On the Shinkansen on the way back from a business trip to Iwate.
It is a very old warehouse, dating back to Bunsei 12.
It is served cold, but has a gentle aroma of rice.
It is aromatic, sweet, and spicy, with a well-balanced rice flavor.
The second is Eagle's Tail.
The second one is Washino-o, which I received at an off-line meeting in Morioka in 2021.
It's been a while since we last met!
This one is also rather similar to the Yaezakura I mentioned earlier.
Standard sake with a sense of rice
Knowledge
Rice: Ginga
Rice polishing ratio: 55
Alcohol percentage: 14.5
National Sake Fair 2025 in Osaka_68
Iwate Prefecture booth ③.
Hachimantai City's Washio Sake Brewery is a very local sake that is consumed almost exclusively locally.
Washinoo Junmai Ginjo.
The taste is rich and mellow, with a strong sweetness and umami. It is also rich, dark, and delicious. I've been saying that it's so good.
I asked him where I could find it. I asked him, "It is only sold in Iwate, so please come to Iwate to drink sake while visiting the places related to Shohei Otani and Yusei Kikuchi.
Iwate sake is quite strong, and I think I liked it a lot, so I would like to take my time touring Iwate.
National Sake Fair 2025 part63
Iwate Prefecture③.
Mr. Washio in Hachimantai City
A brand you hear the name but do not see
Rice polishing ratio 40%, Yuzunokou 16%, Sake degree -2, Acidity 1.25
4370 yen
It is a Junmai Daiginjo, but the brewery's policy is to label it as Junmai Ginjo.
Sweet and tasty, juicier than expected.
I'm drinking it thinking it's a regular junmai ginjo without knowing the specs, so this is my impression, but considering the price and specs, it should be delicious!
Purchased at MaxValu near Morioka Station. When I buy at MaxValu, I can ship from the counter inside the store, so if there is a MaxValu at my destination, I will definitely stop by.
The station building at Morioka Station sold a slightly better grade of Washio sake, but I dared to go with the regular sake, as I didn't think regular sake was available outside of the prefecture very often.
I had it at hiya. It is rich but light, clean and easy to drink as is typical of sake from the south. The sweetness and umami of the rice can be felt, but a slight bitterness keeps it all together. It has no peculiarities that would go well with any snacks.
I would like to try other types of sake as well.
Next is a freshly squeezed raw sake from Washinoo.
It is an unfiltered, unpasteurized sake made with Ginotome, Ginga, and Hana-no-Mai.
If you ask me if it is fresh, I would say it is more of a robust type, so I wonder if it would taste better with strong ingredients.
Of course, it is delicious on its own as well, as you can taste the flavor of the rice.
Anyway, since we are all lovers of good food and sake, the party went on and on.
In no time at all, our 2.5 hour dinner party was over! 😁.
I hope there will be another gathering like this 😁.
We enjoyed very much! 🎉🎉🎉
Good evening, chika! 🙋
Washinoo is a sake brewery in Hachimantai, Iwate.
Except for Yui no Kaori and one other brand, the sake is basically dry and orthodox.
They seem to believe in careful sake making. 👍
The next brand name is Rikuwa 132.
Rikuu 132 was produced in 1921 by crossing Kame-no-o and Aikoku rice.
Kenji Miyazawa encouraged the cultivation of this rice because of its resistance to cold damage and good taste.
As is typical of Junmai, it has a slightly strong attack and a strong flavor of rice.
It's also good with fried foods and such, and this one seems to go down a treat. 😅
The first picture is Mr. Kudo, the president of Washinoo.
And the one on the right in the second picture is the owner of Tamura Sake Shop, which is famous in Kuji City.
They usually have drunken whale, rice and agave.
When I first entered the store, I was surprised to learn from someone at the company, "Why is a brand I've only seen on Hasegawa Sake Shop Online normally stocked in a store in Kuji City?" I was surprised. 😱
After this, we had a mooted conversation about craft sake! 😁😁
