Chiyonokuni Sake Brewery is particular about this excellent product.
For details, please refer to the endorsement. As you can see, even the paper for the label is made with care.
The stopper is made of cork. If you drink it, please remember to bring a corkscrew.
The taste is mild. I have never had a sake that tastes mellow, but it is a little mild and a little sweet. But the sweetness disappears quickly and only the delicious taste of sake remains in your mouth.
I have written a lot about it, but the conclusion is that it is delicious! It feels luxurious.
I recommend drinking it slowly after a meal, like a plundeye, not during. It is the kind of sake that you want to enjoy slowly without any accompaniments.
Purchased at Mitsuwa Marketplace in Chicago. The color is as clear as possible. The aroma is not only sweet, but also slightly acidic, reminiscent of green apple and fruit vinegar. The first sip has a thick, honey-like sweetness, but the sourness and bitterness follow in a well-balanced manner from the mid-palate. The bitter aftertaste remains, but it is not unpleasant.
242 1996/9
Chiyozonoen
Junmai Sake Sake Cup Mark II
Gohyakumangoku 60
+3 1.5 14° 96/4 B
Yamaga City, Kumamoto Chiyozonoen Shuzo
720 1000
It is dark but has a refreshing aftertaste with a firm acidity.
Kumamoto is famous for its rice shochu, and I am ashamed to admit that I did not know any sake.
I had not seen much Kumamoto sake in the Kanto region. I happened to be in a supermarket where I saw a label with a Kumamon front and had my first taste of Kumamoto sake.
It is a delicious sweet sake. It does not have many peculiarities. I thought rice shochu would be the best match for spicy lotus root, but I guess it would also be the best match for Chiyono-en.
Then came Chiyoen.
I quite like the sake called "Taido" here, so I had high expectations for it.
Sourness from a hint of sweetness. It is a very sour sake.
I expected it to be a bit sweeter, but alas 🤣.
Good with grilled Amakusa Daioh skewers👍.