This is the brewer's secret sake draft that I purchased on Thanksgiving Day at Ishikawa Brewery. The hi-ire was drunk sloppily during the Thanksgiving Day and I didn't keep a record of it.
Yogurt-like sour aroma. The rich sweetness fills the mouth. The mouthfeel is also a bit mellow, and when swallowed, it leaves a lingering aftertaste with astringency. I think the impression was similar to that of the fire-aged one.
Place】Ishikawa Shuzo Brewery
Snacks] Miso-glazed pork
Obtained by lottery on Thanksgiving Day, December 2024. I didn't expect to win the special prize and reviewed the result many times.
The sweetness that can be felt from the bottom of the slowly brewed umami, and the smoothness that goes down your throat without any unpleasant taste. It goes especially well with strong-flavored snacks.
Rating: A
Today is Ishikawa Brewery's Appreciation Day. The Kumagawa Ichiban of Taman Pride that we will be having there. Oops, this has the aroma of old sake. I would call it a yellow sake aroma...
The taste is like an old-fashioned junmai sake, but it has a sweetness that reminds me of honey. It has a very tasty sake-like flavor. It is even more delicious since we have recently had a series of sake with a lighter sake flavor.
Taman's signature aged junmai nama sake.
It has a full-bodied aroma like mushrooms and oak. When you drink it in the country, the aroma spreads like Western-style sake. It has a good balance of sweet and sour with a nice, mature, heavy flavor. The atmosphere is a little too westernized, which I personally find a little disappointing. I would like to see a little more sake-like flavor.
I just got back from Malaysia 🇲🇾, and as it was an immediate move to Hiroshima, I had sake for the first time in a while.
But I was drinking it on the JAL plane 😆.
Sake is good! Now it's time to go to Hiroshima.
I got a bottle of sake that my family had bought. It is a dry, refreshing sake that is perfect for a meal. It's delicious and has no artificial flavors.
I tried sipping it with the cup that came with it, but it didn't really hit the spot.
I transferred it to my favorite sake cup and warmed it up. The caramel-like richness combined with a faint fruity aroma barely reminded me of chocolate bananas.
Serve with milk chocolate
It's a souvenir from my husband's business trip 😆.
It's 180ml and comes with a small plastic cup, perfect for the 🚅🍶 drinking 😍⤴️
Polishing ratio 70%.
A little bit bitter, but still a refreshing sake with the sweetness of rice 😍.
It goes great with taro with miso 😋😋.
I prefer fresh and fruity sake,
I like fresh fruity sake, but this kind of sake is also good to drink with Japanese food!
I'm learning a lot 😆😆😆.
Polishing ratio 70%.
Alcohol content 14
Production date: 2025.01+M
Hot Junmai from the Winter Sake Fukufuku Set C purchased online from Ishikawa Brewery's direct sales outlet, Sake Sera.
Snow in Tokyo tonight. It's so cold that there's a light dusting of snow on the roof. On a day like this, I think it's time to heat up some sake. I drink sake every day for one reason or another.
The aroma of rice with a hint of sourness. Oh? I thought it would be sweeter, but it's a very refreshing junmai. The umami of the rice is well expressed. The sweetness and sourness spread gradually. This is a very relaxing and soothing experience.
Junmai Daiginjo Tama no Kei from the Winter Sake Fukufuku Set C purchased online from Ishikawa Sake Brewery's direct sales outlet, Sake Sera.
Hmmm, what is the aroma? I got the impression that there was a refreshing blue aroma like bamboo or bamboo grass mixed with a rice aroma that was different from a fruity aroma. The taste is also delicious, with a refreshing coolness like green bamboo and a firm astringency. After a while after swallowing, there is a faint...but definite sweetness that makes you think, ah, there was a little sweetness.
It takes my breath away...delicious...and happy.
Mature Yamahai Junmai Harusake from the Winter Sake Fukufuku Set C purchased online from Sake Sera, a direct sales outlet of Ishikawa Sake Brewery.
Sour aroma, typical of a yeast from the traditional sake brewing process. Wow, the flavor is well kneaded. The acidity of the Yamahai has been removed by letting it mature, and it is delicious. There is no sweetness, so it must have been quite dry in the first place. Maybe the sweetness is closed because it was made cold...
No, no, the Ishikawa brewery's set is really very satisfying. I drink too much.
My wife's face was drawn when she saw the six bottles of sake that arrived the day before we visited the brewery for their monthly appreciation day, but I'm really glad we bought them.
A standard unfiltered Junmai from the Winter Sake Fukufuku Set C purchased online from Sake Sera, a direct sales outlet of Ishikawa Sake Brewery.
This junmai sake has a clean rice aroma with a well-defined sweetness and umami. It is not fruity or glamorous, but it is a delicious sake for everyday wear that can be enjoyed unpretentiously.
After a tour of the brewery.
I ♥ a red that can ripen,
I found Junmai Unfiltered and bought it ‼️
Polishing ratio 70👀.
This one is also fruity but refreshing!
It's a far cry from the sake I've been drinking lately, but it's not bad.
It's not bad.
Lately, I think I prefer gentle sakes to strong ones that give me a big thump 😆.
Tarusake" purchased at Ishikawa Brewery's Appreciation Day.
It has a nice aroma of whiskey-like barrels. Well...it has a nice cedar aroma and flavor. The peppery, spicy flavor is addictive. It may not be pure sake, but I think Tarusake is a very interesting aspect of Japanese sake culture.
