Koshinoshiratori Dry Special Junmai Unfiltered Harajuku Sake from the manager's secret sake at Fukunotori Iidabashi.
This sake is a blend of Arashigiri and Yame, and has both a full aroma and a thick flavor. It is not a junmai ginjo, so the aroma is moderately strong.
It can be said to be a sake with a good combination of aroma and flavor.
Here it comes, here it comes!
Kuromitsu (black honey). I don't know what honey is, but it's really honey.
This is a 9 year old unfiltered sake, fire-brewed.
Purchased at Jizake Watanabe.
It was a rather drastic purchase, but I was happier than I expected.
A sake brewery in the mountains. Dry taste is just right for a meal. There is no smell. When you drink it, you will be surprised by the delicious taste of rice. It is just right for a dinner drink.
I went to a liquor store near Niigata Station and asked the clerk, "Do you have any Yamama?" The clerk replied cheerfully, "We are out of Yamama, but we have Koshinoshiratori now. What is it? Koshino Jakucho...?"
The clerk explained that the sake is made in the same tanks as Yamama, and that the middle sake is Yamama, while the aggressive and rough-run sake is Koshino-Shiratori. Well, I didn't know such a sake existed.... It is really amazing.
I immediately had it in a wine glass, and the sweetness, umami, aroma, and gasiness were to my liking....................
The kind I don't usually drink! It is 100% locally produced Koshitanrei.
The aroma is a little tangy, and the body is thick and lean. It is a perfect food sake. It was a little too early for me.
It is similar to the Yamama I drank before! I was convinced that it was made by the same brewer.
20230319 Tokushima, Shishikui
Koshino Hakucho Special Junmai
Brewed in the innkeeper's hometown of Joetsu City, Niigata.
Umami, sweetness, powerful, memorable, confirmed repeat.
Before I drank so much sake, I was impressed by the taste of sake at Ponshukan in Niigata. I always looked for this brand every time I went to a sake shop, but I could never find it in the Tokai area.
Every time I went to a liquor store, I always looked for this brand, but I couldn't find it in the Tokai area... but I found it at a liquor store I stopped by on a whim!
The old impression was still there, and I realized that it is still a delicious sake...!