I was concerned that because of the dark color of the sake, it might be aged or have a strong taste. I was concerned that it might be old or peculiar, but although it had a strong flavor, it was not difficult to drink.
First visit to Kodama, a local sake shop, which I had always wanted to visit.
I bought my first Hatsuyuki sake cup here, too.
I tasted it cold and found that it was still a little stiff.
So I tried it on the rocks with ice as the label says.
It tasted very refreshing.
I was going to warm it up, but I took my eyes off it for a second and warmed it up a little too much 😭.
It was too hot, so I let it cool down a little before drinking.
I think it's best to warm it up.
I want to try it at different temperatures.
June 3, 2023
At Japanese Sake Satou in Matsuyama, Japan.
I took a new employee to my favorite restaurant to drink sake.
The first cup was Hatsuyukibai Orikagara
The first sake was Hatsuyukibai Orihigara Ehime Ikume Junmai (ES-2) unfiltered raw sake. The first cup is Hatsuyukibai ORIGRASHI
The first cup is Hatsuyukibai ORIGARUMI Ehime Ikume Junmai (ES-2), an unfiltered, unpasteurized sake.
Ehime Sakurahime Yeast" is a flower yeast for sake isolated from "Sakurahime," a flower of Ehime Prefecture's original variety.
It is brewed with Ehime Sakurahime yeast, which is a flower yeast for sake isolated from the "Sakurahime" flower, Ehime Prefecture's original variety.
It has a very tropical, pineapple-like flavor.
It has a very tropical pineapple-like flavor, but has a clean, crisp, beautiful sake quality.
It has a very tropical pineapple-like taste, but is clean and crisp. It was the best of all the sake we drank that day.
The appetizers were sweet sweet ayu fish with The sweet sweet ayu fish and the white meat fish
and Nanbanzuke (pickled white meat fish).
and white fish.
I asked the owner for a recommendation for a robust umami sake and he offered this one.
It was brewed in 2020, and the brewer had been putting it in storage and bottled it this year.
Compared to the Raku no se that we had earlier, this sake was a little lighter in taste, but it was a delicious sake with a good balance of sweetness, umami, and acidity.
There are many good honjozo sake these days 🍶.
I bought it at Kawanishi Sake Brewery near Shitennoji.
There were few reviews and those few reviews were negative, so I went there with a lot of anxiety, but I had no problem 🤣.
It seems they used to be a liquor store specializing in restaurants, and it still says so on their website. I wonder if they renovated it last year or so and started offering retail services?
The brands they carry include Zuikan, Kihotsuru, Matsuura Ichi, Kawazuru, Yoakemae, Takayui, Kurogyu, Rumiko's Sake, Hatsuyukibai, Sashi, Hizen Kurashin, Take-no-en, Yamasan Masamune, Amabuki, Ryoseki, Nanakanma, Kozutsuru, Eikofuji, Nihon Izumi, etc.
There are not many popular brands, but there are a lot of interesting brands that are not available elsewhere. The staff were all very friendly.
It had been a while since I had tasted Hatsuyukibai, and this was my first time to taste Ehime Ikume 71 rice.
The taste is clean and sweet like grapefruit. The acidity also has a grapefruit-like atmosphere.
Maybe a little bit of cemedine?
It has a strong grape-like flavor.
1719 2023/3
Hatsuyukibai Special Junmai Oorigarami Nama-nihan-shu
Special Junmai Unfiltered Nama Sake
2022BY Ehime Matsuyama Mitsui
60% -1.5 2.0 Ehime cultured yeast
16.5° 23/3 A+
Ehime, Tobe-cho, Kyowa Shuzo
1800 3190
The sake is slightly cloudy with no clearness or accumulation of lees.
The aroma is moderate, and the mouthfeel is soft while the acidity, sweetness and umami are firm.
It is easy to drink.
Sweet and sour, cold and room temperature 322110
Limited edition of Hatsuyukibai, with a nice label.
It has a "dignified" taste.
Easy to drink with a disappearing aftertaste