Today is my youngest brother's birthday! My youngest brother is not a fan of alcohol, so we had other people over 😄.
This time, we bought a gift box of sake from Sake no Kawashima, which we have been buying every year recently! One of the bottles! A special order of Gazanryu. A bottle brewed especially for this gift box 😄.
The aroma is fruity with an apple and peach aroma. When you drink it, the sweetness is just right and the umami is strong. The aftertaste is a bit long. Although it is a lightly cloudy sake, it does not have a fizzy feeling and has a delicious flavor. The fruity taste is typical of Yamagata sake. The fact that it is precious and can only be drunk with this lucky box is also irresistible (laugh).
Happy New Year 🎍.
Thank you very much for your help last year.
This is the last bottle I received last year!
(Sorry it's not Tochigi sake again 😭)
My father-in-law prepared this Gazanryu, it's a flash 😂.
It seems to be one of the bottles from the hanpukai.
Taste,
Not much aroma?
The mouthfeel is thick and smooth 🙆.
It is not spectacular, but it has a grain-based sweetness.
Ah, summer sake, I think.
It was good to be able to drink it softer than room temperature 😆.
Thank you again for your support this year ✨
Yasusake-san, I look forward to working with you again this year 🙏 The last one last year was Gazanryu, wasn't it? It was also one of the bottles from the hanpukai. It is very precious. It has a refreshing feeling like summer sake! I'm curious 😊.
Happy New Year, Yasusake🎍.
I look forward to working with you again this year 🙇.
I haven't tried Gazanryu yet, but Sen is a good name for it 😍.
Let's enjoy what kind of sake we can find this year 😋.
Sashiu, I look forward to working with you again this year 🙇.
Last year last was Gazan style! It is Yamagata sake... lol
The taste was really summer sake! It tasted like a summer sake! I thought it would be nice to have summer sake in the middle of winter 😁.
ma-ki-, I look forward to working with you this year 🙇.
Sen, it sounds good 💡.
Shindo Shuzo has a strong image of Izumi Hyokan and I wondered about Gazanryu, but it was a good one!
Let's meet some good sake this year too✨
Happy New Year to you, Jay & Nobby 🎍 and we look forward to working with you in the new year 🙇.
Let's keep our health first and enjoy a variety of sake ☺.
Wishing you a great year ✴️
souvenir
Refreshingly sweet, no acidity
Low alcohol content
Aftertaste is a little bitterness and throat heat
Dry.
This goes well with rice.
It can be enjoyed with both meat and fish.
Here are some more sake from the "SENDAI Sake Fest!" hosted by Sake no Kawashima on May 25th.
Gazanryu from Yamagata, a neighboring prefecture!
Cool name, isn't it ✨?
By the way, "Kyokugetsu" is read as "Gokugetsuki" 👀.
The sake was beautiful and gorgeous, with an elegant lingering outline!
I would like to enjoy this sake alone, not with a meal 😌.
At a standing bar in Shinbashi at the end of the workday.
The aroma is crisp, sharp, and unobtrusive.
It has a short aftertaste and is refreshingly light and dry.
Two hospitals on a vacation
two hospitals on your day off
I feel like I'm losing money. 😮💨
Well, Masanryu😁.
Is it because this is 70% polished rice?
Is it because it's 100% milled rice or is it because it's 100% Jinriki?
It's kind of heavy.
I don't like it.
The bottle and label are cute though 😅
It's so cute 😅
Hi Tsuyodai 😃
I'm just waiting for a call from the hospital 🏥 to see a doctor 😅I'm disappointed that I have to spend my day off at the hospital 😩I guess I have to drink 🍶 on my day off 😆.
Jay & Nobby Hi 😁That's a hassle waiting to see the doctor 😁😮💨 waiting to see the doctor means you're sick somewhere? I like to relax and have a drink during the day on my day off 😆.
KUROZAEMON "Betsuatsurae Gazanryu Junmai Ginjo Momiji
Rating 4.4
Rice: Omachi (Okayama Prefecture), 60% polishing ratio, yeast: New Yamagata Yeast, ALC: 14
Omachi Junmai Ginjo brewed with new Yamagata yeast. It has the freshness and gorgeous aroma that the Gayama style aims for. The original flavor of Omachi rice becomes rich in flavor, and the autumn aging process gives it a more subdued and opulent taste. The umami flavor is a little bit sticky on the nose. Maybe it is due to the timing of drinking...
Also at a bar in Shinbashi.
Tight and slightly fruity rice aroma.
Sharp, light and dry, typical of junmai sake.
Surprisingly smooth, with a sweet aftertaste.