I met Asahi Hawk by chance.
It is sweet and refreshing.
If I can drink it on a daily basis at this price
I am happy.
If I find it again, I will definitely buy
I will definitely buy it if I find it again.
As expected from a brewery that makes Jyushiyo.
As expected of the Takagi Sake Brewery.
If someone told me that it was Jyushiyo, I wouldn't doubt it.
I'm amazed at the taste of this honjozo (with added alcohol).
It is not available like the Jyushidai, though.
Outside drinking.
The color is very pale yellow.
The aroma is a refreshing and clean one.
The mouthfeel is gentle and smooth.
It has a sweetness that makes it easy to drink. The sweetness is refreshing, not too sweet and not too strong.
Exquisite sweetness: ❗️
The fragrance is rich and spreads out, and it goes through the nose smoothly.
This is the essence of Japanese sake.
The aroma, taste, and mouthfeel are all in perfect harmony🍶.
Asahitaka is only available in Yamagata Prefecture by Takagi Shuzo, the brewer of Jyushiyo!
It was hard to get even locally, so I asked my parents to contact a local liquor store to get it and finally did! 🙌
One bottle was a present for our anniversary to an izakaya (Japanese style bar) that has been a great help to us 🎁.
The other bottle was opened for home use!
It's been a few years, but the taste is always changing, so this is completely new to me!
Slight sweetness, sharpness, and aroma after drinking, all the flavors are in perfect balance and united in a wonderful 😭.
It's a taste that makes me shiver and I'm impressed! 😭😭😭
Asahi Hawk was given to me by a sake friend!
I was so happy and smiling because it was so unexpected 🥰.
I'm excited to open it!
The aroma is very alcoholic 🤔.
The taste is...,
Wow! Sweet 😳!
It has a very sweet and thick mouthfeel 🥰.
It's also very tasty, clean and crisp.
On the second day, the alcohol feeling from the first day fades away and the sweetness and umami opens up to become a beautiful sake with good acidity and sharpness!
Sake that is sharp and fresh when chilled.
Many sake that are crisp and fresh when chilled have a bitterness and an alcohol taste that comes out as the temperature rises, but I was surprised that Asahitaka has a sweet, fruity, and crisp taste the whole time!
I think I prefer it at room temperature rather than chilled 💕.
I'm convinced this is why it's so hard to find 🥺✨.
And after 6 months in the fridge, it's grown to be easy to drink like sweet, tasty, refreshing water without the alu feeling!
I love this flavor!
Wow, I really like it now, but I'll never be able to get it, so I'll drink it with care 😭.
The aroma is mild and gorgeous, with a hint of iso-type aroma when it opens from ice temperature. The rounded texture on the tongue is followed by a tangy acidity, soft umami, and moderate sweetness. From the mid-palate, it finishes smoothly and beautifully, with a pleasant light bitterness in the aftertaste. If Honmaru has a gorgeous and sharp taste, Asahitaka has a deep and sharp image that can be drunk slowly, including at low temperatures. From chilled, the sweetness can be felt well, and as it goes from sunny to warm, the sweetness and acidity become stronger, from lukewarm to top-heated, a slight austerity also comes out, from hot to cold, there is masking of the temperature, but the austerity in the aftertaste with the aru and suru feeling. It may be good depending on the pairing. I like it from hana (flower) to chilled.
I was invited by people in Yamagata while I was there on business.
When I told them I liked Japanese sake, they offered me Asahitaka!
Perks or virtues?
Yes~! Fruity and very horse-like!
This is it! This is what people in Yamagata are all about!
It's amazing that people in Yamagata still call this second-grade sake!
If you ask me, it's a cooking sake! Even though it's so good!
Thank you very much for the food!
Good evening, Matsuchiyo-san 😁.
Yes, it is. I brought a box of it, so it looks like it's for drinking, but they call it cooking sake 😰.
I'm glad I can buy it, even if the price has gone up! Yamagata people must be afraid 🤘.
