Today was the last day of work: ❗️
What is the last sake at the end of the year 🤔?
I opened a bottle of Takefujima's Active Nigori after some hesitation. I bought this at the brewery during my summer trip to Lake Biwa history. It was a very nice trip.
Unfortunately it had lost its activity 😭 I left it for five months 😓.
But dry flavor and some acidity. A sweetness that is hidden in the aftertaste. Well matched and easy to drink: ☺️
This would be really good if it had activity!
This one seems to be popular and is sold all year round. Highly recommended.
The snacks are chutoro (medium fatty tuna) and conger eel tempura.
The Christmas cake is from Numazu's long-established Ale Marine.
Let's open another bottle for hot sake 🍶.
What shall we open at the beginning of the year 🤔
Good evening, ellie 🦉.
I see you have an active nigori (a kind of "active" rice wine) 😳I'm in Shiga and haven't tasted it yet💦I'd like to try it if I can find it 😊.
I was in Shizuoka at the beginning of December and could hardly see it 😢.
Good evening Ponchan ^ ^
It's bad luck not to see Fuji in December😅
I just checked the Shizuoka review 😆 I missed it around the time I left the hospital 😓.
You have a good eye to choose Kaiun. It's a brewery as good as Isoboast: ❗️
Good evening, ellie 😃.
Thank you for a year of work 😌and it's nice to end the year with a souvenir drink 🍶 from a memorable trip 🤗 though it still has a few days to go so it may not be over yet 😆.
Good evening Jay & Novi ^ ^.
Thank you for a great year 😊 Thanks to you I am becoming much more knowledgeable about alcohol.
I plan to open another bottle! I have several bottles stocked up for hot sake 😋.
In the photo, it is the leftmost green label.
The aroma is very sake-like. I thought it might be a little spicy considering the sake degree of +5.5, but it was not that spicy and was very drinkable. I thought it might be a little spicy, but it was not that spicy and was easy to drink.
Today we will open a very special one that is not available in Shizuoka 😋.
Continuing our trip to Shiga.
Going north in Nagahama, there is the Tomita Sake Brewery, famous for the Seven Spears, and a few doors down is the Yamaji Sake Brewery, but we passed them on our way over the Mt.
On the way to Saba Highway, we happened to find Yoshida Sake Brewery. It is very close to Sugaura village, which we were looking for, so we definitely wanted to stop by here rather than Tomita Sake Brewery 🤔.
Apparently it is a brewery that is being revitalized by a company started by a Gekkeikan alumnus. Pon-chan told me about it😊I looked it up and it seems to be a company called Yume Sake Brewery.
In the second photo, on the right is Chikubu Island. If you go into the back of the peninsula on the left, you will find Sugaura.
Now for the taste...
The sweetness is moderate and sharp^ ^ ^I think the umami is high! The sake taste that comes to your nose at the end is also refreshing😄That's pretty good.
It went well with sashimi.
The two pictures in the back are Sugaura, which I wanted to visit at least once. The four-legged gate marking the boundary of Somura and the Suga Shrine, where shoes are strictly prohibited. You have to take off your shoes from these stairs.
Hi ellie 😃
Beautiful paintings 🖼️ like the labels😍and the fact that you can see the scenery in the pictures 👍Memorable one 🤗.
Ah! I didn't realize 😅Congratulations on your 100+ ㊗️ 🎉!
Hi ellie 🐦 I've never been to Sugaura even though I'm in Shiga.
I've never been to Sugaura even though I'm in Shiga 💦It has an atmosphere of God's presence ✨I haven't had a drink at Chikubujima since it was rebuilt, so it's been a while since I've tasted it 😊.
Good evening, Ponchan😄
Sugaura is not so easy to visit even for history buffs😅because I love things😅.
I bought it because of the label, but I could also see Chikubu Island from Sugaura, so I bought it immediately!
I have another bottle of another brand in the fridge 🤭.
A brand I had never seen before was in stock at a nearby liquor store I frequent. The label didn't look like sake, so I hesitated, but I love to drink something new, so I bought it.
It is fresh and has a slightly peculiar acidity. It is quite good with a good kick! It's a nice summer drink. Thanks for the drink😊.
Rice used is unknown
Slightly pear-like aroma.
It has a light shwashiness, and the sweetness is refreshing and light.
Is it a summer sake?
The umami is also crisp and clean.
This is good!
The one that sprays if you don't open it carefully.
If it sprays at 300, you'll run out of something to drink 🤣.
Ginfukiyuki, 60% rice polishing ratio, Sake degree +6, Acidity 2.0, 1401 yeast
The few reviews on social media said it was dry, so I was prepared to drink it, but it was a dry nigori sake, not sweet, but dry, refreshing and easy to drink!
Spicy but not too spicy, with a hint of sweetness.
Hi bouken 😃
Sure! If you spew at 300 you can't get it back 😆 dry and clear 😍we like it 😋I want to keep it for drinking 🤗oh ‼️ but I think I'll spew on the train 🤔.
Good evening Jay & Nobby😃.
If you're a drinking iron, this is a must have cooler box with refrigerant 🤔If it gets room temperature like the night scoop city beauties, it's going to spew all the contents 🤣.
@Salmon World Summit in Kyoto
This is the last one I drank because I thought I would drink something rare.
What is 22 years old whiskey?
And then I drank it and said, "Oh, this is that one! That, that, that! He gently followed up with, "It's like a mellow Shaoxing wine, isn't it?
I've also included a photo of the venue. It was a great success, and I was impressed by the large number of young people in their 20s and 30s. I think it's becoming a trend.
Good for them.
Good morning, pukadon 😃.
Yes, let's go to Kyoto! Thanks for attending the summit from 😊Half of the conversation is about that even if we don't drink 😆It's great to see so many young people coming to these events 🤗.
Good morning, Jay.
I thought I was old when I started using only pronouns, but it turns out I was just finishing up.
Yes, there were a lot of young people here, and I was very happy to see how lively and active they were!