Launch at Jiyugaoka (6) I gave a little too much 😅.
The last sake of the day was Yonesuru Junmai Ginjo No. 34
It is the 34th brewed in the year, and it seems to be the number for the tome-brewing on New Year's Day every year!
Gentle and fresh.
Sweet, yet refreshing.
Fruity, with a touch of sourness.
My notes are getting more and more confusing 😵.
It was another day of thank yous for the delicious sake and food with my friends after a successful day of work and a thank you for asking me to come back next year 😄.
So, today is a national holiday, but I'm traveling for work!
I have to do my best and get some good local sake!
(Not where I'm going to work hard 🤣)
Good morning, Takashi 😃!
The food looks delicious 😋 and it's great that you serve sake 🍶 that seems to go well with it 🤗.
Good luck with getting good sake and work hard at the right place 👋
Good morning Jay & Nobby 😊.
I like this place a lot 😘I wish it was a little cheaper 😆.
Yesterday we took a rest day, but I got a bottle of sake I've never had before, in Nagoya 🥳.
Hi Takashi 🐦.
I'm glad you had a good drink 😊I hope the rather large faceted boar cup worked 😆 but it's really great that you still took notes👍✨.
Great job on the hard work 🤣
Hi Pon 😊
As always, we had a delicious and enjoyable time 🥰It was still easy to take notes since we were business associates and not customers. (Still very lax 🤣) Could I have had two if I had tried a little harder?
Delicious! Mr. Sugai, the toji (master brewer), is particular about making this sake on New Year's Day. I think it is an excellent sake with a tender and fruity taste.
Memorandum
Sake rice Unknown
Polishing ratio 50%.
The mouthfeel is more dry and astringent with a hint of sweetness. The lingering taste has a hint of sweetness. It is full-bodied, with a nutty finish.
At a standing bar in Shinbashi.
It's been a very long time since I've had Yonekaku.
Aroma is sweet with just the right amount of alcohol.
It is a bit dry and refreshing.
I like that it is not flirtatious.
The dryness of Yonetsuru and the slight sweetness of Origara are exquisite.
It is an image of spring, when the weather is still cold.
Nigori Ekiden, Section 8
At the beginning of last year, I visited a store for the first time, and a customer asked me "Do you have Kappa's nigori draft? I remember a customer raving about the third bottle this year, and when I visited at the end of the year, this year's version had just arrived!
I remember a customer raving about it, and when I visited the store at the end of the year, I found that this year's version had just arrived! I really like it," said the proprietress, and expectations were high. After all, this is my first Yonetsuru!
I tried it cold in a tin, cold in a wine glass, and lukewarm in an oinokuchi.
The tin was refreshingly cold, with a spiciness but soft on the palate. But the umami flavor is still there and somewhat fruity. It is a Sawaya-Matsumoto type of sake, too good as a food sake!
In a glass of wine - chilled, it has a faint melon-like standing aroma. The aroma is not very strong to begin with, so you can enjoy it as a subtle accent.
Inokuchi - Lukewarm sake has a slightly alcoholic taste. This one has a melon-like aroma.
There is no nigori on the label, but everyone calls it nigori, which is fine, right? ...It was an impressive gem that could be called new in the section!
