At an izakaya with a U-shaped counter in Kawagoe, I requested a recommendation for heated sake "firm" and was presented with three candidates, which I chose this one that seemed to have the most impact.
We chose this one, which seemed to have the most impact. I had heard of this sake before and was curious about it.
Rice polishing ratio 98
Rice🌾.
This is delicious.
It's a strong heated sake👍
Well, it was a good izakaya.
The snacks and the selection of sake, especially the heated sake part, is maniacal with a good selection of Sanin sake.
I would like to revisit again.
We enjoyed our lunchtime sake at Kawagoe on a weekday.
Hiraccio, good evening 🌙
Wow, beautiful amber color of this attractive sake ✨98% polished rice ratio is amazing 👀! The gap between the dark heated sake and the brightness of daylight seen through the window is also a nice touch 😆.
Hiracho-san Good morning. I didn't know there was such a restaurant in Kawagoe. It's dark at the lighthouse, isn't it? Let's have a petit off-line meeting. Let's have a small off-line meeting during the daytime on a weekday.
Good morning, Aaru Sake 😊.
Yes, it was a powerful sake with only 2% polished rice 🌾 flavor as it is.
The U-shaped counter and the brightness outside through the window created a nice atmosphere, and the store's structure was attractive.
Good morning, Mr. Noci 😊.
It looks like it opened in April this year.
It was a nice store.
If it's weekday daytime in Kawagoe, you can have various drinks.
Speaking of petit off-line meeting, Puchisan👍
This is a sake that is unusually diluted with soda water. Rather, it is a sake made from sake yeast that is too thick to drink as is. I tried it, and it was quite rich.
There seems to be a Yamadanishiki version, and this is a brewery that produces quite interesting sake.
Rice used: Tamaei from Tottori Prefecture
Rice polishing ratio: 80
Sake degree: +10
Acidity: +10
Alcohol content : 20
It says it is heated with about 30-40% water added, and I thought it must be very strong since it is served with soda at some restaurants. The alcohol content is 20%.
The aroma is quite milky. Yogurt, pineapple, a little vegetal.
At room temperature. Strong - sludgy texture, alcoholic punch, and volume of flavor all strong. Too strong to drink on its own with a meal. It's cloudy but not too sweet, mainly acidic with a nice mix of bitterness. There is also a strong astringent taste, so the aftertaste is not as strong as the volume.
Heating up sake
It is still strong, but it becomes mellow and easy to drink. The sweetness and nastiness spread out.
This is too strong on its own unless it is watered down or something. It's a good idea to pair it with a meal as a condiment, but that's about it.
Hello, Taro. I've been drinking a colander as well. I love its smooth taste, rich and indescribable richness. Colander soda is also good for the coming season. 😊
Hello, Taro. I've been drinking a colander as well. I love its smooth taste, rich and indescribable richness. Colander soda is also good for the coming season. 😊
Hi, Hirupeko. It's mellow, but it's too strong straight. If there were more sensual nuances in the aroma and taste, I would enjoy it on its own.
The colander soda is very good!
Drinking out series
I found a good cold sake, so I decided to ask what else was available.
I found one that I had had a while ago, Umezu's Nama Hashiroshi, which I suspected was Bancha when I first saw it. This restaurant also had teacups, so once again Bancha came before my eyes.
The store owner's choice was to add a little water and raise the temperature to 70°C. Perhaps because it was only 98 polished, I could sense a kind of graininess, which gave it a savory flavor like burnt soy sauce.
I had a similar taste when I drank nigori from this brewery before, but I wonder what it is. It tastes concentrated, as if you are drinking soup stock. I wonder if it is strong enough to be defeated even when it is hot. It has a strong taste, so you can enjoy it even when it gets cold. The acidity is more pronounced.
Drinking out series
This is the last drink I ordered.
Since the glasses at this restaurant are teacups, I thought for a moment that tea had arrived.
But there was no such reason.
The last one I ordered was a Yokozuna with a strength of 21 degrees Celsius.
This is what happens when you order something just because of its name and just wait to see what you get, but the first two glasses were low in alcohol content, and now this.
I could have just asked him, but it would have been more interesting this way.
The aroma is not so strong, and the acidity is strong but the aftertaste is short and not persistent, so you can drink it.
It's a sour wine, but it's not as difficult to drink as it looks.
Almost unpolished sake.
It has a beautiful golden color. When served cold, it has a strong sense of maturity even when watered.
When heated with added water, the sense of maturity is lessened and it mellows out, making it easier to drink, but it still has the robustness of a low-polished sake. It has a slightly smoky taste, but maybe that's just my imagination.