I was struggling to drink some more and found a bottle of Gunma Izumi draft. I've never had a Gunma Izumi that says it needs to be refrigerated.
It's a draft, so I'm going to drink it cold. It has a nice umami flavor. It's good to drink it hot, but it's also good to drink it cold.
I don't know what Maikaze is, but my first impression is good!
The fresh and beautiful acidity comes for a moment, then the firm but not heavy umami spreads out, and it ends with a fruity, muscat-like cleanness.
A fresh fruity wine! It is delicious!
It's so refreshing that it feels like a summer sake.
Sake rice: 100% Gunma Wakamizu
Rice polishing ratio→50
Alcohol content→15
Sake degree→+3
Acidity→1.6
At Ikeda Sake Shop in Sendai
I was looking forward to discussing how to drink this sake with the owner.
We started at room temperature.
I now have more opportunities to drink brewer's yeast
This was also the case with Tsuchida and natural sake
Mild and acidic, more like yogurt,
It doesn't interfere with food.
Tomorrow I'm going to a sacred place in Akita,
When I return, I will enjoy it again at different temperatures.
I bought a bottle at Michi no Eki Mabashi Akagi. I drank it for dinner as a food wine with strong flavored dishes, but it might be better with light flavored dishes or on its own.
The aroma is truly melon. In the mouth, it is fresh, slightly gassy, and has a crisp mouthfeel. A slight sweetness emerges from the dry taste and quickly fades away with a light bitterness. It is a brand with an image of being delicious warmed up, but it is also very good on tap.
Purchased at a liquor store near Koga Station
(Just after opening the bottle)
Drink it cold.
Slightly yellow in color.
It has a mellow aroma similar to that of a matured wine, with a slight floral note.
In the mouth, it is very rich and mellow.
Sourness appears later.
The taste is similar to that of aged wine, but it does not give the impression of aging at all.
The richness lingers in the mouth for a while, and the aftertaste is long.
It goes well with sashimi and radish stew, and enhances the flavor of the snacks.
It is easy to match with food, and is also very tasty as a stand-alone sake.
It is listed as having been produced in June of last year, so it appears to be nearly a year old.
I am curious to see how it affects the taste, and would like to try it immediately after production.
It is made from Maikaze, a sake rice that I have never heard of before.
(2 days after opening the bottle)
Drink it cold.
(2 days after opening the bottle) The mellowness of the sake seems to have weakened due to the temperature.
The bitterness became a little more noticeable and it is better served cold.
(3 days after opening the bottle)
Warm to lukewarm
The taste has more fullness, and it is more preferable than cold sake.
(6 days after opening the bottle)
When drunk cold, the bitterness felt 2 days after opening is gone.
Sourness is more noticeable when heated.
The flavor changes depending on the temperature and is very enjoyable.