I enjoyed Togakushi, which I drank before, so I bought Matsuo from the same brewery.
The aroma is sour.
When you drink it, the liquid is quite smooth and you can taste the umami and sweetness of the rice. The clarity is wonderful and not at all cloying.
It is not a modern type of sake, but it is easy to drink.
It is a dashi-style sake that is not thick, but has a lot of flavor and is gradually delicious.
Naturally, it goes well with Japanese food! It goes well with the raw oysters from Naruse that I bought at the event 🦪It's a sake from a prefecture without a sea, but it's interesting that it goes well with sea food too!
Nagano Sake Shop Trip (6)
I've been so busy with my trip to Nagano 😅I've been so busy that my sake activities tend to get delayed 😓.
Well, the next morning after a good night's sleep or lack of it 🥱, we met an old man at the breakfast buffet who was a heavy drinker, and he looked like he had just had a second helping of rice 🍚 and back again 😳.
After leaving the hotel, we went to the liquor store we discovered by chance last time 🚙 and there he was, Mr. Katsikoma ‼️
We had to spend more than 4,000 yen, but Nobby encouraged us to buy some sake since we were here 😊!
The first bottle was decided to be the cosy Jurokuyo! Then I was looking in the fridge for the rest and found a bottle that Pon-chan had drunk a while ago 👀 It was a bit expensive 😅 but it was good enough for 4000 yen! So, here's Matsuo-san from Nagano for our first drink 🤗.
I'll make love to you
The aroma is fruity 😌.
I'm going to make love to you 😌! It seems to be dry 🤔 but it is unexpectedly sweet 😋 and bitter 😚.
It's like "sweet on the way in, bitter on the way out! I wish they would make it a motto and put it on the label😇
I split it into two days, which is unusual, but the second day was sweeter as Pon-chan wrote 😙, but I only had a cup of it left on the second day 😆.
To be continued
Good evening Dr. Jay & Dr. Nobby....
That old man may be a hermit😇sama...
Did you get Katsikoma🍶 on your Nagano trip 😳⁉️
I was able to get mine recently too💖.
Good morning, Jay & Nobby ^^^!
The label gives it a classic feel, but it doesn't seem so 😳Congratulations on your success in getting the Katsuma 😊We'll be waiting for you to post it 😎.
Good evening, Jay & Nobby 😀.
Quite a quintessential Katsuma-san, it takes a lot of courage to tie up 4000 yen and buy 🤣.
And Mr. Matsuo😇
Your expression that it's bitter instead of spicy is awesome 😀.
I want to try it when I'm a little older 😀
Good morning, Jay & Nobby 😃.
I wouldn't hesitate to buy a bottle of Katsuma for 4,000 yen 😙.
And if it's a liquor store that I don't usually go to, it would be a flash in the pan 😇.
I've never even met Mr. Matsuo 😊.
Good morning Jay & Nobby 😃.
For me to skip breakfast, people who can drink and eat well in the morning are awesome 🥰.
Matsuo-san looks delicious! It's Yamae Nishiki and I want to drink it 😊.
Congrats on your Katsuma GET 🎉!
Good morning, Jay & Nobby!
Thanks for your busy season🍀.
Matsuo has been on my list to drink for a while now, I would love to try it someday 😍!
I'm a solid breakfast person too, but I'm afraid of the rice round trip 😁✨✨.
Just a short drive there ⁉️ drive🚙
Dora-chan's Just a little bit further...
What do you mean? Yes, it's Nagano☝️
On November 1st, I participated in Okazaki Sake Brewery's
I participated in the "Hexagon's Battle" at Okazaki Sake Brewery ⚔️
In times like this, I'm taken by no means 🤣.
It rained 💦 since Friday night.
I waited in line until after it rained.
One after another 🫢.
Before I knew it, there was a huge line ‼️
I heard there were over 200 people in line in the morning 😵.
The people in front of and behind me told me I should go see how long the line was, so I went to see it when the sun started to rise.
I went to check it out too, but I was worried about how much alcohol there would be 💦.
Thanks to you, we got it 😎👍.
But still, it was so cold at dawn 〰︎🥶
After that we went to a liquor store in Nagano city 😊.
When we came back to Ueda, it was sunny but raining for a moment ☔.
We went to a souvenir shop at Ueda castle.
Just when we arrived at the souvenir shop at Ueda castle, the rain stopped and there was a rainbow 🌈🌈✨.
When I came out after shopping, it was already gone.
I wanted to eat soba noodles at Kusabue-san
But we couldn't make it in time, so we went to a buckwheat noodle shop in Saku City on our way back home.
