More sake event posts to come...
Sake Brewery and Delicious Sake Party 2025①
This is an annual event held by Yoneyoshi Shoten, a liquor store in Neyagawa City. Last year's event was abruptly canceled due to a typhoon, so this is the first time in two years.
Kurumizaka's booth.
Kurumazaka Autumn Select special junmai sake 2023BY
This sake was recommended to us as an easy-drinking sake. It has a refreshing acidity and a mild umami flavor. Since I don't decide which sake to put in the bottle every year, I don't have a label on the front, so the one I wear around my neck serves as a label.
KODO.ec162 Junmai-shu
KODO.ec162 is a yeast extracted from the soil of Kumano Kodo. Mild, clear sweetness with a sticky texture. The acidity is plum-like and fruity. This is the second test brew since last year, and it is said to be a yeast that makes toji (master brewers) cry because of its weak fermentation power. They are planning to brew another batch this year, but are not sure if they will be able to sell it.
Junmai ◉Nama Hashiroshi Junmai Nama Hashiro
Served at room temperature, it has been aged for about two years and is yellow in color. It is yellow in color, with sourness, a bit of caramel, and sweetness at the end. Same as before, forgot to take a picture 💦.
Today, for the first time, I went to Nachi-taisha Shrine and Kumano Kodo.
So I am drinking this sake that I bought on the way.
Kurumazaka, which originally had a punchy taste. This sake seems to have been made as a prototype for it. It is refreshing, slightly sour and fruity, great on a steaming day like today.
Explanation on the back ↓.
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This sake was test brewed with KODO.6C162, an ancient road yeast born from the soil of Nakaheji, a Kumano ancient road.
It has a high acidic quality and is a sake with a lot of wild flavor.
Pour it chilled into a class and enjoy the unique flavor of the prototype.
Brewing year: 2024BY
Kurumazaka - Ginjo-shu that goes well with fish
Rice: Miyamanishiki, Polishing ratio: 58
Sake meter: +5.0, Acidity: 1.8
AL: 16.3
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This sake goes so well with fish that it has the name of a delicious fish of each season written on the label!
In order to enhance the taste of fish, the sake itself should not be too overpowering.
So, in this case, sake with aloso sake is better than sake with junmai (pure rice).
The flavor and sharpness of the sake were well combined, and it was quite a good sake!
Fruity! Sweet, but without a strange residue.
It has a liqueur-like taste that you get from sparkling sake, but it's still sake, so there's no unpleasant taste!
Even if you don't like sake, you can enjoy it!
#Drinking at home
The slightly sweet but mild flavor and piquant spiciness from the start make it clear that it was made to go well with fish.
The aluzoe seems to have been added to bring out this spiciness, and there is nothing cheesy about it.
The fact that it is inexpensive is also wonderful.
It seems to go well not only with fish, but also with gently seasoned obanzai.