Revisited
Toyomae USA is Komatsu Sake Brewery
This time, there were three madam customers in front of us.
One of them praised this place.
When we described it as "rice wine" at the tasting, the madam and the proprietress of the brewery said, "I see...".
Juicy, fruity, sweet and sour.
Aroma and lingering aftertaste through the nostrils
You can really feel the rice in this wine.
It is a bottle that seems to be well received not only by madams but also by men and women of all ages.
I took a half day off to have a drink at Tsukiji.
At "Tsukiji Kaku-uchi Tabitebako".
I'm relying on my notes from here on.
Houjun Tokubetsu Junmai Hiyahoroshi
Rice used: Oita Mitsui
Aroma: firm (I got a mysterious note saying that)
Mouthfeel: Mellow.
Medium: blank? (perhaps a balanced clear taste?)
Aftertaste: spicy
Perhaps it was the feeling of the five tastes disappearing quickly in the mid-palate, like we tasted in "Senko-hanabi".
Toyonokuni Jizake Lunch Party 2025
The brewer told me it was sweet.
I tried it, but it didn't have much sweetness.
It's refreshing but normal.
Rating:✭✭✭✩✩✩
Preferred: ★★★★☆☆
Cold sake: ★★★☆☆☆☆☆
Cold: -
Lukewarm: ★★★★
Hot sake: ★★★☆☆☆☆☆ Hot sake
🍶Aroma
Aroma like honey spreads when heated.
🍶Taste
Freshness and richness spread in the mouth, followed by a tangy sharpness.
🍶Accompaniment
Bonito Tataki, garlic in soy sauce
Purchase price
1,500 yen
The sixth bottle today.
It's a bottle of Ori-Gara-mi no Houjun, which I buy every year.
It was a 2023, so the carbonation was very strong, and the ball that catches the sake was a fine play.
It's so good it'll kill you. That's all I can say.
Kyushu sake breweries were here for the 5th anniversary event at the Kaitak Square Garden complex in Fukuoka, so I bought one!
I went for 2 days in a row💨.
The first day was Kihotsuru,LIBROM,Tenshin,Sentoku,Houjun
The 2nd day was Kibotsuru,Miyanomatsu,Toichi,Manrei
On the first day, the toji at Komatsu Sake Brewery, which brews Houjun, recommended it to us, so we bought it!
Cold sake.
The aroma is citrusy with a hint of acidity.
Refreshing sweetness
Impressive acidity with a sharp aftertaste
Sake made with white malted rice has a very sour and peculiar taste, but this one is moderate.
