Snow Crane Black
This is one of the set of Niigata Sake Tour in August.
The Tahara Sake Brewery in Itoigawa brews sake using natural spring water from the foot of Mount Kubiki Komagatake.
They named the dry taste series of Yukitsuru "Black" because the local gourmet in Itoigawa is named "Black" (Black Yakisoba, etc.).
With a light mouthfeel
It has a refreshing bitterness and spiciness.
It is a light dry taste with umami.
It has a sharp and crisp taste.
It is refreshing and easy to drink.
Easy to match with meals.
If you warm it up lukewarm, you'll feel the alcohol kicking in at the back of your throat.
The sweetness mellows out and it's good, too.
Yukitsuru has patented a process that uses a water treatment machine used by NASA called a hydro-treater, which they claim makes their sake "refreshing and fun to sober up.
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Ingredients: Rice (domestic), Rice malt (domestic), Brewing alcohol
Rice: "Koiibuki" and "Gohyakumangoku" (rice grown in Niigata Prefecture)
Alcohol content: 16 degrees
Sake strength: +10.0
Cold
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★★☆☆☆
Continuing from yesterday, this is a Junmai sake from the Yukitsuru series.
Personally, I find Junmai Ginjo easier to drink cold.
The junmai sake went well with the food when served hot!
This sake is not fruity, but has a strong sake flavor.
Ingredients: rice, rice malt
Alcohol content: 15%.
Rice polishing rate: 55%.
The Yukizuru Series from Niigata's Tahara Sake Brewery
Nice to meet you, Junmai Ginjo
It's easy to drink with a mouthfeel that is more robust and rice-flavored than fruity.
Ingredients: rice, rice malt
Alcohol content: 16%.
Rice polishing rate: 55%.