Sawanoi hiyaoroshi. Probably twice-brewed, technically called "Aki-agari".
The endorsement of Sawanoi is really very accurate. The sake is getting thicker...
I don't get this phrase....
First of all, it's not too thick. But it is rich. And it has a fruity flavor. It has a depth of flavor that makes you think it would go well with anything except, perhaps, western sweets...
I thought my life was turning around after 40, but I guess I'm still in the middle of my summer drinking season...
Sawanoi hiyaoroshi. It's a freshly-pressed one. The aroma is soft and muscat-like. Mmmm, delicious. It has a firm flavor like Junmai Dai-harakuchi, and you can taste the fruitiness after one summer. Apple...pear...banana? It is hard to describe the fruitiness. But it is rich and hiyaoroshi-like, and the purchase of a bottle was a great decision.
Some say that the aroma is not flashy, but rather subdued, and that one cannot expect much freshness, but for me, the fresh aroma exceeded my expectations for hiyaoroshi.
It has a good balance between a calm umami and acidity, and a mild and gentle mouthfeel.
I think it is especially good with boiled fish dishes.
I enjoyed it cold this time, but next time I would like to try it at room temperature or lukewarm.
Another delicious sake I have encountered!
Junmai Hiyaoroshi" by Sawanoi Ozawa Shuzo
Junmai Hiyoroshi has a mild taste with a robust flavor and richness that has deepened with maturation.
Alcohol 15%.
Sake degree +1
Acidity 1.8
Amino acidity 1.2
Rice used: Koshiibuki (Niigata)
Polishing ratio (Kake rice, Koji rice) 65%, 65
Yeast Kyokai No. 901
Since I was in the Tama area, I had a bottle of Ozawa Sake Brewery's Honjozo Nama Sake in Ome. It was light, mellow, and went on and on. I like it because it is very easy to drink.
I went to the main store of "Kakomo" which I visited last month at Baltika 03, the best location right in front of the bus stop for the ferry terminal 😁 I was drinking while checking the line because I heard that it is often full and you can't get in, but there was no line at all, so I checked 5 minutes before, but there were about 20 people in the opposite line, I was impatiently waiting in front of the door to get in. I was able to get on 😅.
I asked the store staff what they recommended for dry sake, and they recommended Sawanoi, so I ordered it 😀.
I asked the shop owner for a dry sake recommendation and he recommended Sawanoi, so I ordered it 😀 This sake was also easy to drink and I drank it like water, so I was halfway through the day and had too much time to drink. I'll tell you more about it on the ferry.
I had a lot of sake 🥳 in my preliminary check.
I was touring the shopping streets in Tokyo when I saw this sake 🍶 and bought it home.
Polishing ratio 50%.
Alcohol content 16%.
100% Gohyakumangoku
The aroma is a little gorgeous ginjo aroma, and while the acidity is the main taste, the umami and sweetness of the rice can also be felt, with a well-balanced bitter taste from the acidity.
It has an image of being light, but it is anything but that.
It says it has been aged for 150 days, but the sense of maturity is not strong.
It can be drunk as it is or with other food 😙.
It is delicious 😄.
I had it with bonito tataki for the entrée, and the acidity and slight sweetness brought out the umami 👍.