At a nearby standing bar. Drinking with my wife 🍶.
The first drink was Kurumizaka.
It is a classic sake with a delicious taste, yet gentle and easy to drink.
It was a drink that made me feel at home.
Japanese Sake Festival] Osaka Bay Tower (11)
This is my first time at Kurumizaka-san. I was looking forward to drinking it on this day.
This sake was previously introduced by Kenchi Tachibana on TV.
Ahhhhh, it is delicious!
Fruity and fresh. It was a very beautiful impression~.
Kurumazaka Yamahai Kurumazaka Yamahai Nama-hai Nama sake
I like the taste of this one too.
It is somewhat robust.
This sake is brewed using yeast born from the soil of Kumano Kodo.
It is an easy-drinking sake with a soft sweetness and a touch of acidity.
The alcohol content is a little light at 14 degrees.
We always go to a liquor store that has tasting sales and this time my husband tasted it and liked it so we bought this one to take home 😊.
The final touch was Kurumusaka. I wondered what it would be like with Junmai Ginjo Nama, but Yamahai was Yamahai and Kurumazaka was Kurumazaka. It has a powerfulness that comes with a gusto. It has a richness like an aged sake. I had it with a rice ball of salted fish. Whew!
Utsunomiya, I think. I was passing by and was curious to make a U-turn to buy. Kurumazaka seems to have recently made a deal, first time for me too. I am glad I bought it! The rice is full of flavor. Delicious.
Memorandum
Sake rice Gohyakumangoku
Polishing ratio: Koji rice 60%, Kake rice 65
The mouthfeel is firm. It has a robust feeling with a deliciously bitter acidity. Nutty. I also like this kind.
Left Aged wine
The aroma is strong. It is rich but the taste is round.
I thought this one would be more harsh, but it is easy to drink.
It has a very good taste. It reminds me of the tamakon (konjac) I got as an appetizer.
Surfing Kurumizaka
A warmed sake that is easy to drink with a sour taste.
As it cools down, the sourness becomes sweeter.
A summer warmed sake. I have never drunk anything other than Kido when it comes to Wakayama, and this is the first time I've heard of Kurumusaka. It was burned into my memory 🍶.
I can't wait to drink this kind of sake at the end of the day 😆.
First of all, here is the face.
(Isn't he too handsome with black label and silver foil?)
All the labels of Kurumazaka are cool and austere. But when you drink it, your impression is turned 180 degrees to your surprise.
The mouthfeel is fruity, but the light dryness comes before the sweetness lingers.
It is truly a cool beauty!
Nama-zake is usually thought of as smooth and easy to drink.
But this one has a quirk,
In total, it is light,
But the umami and acidity of the rice is still there! It is an assertive type of wine,
It is a self-assertive type of sake.
The balance between the acidity and the umami of the rice is also very good.
It is neither too heavy nor too light.
I like it no matter how many times I drink it.
Ripe, sweet rice aroma.
When it is sipped, it has a syrupy, mellow, grain-like rice flavor.
It is supported by the acidity of Yamahai.
It is strong and solid.
Taste: 3/5