I've heard that heated sake is better, but this time I'll have it chilled.
Mellow, umami and full-bodied.
As the temperature went up, the acidity and alcohol taste was too much, so I put it on the rocks with ice.
I was at the Meishu Center on my way back from Kanda Myojin,
I bought this one after having a hard time deciding between it and Kido.
I had it well chilled.
It was fruity and had a strong flavor.
I knew the bubbles would be fluffy...
Nice aroma, sweet.
But the aftertaste is refreshingly clean.
It was a handsome aftertaste like after eating pears.
Home drinking.
Today is my day off from work and it's only lunchtime as usual.
For the first time in a while, I nourish my wisdom by watching Rokkaku-san's drinking trip.
I chose Okunomatsu special junmai, which was given to me by an acquaintance in Fukushima the other day.
The accompaniments are Kakunoue sashimi, salmon roe, and homemade oden.
It has a subtle fruity aroma with a spicy, sweet, and umami flavor.
As you drink it while feeling the deliciousness of the oden broth, the alcohol and umami spread out and run out.
When paired with sashimi, it enhances the umami.
Sashimi is a better match.
It is a delicious cup.
Hiyaoroshi (2)
As soon as it enters the mouth, the spiciness and sweetness of the alcohol are perceived somewhat strongly.
As it is warmed by the temperature in the mouth, the umami is gradually felt in the back of the throat.
When paired with buri daikon (radish), a favorite dish of mine, the umami from earlier is clearly expressed as "the sweet umami of rice". The spiciness has been removed and a pleasant umami and sweetness spreads in a rounded way. ......
To be honest, I don't often taste rice in sake itself. ...... but, as in this case, I can feel the sweetness and umami of rice when I chew it well, and it makes me happy to realize that sake is made with rice. It makes me happy to realize that the sake is made from rice. Delicious!
As usual, it is difficult to describe the aroma and taste I feel... If I could use a concrete metaphor like the name of an ingredient, I would be able to get closer to the charm of the sake in front of me, but I can neither perceive nor verbalize it in an abstract way yet. Practice is the only way!