Rie's sake, not Rumiko's. Was that the toji's name?
First visit to Umi and I had been curious about it. Nice place.
The waitresses are a bit flirtatious. I wish they would flirt a little nicer.
Continuing from last week, I went on a business trip to Towada 🚙 to my latest favorite restaurant 🍶😁😁.
I asked the owner to warm up the sake and he recommended this one: 💁♂️
So here it is. The nose is pleasantly alcoholic and tickles the nostrils. The first thing you notice in the mouth is the acidity, which is followed by a nice sweetness that spreads slowly. It is perfect for a slightly chilly night like today, which reminds me of autumn 👍
Next, I served it with grilled sardines with koji. The fat of the sardine and koji go well with this sake. It makes the sake go down well. ☺️ But that's all for today since I have to work tomorrow 🙅I'll come back tomorrow (lol) 🚶.
Rice: 100% Ise-Nishiki from Iga
Polishing ratio: 60
Alcohol content: 15%.
Yeast used: Association No. 9
Sake meter] +5 degrees
The last tasting at Yamanaka Sake Shop was Moriki Sake Brewery's Rumiko no. 6 yeast special junmai sake.
First, the aroma. The aroma is not so strong.
In the mouth, it has a soft taste that flows smoothly.
There is not much sweetness, but there is a hint of sweetness.
The bitter taste and sharp pungency spread slowly.
It is smooth and tasty from start to finish.
We had a great time at our first visit to Yamanaka Sake Shop, enjoying the room with the inventory and the tasting 😊.
The taste is impactful. Certainly the acidity and sweetness are powerful. Delicious.
Here is the explanation.
This sake is made from Yamadanishiki and Ise-Nishiki rice produced in Mie Prefecture, and Association No. 9 yeast.
In the mouth, it has a big, strong aroma with a firm acidity, and a voluminous flavor with freshly squeezed, powerful notes that seem to wash away everything in the mouth. It is a sake full of life.
The acidity and sweetness rush in with great force and breadth. It is a powerful sake that is typical of arabashiri.
It is a sake with an overwhelming presence that is completely different from fruity or watery sake.
It is not sake made by a toji (master brewer), but sake made by the brewer himself, with a strong personality and a sense of assertion by the brewer.
Sppin" is sake without makeup.
It is bottled as it is, unfiltered, carbon-free, additive-free, and unpasteurized. Junmai Arabashiri is bottled as it is pressed without any modification.
The third drink was Rumiko's sake, which I ordered because Rumiko was a guest at the standing bar.
It was a sake with a tight taste with a good flavor of rice.
Rumiko recommends heating it up, and I actually had it lukewarm.
Warmed. Aroma of rice bran, umami. The crispness of the rice bran is similar to the mineral nuance of the wine.
A sense of maturity like mirin (sweet sake).
Moriki Shuzo, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan Rumiko Haru no Rumiko Junmai Ginjo Unfiltered Nama-shu Kamiho
The impact of the sweetness in the first sip is amazing! It is a highly satisfying sake that directly conveys the flavor of the unfiltered, unpasteurized, unpasteurized, unpasteurized, unpasteurized sake.