Third drink at an izakaya in Sendai. I had never had it before, so I gave it a try. It is a slightly sweet sake with a strong umami flavor. It was not too harsh and tasted good.
Aomori's Zenchidori (Utou). I drank it for the first time. Daiginjo with a rice polishing ratio of 40%. It is not junmai. But it is delicious. It has a complex taste. After all, there are many kinds of sake, such as ginjo and junmai, but it is good to drink sake that you feel delicious.
Zenchidori Daiginjo Yamadanishiki.
Zenchidori is a rare sake brewed by Nishida Shuzo, famous for its rice wine. Its name comes from the Zenchidori bird, which is a national natural treasure.
Only the heart white of the Yamada-Nishiki is used, polished to 40%, and the pressing is done without artificial stress.
It has a sweet, yet refined ginjo aroma like melon, and a very clear taste with a gentle sweetness and no hint of cloying flavors.
When served heated two weeks after being uncorked, the fruity aroma becomes more pronounced and the umami flavor spreads!
It still has more umami and sweetness than the one hundred and forty-four I drank the other day.
full-bodied
The sense of transparency is also wonderful.
Polished to 35%, 5% more polished than Tasake Junmai Daiginjo Hyakushoku.
This sake is even more clear and transparent.
The taste is drier than Junmai Daiginjo
Although there is a definite difference when compared
But I'm still in training.
If served blind, you may not be able to tell the difference.
Daiginjo Zenchidori Hyakkichi
Ships in limited quantities only in the prefecture - August only
The price is 3,850 yen, which is a price range I would normally hesitate to pay,
But since we were in Aomori, we bought it!
It is a delicious sweet-umami type sake!
Zenchidori 3
Sweet but not too sweet, well-balanced. The aroma spreads gradually. Slightly bitter.
It is neither dry nor sweet, but halfway between the two.