On a business trip to Hyogo, I received some locally brewed sake.
I had an image of drinking it warm, but it is very tasty even cold.
It is the best sake for a meal.
Junmai Ginjo🍶Ameon ni Tsumemuru☔️Kake rice: Hyogo Yume Nishiki🌾Koji rice: Hyogo Yamada Nishiki🌾.
The innovative label is eye-catching. Everyone I drank it with said it was heavy. I feel it's light 😅Pokari? Light and light. Pair it with a plate of pickled sea bream and three pieces of sashimi 😋.
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Since the cuisine has changed to simmered and grilled dishes from this point on, the sake has also changed to one with more umami than acidity.
This sake was made in 1996, so it is what we call old sake.
It is so precious that it makes me shiver to think that it was made 28 years ago, and that it was made by Mr. Takagaki, a master brewer.
1862 2024/10
Okuharima Strong Yamahai Junmai Nama-junmai
60% +13 3.2 No.7 20° 24/10 A
Shimomura Shuzoten, Himeji City, Hyogo
1800 3630
The impression when opened cold is that it is very robust.
When heated up, it becomes a little more amiable and the umami can be tasted more clearly.
I thought it would be better to let it sit for a while, but after the second day, I started drinking it in various ways: hot, sometimes cold, or a mixture of cold and hot sake.
Lightly colored.
The aroma is full of a sense of raw sake.
Koji, white flowers, sticky fruits.
At room temperature. Fresher than expected!
Slight sweetness and sourness, the bitterness of the aftertaste is rather firm. It's not carbonated, but it's fresh because of the piquancy. But it's calm and kind of nice.
I heated it up.
Oh, it's good! It's fresh, but has a lot of volume and is very drinkable. It has a nuance of nama-shu, which is a bit of a hindrance, but it's totally delicious.
It's an interesting sake. I'm going to let it sit for now and let it settle down, then it will be even better.
Next is Okuharima!
First time, I guess? I forgot!
It is dry, drinkable and delicious!
I wonder if most sake from Hyogo is like this?
I will drink it again: 👍🏻