Kudoki-Ue's spring limited edition sake made with Dewa Sanzu polished to 33% and carefully brewed with No. 10 yeast. When the bottle is opened, a noble fruit aroma like white peaches and muscats wafts through the air. It is not too flashy, yet it is gorgeous and has an exquisite aroma balance that is typical of Kudokibe.
In the mouth, a smooth, thick, and dense sweetness spreads. The sweetness is not dull, and the clarity of the sake is a wonderful feature. The freshness typical of nama-zake and the slight gassiness that can be sensed in the mouth help to tighten up the overall flavor, and the taste lingers in the mouth, making you reach for one more glass.
It's one of those bottles that makes people ask, "Is it really worth the price?" But after drinking it, you will be convinced that it is indeed a "Junmai Daiginjo that is like a reward. The aroma, taste, and balance are all stable and "a bottle without a doubt.
The Jr. series, brewed by Toshinori Imai, the sixth president of the company, was first introduced in Narumono-iri!
Sake made with 33% polished rice from Aizan rice, which is said to be even easier to dissolve than Omachi rice and requires solid brewing techniques.
The label states that the rice is made from Banshu Aizan, a suitable rice for sake brewing produced in Hyogo Prefecture, and polished to 33%, with the desire to "create an addictive product that will make your life tick with sake.
The name "Kudokibe" alone has a great impact, but "Jr.'s Aizan 33: The Dawn of a New Era" is the beginning of a new era....
The aroma is gorgeous, mellow, and sweet.
When you taste it, you will find a pleasant, elegant sweetness and a gorgeous, voluptuous, ripe fruit-like flavor. It has a dense umami and sweetness, but with a clean finish 🤩.
I am amazed at the depth of the sake 🫢.
It was a sake 🍶 that expressed the overwhelming presence that is typical of Kudokibe, as if a rusbosu had appeared in full force. Delicious 😋.
Today is my first Kudokutei in a while🎶🍶It's always delicious 😉😋.
Let's start with the aroma 🎶✨️mmmm 💕✨️It still has the same gorgeous strawberry-like ginjo aroma that makes me want to drink 💕✨️😆.
In the mouth, the fruity aroma spreads quickly, but soon it becomes dry and sharp 😉🍶🍶I wonder if it's called thick dry 😆❔No, it's delicious 🎶😋.
Good evening, Pika-chan!
Jr. It's rich and dry from the gorgeous ginjo aroma. ⤴️
I'm looking forward to drinking it since I got it too and it's waiting in the cellar 😊.
I'm looking forward to drinking it 😊.
I need a sweet drink to soothe me 😆💕.
So, the selection 🇯🇵 is Kudo Jr. ✌️
Immediately after opening the bottle, you can feel the shwashiness 🫧.
At the same time, a fruity aroma 😤.
Juicy sweetness 😋😋.
It's so good!
Even though it feels so sweet, it goes well with food 🙄.
Scallop Carpaccio
Strawberry 🍓 and Bishokan 🍊 salad
Surprisingly, it goes well with deep-fried tofu 😚.
A fusion of Western and Japanese 💮.
Good evening, Minosuke🌆Your cooking is too stylish and dazzling 🥺‼️ and the deep-fried tofu and other things that are troublesome to make at home...I wish you could make it at my house sometimes🤣.
Oh! Direct attack is sweet!
Does it clean up at the end?
It's not like red rice, but I think a sugar-like sweetness came at first!
I thought it would be refreshing at the end, but the aftertaste is sweet?
100% Yamagata Prefecture-produced Yamashu No. 4, 33% polished rice ratio
Smooth, full-bodied, rich and umami! Surprisingly dry with a moderate sweetness, it is elegant and elegant ☺️ and mellow, and you will never get tired of drinking it ◎.