Kaorin has been on summer vacation for more than a week, but I've been working as per the calendar 😅.
So today is the last day of our summer vacation, and the fifth and final leg of our usual walking tour of temples, shrines, and sake breweries 😇.
We took the Hankyu and Keihan trains to Demachiyanagi in Kyoto 😀.
After visiting a few temples and shrines in the northeastern part of Kyoto, we went to Matsui Sake Brewery located between Sanjo and Demachiyanagi 😀.
This was a very nice store with a relaxed atmosphere where you can do paid tastings and merchandising if you have a reservation 😇.
We bought a prepaid card for 3000 yen for two people and had our favorite sake at a table 😇.
Kamizo's main sake seems to be a celebration of Kyoto sake rice, but my favorite sake we had today was a summer-only jun-dai made with omachi 😀.
It had a summery acidity and sweetness...I could taste muscat and figs, but it was not clingy and it finished nicely😇.
It was a bit expensive to buy for home, so I got two bottles of junmai and nigori sake recommended by the brewery 😇.
Hi Yasube & Kaorin 🐦.
I see you went to Kamizo 😻Thanks for your time in the hot weather💦I'm curious about it since I like Omachi....
I went last spring and the sake tasting was very different so I want to go back 😆.
Good evening, Yasube & Kaorin 😃.
Your visit to Matsui Sake Brewery is intoxicating ☺️
Kamizo has gorgeous and beautiful bottles, but the sake ware for the tasting at the brewery is also very elaborate and amazing 😊.
It's a great location and I'd love to visit 🚃🚶➡️
Hi Pon-chan 😀
I see that you have been to Matsui Sake Brewery before 😀.
I've always wanted to go back because it was such a nice brewery, but if the tasting changes with the seasons, I'd love to go in a different season 😀.
Hi Aladdin 😀
This was my first time to try Matsui Sake Brewery's sake and it really is a beautiful bottle 😀.
The regular self-serve sake was served in wine glasses, but the nigori sake was served separately and the glasses were special and beautiful 😊.
Finally, I was able to buy a Tokujinzo.
Personal preference
65/100
Appearance.
[Tints].
Pale yellow
[Viscosity]
Medium
《Aroma》.
Strong
Ginjo Aroma: ⬛︎⬜︎⬜︎⬜︎⬜︎ pear, young melon
Ingredient aroma: ⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬜︎⬜︎ Steamed rice
Aged aroma⬜︎⬜︎⬜︎⬜︎⬜︎
Others⬜︎⬜︎⬜︎⬜︎⬜︎
Brilliant★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Refreshing★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Plenty★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆
Calm★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
[Examples]
Mainly light raw material aroma
Taste
[Attack]
Slightly strong
[Texture]
Sharp
Tight
[Taste]
Sweetness ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ light
Acidity★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ Light
Bitterness★★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ Sharp
Umami★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ Light
[Specific flavors]
Light and sharp, with a subtle sweet bitterness reminiscent of Kamizo's unique burnt caramel
[Complexity]
Slightly simple
[Sweetness/Spiciness]
Sweet ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆★☆☆☆☆☆Dry
[Aroma]
Medium
[Lingering]
Medium
[Classification by flavor characteristics]
Sake with fragrance
Sake with a fresh flavor
Mellow sake
Mature sake
Satisfaction: ★★★★☆
I went to Kamoshita Sake Shop in Fuchu City, which I had been curious about for a while.
There were so many liquors I had never seen before.
I was so impressed by the sake I had received from a person in Kyoto before that I decided to buy it.
The last time I had a bottle was KOCHI, but this time I went for Aizan.
When the bottle was opened, it had a sweet apple-like aroma.
The mouthfeel was smooth and clean after the strong sweetness and umami. There is no sourness or bitterness. It is sweet, but not too sweet. It is like a low acidity chrysanthemum.
The umami is complex and delicious.
It is better as an aperitif than as a mid-meal drink because of its bitterness.
The label is cool, and the taste is likely to be popular with everyone.
It has none of the sawdust smell that is common in Kansai-style sake.
I wonder how many kinds of sake there are in the Kanzou lineup alone. I can't try all of them, and I am looking forward to visiting Kamoshita to try some sake I haven't had yet.
It seems they also have a kaku-uchi (corner bar), but unfortunately I have to go there by car.
Not a bad one to start with. Smooth and easy to drink. A bit sour feel in the beginning, grape like aroma. Flavour is lighter than I expected but not in a bad way. Also bit yeasty. Overall clean and did its job.
We had a stall at a summer festival mock-up of raw sake frozen in whole bottles with alcohol at -30°C. The price was reasonable at 90㎖ for 500 yen.
The price was a reasonable 500 yen for 90㎖.
Thank you summer festival.
We are also grateful for the technology that allows us to have fresh, unpasteurized sake outdoors in the middle of a hot summer day.
Ruri, which I also had in Kyoto, is sweet and refreshing.
I think it is a great combination of a festival that is chilled to a crisp and easy for sake beginners to pick up.
It was delicious and I drank many glasses.