Homare Sake Brewery
Kitakata Terroir EPISODE 2
Junmai Unfiltered Nama-nazake
This brewery is located in Kitakata City, Fukushima Prefecture.
The rice is 70% polished "Yume no Kou" produced in Kitakata.
It has a subtle banana-like aroma, gentle acidity, soft rice flavor, and a clean, refreshing taste.
soft rice flavor, and a refreshing aftertaste.
Refreshing aftertaste.
#Nihon-shu
Karahashi label by Homare Sake Brewery. Unfiltered unpasteurized sake made from sake rice Yume no Kou.
Fruity ginjo aroma. The aroma of melon and sweetness, followed by a slight sourness and bitterness, finally fading away with a slight spiciness.
Although it is unfiltered raw, there is no bitterness or peculiarity, and the impression is of a soft, sweet, umami taste.
After a few days of drinking, the balance between sweet and spicy has improved.
It is a delicious sake that is so easy to drink that it makes you want to drink more and more. ☺️
Purchased at a local supermarket for New Year's Day.
It was very easy to drink.
I drank it with Kamaboko for Osechi and Wasabi pickles as an accompaniment.
All ingredients are Kitakata-produced Yamada Nishiki, and the rice malt is also Kitakata-produced rice. We can feel the enthusiasm of the farmers who challenge Yamada-Nishiki in Kitakata. It has a melon-like sweet aroma with a slight sharpness. It is best served with Namasu with carrots and kiriboshi-daikon, black soybeans, Chikuzen-ni, sauteed cauliflower, and more. There seems to be up to EPISODE 4 with different rice and milling ratios. It might be good to compare with the other lineups.
The last sake at the end of 20231231 is,
Aizu Honore
Junmai Daiginjo
One of my favorite sake brands from Fukushima!
It is very easy to drink with a refreshing aftertaste.