Firm mouthfeel for a ginjo-shu.
It is somewhat clear after drinking, but you can taste the firm acidity in the mouth.
However, it is not too heavy, and the taste is well integrated.
Summer Trip 2025 Day 3
Ishinomaki and Kesennuma to Iwate Prefecture
Visit Rikuzentakata and Ofunato, then go to Hiraizumi.
Stay overnight at a new inn built this year!
Delicious food again!
Sake selection was a bit disappointing.
There was no famous Iwate sake!
We tried to select 3 out of 5 kinds of sake!
I tried to choose the sake that I had never had before as much as possible!
First, the retro-labeled Ryusen Yaezakura Special Junmai Sake!
The first taste is sweet, but as you drink it, you can feel the rice flavor and it becomes a little spicy!
Sketch of the bottle
Rice: Ginotome
Sake degree: +1
Rice polishing ratio: 60
Alcohol degree: 15
Acidity: 1.6
Senkin Holdings Co.
Ryusen Yaezakura Junmai Ginjyo Nakakumi Unfiltered Nama Sake
The brewery is located in Iwaizumi-cho, Iwate Prefecture.
It is made from 55% polished Akita Sake Komachi rice from Akita Prefecture.
It has a gentle, fruity aroma, a thickened rice flavor, and a sweet, suki-suki taste.
The sweet and refreshing aftertaste.
#Nihon-shu
It feels fresh and gorgeous the moment you drink it. Personally, I felt a freshness like green apples.
Since I have often had dry sake recently, I was able to enjoy a fresh and gorgeous taste.
I had it at a restaurant, and when I looked it up to try it again, I found that it was surprisingly reasonably priced. I will try it at home.
Senkin Holdings Co.
Ryusen Yaezakura Daiginjo
The brewery is located in Iwaizumi-cho, Iwate Prefecture.
The rice is polished to 40% Yamadanishiki.
Won a gold medal in the 2024 National New brew of sake competition.
Gentle aroma, soft rice flavor,
The taste is crisp and refreshing.
#Japanese Sake
Iwate Prefecture. Shimo-Kei City. Senkin Holdings Co.
Ryuusen Yaezakura Junmai Ginjyo Nakakumi Unfiltered Nama Sake
Purchased at Hankyu Department Store.
It is served cold.
The sound of the bottle opening is a little strong.
Microbubbles are also sparsely adhering to the bottle.
The color is clear and very thinly greenish yellow.
The top aroma is slightly sweet.
The mouthfeel is slightly viscous and fruity.
It has a unique minerality and a complex, mildly sweet taste, followed by citrus acidity and a nutty, full-bodied flavor.
After swallowing, the nose reveals a caramel-like nuance.
The aftertaste is a little tangy on the tongue.
Overall, it is unique and complex. It is sweet and fruity, but it is not quite cohesive and has a bit of a whirly-whirly feel to it.
Ingredients: rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic)
Rice polishing ratio: 55
Alcohol content: 16%.