Fresh and fruity.
Not too sweet, but it was very refreshing.
The appetizer was sesame paste with kogomi.
The bitterness of the wild vegetables combined with the bitterness of the sake was delicious.
Purchased at Hankyu Department Store's Traveling SAKE.
I think the rice was Miyamanishiki produced in Nagano as well as Hi-ire.
Is it melon-like? It also has a melon-like nuance.
As the description says, it has a clear taste.
I wonder if it would be cemedine for some people.
It has a gentle sweetness and a slightly spicy taste that converges at the end.
It is a sake that gets better with each successive sipping.
I tasted the third one, the hi-ire sake, but I thought I could choose according to my taste since there is no big difference in taste between hi-ire and nama-iro sake from this brewery.
I was curious to know if there were any special distributors, so I asked on the official social networking site. I think both of them are not so well known yet.
Tochigi Prefecture Booths for "Asahi Ei" and "Tousho" by Sagara Sake Brewery Co.
According to bouken's review, she tasted the sake first and was served by a female toji at that time.
I was able to sample quite a bit here.
There were also two pattern tastings, a hi-ire and a nama-shu version.
Asahi Ei Junmai Ginjo Hon-nama Origarami
Asahi Sakaiei Junmai Ginjo Ippatsu Hi-iri
Tosuteru Junmai Ginjo Hon-nama Origarami Pink Label
Touseru Junmai Ginjyo Ippatsu Hi-iri Pink Label
Touseru Tokubetsu Junmai Ippatsu Hi-iri" "Touseru Junmai Ginjyo Honmai Hi-iri Pink Label
TOSHERU Junmai-Ginjo Hon-nama Origarumi Ivory Label
TOSHERU JUNMAI GINJO Ippatsu Hi-iri Ivory Label
What's that? Only "Toushou Special Junmai" doesn't have a picture of the purest bottle 💦.
Didn't you try it? 🤔
They were all easy to drink sakes with a gentle flavor spread 😋.
The one I liked the most was the "Toushou Special Junmai One-Time Hi-iri" which I bought.
I met him the other day when I went back to my parents' house and went to an event they were having. I would get drunk if I went to an event like that.
It has a freshness like a chilled cucumber, and a dry sharp taste with a hint of rice curd.
After a series of slightly lighter drinks, we are now ready for a solid Tochigi sake, Hatsu Asahi Ei🎶.
It is said to be inspired by morning mist or morning dew.
It's also the first time for me to taste a sake rice called Asahi no Yume produced in Tochigi prefecture.
The aroma is mild, but the expectations are high 🤔.
I can feel a little bit of alcohol, and the taste is strong but not too sweet 😋.
It goes down beautifully, reminding me of morning mist and morning dew 👍
Long time Tochigi Ai 🥰.
Good evening, Bousuke!
Asahi Ei - ❣️ is a sake from a local Iwafune brewery 😉👍
（The (young) daughter is the toji, and Beta Alanine said she is very beautiful 〰︎🤣💕
I haven't had it in a while too 😋.
Today is hanami sake in Kyoto.
Although we just strolled around Kyoto two weeks ago, surprisingly the cherry blossoms were in full bloom early this year, so we hurried to go cherry blossom viewing with the family.
We walked from Kitano Tenmangu Shrine to Hirano Shrine, which is bustling with the Tenjin Market. The cherry blossoms at Hirano Shrine are shown in the third photo. The contrast between the bright rape blossoms and the cherry blossoms was fantastic.
And by the time we returned to downtown Shijo, it was evening, and my partner gave me some time off to have a drink ^ ^.
Today, we went to "tane", a sake store that I had also been aiming to visit.
The first drink was a sake recommended by the owner.
Asahi Ei was the first sake I had ever seen, and I was thrilled and excited.
It has a smooth taste,
It has a smooth mouthfeel, and after taking a sip, you will feel at ease with the sake.
The clear citrus aroma spreads softly on the palate, and the clear taste is pleasantly delicious, with a gentle and soft rice flavor.
According to the owner, there was an astringent taste when the bottle was first opened, but after a few days it settled down and became more delicious.
It was a wonderful sake with a pleasant sensation as if it had been absorbed easily into the body.
Good evening, Hirupeko!
Asahi Ei is a sake made by a brewery in my town🍶.
I was kind of happy to hear that you drank it during the sake time after cherry blossom viewing in Kyoto😊♡I hope it is loved by everyone in Japan🤗Cherry blossoms and rape blossoms are beautiful✨.
Hi Hirupeko, good evening 🌙
I've never seen this sake before either 😳It looks like an easy to drink sake😊I was surprised to see rape blossoms at Hirano Shrine! I'm surprised 😳so beautiful🌸It was a beautiful day ✨.
Good morning, Pon. Morning Sun Rising, I didn't know about it either, so I'm glad I came across it😊The rape blossoms were in the paid garden zone and the bright yellow and pale pink were absolutely beautiful🌸.
Good morning, Hirupeko! ☀️
Cherry blossoms🌸 and rape blossoms🟨 are a beautiful combination😍.
There is also a sightseeing spot in Akita with cherry blossoms🌸and rape blossoms🟨 straight ahead on both sides of a single road😆It's my favorite place ❣️
Hirupeko-san...omega...no...koncha♪
Cherry blossom viewing is so nice 🌸.
I bought some 🍶´- for Hanami this year too, so I want to drink it under the cherry blossoms. ☺️
Good evening, T.KISO. Indeed, the combination of rape blossoms and cherry blossoms was so beautiful that it seemed to burn into my retina. I wonder if the cherry blossoms in Akita will be around a little longer? Please review the cherry blossoms in full bloom with sake 😊.
Good evening, Erin. I'm already ready for Hanami and waiting for the cherry blossoms 😆 It might be a good idea to prepare for the cherry blossoms this year, especially since they are in full bloom too early. Looking forward to your review🌸
A surprisingly overlooked gem. I had seen it before but never bought it. As a person who often buys jackets, I think the design of the label might have spoiled it for me. I drank it at a tasting and thought, "This is it! I thought. Even though the tasting was full of well-known brands, it was one of the most memorable bottles. It has a clean taste, so you can enjoy it on its own. Of course, it is also good with light snacks.
Just the right amount of bitterness and sharpness. It complements yakitori.
Asahi Ei is made by Sanae Sagara, a female toji who became the head brewer. The label is also well branded.
Rice: Asahi no Yume, produced in Tochigi Prefecture
Rice polishing ratio ... 60
Sake degree ... +2.5
Acidity ... 1.8
Alcohol percentage ... 16
Hi uchi 😃
Oh! You are saying good sake from Tochigi👍.
Yes! As the label says, it's clear and transparent, like water, but you can really taste the rice flavor 😊.
I have seen Asahi Ei in some articles because it is a female toji. I drank it for the first time. It is a special junmai (pure rice) sake, so it has a crisp aftertaste in addition to the mellowness typical of sake. The rice flavor was more robust than I imagined from the label.
The rice and rice malt are domestically produced, and the rice polishing ratio is 60%.
When poured into a glass, it has a slight golden color, and in the mouth at room temperature, it is very clear and even a little hard at first, but you can immediately taste the umami of the rice without any unnecessary spiciness or other unpleasant taste.
The aftertaste is not alcoholic, but rather refreshing and a bit more mature.
It is not flashy, and it may seem a bit spartan or a bit tsundere, but it is delicious in its own way.
I finished the bottle thinking that it would go well with fatty yellowtail sashimi or simply wasabi shoyu.
