Store Drinking.
Beautiful fireworks🎇 patterned after a tiger🐯!
100% Tosa Rei rice produced in Kochi Prefecture.
Reads "Tosa Urara."
The color is clear.
The aroma is faintly sweet.
The taste is sweet and slightly sour. It tastes like strawberry with increased sweetness.
The ginjo aroma is also faintly sweet.
The sweetness spreads in the aftertaste.
The sweetness is the main taste, but it is not too strong and easy to drink.
Light taste with rice flavor (^^)
A nice cup for this time of year 🍶😋 when cooled down without any cloying taste.
It blew me away when I opened the bottle: 🗯️💥
I found this at my favorite restaurant.
It is a limited edition sake from Kurakai.
The aroma is fruity.
The taste is refreshingly dry and delicious.
It tastes great with jakoten (fish cake).
Kochi Food Trip - Full Kochi Trip (3)
Continuing with the tasting, we listened to the commentary and explanation by Mr. Kazuho Takagi, Toshi, the brewery's head brewer.
This is a rare opportunity, so I asked questions as I drank.
I asked him if there was any sake that caught his attention, and rather than focusing on the taste, I asked him which sake was from a brewery that he was good friends with. The first one that came out was Akitora by Arimitsu Shuzo.
It seems they were the same sake brewer at Tomekawa's event.
This sake was also popular and one of the brands was sold out, but it arrived while we were tasting it.
Around noon, Ms. Yuzuru Arimitsu, the daughter of the brewer of Arimitsu Sake Brewery (5th generation apprentice?), also came to the event. came and replenished the sold-out sake.
Akitora Junmai
A standard junmai sake. It has the acidity and umami typical of junmai sake. In my opinion, I felt the acidity was too strong.
Akitora Summer Jungin
The acidity is low and the taste is a little refreshing.
The toji-san is an expert on wine and other sakes, so he said he has a lot of experience in making other types of sakes.
Uchu no Shinkai no Uchu Junmai Daiginjo
This sake is made with Uchu no Shinkai yeast. The aroma is a bit banana-like, and the taste is delicious, with a mild acidity, umami, and sweetness.
AKITORA CEL-24
Very nice aroma, gorgeous sweetness and umami. I like it very much.
Yoo-san had the cutest smile 😍.
Even though it was dreary and cloudy, temperatures were normal. However, the humidity is too high and it is hot and humid!
Today, I wanted to feel refreshed even if the quantity is not so great, so I bought some Aki Tiger from this month's sake festival!
When I tasted it, it was so easy to drink that I bought it immediately, and now it's time to open the bottle.
The 330 ml bottle is easy to finish, which is also a high point!
After popping the bottle open, the aroma is fresh and citrusy.
The sweetness is moderate, and the gaseous and bitter taste refreshes the palate.
The grapefruitiness is very much to my liking!
Kochi Food Trip - Full Kochi Trip (3)
Next is Aki Tiger!
I got the impression that there was a wide range of sake from dry to sweet.
The brewer has a wide range of tastes in sake, so the type of sake he brews varies as well.
Like Toyonoume, this is also a crazy salad house brand 😁.
I drank
Summer Jungin
The label looks like a combination of fireworks and a tiger ❤.
Fruity and melon-y, I think?
Delicious, but I personally prefer Toyonou Ume's summer sake.
Junmai
Another cute label 🐅.
It's quite gorgeous. It's not so dry as to be called "dry," and the flavor seems to gently envelop you. It also has a good amount of acidity. It is a versatile type that can be drunk at any temperature.
Deep Sea Universe Junmai Daiginjo
It seems to be a sake made from selected yeast that survived after being taken to outer space. It is said to be a sake made from selected yeast that survived after being taken to outer space. I think they said fermentation is accelerated 🤔.
Tastes like banana🍌. Sweetness and umami are round and gentle on the palate.
CEL-24 Junmai Daiginjo
Very fruity. I've had it in the past and it's still as delicious as ever 😋.
Ms. Arimoto Yu, daughter of the brewer of Akitora, was there 😊.
Hello bouken 😀
I see that the brewer's daughter is visiting here too😇.
She was at the Izumiotsu event the other day and she was a lovely young lady with a great love for sake 😀.
The future of the brewery is bright😇
Aki Tiger Summer Junmai
Love at first sight for tiger fireworks 🎇 lol
It's summery, fruity and refreshing.
I can't get enough of it ✌️
It goes well with meals: ❗️
I've never heard of this rare rice called Tosa Rei 🤔
Specific name Junmai Ginjo
Country of origin Japan
Content 720ml
Ingredients: Rice (domestic), Rice malt (domestic)
Alcohol content 15.5
Grape variety used: Tosa Rei (produced in Kochi Prefecture)
Polishing ratio 60