Second drink with an old friend
The same Hitachi-Nishiki as the first glass of Morishima.
Slightly sharper than Morishima
Overall, the taste is light, perhaps due to the Hitachi-nishiki.
Bitter aftertaste is very tantalizing!
We had a casual chat over yakitori, motsu nimono and other standard izakaya menu items.
and chatting about other trivial matters.
I'm sure there were many things I wanted to talk about besides my recent situation, such as complaints about work, health issues, and so on,
But these things became unimportant, and we just kept on drinking.
In a sense, the ultimate healing time.
At Hisago
This is the first sake I've seen.
The yeast is listed as SYS, so I googled it and got a lot of hits.
It is an All Ibaraki sake made with Hitanishiki, the only rice suitable for sake brewing produced in Ibaraki Prefecture, and using SYS, a yeast produced in the prefecture.
The toji worked at a pottery kiln in Aizu, then moved to Miyazumi Meizumi Brewery in Sharaku, then to Kunimare Brewery in Hokkaido, and finally to the current Aoki Brewery. I guess sake brewers have many different careers in their backgrounds.
The taste was better than I expected. It was very tasty. There is nothing unique about the taste, but the balance of aroma, sweetness, and umami is superb. It's a gorgeous sake.
This is a gold medal-winning sake from the Goshiki.
Since it is an exhibitor sake, alcohol seems to have been added, and it is also a little dry.
I think I prefer a more umami taste.
National New brew of sake competition gold medal winning breweries series
Local sake made with Hitanishiki from Ibaraki Prefecture and SYS, another Ibaraki yeast.
Slightly carbonated and sweet!
The characteristic of Gokei is to bring out the sweetness and umami from the hard, hard-to-solubilize Hitanishiki.
A summer sake that combines freshness, sweetness, acidity, and umami
It has a strong sweetness, so it may be hard to keep drinking it by itself.
It is best paired with light dishes rather than elaborate cuisine.
Tonight I'm having it with grilled seaweed.
Potato chips are also good.
Hanshin Department Store Nishinomiya Summer Sake Special Vol.2
First sake from Ibaraki Prefecture
We are looking forward to the cool appearance and the congratulatory name.
Hanshin is winning, and it will be a delicious sake.
As usual, you'll have to wait until you drink it to find out what it tastes like.
It's been so long I forgot how to post!
Because this year's Gokei is very delicious😋!
I have a very good connection with this sake and try to buy it when I find it, but this year's is really good😊😊.
Stress flies away 💦.
It's such a healing sweet taste!