At the Kasama Pottery Fire Festival (Himatsuri)
Buy a cup of sake from Kasama-yaki at the venue
and buy some sake from Kasama and drink it on the spot.
My annual event
This year it was Inazato no Yama
Junmai sake made from 65% polished Hitanishiki rice
Slightly sweet with a soft mouthfeel
Clean sake with a clean aftertaste
Delicious at room temperature
With Kasama's Inari as a snack
With the fresh green breeze as background music
GW makes you feel happy
The second drink at the corner bar at Sato Sake Shop.
Not a "jakebaiting," but a "jake-drinking" experience. I was curious about the zodiac sign label, so I asked about it and was told that it was a special gift from the Isogura Sake Brewery in Kasama that celebrated their new sake! This is rare! The sake brewery opened its doors to the public for drinking and eating 😆 Sounds like a fun event.
As for the taste, Inari is said to be quite rice-like. Fruity like pear, sweet and refreshing, slight gasiness.
The aftertaste was refreshing but matte and lingering. Delicious!
The finish is said to be much more rounded than last year ^_^.
Junmai Ginjo made with Aizan, such a luxurious sake is included in the ticket price! I would like to go next year!
Unforgettable March 11
This day reminds me of many things
Drinking for a friend whose birthday happens to be on this day (even though he is still alive and well)
Freshness of freshly squeezed sake
Easy to drink and match
The cohesiveness of the wine without feeling the 17% alcohol content.
It has a great flavor and goes well with sashimi.
Can't do anything with it, but drink it anyway.
At Sake Shochu
This is the second of two bottles I purchased during my recent expedition to Kasama, Ibaraki. I feel like it's been a while since I drank lees😅.
If you want to enjoy mainly the taste of rice, you can enjoy nigori (orikarami). ☺️
#Sake Rice: Hitanishiki (produced in Kasama)
#Polishing ratio: 65
#Alcohol content: 15
The wife barks "I want to eat chestnut sweets, let's go to Kasama❗". (`o')<<<
As I am not a fan of sweets, I put my mother-in-law's condition, "If we stop by a place where we can buy Ibaraki's local sake". 😎.
So, I made an expedition to Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture.
So I went to Isokura Nagaya and bought one of the two bottles I purchased.
It is Isokura Shuzo's flagship, junmai-shu (with fire-working).
The first sip was a "umami-kuchi type? The first sip is a "umami-guchi" type of sake, but it quickly goes down smoothly, and the sake goes down well.
Personally, I thought it would go well with dashi (Japanese soup stock) type meals.
