This is KIYOMIZU from the same hanpukai.
The difference is that Maikaze from Gunma Prefecture is used instead of Gohyakumangoku.
The aroma is the same as SAKAEMASU, but milder.
The taste is surprisingly less cloying than SAKAEMASU.
There are not many rice varieties that have a cleaner sake quality than Gohyakumangoku.
The sweetness is also relatively strong and full-bodied.
SAKAEMASU, the main brand of Shimizuya Brewery, which uses wine bottles and corks to promote value enhancement through aging and vintage sake.
Usually stored fresh, but the hanpukai is a special draft version!
The aroma is slightly mild and banana-like.
Slightly acidic, typical of junmai sake.
The taste is quite complex.
In addition to the banana, there is a sweet umami taste of rice, and a complex taste of grain and bran, reminiscent of the recent Nirvana Turtle, which is a low-polished sake.
I have only had aged sake, but my impression was that it was more mellow.
Well, it's not that it's bad, but it's not for everyone... I don't think it's for my taste.
-Julia
The first "Sakae Manju".
Stored as if it were wine,
Uses wine bottles.
The cap is corked.
The cap is corked.
The cap is corked, and the temperature is kept below 5°C. The brewery is made by a select few, including the toji and one other brewer.
The Toji and one other person are the elite few who make this wine,
The number of shipments is very small, making it a valuable product.
It is perfect as a food sake.
It can also be matured and enjoyed as such.
This sake was officially released on Tuesday, December 19, 2023.
It is brewed using 100% Gohyakumangoku rice grown in Niigata Prefecture. The aroma, taste, and label design are as stylish as wine.
I had it with cheese and loved the sweetness that spread in my mouth. I love it 😉 .
It is indeed a sake chosen by Mr. B who has good taste!
Sake made for aging with cork
Aged at home in ice for 3 years
I drank it when it was new, and all I remember is that it had a complex flavor, again as a beginner.
The aroma is not aged, but rather the acidity has mellowed.
The aging aroma is a little nutty.
The taste is surprisingly clean and full, with the main flavor being a full-bodied umami.
The acidity is quite rich, but it is well balanced with a hint of sweetness, giving it a moderately dry taste.
Delicious!
I don't know how much the aging process has improved the taste, but at least it was a change in the right direction, not the wrong direction.
If you're interested in home aging, you might want to try it for a longer time.
I drank 55 the other day and was impressed for the first time in a long time.
I had high expectations for this sake since it had been matured for two and a half years.
The rice polishing ratio is 50%, so it was even more refreshing than the 55. I had the impression that the aroma was very delicate.
#Ei Manju (Sake)
#Shimizuya Brewery
#Tatebayashi City, Gunma Prefecture
#Polishing ratio 50%.
#Gohyakushi: 100%.
It has a slightly wine-like aroma. A regular who happened to be sitting with us at the counter shared it with us.
The fourth drink of Gunma is
Eimanju 55. This is probably the first time I've tasted this sake too😊.
It was like a food sake.
I'm sure there are some people who would like it 👌
Purchased at Yokohama Takashimaya
Rice used is Gohyakumangoku from Niigata Prefecture
This sake is aged for 10 years, right?
The color is not particularly dark, and the flavor is different from that of so-called aged sake.
The refreshing and elegant sweetness is a bit similar to that of "Saku".
The alcohol taste and acidity that follows through the nose are the characteristics of this sake, and it seems to have a lot of depth.
I wonder if the long aging process has given it a complex flavor.
The price is a little expensive, but it is nice to have a mature unfiltered unpasteurized sake!
Sana D.
Good evening.
I bought this sake at the Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store after having tasted and heard the explanation of the brewery. The cost is not so good for a husband with a small allowance, but I think it is one of the products that shows the possibility of a new sake.