Matsu Midori Ryo Junmai Ginjo-shu Nama-shu, 55% with Kawazu-zakura yeast, 15-16%.
The bottle was opened in January 2023, having been produced in February 2022.
It has a refreshing gas. The sweetness and acidity are in perfect balance. The fact that it has been laid down for a while gives it a sense of maturity. I like basically dry sake, but this Ryo is good for sweet sake. I want to drink this sake every year.
It is made with young water produced in Ashigara, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Kinuhikari is also quite good.
Rating 4.3 (out of 5.0 perfect) 20230123
The junmai ginjo Ryo we drank in March was a sweet sake with a rich aroma, and the sake rice was Wakamizu produced in Kanagawa Prefecture.
This time, Ryo was a special junmai sake, so the aroma was muted and the taste was refreshing. It has a very different flavor.
It goes well with fish dishes.
The rice used for this sake was Kinuhikari
Polishing ratio is 60%.
Kawazu-zakura has the same yeast.
The Wakamizu version of Ryo was delicious, so I compared it with the Kinuhikari version.
I like Wakamizu better because of its aroma and fruity acidity.
It is a junmai ginjo, of course 😄.
It tastes better when it is slightly warmer than when it is freshly refrigerated.
Brewed with all Kanagawa Prefecture ingredients, this is tonight's bottle. It is said to be a very limited edition. When the bottle was opened, there was a sweet aroma and a smell of organic solvents. The taste in the mouth is difficult to describe. Is this a result of the unusual yeast? At first, it seems dry, but as you swallow it, you feel sweetness, followed by sourness. There is also a bit of bitterness. It tastes good as it is...after a salad with acidity, it is like a refreshing, slightly sweet white wine. When paired with grilled fried bean curd with mentsuyu (Japanese soup stock), the acidity does a wonderful job and leaves your mouth feeling refreshed. With grilled salmon, new potatoes, and fried asparagus with honey mustard, it transformed into a banana-like flavor. You can drink it as it is, or enjoy it with different flavors by marrying it with other drinks.
I was in the neighborhood, so I stopped by the sake brewery.
but they were sold out 😅.
I called a nearby liquor store to check their stock.
I bought it safely!
Kawazu Sakura Yeast, although it doesn't taste like cherry blossoms
but it is fruity and delicious 😋.
