It is a quick drink outside!
Vega has a sweet pear aroma, concentrated sweetness in the nose, a little sharpness?
Regulus has a somewhat ripe, austere, and subdued aroma of grapes, with surprisingly little sweetness, and a crisp lemon flavor! I like this one.
Abe, I think I'll buy some next time and drink it.
To finish off the meal, I chose Abe, which I had been curious about.
Perhaps because I was somewhat intoxicated, I did not notice much aroma. When I took a sip, it tasted like a Japanese pear. It is light and very easy to drink. But why did they call it black?
Today we have Vega from Abeno, which comes with a nice acidity. I wouldn't call it fizzy, but you can feel a little bit of petitiveness on the tongue. Not much sweetness.
My favorite Abe!
This is really delicious.
I've been a fan since I first encountered it at an izakaya a few years ago.
I want to go to Niigata...
I'm the type of person who likes medium-bodied sake, but I basically like to enjoy dishes and sake together.
But lately I drink it while putting the kids to bed and nursing them to sleep (lol), so I can't keep pinching myself and tend to choose the sweet type.
If you have any recommendations, I'd like to buy some...! (relaxation during maternity leave)
Weekend Pleasures
I've been enjoying sake from my favorite breweries and haven't had a chance to explore new ones, so I'd like to have a drink with someone who knows more about sake.
Noda is a refreshing and easy to drink sake, perhaps due to its low alcohol content (13%).
The aroma is also rich. I wonder if there is a slight fizziness.
Aromas of mild green apple, whey, and vanilla.
Slightly effervescent mouthfeel.
Delicate and sharp sweet and sour.
Soft flavor, hardness and saltiness.
Serve with hot tofu, white silver planks of wasabi, pickled Chinese cabbage in Kokufu and fried hanpen.
I ran into Abechan for the first time in a long time 🤩I quickly took him home 🥰and opened the bottle. It has a gorgeous top with a little bit of alcohol. The mouthfeel is soft. It has a tangy gasiness and richness, with just the right amount of sweetness 😁It's like a light white wine due to the low alcohol content. It is a good match for potato salad, grilled squid, and grilled beef halami 🤣It has no peculiarities, so it can be used with a wide range of foods.
I was thinking that I haven't had Abe Black for a long time, and then I realized that the price will go up drastically in October or November 2025! I was thinking that I haven't had Abe Black for a long time, but then I found out that the price was raised to 2,700 yen or 2,800 yen for the new release in October or November of 2025! It was originally a junmai sake, right? Maybe the reason why they dropped the specific name was to be able to set the price as they wanted.
It was going to be difficult to buy it sooner or later, so I bought it while I could.
I can only say that it is my favorite with a hint of peach and banana! Abbe Black is still delicious! I can't believe the price of this one is going to go up so much...even though it's delicious.
I was wondering what I should do when the price of junmai sake has been over 2000 yen, but now I get chills thinking about how much the price of other sake that was jungin standard will go up in the future.
I was feeling sad that I won't be able to drink much abe and thought I would take my time to savor it, but I drank it all up in no time ...... lol.
Ummm...it's still delicious ohhhh. It's fresh and cheerful, yet gentle, sweet and sour, but goes well with food, and the slight bitterness on the palate adds a nice accent, making for a great balance. It is delicious!
A sparkling version of FOMALHAUT. I really wanted to open them at the same time or in succession to compare them, but due to circumstances, there was a bit of a gap between them.
When I tried to open the crown with a corkscrew, the liquid level started to rise and it exploded when I opened it all at once!
Yum! Sweet and delicious! It is wonderful that it tastes great without any thought of what to eat with it or exploring the flavors as an after-dinner drink.
The sweetness like fine brown sugar and the rich flavor swell up from the shwashy stimulation, and just like the normal sake, it also has a good finish, so you can tell it is not just a sweet sake.
It is not typical of Niigata sake, which is characterized by its rich sweetness, but it is still able to be drunk with a refreshing aftertaste, perhaps because it is made by a Niigata brewer.
It is not dramatically different from the normal sake, but since Abe itself is often (slightly) fizzed, this one seems to be more like Abe.
I have been drinking only REGLUS in the Abeno Star series, but this time I finally tried something new! I'm looking forward to this one, as it's been a while since I've had a sweet sake.
I am looking forward to drinking this one. I bought two bottles with FOMALHAUT Sparkling so I can compare them!
It has a honey-like sweetness, but the aftertaste is not too harsh, and even among sweet wines, it is relatively refreshing, so it is wonderful that you can drink it as much as you want.
It is not impossible to drink it with a meal, but I think it would be better with something light like a salad with honey, cheese, sweet dressing, or fruit. Oh, but a sweet curry would also go well!
Kijoshu is usually priced higher than usual, but for Abe, the price was kept lower than I expected, at 2,500 yen! It sounds expensive when I write it like this, but Abeno's former jungin standard is 2,420 yen, so the price is almost the same as that. In that sense, it may be relatively reasonable.
It is true that I am too busy to drink it carefully, taste it, and think about my impressions, but when it tastes good, my impressions tend to be short.
Sake brewed with well water from the "SHIYA VILLAGE" sauna in Kashiwazaki, just like the brewery!
The acidity is very strong! So, the master of Kokon left it to mature for more than half a year to make it more sour and mellow.
阿部酒造株式会社（新潟県柏崎市）は、酒造りで培ったノウハウを「コーラ」に取り入れた甘酒クラフトコーラシロップ「SAKETIMES | 日本酒をもっと知りたくなるWEBメディア
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