Takashimaya Sake Festival (4)
Marumoto Sake Brewery in Okayama.
This brewery is also recommended by Muchi-san.
The sake we tasted was
catharsis Junmai Daiginjo Unfiltered Nama-shu
Fukamari Shatoro Junmai Ginjo Unfiltered Nama-shu
Junmai Daiginjo Karoyaka
2 kinds of amazake (not pictured)
The catharsis is so fresh that it is hard to believe it is fire-aged.
It is sweet and juicy, like a raw sake. I regret not buying it 😭.
Takebayashi Fukamari Shatoro tastes like it hasn't been aged for more than a year. It is supposed to be dry, but it doesn't seem that dry.
Karoyaka also tasted gorgeous.
The dry sake was also generally fruity.
Both types of amazake were also delicious.
Tasted like Pocari Sweat.
Pon-chan, good evening 🌃
Okayama may have a lot of hidden good sake 😃.
Amazake is so called "drinking IV", so is there something similar to spodum type of sake? 🤔
Kaoru-shu. The mild sweet aroma is soft and gentle and easy to drink! It is well balanced and seems to be easy to match with a variety of meals. It was served with horse mackerel namenuri!
We had a mouthful. The initial mouthfeel is super fresh. It also has a fizzy feeling. After that, there is the firm taste of Yamadanishiki and a mildly sweet aftertaste. The aroma on the nose is also nice.
Souvenirs taken to Nagano.
Summer sake.
I chose this one for my father, who has always liked dry sake (although he also enjoys sweet sake these days).
It has a slight green apple taste.
Dry dry ‼️
If you drink it with a meal, you can drink it just as easily as water 😊.
If you drink it alternately with Asamatake which was opened yesterday after a meal, it's endless sweet and spicy 😱.
Rice syrup
The aroma evokes a mysterious sweet-umami flavor. The sweet umami spreads from a relatively sharp attack. The second half of the bottle is sharp, leaving a syrupy sweetness.
The sweetness becomes addictive and invites the next cup.
★★★★★
It is served cold. The aroma of sake spreads in the mouth. You can feel the acidity, but after that it goes down your throat smoothly and has a nice aftertaste. Drink it slowly and savor it.
It's a smooth, clean, refreshing, watery kind of thing.
Slightly woody flavor.
Rice taste is faint.
No alcohol smell, clear.
Like a serious lady with dark hair.
Tastes good and is pleasant to drink.
But it is too light for me and I think I would drink too much, so it is out.
Junmai Ginjo Hoshiro
Mouthfeel, watery! It is refreshing.
The mysterious taste makes the summer sake (?) The strange taste makes the summer sake (?) not so much! It is a very refreshing and refreshing sake.
I love it 90 points ❤.
Takebayashi Karoyaka Junmai Daiginjo, a sake from Okayama. It has a slightly yellowish color, and the sweetness of the rice and its gorgeous aroma spread over the palate. It is a junmai daiginjo with a taste I like.
It's been a while since I've had a drink from Okayama 🍶.
The aroma is modest, but the world view gradually expands lol.
It is refreshing and a little pungent 😌.
There is also a hint of sourness, and the overall flavor is nicely integrated 😁.
Despite the description says it should be served hot or at room temperature 🙆🙆
It says to order it at room temperature or heated sake... but the restaurant was chilling it, so I ordered it cold. LOL!
The aroma is subdued, and the dryness and umami spread quickly on the palate. The alcohol content was also strong, perhaps because the alcohol would normally be lost by heating the sake up.
However, the lingering taste calmed down, and I enjoyed the changes that made me think it was rather sweet...? I enjoyed the change in taste!
I would like to try it at a different temperature next time.
