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 😅
Wangrokkei
Rice polishing ratio 55
Alcohol content 16.5
Brewing water: Koganei Ido (Golden well)
Toji Ishihara Takeki
Price: 2750 yen
When the bottle was opened, it was too fizzy and had a strong bitterness.
After a week's storage, the complexity became clear. It has a good sense of rice and a slight effervescence that quickly cleans up even the darkest things. It is slightly yellow with nigori, and the flavor is the Oroku.
The sake bowl arrived safely and I used it immediately!
By the way, the price was 4,250 yen, but whether it is expensive or cheap is up to you. I also recommend Niimasa.
Anyone who has bought it?
Today, I had Oroku and Kei for the first time in a long time. It is a refreshing sake, but not lacking in flavor. It is the best sake for the coming season.
Kikei Nigori Sake (Unrefined Sake)
Highly carbonated (if cooled properly, it won't blow out😏)
Overall impression is light, perhaps due to the gassiness? (I guess if the gas is removed, the impression will change a lot 😉)
It is easy to drink with a dry aftertaste despite its strong umami flavor 😘.
It's been a while since I've had Oroku! There are so many different kinds, it's always hard to decide which one to buy 😘.
