It was the first time I visited a sake shop and the owner recommended it to me, so I bought it.
The store had five types of sake ranging from junmai (pure rice) to junmai daiginjo, but I went with the special junmai that the owner said he fell in love with. The owner said the playful design of the deer horns with a woodpecker on it was nice.
I don't care how polished the sake is, but as the owner said, the aroma is more of rice than ginjo aroma. The color is a light yellow.
The color is a light yellow, and the rice has a firm sweetness and umami flavor. As you drink it, a tangy sensation rises on your tongue, giving it the feel of a rice wine with a solid body.
Since I was drinking only sake, I tried to drink it with some pickled eggplant and chopped horse mackerel. It's a very strong sake. It is quite a strong sake.
I like fruity sake, so it's a little different from my strike taste, and to be honest, I may not be able to tell the difference from other junmai sake of this type.
Compared to the rest, Tenmei, which I drank the other day, Tenmei has a fruity aroma and is easy to drink. I guess it is true that the human brain is deceived by aroma.
I wonder if I will be able to appreciate rice-like sake when I get tired of drinking fruity sake. I will practice lol.
I will recommend you again!" said the owner, and I like the fact that they have a long relationship with the Northwest Brewery and have a good selection! I will go back!
It was very easy to drink, with a light, shwashy and sweet taste. I almost finished it without thinking.
It reminded me of the tempura of sansho fish that was served with soba noodles 40 years ago when I stayed at the Kagiya Ryokan in Hinokishimuran, Fukushima Prefecture. At that time, I could not eat it and left it behind.
Rice used: Yamae-Nishiki Polishing ratio: 40
Alcohol percentage: 16% Sake meter: 2.0
Acidity: 1.6 Yeast used: Not disclosed
A crisp, dry sake with a white peach-like aroma.
On the second day, the fruity aroma has calmed down and the crisp flavor has become more pronounced.
When I paired it with chashu pork, the umami of the meat matched the umami of the sake very well and it was delicious 😊.
Yamame Junmai Ginjo Unfiltered and Fire-brewed
100% Miyamanishiki produced in Shinshu
It was labeled "sweet," but it is not too sweet and does not interfere with the taste of the snacks.
I wouldn't order it if it said "sweet", but I was right.
The label is also cute.