Today, while working on my day off, my wife is going back to her parents' house after the kids' daycare, so it's time to work on my local drinking activities after a long time 🌟.
Yes [I've been waiting for this moment!] I feel like shouting "I've been waiting for this moment!
So, I took advantage of my day off and left early to take a bath at a bathing facility, then went to Matsumoto Shoten in the Fukui Yatai Mura (Fukui food stall village), which opens early, and toasted with beer and yakiniku (barbecued meat) first 🍻.
Next, we went to Sumi no En, a yakitori restaurant next door, and ordered some hot sake because it was cold.
They have a rare brand of heated sake, so I chose this one!
Hanagaki Super Spicy Junmai.
Aroma of heated grain, gentle flavor and a hint of sweetness, and a calm and serene aftertaste!
The sweetness that is typical of Hanagaki has been heated up, resulting in an intoxicating mouthfeel.
I've never had Hanagaki heated before, but it has a clear Junmai sake-like flavor 😋.
This heat and flavor is unbearable this time of year when the outside temperature is below 10℃. ✨️
I'm off to a sake event at a restaurant I often visit after this 🚶.
Good evening, Jive😄.
I've been waiting for this day! I'm full of feelings 😆 Please enjoy and drink as much as you can today! Let's blow away our daily fatigue ☺️ I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of lineup you have lined up 🥰.
Gyve, good evening 🌇I like yakiniku by myself. ❗️ It's not many places where you can yakiniku by yourself at the counter like this, so it's very useful...I thought 🤣 after taking a bath and then yakiniku...the order is reversed 🤣.
My favorite sake from Fukui Prefecture, Hanagaki's Super Spicy Junmai.
Fully fermented, with a Sake meter of +12, it has little sweetness, but a strong rice flavor. Not too classic, but delicious with a refined flavor. Because it is dry, it went well with gyoza as expected.
The tangy, spicy taste is accompanied by a strong sense of rice flavor.
The slight effervescence keeps the taste from becoming too rich and mellow.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
The refreshing acidity brings the wine together in a well-balanced manner.
The sweetness is "slightly sweet to medium" and clean without being sticky.
A slight bitterness finishes the aftertaste, and it disappears quickly without any lingering aftertaste.
As its dark white appearance suggests, the sake has a mildly sweet mouthfeel, but the aftertaste is firmly spicy, with a lingering sweetness and umami flavor that lingers on the palate.
I asked the owner to recommend a sake that would go well with the plums, which he is particular about.
that would go well with the plums.
It's good...
The flavor and sweetness is like a matured sake!
I wonder if it's the one that feels sweeter because it's drunk with plums.
