I opened a bottle of "Hokuto Zuisho", a souvenir from my recent business trip to Hokkaido, which I purchased at a liquor store in Kitami called "Mayanagi Sake Shop"! My business trip was via Sapporo, Obihiro, Kushiro, Nemuro, Abashiri, and Kitami (Memanbetsu Airport) on my way home. Naturally, I went to an izakaya (Japanese-style pub) on the way, but I decided to limit myself to sake from Hokkaido, so I had a bottle of Nemuro's "Kita no Katsu Shiboritate" in Kushiro.
I asked for a recommendation for sake from Hokkaido and was recommended "Kaminokawa Taisetsu". However, I had drunk it some time ago, and after much deliberation, I chose "Hokuto Zuisho," which I had never heard of, and it turned out to be the right choice. It is a beautiful, well-balanced sake with a slightly sweet, fragrant, and crisp taste. It is made from Hokkaido rice, with a rice polishing ratio of 45% and an alcohol content of 16%. Delicious!
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The ultimate food wine!
Goes well with fish, liver and tempura!
It washes away the fishy smell and brings out the flavor
It doesn't interfere with the meal at all!
No distinctive aroma, but the overall balance of the sake is divine!
So this is what I mean by "food sake"!
I'm sad I finished it 😢.
I want to drink it in a perfect setting.
"Founded in 1878, a sake brewery in the north that brews dreams."
Hokuto Zuisho, a product handled in a liquor store is more mellow than that drunk in a store.
The flavor is colorful and suits all tastes.
It goes well with strong-flavored snacks and sashimi. Even my wife, who does not like sake very much, seems to be able to drink it easily. It was a good encounter.
Fruity dry
Slight aroma, sharp attack. The taste is fruity and dry. It goes in smoothly and has a good sharpness.
It is delicious, but all sushi restaurants these days are ordering by tablet. It's a bit away from home for Showa-era old men 🤣.