In Miwa, Nara Prefecture, it is called "Harusake Monogatari" and in the rest of the country it is called "Hana-kun"! It's a delicious sake that says "Spring has come!
At Miwaza in front of JR Miwa Station, the home of the Imanishi Shuzo brewery, we were served a sake that is named "Hana-kyun" outside of the prefecture...here it is called "Harusake Monogatari"....
The refreshing sweetness comes through directly.
I enjoyed this sake with a great time in the weather that felt like early summer.
Although there is no Goshuinsho label,
But since it is on the route, I got off the train and visited the brewery.
After two drinks at the teahouse in front of the station, we went to the brewery.
Buy this sake at the brewery
Kanji labels are sold at the brewery,
Hiragana labels are for commercial use.
As expected, it is delicious!
4.2
The bottle was just opened and the carbonation was strong and juicy. It is a very beautiful sake with a sense of transparency, probably because it is brewed with subsoil water. The best snack to go with this sake is "yozakura" (cherry blossoms at night).
4.2★★★★☆
It's a very nice wine!
It's slightly sparkling and has a nice ogorigami nigori-style.
It looks and feels like spring.
It's what I wanted to drink today, so I couldn't resist the taste.
It is fresh and tastes like rice, but not too sweet, and the fizziness makes it even more refreshing.
⭐️3.9
I happened to stop by Imanishi Sake Brewery, where I was recommended to buy this limited edition sake, which was out of stock but they had restocked a few bottles.
It is easy to drink with a low alcohol content and a slight sparkle.
The sweetness is moderate, and the umami from the lees is well pronounced.
★★★★
Sanmorosugi, a Chinese character I received as a Furusato tax payment.
This one has a classic taste just like the label says.
The sweetness is moderate and the umami comes later.
Alcohol content 15.5
Sake degree -2
Acidity 2.1
Amino acidity 2.4
Ingredient rice: Rohafu (produced in Nara Prefecture)
Polishing ratio 60
The stock in the sake fridge is gone😭
I opened yesterday a bottle of Sanmorosugi that I bought on 1/11 at the Shoreki-ji Sake Festival, which I had carefully saved.
When I drank it, I could smell the slightly miso-like aroma of Bodhidashi that I was soaked in at the Seishuji Sake Festival.
Maybe it was because I was taking hay fever medicine, but yesterday my sense of taste was dull and I couldn't taste anything, but today I was able to taste it properly 😊.
Happiness 🥰.