I've had a few nigori this season and I think this was the best I've personally tasted.
It was energetic enough to blow me away with gusto, not too dry, not too sweet, and completely to my liking 🍶👍.
Purchased at my usual liquor store.
I think this is the first time I've seen Kuroemon XVI on the shelf...?
I opened the bottle being careful not to blow out the bottle as per the opening caution tag.
The aroma is fresh, but there is a slight scent of rice.
The bubbles are still coming out after opening the bottle, but when you drink it, the fizzy feeling is not that strong.
There is no strong sweetness, no dryness, and no bitterness, so it is easy to drink.
It is good to drink with oden, so maybe it is better suited for a mealtime drink?
Rice polishing ratio 55
Alcohol content 15%.
Taste ★★★☆☆☆☆
As you can see.
I opened it gently 😖.
Poof! It was a "plop".
≫≫≫Be careful when opening the package.
The foam is strong and easily blows out when opening the package.
Yukawa Sake Brewery was founded in 1650, in the early Edo period. It has the second oldest history in Nagano Prefecture. In the Kiso valley, rice was obtained instead of paying annual tribute in the form of high-quality timber. It was with this rice that Kuroemon II began brewing sake.
The Yabuharajuku area of Kisoji, where the Yukawa Sake Brewery is located, was home to many day laborers who came from all over to work in the mountains, as well as many travelers and inns as the area was located near the difficult Torii Pass and was a junction to the Hida Highway.
Among the 11 inns in Kiso, the Honjin was the largest, and many feudal lords stayed there, as well as a side Honjin and two wholesale stores. Sake was in great demand at the inn, and sake brewing flourished, with two breweries in addition to the Yukawa family listed in an 1869 document.
Another note📝.
A new sake brewery that has been on my mind ever since I drank Aizan on a trip to Nagano!
I guess my expectations were too high...
I will only leave you with the impression that it will never surpass Aizan 🥹...
Following on from the last time, this sake has a strong effervescence with bubbles rising as soon as the bottle is opened. It is sweet, but has a refreshing aftertaste with a hint of acidity. The aroma is mildly banana sweet, more like freshly cooked rice cake than fruity.