Tori-Ira New Year's Party: Let's drink a variety of drinks, Vol. 8.
Hiryu - Red label to celebrate the Year of the Dragon.
Yes, it's a New Year's party. It is the year of the dragon, so it is a flying dragon.
Clear apple ginjo aroma.
Refreshing acidity.
Ingredients : Kura-no-Hana
Rice polishing ratio : 50
Alcohol content : 15
To celebrate next year's Year of the Dragon, Hiryu is releasing a limited edition red label!
The regular white label uses Asahi rice, but the red label uses Kura-no-Hana. It has an elegant and light texture, with a slightly sweet and gentle umami taste. It has a gentle and cohesive aftertaste. Enjoy it as the ultimate dining sake that goes well with festive banquets. (From Hasegawa Sake Brewery website)
When we visited Hasegawa Sake Shop, we were surprised to see a red label of our favorite Hiryu, so we immediately bought it!
It tastes less sweet and more refreshing than the regular Hiryu. I think this is good for those who like dry sake. It's encounters like this that make me want to visit the store regularly.
Last night was a New Year's party with a couple I met last year.
We had dinner at a nice restaurant and then went to Kokubuncho.
After the fourth bar, I finally had a chance to drink sake.
I have known the owner of this sake bar on the outskirts of the city for about 25 years now.
The lighting doesn't look like it's the kind of place you'd enjoy sake, but don't worry about that.
The selection is quite good, so go for something you've never tried before.
First up is Hiryu, the one with Tatsumi Fujinami's red towel.
A dry sake with a refreshing yet tasty flavor, just like Mr. Shinzawa!
Thank you very much for your hospitality!
Well, I had prepared a limited brew of Hiryu🟥 from Shinzawa Shuzo, which has Hakurakusei.
After all, we should drink some local sake to start the New Year off right. ‼️
This Hiryu was a sake I had when I was just about to get into sake and it was unquestionably delicious.
My first "Shu" had the clear, light mouthfeel characteristic of Hiryu. The aroma is a modest apple-like ginjo aroma. It spread quickly and instantly took its place in the New Year and disappeared 🥹.
The taste is just as refreshing, acidic and sharp.
It was a perfect food sake, the kind of finish that Shinzawa-san is already good at 😋💕.