Please forgive the sinful sake lover who opens the package even though he knows it is a weekday.
It is a crisp, fruity and refreshing sake with a hint of activity and leesiness.
Even at this hour on a weekday...it's good enough for me! It will be tomorrow's "power water"!
Long time no see, Katsuragawa! This time it is a special label of Corona Disaster. The sweet and tasty quality of the glutinous rice & 4-stage brewing process is perfect for hot sake in cold weather✨.
First, cold.
The aroma and mouthfeel are clean and refreshing, as is typical of Gunma sake in honjozo. However, there is a softness and relaxed sweetness derived from glutinous rice in this refreshing taste. After a while, there is a hint of minerality. It disappears smoothly at the end. Personally, I think it is the opposite of "Akagisan," another Gunma honjozo sake👍.
Next, hot sake. This is where Katsuragawa really shines!
Standing aroma like freshly pounded rice cake. The mouthfeel is smooth, and the plump sweetness and umami spread out. The sweetness is less pronounced than when served cold, and the umami is slightly stronger.
It is like biting into hot rice or rice cake, and the lingering aroma and aftertaste are just like when you open a pot of freshly cooked rice! 🍚
Hot Kayukawa is consistently delicious, but I'm looking forward to the on the rocks sake that will be available in the summer again this year 😌.
I heard that they use glutinous rice. The sweetness swells in your mouth, but it is not overpowering at all and disappears quickly. The alcohol content of 19 degrees is also good.
I bought it at Iwase sake shop in Gunma.
It is a liquor store specializing in local sake in Gunma.
It's a small liquor store that specializes in Gunma's local sake, and the variety is small, but the encounter rate with good sake is unusually high.
You can't underestimate the amount of rare macho sake they have in stock.
Sake doesn't sell -> they can't bottle it -> they can't fill the tanks -> they can't stock new sake.
We talked about how many sake breweries are in trouble because of this.
It's a sweet sake with a strong sense of the old-fashioned Gunma sake. It's good. We drink it straight with soda.
And it is a nabe. It is a spicy miso preparation today.
I'm thankful that sweet Chinese cabbage can be bought cheaply at the local market in this season.
This sake is made with Maifu, a sake rice produced in Gunma Prefecture.
We had this one hot!
It has a nice aroma and a juicy, sweet and sour taste.
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★★★★★★★☆☆☆
It has 16-17 degrees of alcohol content, but it is mild on the palate due to its sweet taste. It is made from Maikaze, an original sake brewing rice produced in Gunma Prefecture.
It is made with glutinous rice and 4-stage brewing.
I wanted to try it, so I visited the brewery and bought it.
The color is crystal and slightly yellow.
The aroma is of iodine and earth.
The mouthfeel is soft
It has a refreshing sweet taste.
After a faint sourness
Honey-like aftertaste.
On the homepage of the brewery, it says that it has a sweet taste, so I imagined it would have a sweetness that lingers on the palate, but it has an easygoing sweetness.
Aroma ★★⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎
Taste ★ ★ ⭐︎⭐︎
Sweetness ★★ ★⭐︎
Sourness ★★⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎
Umami ★★★⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎
Lingering ★★★⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎
Lightly muddled
Mild floral aroma with a hint of rice.
The aroma in the mouth has a citrusy freshness that penetrates the nose.
It has a refreshing sweetness and a well-balanced acidity.
The umami taste follows afterwards.
It disappears quickly.
Aroma ★★⭐︎⭐︎
Taste ★★⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎
Sweetness ★★⭐︎⭐︎
Sourness ★★⭐︎⭐︎
Umami ★★⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎
Lingering ★★⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎
"Katsuragawa Junmai-shu, small brewing, Ginjo-zukuri.
It is a sake with a clean and crisp taste.
It is a Japanese sake with a clean and crisp taste, but also with the sweetness and flavor of rice.
It is a perfect sake for a meal.
I visited Yanagisawa Shuzo today.
I bought a bottle of "Katsuragawa" which is only available at the brewery.
I was thankful for the polite explanation from the kind owner and his wife(?). Thank you very much.
They told us that while dry sake is the mainstream, there are more and more people who want this sweet sake. I wonder if they want healing. I do, lol.
The gentle sweetness spreads in your mouth and heals you. But the aftertaste is refreshing. I would like to enjoy it after a meal rather than during a meal.
At first, the ginjo aroma comes through to the nose with a tang. A slight astringency lingers as an aftertaste. It goes well as a midday sake or with a little dry food. Gunma is the best!
The label doesn't say so, but it says the sake content is -12, and even Katsuragawa, which is good at sweet sake, doesn't often have this level...
The aroma is dignified and fresh, with a slight green apple-like fruitiness. It is slightly fizzy and has a strong sweetness, but there is also acidity, so it is not overpowering in the slightest. In the second half, you can feel the alcohol, but the aftertaste is sharp and bitter. This swing from sweetness to bitterness is amazing.
I was able to reconfirm the interest of Gunma's sake.
At a friend's house, I got this sake, which was recommended by a sake shop.
It is called "Kojikomi Ginjo Zukuri. The label says it is Junmai-shu. There is not much information on the specifications, and it says the rice is polished to 55%. Junmai Ginjo? Well, okay.
Speaking of Katsuragawa, I have the impression that it is a sweet sake, but this one is not so sweet. It's not raw, but the mouthfeel is fresh like a raw sake, and it's not rough at all. There is a light melon flavor in the second half. There is a light melon like flavor in the latter half and it fades out. If you are expecting Junmai's drinkability, you will be disappointed, but it is very elegant, which is probably the characteristic of this sake.