I stopped by a soba restaurant in Saku City on my way home.
It was delicious 🥰!
Tonight's sake was yogurt sake ❣️
It smells and tastes like yogurt 😆.
I've had this blackcurrant before.
It's so good I drank it all😍❣️
Good morning, Tsubu!
What a little drive there is Nagano 😲!
You are a quintessential Dora-chan, and without this energy, you would not be able to get so many fascinating sake 😍.
Soba noodles are good too 😋.
Tsubu, here too 😀.
I'm standing in line and there's someone taking a picture! I thought it was the two of you. ‼️
After this, I went to 3 liquor stores and saw many people who seemed to be going through Yanagimachi😅.
I also brought Matsuo's Junmai sake with me!
Good evening, Tsubuchan😄I went to Nagano for a little bit! I had a chance to try Kusabue-san's soba noodles and they were delicious. Please try it next time.
Good morning, ma-ki-chan! ☀️ Dora-chan seems to have gotten a little bit of a sense of Nagano while visiting there 🤣But 🐢san's popularity is great‼️
Soba noodles❣️The soba noodles sauce was so delicious and good 😘.
@Mizuhashi, good morning. ☀️I wanted to shout out "Are you here, people of Sake no Wa?" 🤣I wonder if you saw me taking pictures 😆I wish I could have met you. ☺️
I was also at a liquor store in Nagano city via Yanagimachi😄.
Good morning, Hiro-san. ☀️
I've been to Nagano too many times and I feel like Nagano = close ❗️ to there 🤣It's a little over 160km to Okazaki Sake Brewery 😅I had to wait in line 〰︎💦It was so cold 🥶.
Good morning, Sashu: ☀️
Yes, this time it was ✨hexagon✨ 😆Dora moves for her prey 🤣.
I've been to Kusabue in the past, but I haven't been there for a while and I wanted to try "Walnut Soba" 😚.
Hi Jay & Nobby😄!
Oh Nagano 😆 and waiting for Kusabue-san's turn ❣️ is wonderful 😆👏 here we are in Sayama on our way back from Tama pilgrimage 🚙 we are going to visit a liquor store & a brewery 😄.
It's been a long time since I've taken the high road✨.
100% Yamae-Nishiki
Polishing ratio 38
Alcohol 15.5
Nice aroma, well-balanced sweetness, umami and acidity, slightly classic.
Spiciness at the end.
On the second day, it becomes more rounded, less pungent and very tasty. ❣️
On the 3rd or 4th day, it becomes more rounded and has a delicious sweetness, and the spiciness is not bothersome.
It was delicious all through the 4 days 😊.
This sake is from the non-gold medal winning tank of the two tanks brewed for the competition.
The price is therefore a little more reasonable.
I bought it thinking that the taste would probably not change much!
I'm sure I have preconceived notions, but it still tasted great ✨.
Good evening, Pon. ☺️
Classic design. 😊
You had a great time 😁.
I'm all about lo ten thousand lately.... 😂
I still have two more bottles waiting for me 🤭.
Hi Pon 😀
The label has a classic feel to it and it looks like it would take a lot of courage for me to get my hands on it 🤣.
But I think I could drink it if it's my favorite Yamae Nishiki 😀.
Pon-chan's evaluation makes me want to try it 😀.
Pon-chan
Good evening...at a glance, it looks like a classical sake such as honjozo, but it is junmai daiginjo 🤩.
If it has a sweet and sour taste, I would like to try it as it is one of my favorites👍
Good evening, Pon 😃.
Pine Peony😳I didn't know Matsuo had such a sake!
The label design is also intoxicating with a classic brand name that would be a hit with both pine and peony hunters: ☺️
I'd love to try it 🤤.
Hanapin, thanks for this one too 😊.
The label was classic but a bit modern and easy drinking royal road 👍
Romain is nice isn't it ❣️ I want to drink Romain hard one day 😁.
Thanks again for this one, Yasbay 😊.
This is not as fruity as it looks, but it is easy to drink with sweetness! You don't need to be brave at all 😊👍
I wish I could describe the taste better 💦🙏.
Thanks again for this one, Kojo 😊.
Ahahaha, it doesn't look like a honjozo, does it? It doesn't even look like a honjozo 😂they said it was covered with a cloth in the store to make it look more luxurious 😆The taste was indeed a gold medal, well balanced and tasty ❣️
Aladdin, thank you for your time here 😊.
I like the pine hunter! There are so many of them and it will be fun to seek them out 🎶.
