I was about to go to Senkou... but quit the elegant drinking comparison,
I wanted to drink something totally different and dark.
At room temperature.
It has a slightly sweet acidity and a charming rice aroma.
Pure sweetness and round rice aroma.
The round rice expands softly and slowly.
The second sip has a slightly nutty aroma.
The flavor is warm and chestnut-like.
The acidity is refreshing and does not come on too quickly.
Later on, there is a bitter astringency and a pungent alcohol taste,
The texture is light and well-balanced.
I ordered some nukazuke, thinking that miso or cheese would go well with it.
I imagine it would be delicious again if it were heated.
Degree of preference 4.5/5
Junmai🍶Non-filtered raw sake✨Awa Yamada Nishiki🌾 from Tokushima Prefecture.
A little grassy, but it holds up underfoot. Good bitterness and umami. Slightly burnt and spicy. When you take a good sip, it has a melon-like flavor, but with a burnt taste. A little sweetness with wax gourd crab sauce 🦀. Peach white sauce🍑, a little spicy but refreshing. It's a good addition to the sweet and savory taste of the grilled rice balls.
Umi to @ Takadanobaba 20240819
Aroma of rice with a sense of maturity.
It has a surprisingly light touch.
Then, a round umami and sweetness swells up.
The aroma is of rice and mellow grains.
It is a bit like raw rice.
The bitterness and smooth acidity decay quickly and gently.
It has a delicious mouthfeel.
Taste 4/5
These days it feels so cold that you have to worry about your jacket when you go outside. The ban on hot sake for drinking at home is lifted here.
This is a junmai sake from Tanzawa. It's great cold or at room temperature, but when heated up, you can enjoy the delicious flavor of the rice. It's also great with white meat sashimi or stewed pork.
A fun way to find a sake that is good enough to be heated. Delicious. ‼️
I bought this Tanzan hiyaoroshi at Hakoneya Sake Shop as a souvenir from a day trip to Odawara.
This sake has a characteristic flavor of mushrooms, smoked fish, or fallen leaves, which is not often encountered, and its bitterness spreads. It is a delightful autumnal flavor.
Found at a hidden izakaya in Kamakura. It is already hiyaoroshi season.
It has a mellow and refreshing flavor. It is a very nice taste without the spiciness of sake.