Tokaido Sake Brewery Tour in Spring (3)
The last one is Masterpiecea by Laughing Four Seasons.
Masterpiece is a sake with the theme of technical study and a retrospective and return to classic ginjo,
I tasted it at last year's sake brewery tour and enjoyed it so much that I left without buying it, which I regretted a lot 💧.
This year, I was determined to bring it back! This year, I decided to bring it back!
Masterpiece has A (Yamadanishiki) and Un (Watabune), and I decided to bring back A this time.
I decided to bring A back this time.
The color is slightly greenish.
The nose has aromas of white peach, pear, melon, muscat-like fruit, lily-like white flowers, bay leaves, and white dumplings.
The moment you take a sip, you will be surprised by the smooth, flowing, luscious taste.
The fruity, floral aroma has a clear, gentle, full-bodied sweet flavor, and the sweetness is supported by an elongated acidity. The taste is a slow, lingering sweetness, with a greenish bitterness that mingles in the latter half of the taste.
The complex sweetness and acidity flow together gracefully and cohesively, just like the name Masterpiece 💕💕.
I am glad to have had a chance to taste it again!
I'll have to go back next year for the Tokaido sake brewery tour in spring!
I'll have to go again next year for the Tokaido Sake Brewery Tour in spring!
Hi Hirupeco 😃
Cool label with gold! I thought so, but when I looked closer at the picture, the design looks complex 🧐 I wonder if it also represents the complexity of the flavor 😙.
I see that you are the "A" in "A-Un".
Good evening, Jay & Nobby. A is designed with "0 (zero)" as a motif of a newborn baby's birth voice. The taste was fresh, rich and drinkable, and you can feel the power of the purity of the beginning of "A" 😊.
Comparison of "A-Un" series (2)
A-Un" means the end.
Both "A-Un" and "A-Un" have a beautiful taste,
A-Un has a beautiful taste, but A-Un has a fuller taste of rice.
Sake rice is Hyogo Watafune No. 2, and the rice polishing ratio is 50%.
Laughing Four Seasons' flagship drinking contest.
A from the "A-Un" series, which represents the beginning and the end.
The label looks rugged, but the taste is clean and refreshing,
The label is rugged, but the taste is clean and refreshing.
Sake rice is Hyogo Yamadanishiki, and the rice polishing ratio is 50%.
A
Refreshing pear-like aroma: ⭕️
Elegant sweetness
Fresh acidity: ⭕️
Alcohol-derived bitterness
Leads to a powerful aftertaste and sharpness.
Un
Calm banana aroma
Familiar sweetness ⭕️
Soft acidity
Slightly creamy flavor
Overall impression is gentle and friendly. ⭕️
The masterpiece "A" is made from Yamadanishiki rice grown in the company's own rice fields with an eye toward competition entry. The masterpiece "Un" uses "Watafune No.2" rice produced in Kasai City, Hyogo Prefecture, which is expected to become the core of the future Laughing Season Brewery.
Rice used: A: Yamadanishiki from Kasai City, Hyogo Prefecture; Un: Watafune2 from Kasai City, Hyogo Prefecture ■Polishing ratio: 50% ■Alcohol level: 16% ■Sake level: A: -8.0; Un: -11.0 ■Acidity: 1.5
Yeast: Kyokai 601+1001
*Masterpiece is the flagship of the Laughing Shiki Brewery.
The clear flavor has a rich aroma with hints of white peaches, strawberries, and tropical fruits. It has a more profound flavor than "A", but has a good balance of sweet and sour, with a good aftertaste that disappears cleanly, leaving behind a delicious flavor and a slight lactic acidity.
Rice used: 100% Watabune No. 2 grown in Hyogo Prefecture
Rice polishing ratio: 50
Sake meter: -11
Acidity: 1.5
Amino acidity: 0.9
Yeast used: Kyokai No. 1001
Alcohol content: 16%.
The nose is lush, gentle and noble, with hints of white peach and green grass, and the palate is more complex, concentrated and opulent. The finish is layered and deep.
Rice: 100% Yamadanishiki produced in Shiga Prefecture
Rice polishing ratio: 50
Sake meter: -8
Acidity: 1.5
Amino acidity: 0.8
Yeast used: Kyokai No. 1001
Alcohol content: 16%.
Good morning, Kotori-san. Masterpiece is different from the usual Laughing Four Seasons from the atmosphere of the label 😳I am also interested in the taste from the majestic appearance.
I'm drinking it again this evening 🤣 the more I drink, the more the richness and flavor comes over me..................................even by itself, the more I drink. It's so good I can't resist 🤩.
Hi Hirupeko San, good evening😊Yes, that's right! I had seen you at Sake-no-wa before, but this was a sudden encounter... I was struck by the impact of your painting skills and admired it for a while 🤣There are no elements that I don't like for me 🍶I am receiving it with admiration.
Good evening, Mr. Ars 😃The beetle is perched on the side of the bike 😄Pekkori This is a shocking label, isn't it⁈I was overwhelmed by the power of the picture🤣I had to search through the warehouse for a 4-gallon bottle to pick it up 🤗Un is next!
Yellow-greenish crystal. First impression is fresh and well structured. Aromas of apple, pear, yellow peach, honeysuckle, lime, root vegetables, and porridge. The attack is thick, sweet, and rich. The acidity is mild, but the lime-like minerality tightens it up, and the second half is long on flavor and sweetness, with bitterness adding richness at the end. The power of Watabune is brought out in a restrained manner, and it would go well with pork dishes made with koji.
