Yesterday, I took a paid day off to visit Kyoto.
Visited the Louvre exhibition and a temple,
After purchasing sake at Nishiki Market, I went to a sake bar for a drink.
The bar is called Nihonshu-ya Shizuku.
The price was ¥3,500 for the all-you-can-drink course and ¥2,500 for the all-you-can-drink option.
The great thing about this place is that they not only have modern sake
The great thing about this place is that they have not only modern sake, but also room temperature sake.
It is a sake bar, after all.
The temperature-controlled heated sake was delicious.
The Yaetsuru was especially good. Like Tamagawa, it is a Kyotango sake, and although it was the first time for me to drink this brand, I was very satisfied with the richness of the punchy Yamahai and its smooth, crisp taste.
We also had Nanamotoyari, Tama-Asahi, Suwaizumi, and Hiwada, all of which were excellent and we drank too much of them.
Hi Maruwa-san, good evening 🌙
I also visited the Louvre exhibition the other day and was satisfied with the many paintings 😊The sake bar here has a great selection of heated sake 😳👍👍I would love to visit 🎵.
Hi, Pon.
The Louvre exhibition had so many amazing works that even I, who don't usually look at art, could enjoy it.
I recommend the sake bar. The restaurant is beautiful, the food is delicious, and the staff is very friendly.
4.5
Plum-like acidity.
Good match between the flavor of rice and the acidity of Yamahai due to its low whiteness.
It is 18%, so it is very drinkable and satisfying.
Kyoto Prefecture
Shuku-Kuramai Namaishu (fresh sake) ①2022
Rice polishing ratio 74
Alcohol 14%.
Rice: 100% Shuku
It has a nice gentle rice aroma typical of Shuku.
It is unfiltered and slightly carbonated.
It has a sweet taste at first, but soon the sourness comes and the spiciness remains at the end. It has a complex flavor.
You will never get tired of drinking it.
Slightly cloudy pale green-yellow color. There is a creamy, rich nuance behind the fresh attack. Apples, melon, banana, root vegetables, cooked rice, cottage cheese. The attack is slightly effervescent and thick. The sweetness of ripe fruit and apple-like acidity extend, followed by the umami of rice and a bitterness that tightens the palate. Pair with white fish or salmon in a vin blanc sauce.
Motorcycle touring Visit to a sake brewery. The owner used to be a motorcycle rider (and a Z2!). We had a nice chat for a while.
My first sake. I didn't realize how refreshing it was. I'm starting to get into the sake swamp...
Classic labeled Yaetsuru, served warm. The color is clear and colorless.
It has a soft flavor at a lukewarm temperature. It has a sharpness, but the taste is generally gentle. Easy to drink, with no aged or peculiar taste. The reverse order of Asahi Kiku would have been better.
Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture
Brewed by Takeno Shuzo,
Yaetsuru Shukuguramai Junmai Namaishu 2022
The taste of rice with a solid backbone is felt first, and then the "acidity" sweeps it away.
Then, the acidity sweeps it away,
After that, the acidity sweeps it away, followed by a faint feeling of gas.
The more you drink this sake
The more you drink this sake, the more you get hooked on it.
Mmmm, it's a delicious sake ！！！！
At a liquor store I was familiar with, I ordered and was recommended a sake that had a doshish feeling like Koei Kiku's Tsukishita Muyori.
At first, the aroma and taste of old-fashioned sake made me think something was different, that it was too alcoholic and too old-fashioned. The more I drank, the more delicious it became! The more I drank, the more delicious it became! It has a fruity, rich and dry taste with a nice complex aftertaste. There is quite a bit of acidity. I tend to get tired of junmai ginjos that are refreshing and light, but I like this one because I can drink it for a long time. I guess professionals are different. I will consult with them again.
Rice used: Kyo no Kiraki
Polishing ratio 74
Alcohol 18.83
Sake degree -4.51
Acidity 2.79
Amino acidity 2.44
Purchased at Takashimaya Department Store in Kyoto
Not light and dry, but dark and delicious!
It was a hit!
Dinner menu
Sauteed greens and kidney beans with sakekasu
Avocado marinated in miso
Coleslaw of Chinese cabbage and mandarin orange
Tofu paste with hijiki and pakuchi
pickles
#Kyoto souvenir
#Kyoto's local sake
Vanilla-like aroma.
A heavy sweetness reminiscent of honey.
You can enjoy it until the aftertaste.
The acidity and bitterness follow, so it does not give the impression of being too sweet.
It also has a sense of alcohol, and even though it is unpasteurized sake, it is very satisfying to drink.
This sweetness is addictive.
It goes well with bitter chocolate.
Thank you very much.
