drink since ancient times when people rejoice in the turning of the year, when they enjoy the festivities of festivals, and when they celebrate the joyous occasions of people and of the world."
This is culture. This is culture at its finest ✨✨.
The intersection of "nature" and "human activities" is culture, and the origin of culture is "celebration.