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Gunma Fountain
Hatsu Shibori
Special Honjozo
Polishing ratio 60
Sake meter degree +2
Acidity 2.1
300ml
Alcohol 18% to 19
Shimaoka Shuzo
Ota City, Gunma Prefecture
Peaceful Heated Sake
Yellowish tinted sake with a mild and soft taste
Mild and soft taste
Personally, I'd rather drink it warmed than lukewarm,
I would like to drink it at a much higher temperature than lukewarm 🍶.
I'll be drinking this for a while.
Retro sake-like aroma.
Mellow aroma and graininess on the palate.
Clear sweetness with little bitterness and a slight rice richness.
Texture is surprisingly light, typical of honjozo.
Just the right match for shellfish soup.
Taste level ☆3/5
Gunma Izumi Hatsushibori 720ml
Rice used: Wakamizu, others
Rice polishing ratio 60
Alcohol content 18%.
We took this bottle at Nakamura Shoten near Kokusai-dori. Since the brewery does not share the same storehouse with Izumiya, we thought we could get a good selection at these two stores.
When my wife's parents were still alive, we often spent New Year's in Mitaka, and I remember that I was very shocked when I bought this sake at Ajinomachidaya. It's not Hiro-san's ~10 years old~, but I was happy to find it in Naha, just like last year: ✌️
So, what about this year? A faint aroma and smooth taste. It is different from yesterday's Masayo-san's lightness. But it's 18 degrees, so if you're not careful, it will give you a big thump 😆.
It would be interesting to age it at home in a bottle.
Yesterday it rained all day long ☔ We had a juicy set for lunch at Ukaji near Shurijo Castle 😋.
Good morning, Jay & Nobby 😃.
Heated Yamahai Honjozo sake is also delicious ✌️ Yesterday it was 21.5 degrees and there were many people in short sleeves♪
If you go to Shinshu, you can get soba, and in Okinawa too, soba is a staple for lunch 😄.
I drank Gunma Izumi the other day to celebrate Maebashi Ikuei's ⚽️ victory ㊗️🎉.
Ota is a long way from Maebashi...
I've had this sake every year in recent years since I was a student in Gunma ✨They specialize in Yamahai, but this one is a fast brew 🌾.
I think it used to have more lees🤔.
Koji, lactic acid, cream stew... and fruity aroma of apple, pear, etc. in it 🍏.
Slightly effervescent, fresh, pear-like fruitiness.
Good rice flavor, strong bitterness in the second half, alcoholic 😋.
It's a crisp, wintery, windy taste: ❄️
I have felt in recent years that it is gentler or smoother to drink than before 😌.
Next time, I'll have a hot sake 😁.
I tried Gunma Izumi ☝️
This sake is labeled Junmai, but looking at the degree of rice polishing, it's Junmai Daiginjo specs...wow😳!
The taste has a sense of maturity, but with a gentle sweetness, moderate acidity, and dryness, but all in a gentle and pleasant way 😆.
Dusty and delicious...just like that 😁.
In Sendai
Ikeda Sake Shop has an excellent selection of heated sake
But this is what you'll find at this store!
The heater was shipped to Sendai.
This sake also seems to be made with brewer's yeast!
It's a classic yellowish sake with a hint of cinnamon.
When heated, the strong character fades, but the sweetness and riceiness of the sake is pushed out.
But the sweetness and riceiness of the sake is pushed out.
The sweetness and rice taste of the sake is pushed out, and the umami is superb!
It's not limited to this sake, but heated sake is very useful this season.
but heated sake is very useful this season.
Jay & Nobby, that's right! The Nohbei Yokocho is a big hit with my wife and my drinking buddies!
The other day we both drank a bottle of heated sake, but the next day we were fine!
That's what heated sake is all about!