Shacho Sumikawa came from Yamaguchi to visit us at Horikoshi Shoten in Saitama.
I had to go to the store because I could do a tasting, so I rushed there after taking care of some business.
I was surprised to see a very energetic man as Shacho. I tasted two kinds of sake and bought the cheaper one.
The first 300 bottles of the fastest sake in the universe were fresh and juicy, and the personality of Shacho made it the best of both worlds.
I asked my friend to drive me to the tasting. What a nice guy.
I also got an EGA beer from Ataoka. This one was also Umashira. So they were able to ship Asahi Beer?
Purchased at a Japanese supermarket in Dusseldorf. Transparent like clear water. Mild taste. Clean aftertaste. Fruity after a while. I want to drink this every day. I served it as an accompaniment to takoyaki with dashi broth, and the sharpness of the sake complemented the dish nicely.
Ingredients: rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic)
Rice: 100% Yamadanishiki
Alcohol content: 16% abv.
Rice Polishing Ratio:Mian rice 40%, Kake rice 50%.
It was easy to drink with a good balance of sweetness and flavor.
The summer one was a little too sweet, but this time it was just right.
It ran out too soon!
Toyo Bijin Junmai Ginjo Jyundo Isshu Hashu Honor
Rating 4.4-4.5
Ingredients : Hashu Honor (80%), Rice polishing ratio : Koji 35%, Kake 50%, Alcohol content : 14
Hashu-Nishiki No. 2 is one of the varieties of rice suitable for sake brewing. This sake rice was bred in 2000 by Tatsugoro Takagi, the 14th generation of Takagi Sake Brewery, which produces "Jyushiyo" in Yamagata Prefecture. It is characterized by its ability to easily express the taste of rice, and is a gem among Toyo Bijin's products, in which the "rice flavor" can be felt especially well.
Good balance of sweetness and umami.
The aroma is slightly strawberry-like.
Personal preference.
65/100
[Sweetness/Spiciness]
Sweet☆☆☆☆⭐️☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ dry
Appearance.
[Color].
Almost colorless and transparent
Aroma》 《Fragrance》 《Nature》 《Aroma》 《Slightly short
Slightly short
Ginjo aroma ○ Floral
Ingredient Aroma x Wasanbon
Aged aroma
Other
[Examples]
Mainly clear ginjo aroma
Taste
[Attack]
Slightly short
[Texture]
Fine-grained
light and smooth
[Taste]
Sweetness x Full-bodied
Acidity x Fresh and subtle
Bitterness x light
Umami x Delicate
[Complexity]
Simple
[Hints of aroma]
Slightly weak
Same as Kamitachiko
[Lingering]
Slightly short
Long and short in the first half of the flavor, and long and short in the second half of bitterness
≪[Distinctive elements
≪Notes.
[Classification by flavor characteristics]
Kaoru-shu ○ Sake
Refreshing sake
Mellow sake
Mature sake