I enjoy Nagarami with sake from the same Chiba Prefecture. It seems that the catch of "nagarami" has been decreasing and it has become difficult to buy it even from the website of the direct production area. When I was a child, I was fed a mountain of it when I went to the countryside. I wish I could have drunk sake back then.
This sake has a strong acidity. The rest is spiciness and a slight bitterness. It is suitable for a refreshing drink in the hot season.
IWANOI Junmai Ginjo Nama Sake Fukuhara Sake Shop Hanpukai Limited Edition
Slightly pineapple on the palate with a soft mouthfeel and lingering bitterness. Lingering bitterness. Sappy and refreshing.
The 43rd bottle 🍶 of home drinking in 2024.
Iwanoi from Chiba, first time drinking it. I got it from the hanpukai 😎.
The aroma is subdued, the taste is slightly spicy and dry with a slight throat hit. The bottle is blue and refreshing with a summer feel, enjoyable for both the tongue and the eyes! Thanks for the treat 🙏.
Sweet ⬜︎⬜︎⬜︎⬛︎⬜︎ Dry
Dark ⬜︎⬛︎⬜︎⬜︎⬜︎ Light
Preference ★★★★⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎
Iwano-i 240
1760 yen
(The color is slightly amber. (The color is slightly amber with a faint aroma reminiscent of light citrus fruits. The mouthfeel is simple, but the unique aroma and umami spread in the mouth afterwards, leaving a good aftertaste.
It also has a dignified acidity that is not cloying.
This sake is made from very hard water with a hardness of 240. The hardness of mineral water is about 30 to 40.
Sake from Chiba
Alcohol content: 17%.
Rice polishing ratio 50%.
Sake rice Gohyakumangoku
The first batch of Iwanoi
The aroma is faintly ginjo aroma
Drifting quickly and refreshingly
Slightly thickened mouthfeel
At first, a hard acidity stimulates the tongue
Then, bitterness and sweetness rush in slowly.
Thinly grated radish in syrup
Pleasant fizziness on the tip of the tongue
Strong impression of bitterness, but not so heavy.
The aftertaste is clean and refreshing
Surprisingly easy to drink.
The hardness of the brewing water is about 240, which is extremely hard water.
The sharp impression may come from the mineral ingredients.
Gohyakumangoku is light and dry.
I've heard that it has a clean and crisp taste.
I'm looking forward to comparing the two!
The 8th Japanese Sake Festival @ Osaka Bay Tower⑯.
Chiba Prefecture's [Iwanoi] booth.
According to our preliminary research, it is harder than the Teisho water we saw earlier, with a hardness of about 240 degrees Celsius. That's twice as hard as Nada's miyamizu.
I was told that I should drink Junmai Daiginjo first rather than Yamahai, so I went in that order.
Iwanoi Junmai Daiginjo Yamadanishiki
This one was also very good, though it was very hard and minerally. It was so good that I kept telling everyone around me that it was good all the time.
According to bouken's research, this was a very expensive sake.
This was poured by myself from the server.
i240 Yamahai Junmai Ginjo Yamadanishiki
This one is also very tasty. It has a good balance of sweetness and minerality.
The label used to be a stick-on label, but they received an order for 2,000 bottles from overseas, and the labeling machine had just broken down and cost 11 million yen, so they decided to print the label on the bottle.
The "i" stands for "i" of Iwano-i, and the "240" represents the hardness of the brewing water. I wonder if the design is also conscious of the overseas market.
The 8th Japanese Sake Festival at Osaka Bay Tower ⑯
Super hard water with a minerally impression, Iwanoi
We drank
Junmai Daiginjo Yamadanishiki
Polishing ratio 30%, Sake meter value +2, price 19,800 yen.
Hard but sweet and delicious. I drank it without knowing the price😅.
I was surprised when I got home and looked at the pamphlet.
ii240 Yamahai Junmai Ginjo Yamadanishiki
Polishing ratio 55%, Sake meter value +5
Hard but juicy and delicious!
Unfiltered unpasteurized sake
Alcohol 17%.
Polishing ratio 50%.
Sake brewed with ultra-hard water with a hardness of 240
Minerality and high alcohol content, with good acidity and a nice sharpness.
It has sweetness, but it has a deep and bitter taste.
It is very mature and tasty when it gets a little lukewarm.
The more you taste it, the more you like it.
They are selling hard water.
It feels crisp when you drink it, but sweet when you roll it on your tongue.
It would go well with fried chicken and octopus.
The sake arrived from my daughter on Father's Day night.
It was prompt, so I opened the bottle that day.
After opening the bottle, I noticed that there was a letter with a happy note.
letter was also attached, so I was doubly happy.
We enjoyed it happily, happily, and deliciously.
Ingredients : rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic)
Rice Polishing Ratio: 50
Alcohol content : 17
Content : 720ml
Production Date : 2024.6