It is quiet when drunk cold.
The characteristic is the bitterness in the back.
When I had it warmed up, I found the meekness to be elegant and mellow, and the bitterness to be savory. It is good when heated.
A little luxury for my son's homecoming!
I heard it was used for the toast at the 2005 Louis Vuitton Japan New Year's party and the 2012 and 2013 Nobel Prize winner's nightcap parties!
Ishikawa Prefecture has a wide variety of excellent sake, including Shirakiku, Sogen, Tengu Mai, and Tetorigawa, but recently I have been enjoying Jokigen.
I prepared some summer snacks and drank the chilled Yamahai Junmai.
The golden sake is good, too good. But it is too hot.
When heated up, the sake's warming qualities assert themselves noisily, as if to say, "This is a delicious sake. It's a delicious sake. Heating sake in an air-conditioned room is a luxury.
I prefer a lighter version of the heavier, spicier, harder sake, but Jokigen is a good balance and I love it.
This is the second bottle in the Ishikawa sake drinking comparison set. Despite the classic label, it has an impressive ginjo aroma with just the right amount of ginjo flavor.
It is refreshing on the palate and seems to go well with all kinds of food and as an everyday sake.
I tried to find detailed information about this sake on the Shikano Sake Brewery's website, but to my surprise, it was not even listed on the official website. Is it only available in the local area?
Personally, I love old-fashioned "regular" sake brands, so this was one that really stuck out to me.
I came to Kanazawa!
I knew I wanted to try some local sake, so I started drinking sake from noon (or to be more precise, from the morning since I received it on the bullet train)!
I wanted to drink with dashi, so I chose a dry sake that I was attracted to among those recommended for dashi!
Maybe the first time I drink it? Tokigen!
Spicy, but maybe not so easy to drink? I felt right at home with the idea that this is the kind of sake that goes well with dashiwari!
Junmai Daiginjo is best served cold. Hot sake is also delicious with an added sweetness. It may not be the way to go, but I like to pair it with okonomiyaki.