Purchased at the Asahi Sake Brewery, which I happened to pass by in the Izumo City shopping street during a trip to Shimane. The junmai ginjo zodiac sign label and design were very cute.
The first sip has a clear ginjo-like aroma with a fluffy, gorgeous flavor. Immediately after, there is a strong, firm rice flavor. The aftertaste is dry. It is a pleasant sake, just like a dry and sunny day.
Today, we're pairing an Italian dish with a pure rice sake from the traditional sake brewery, Namahashiroshi.
Heated sake, of course!
The mild acidity from the lactic acidity produced by the sake's origins is perfect with the Italian tomato-based meal!
The marriage of the sake and Italian cheeses is a splendid marriage, and I am sure it is a great match for the cheese.
Ginjo or honjozo would be outclassed by Italian food. After all, the best sake is a warmed sake with a fresh yeast yeast yeast plus a little maturity.
Wine (Sangiovese, for example) will lose out, though.
Marriage with aged sake.
Although I knew it would be a good match, I tried it with Junmai-shu (junmai-shu) at room temperature!
It went well with it!
Yum!
A matured sake made from 100% Omachi, a modified Omachi rice called Genki-mai, with a rich, umami taste and a matured aroma!
It's so good!
It's a waste, so I'll enjoy it slowly over the next few days.
Purchased at a local liquor store
They recommend heating it up.
Dry and classic taste.
Sake aroma comes out when it's warmed up,
Delicious!
We had it with seafood ehoumaki.
A bottle of wine was uncorked.
As expected, it is slightly acidic. The lactic acidity is bursting out of it.
The aging is just right. The color is golden.
The side dish that goes well with this bottle is rice with baby sardines.