Not actually sure when I drank this but I’m pretty sure I drank it with Grace and Eddy. I remember it being floral and refined, not surprising considering it’s a JG!
Hakata Hyakunenkura Shiboritate Junmai-shu Namaishu 17% 70%.
Purchased at a brewery in Hakata. It was a beautiful facility with a lot of attention to detail for tourism. Many foreigners visit the brewery.
This Shiboritate Junmai sake has a strong raw sake flavor. When you put it in your mouth, you will feel lactic acidity, astringency like grape skin, and spiciness in that order.
The body is strong and very drinkable. It has a strong body and is very satisfying to drink.
The sake brewery was more solid than I expected. If I visit Fukuoka again, I will stop by.
Rating 4.0 (out of 5.0) 20231119
During my recent trip to Kyushu, I had a chance to go to a brewery open house and was served 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, and a free-flowing sake and amazake, which I don't know what it was. I think I enjoyed the 3 light nigori, which is full of rice flavor, and the 9 awayura.
Perhaps because it is within walking distance from Hakata Station, and perhaps because it was a warm sunny day ahead of the season, there were so many people in the not so spacious premises that it was hard to take the time to savor the sake....
It was served hot.
It has a nice sweet aroma of rice, and when you take a sip, the moderate sweetness stands out.
The acidity follows later, and it has a nice sharpness, making it good to drink hot in winter.
Of course, it is also delicious cold or at room temperature, making it a versatile sake.
It's really tasty!
It has just the right amount of acidity and the alcohol is low enough that I think anyone can easily drink it and I recommend it!
But is this sake really sake? 🤔It's a sake ...... but the item is sake, so it's ok. ......
It is said to be a Hakata locally distributed product.
Water? I thought so, but then bitterness and a thin grape-like fruity taste + a refreshing sweetness spread out. The lingering taste is astringent from the alcohol and a bittersweet feeling in the mouth like thin cocoa.
Drank from my suitcase stash as I bought too much sake this trip 🤣 It was sweet but not cloying and nicely strawberry! I could taste that it was real berries, not a fake flavor.