Shimehatsu Tatsura!
Seasonal Nama sake. Sweet aroma. Slightly effervescent. Soft sweetness. Slight bitterness at the end. It is elegant and coherent. So this is Yamada-Nishiki...
Purchased at a sake brewery.
I was at the Niigata Sake Festival. The booth of "Shimehari Tsuru" was very popular. While waiting in line, I heard from the brewery that they were selling directly to the public, so I went to Murakami the next day.
The next day, I went to Murakami in a residential area a little far from the city center. We were given a short tour of the magnificent 200-year-old building. The exhibition space was converted from a room where labels used to be pasted. Currently, rice milling and bottling are done at another factory across the river.
As a side note, a very polite lady gave us a very good impression of the Miyao Brewery.
At Niigata Sake-no-jin 2025!
This is "Chisan", a Daiginjo of Shimeharihizuru! I went there to drink this first, and the blue label was so impressive that I drank it last year.
Delicious...gorgeous, smooth, elegant and beautiful,
This year, I got in line for the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony of the festival. (I knew Abe Brewery was going to be great).
Four kinds of sake were compared and commentary by the brewer was included.
(1) Junmai Ginjo Jun,
2) Daiginjo Chan,
Junmai Ginjo Nama Harushibori, (3) Junmai Ginjo Nama Harushibori,
(4) Umeshu (plum wine) by Shimejotsuru
The brewer explained carefully and thoroughly about the sake, and of course the sake cup was delicious, but I was reminded of the taste of each sake. The "Jun" was gentle and full of flavor, the "Harushibori" was fresh and powerful, and the "Umeshu" was dessert with a refreshing sweetness!
#Ginza#, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
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Here is the main shabu shabu 😆.
I was very impressed with the "hinabeji," a shabu shabu shabu pot using charcoal that has been available only at the Ginza branch since the establishment of the restaurant.
Binchotan charcoal is placed in a hole in the middle of the pot to heat the pot and keep the water around it boiling, creating steam in the room 😳😳.
The accompanying Jungin of Shimehari Tsuru was also a nice richness and matched the flavor of the meat 😁.
It matched the flavor of the meat 😁😁😁.
Location Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture
Rice type Gohyakumangoku
Type of sake Junmai Ginjo
Rice polishing 55
Alcohol content 15°.
Sake Mother Unknown
Sake degree +2
Acidity
Rating(scale 0-3)
(Item) Glass
(Aroma) +2 Banana, fresh cream
(Appearance) Crystal
(Taste) Taste
Body 2
Acid 2
Sweetness 1
Umami 1.5
Bitterness 1.5
Aftertaste: gentle sweetness, refreshing
Impression: Light and dry with a hint of banana
I often encounter this wine, but I was surprised that I had never had it before.
The aroma is rather strong. It is banana-like.
In contrast, the taste is crisp, light, and dry.
It tastes like a classic Niigata sake, and I like it a lot.
I paired it with soba (buckwheat noodles), and the fruity flavor gently appeared on the palate. It is very good as a food sake.
Repeat Score 2.5