I'm glad you're giving us a close taste of the sake because it's expensive when it comes to the sake on display 🙏.
Hi mariage 🐦.
It seems that nowadays people tend to shy away from classic labels, and they tend to go for modern designs 💦I'm sorry to see them go as I'm one of those people who think they are cool 😢.
Hi Jay & Nobby 🐦.
I thought the label could be a little better... but I think it's better this way 😊I bet it's a lot of work to make a special label only 💦.
Matsuo "Masamune" Junmai Hi-ire
Rating 4.4
Rice used: Yamae-Nishiki, Polishing ratio 68%, Alcohol 14.5
Aroma, juiciness, and the sweetness of rice can be felt in this sake. Matsuo "Masamune" has a clean and crisp acidity with a moderate bitterness in the aftertaste.
Matsuo Nobuno Daichi - Shinshu Yogurt Sake 720ml
Ingredients: Fermented milk (from Kurohime Kogen Farm), sake (rice, rice malt)
Rice polishing ratio: 59
Alcohol content: 4-5%.
This is yogurt or soft-serve ice cream!
I paired it with ham and cheese, avocado, and tomatoes on a donk bucket and it did not get drunk at all.
On the second day it was starting to slosh and harden. You might want to drink it up once you open the bottle.
Sometimes, such a change of pace is good ^_^🍦.
I choose to look for a product at a liquor store back home. I was attracted to it, so I bought it.
The label said, "Mild aroma, crisp, mellow and dry.
I tried it and found it to be just like that.
I want to repeat this!
Matsuo Junmai Ginjo Ikarao Genshu
style5835 720ml
Rice：100% Yamae-Nishiki produced at the foot of "Ikarao" in Shinano-cho, Kamisui-gun
Content: 720ml
Rice Polishing Ratio：35% for mother rice, 58% for koji rice and kake rice
Alcohol percentage: 15.5
This one was served at Miyajima-san last month.
It is mild, yet refreshingly delicious 😋.
It's not flashy, but it's a good sake that you'll grow to love 🍶.
☆☆☆☆☆
After drinking wine at the first restaurant, a home-grown vegetable restaurant was closed on a holiday and a soba restaurant was full, but when I looked in, I found a seat available.
The first glass of sake was Matsuo!
I heard it won some kind of gold medal!
The price is a bit expensive, but I'll order it!
And then, the delicious, modern taste!
The hamo katsu (hamo cutlet) we ordered came out quickly, even though we were told it would take a while since it was deep-fried!
Matsuo is delicious no matter what you drink!
Purchased at Shinano Roadside Station.
I drink it by Lake Nojiri as it is.
It is unfiltered and bought immediately.
It tastes dry. It tastes dry and refreshing.
It was refrigerated, so I kept it cold,
When it is served in a glass and the temperature rises, it becomes richer and the tongue has a strong taste.
It has a rich taste and a smooth texture.
It is the kind of sake that you can drink in small sips.
The aroma is mild.
The rice umami spreads gently after being absorbed.
It has a soft graininess.
The texture is clean and light with moderate acidity.
The balance is good, and it does not seem to be boring to drink.
It is smooth and crisp.
Slightly light and straightforward umami spiciness.
And a very reasonable price!
I liked it.
Degree of liking 4.5/5
At a friend's house.
Reunion after a year.
It was delicious and went on and on, and my friend had to stop me.
Next time I will bring something with apology.
Matsuo Togakushi Junmai Ginjo Limited Order Production 720ml
Rice used: 100% Sanke Nishiki from Nagano Prefecture
Rice polishing ratio 59
Alcohol content 15.5
Manufactured on April 22, 2024
Purchased and kept in the refrigerator at home for one year, opened the bottle ^ ^.
It is mild and not flashy, but it is soft and honestly delicious.
Kikusen, Katsuma, Hirotogawa, Wakanami, etc. It is the sense of the store owner.
I will be in Saku next Monday for two nights. But since we are staying overnight in the mountains, we will only have a chance to visit sake shops early Monday morning or Wednesday evening. And all the famous liquor stores are closed on Wednesdays😭.
Hi @Mizuhashi 🐦.
I see you are going to Saku! There are many sake breweries, so there seems to be a variety of sake available, but are you working? Your schedule seems quite difficult 🥺I hope you will have some encounters even in such a situation 🙏.
Thank you, Pon 😭
I had to work this week, so I'm going to shift it around and my bad friend invited me to a golf course sleepover during summer vacation: ⛳️
It looks like it's pretty deep in the mountains, but I'll take my chances and try to get into town 😆.
