たくしToday we will be drinking Oku-Shika, a 3 year old sake from Akushika 🥺.
The aroma is of rice malt and a hint of lactic acid like yogurt... The color is brownish as it is an aged sake.
When you drink it cold, you can feel the aroma of rice malt and the sweet and sour taste of lactic acid. The acidity is quite strong.
The aroma of the rice malt is faint, and the acidity has softened a bit.
Finally, hot...like rice malt? It smells like freshly cooked rice. It has a mild rice-like flavor with a hint of sourness. Personally, I found it best served hot.
It has the aroma of Yamahai, mellowness, and a unique lactic acidity. It is quite delicious 🥺!
It did not go well with the snacks I prepared today...
I wonder what kind of food it would be good with? Oden?
Thank you very much for the food.
3.0 out of 5.0 points/5.0 out of 5.
choposhikaThis is the last of the Okushika series.
This time, it was an unpasteurized sake. Compared to the Yamahai that was left in the fridge, it had the same unique sourness, but it was more refreshing and easy to drink.
The one we drank before was a fire-retarded version, so we'd like to compare it with that again...!
choposhika[Birthday gift series 8]
From my wife. This is the unpasteurized version of Okushika's Ikegami that we drank before.
The strong sour taste is the same, but the unpasteurized version seems lighter. So it has just the right amount of peculiarity and is easy to drink cold.
choposhikaThe acidity is strong. It is less acidic than the Yamahai of the same brand, but you can taste it.
Warmed (45℃)...The acidity is stronger than before.
Chilled (15°C): The acidity and umami are well integrated and more delicious. I think I like it better chilled.
It's interesting to see the difference in flavor between warmed and chilled.
choposhikaCompared to Utagaki, the acidity is stronger and very much to my liking.
The same brand has a strong acidity, but the Yamahai style is stronger.
The difference between warmed and chilled is described below in the case of the Ikan. I prefer it warmed.
I like it as well as Utagaki.
It was my wife's choice to buy for me.
Thank you, thank you.
お侍ばななI had the last cup of this one, too, because I was almost done.
The feeling that spreads in the mouth is interesting
I felt a little sweetness
It was said that it was matured for several years in the warehouse.
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★★★★★★★★☆☆
shinsanOsaka Akishika Shuzo 100% Yamada Nishiki
This is a matured sake of Akishika, which is named "Okushika" if it is matured more than 3 years. The color is light golden. It has a strong flavor and aroma, but the acidity makes the finish tight.
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T.KISOHi shinsan, nice to meet you 😄.
I see you have an Okuka of Akika 🎵I've only seen and drank Akika, so Okuka, interesting 😋.
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shinsanHi T.KISO, nice to meet you.
I'm looking forward to seeing what difference it makes as I haven't had an autumn deer to the contrary😌.