When I wrote a while ago about my impressions of drinking Kei's ★1 raw (the lowest caste), I announced that I would be drinking the higher castes in the near future.
What I said I would do, I will definitely do.
As I announced, I got the upper caste sake *5.
I do what I say, and when I do it, I do it. He is a man of "motivation, energy, and rock wood"!
Who is this guy? "I just bought the sake I wanted to drink, didn't I?" Who says that?
Let's get back on track and try it for ourselves.
It is very drinkable with a dense, seamless flavor (without the emptiness that I felt with the ★1 sake). The whole tongue feels delicious, and it does not become bitter even if you keep it in your mouth for a long time.
When you put the glass to your mouth, you are tempted to drink it all as it is, and it is hard to restrain yourself from doing so.
On the other hand, it is a bit heavy. I think it is also possible to drink it with a little bit of water.
This is delicious!
It's a bit peculiar because it's an Ohroku, but the rice aroma that penetrates through the spiciness to the shwashiness from the spiciness, and the fruity feeling. The quality is high!
This is my favorite of all the Ohroku!
It is a nigori from the valley 🍶.
It was served cold.
The first aroma is sweet with a hint of koji malt.
In the mouth, it has a mild umami and a slight sweetness of rice.
Nigori is not bad, but I prefer the cool aroma and taste of clear sake 🤔.
This one was delicious too ✨.
Memorandum
Sake rice Yamadanishiki
Polishing ratio 55
Clear and dry. Bitter taste like citrus peel. The aftertaste is clear with a hint of sourness and bitterness.
I am from Shimane Prefecture. Now I have left the clan and am in another prefecture. I enjoy the freedom of not having a branding iron on my back or the letters (shima) floating in the air when I look through a special scope.
In the last century when I was in Shimane, still local TV commercials were quite frequent, often for local sake from Shimane and Hiroshima, and I remember that one of them was for Ohroku.
The song was called "...Sake born from ○○○○, Oroku, Oroku", but now I can't remember the "○" part of the lyrics and I am very confused. If it was "Koganei Ido" (Golden Well), the words and meaning would fit. I would like to visit the warehouse when I go back to my hometown and ask about it.
I have been talking about it for a long time, but this Kei Honsei is actually the bottom-ranked sake in the series caste system. It just happened to be the only one available at the store (and I didn't have the budget), but I bought it with the intention of trying a higher-ranked one later if it was good....
...It has no distinctive taste. But it tastes good. I couldn't take my mouth off the glass and drank it all.
However, after drinking it for a while, I noticed that it lacked a little something. I wonder if the gap would be filled if there were more of it. I would like to try it soon.
Liked 8/10
This is my first time drinking "Kei" by Ohroku Shuzo.
The light blue bottle is very cool 🎐, which is typical of summer sake.
The aroma on the nose is cool and sweet.
It has a smooth, mellow flavor and a slightly juicy sweetness in the mouth.
The quality of this sake is comparable to that of Tazake, which I consider to be the most beautiful sake.
The price, too 😂.
I want to try Ohroku next season 🤔.
It's a bit expensive though 😅
