September 2024 Sakai Off-line Meeting Second Meeting Report 1📝.
It's too late to start now, but I'll start with the continuation of last year's Sakai Off-line meeting.
We drank some draft for now to refresh our palates 🍺 and ordered some tayu which seemed to be refreshing 🍶.
I imagine there are a few varieties of tayu at the Motomachi store that bouken-san goes to 💡.
The taste was quite strong in the mouth, with a good spread of umami.
I think I drank it all at once, partly because I was very tongue-tied at this point 💨.
I was about to go to the third meeting with bouken after this one drink, but it was too late and we decided not to go 💦.
Well, I enjoyed SAKAI Night so much that I'm sure I'll be back for more in the future ❗️ (I've already had a great time this year, but I wonder when I'll be posting 💧)
100% Koshi-tanrei sake rice from Ojiya, Uonuma Prefecture
16%, fire-brewed
Good, nourishing and well-balanced dryness, with a softness that is typical of Niigata.
Aroma of rice and heavy aftertaste! 🌾
But when you put it in your mouth, it's juicy, soft and sweet and delicious 🤤.
The heaviness of the sake makes you feel like you're drinking sake ◎.
A little micro-foam? It looked sparkling!
I was curious about it when I drank it a while ago!
The sweetness is like an elegant mango!
Is this one also slightly sparkling? It's a bit cloying!
The sweetness is not too heavy!
It's more umami or mellow than before. It has depth! This is also good!
The aroma in the mouth is soft! Sweet...not too sweet but soft and sweet!
I can tell it's like a mango😍.
It's not that sticky but it's soft! More delicate than I expected! This is a big win for a single coin!
Slightly sweet and not too acidic!
I went to Chitose on a day trip. I was looking for a sake shop and found one that was opened in February this year. The manager was very friendly, and we decided on this one product: the Takai Sake Brewery's "Tatomo. It came with a box, which I didn't expect. I am very happy.
I tried it right away. On the first day, it tasted more astringent than refreshing, and it was hard to describe the taste. The astringency I was worried about eased and it became easier to drink. Personally, I think it would be better if it had a little more yeast bubbles, but it is a delicious sake that is just right for drinking a little at night.
It is rather sweet, but the description recommends it as a food sake. When I tried it with a stronger food item, the amount of alcohol, miscellaneous tastes, and astringency became a bit bothersome as I put more in my mouth at one time. I think it would be better with a lighter food item. The taste is fruity, but not fruity, and you can enjoy the sweetness of the rice.
It is best drunk alone with a glass of wine at night. High-grade sake rice "Koshitanrei" is delicious.