Today I went to Hakone with my family and my mother.
At a hot spring hotel where the autumn leaves can still be seen.
I got a recommendation from a local liquor store.
Hakone Kaido, a traditional pure rice sake. As the owner said, it is good for nabe (hot pot). The ginjo aroma can sometimes get in the way, so this is a pure rice sake. It is dry and has a strong flavor. Local rice, good with sashimi!
Next was Hakoneyama. This is Jungin.
Dry. It does not have a neat and clean outline, but you can feel the enthusiasm like the diligence of the Tobuji. It is true that Hakone sake is more enjoyable when served with a meal.
It has a dry Junmai-like mouthfeel. Normal but a little heavy if I may say so. Bitterness is strong. It is regrettable that the aftertaste disappears instantly.
2023 0613
f i r s t a n d f o r m a t i o n s
Hakone Highway
Junmai
300ml
Polishing ratio 60
Hakone Old Highway Ishidatami
Ishii Brewery
Oi-cho, Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa-ken