I bought a bottle of Hana-no-i special junmai sake, labeled "Thieving Cat," at Nishioka Honten in Makabe, which I stopped by on my way to the Tsukuba Rin-Rin Road on a rainy day the other day.
I have had this sake before, but there is something different about sake bought at a sake brewery.
Homecoming Series ⑨
I went to Nishioka Honten in Makabe, Ibaraki Prefecture, and purchased a BY6 unfiltered, unpasteurized sake. It is a genuine Ibaraki sake made from Hitanishiki produced in Ibaraki Prefecture.
It has an unadorned flavor, as is typical of Supin's sake.
It is dry, with a short, refreshing aftertaste! The alcohol content is 17 degrees, which is proof that it is well fermented.
The aroma is not assertive, and as a food sake it is first class!
The last was a Jun Dai from Hana-no-i. I thought there were a lot of animal label names, but I was told that it is a series of Birds, Animals, and Caricatures. It is an aged sake. It has a good balance of umami and acidity. I was just a little tipsy after two sets of drinks.
The third drink was at Hana-no-i. When I visited this restaurant on another day of the week, the person standing at the counter was a Hana-no-I employee. I ordered it because I remembered that I had it heated at that time. It was delicious with just the right amount of acidity.
We will be serving a long-aged sake from Nishioka Honten "Hana-no-i" in Sakuragawa City, Ibaraki Prefecture, which we supported through crowdfunding, with the recommended lukewarm temperature.
I heard that the Makabe area where the sake brewery is located still has some old streets, and I would like to visit there someday.
Today's accompaniment is a sake from Sakuragawa, Hitachinokuni
The aroma is far away Shaoxing sake, sweet and sour.
When I drink it, it reminds me of Ine Mangaka♪
The taste of cherries and a little Shaoxing sake
Can it be drunk quickly with low alcohol (8%)?
Sake rice is Koshihikari produced in the shrine's rice fields
We will respectfully enjoy the sake.
thanks Ibaraki Jizake Bar Mito