Minami Shuzo is a small sake brewery located in Yasuda-cho, Kochi Prefecture, with an annual production of about 300 koku.
One koku equals 100 bottles, so 300 koku is only about 30,000 bottles.
Minami Shuzo's sake is dry and acidic, typical of Tosa, and is carefully handmade.
The standard junmai ginjo-shu is brewed with Matsuyama Mitsui, a locally grown rice, while this Banshu Yamadanishiki is made with Banshu Yamadanishiki,
This Banshu Yamadanishiki 50% is made from 50% polished Yamadanishiki from Hyogo Prefecture and brewed with Kochi Prefecture yeast,
This Banshu Yamadanishiki 50% is made with 50% Yamadanishiki from Hyogo Prefecture and brewed with Kochi Prefecture yeast.
This Junmai Ginjo has a delicious flavor with the thickness and fullness of the rice.
Wakamatsuya.
Slightly grapey aroma and gassy.
Slightly sweet and immediately tangy.
Dry tasting sake.
No classical feeling.
Can be matched with fried fish with tartar or Worcestershire sauce.
Easy to drink dry sake. Goes well with fish-based dishes.
At a bar in Omori.
It is a special junmai, but has a fruity aroma.
It has a gentle melon-type aroma.
It is aromatic and dry, but has a good amount of refreshing sweetness.
Minami no Nama-zake, an original summer sake from Azino-Machidaya in Tokyo's Nakano Ward. This is Machidaya's original sake, which is a departure from summer sake, which is too late for summer sake, and too early for autumn sake.
It has a fruity aroma. But I could also sense the strength of the sake that has been laid down for some time. This is a surprise! A strong fizzy sensation hits you first. Not as strong as hiyaoroshi. Not as strong as hiyaoroshi, not as light as summer sake, and with an exquisite flavor. This is a bottle that can only be made at this time of year. And I have never tasted such a fizzy sensation that comes on ahead of the others.
Junmai Ginjo-shu from the south. The standard purple label. I thought it would have a modest yet gorgeous fruity aroma with a robust flavor, but what is it?
It seems lighter than usual. Hmm? I had remembered that Matsuyama Mitsui from Ehime Prefecture was used for this one, but the endorsement only says "rice". I wonder if the rice used has changed due to the recent rice riots?
Well, the flavor may be lighter, but it is still delicious.