Sake Katsudo in Kanazawa [Daigo] (2) Real time ver.
What's this label? I wondered if the label was like this. I thought "I don't remember this label" and chose this one.
Shinshu Kamerei Hitogokochi Junmai-shu.
I had an image of a light blue tortoise shell pattern on the label, but the silver color indicates "Junmai-shu" (Junmai-shu).
It has a full aroma, a smooth mouthfeel with a mineral flavor, a sharp finish, and a pleasant aftertaste.
Comparing them like this, there are quite a lot of miscellaneous flavors 🤔.
This is my first Hitokochiki Junmai sake 🥰.
The entrée was Kombu Yaki Mentaiko and Kaisen Tataki (Seafood Tataki) 🍴.
I found and purchased it at a souvenir shop at Zenkoji Temple. After purchasing it, I spoke with the owner of a standing bar in front of Nagano Station that specializes in sake, and he said he was being ripped off. Please be careful everyone.
It wasn't that expensive, though, and it was very tasty, so I was totally satisfied and drank it up immediately.
It is refreshing yet fruity, slightly effervescent, and very easy to drink. I think I understand why it is so popular.
I am not sure if it is the same place (but there is one souvenir store in Nakamise that sells a lot of sake), but I was kind of taken by it. If you are looking for Shinshu Kamerei, you could buy it at Aonuma Shoten near the prefectural office for a fixed price.
We had a bottle of Junmai Ginjo Yamadanishiki Unfiltered Nama-shu from Shinshu Kamerei.
I went to Okazaki Shuzo in Ueda City the other day and was able to buy several bottles, so I will go ahead and drink the sake I had in stock.
This Junmai Ginjo Yamadanishiki is another bottle that I remember purchasing on my first visit to Okazaki Shuzo a few months ago.
Personally, I don't find Shinshu Kamerei to have a particularly distinctive flavor, so when I first tried it, I thought it was certainly delicious, but honestly not enough to get me hooked!
However, as I drank two or three bottles, I gradually realized that it had a taste that could not be replaced by anything else, and I became a fan enough to go to Ueda to buy it.
This was my second bottle of Junmai Ginjo Yamadanishiki, and perhaps it was the special feeling of having gone to the brewery to buy it, but it tasted even better than the first.
Shinshu Kamerei is not a distinctive flavor, but it has a neat, clean, and graceful image. It is a sake that I rarely have a chance to encounter, but if I have a chance to buy it in the future, I will definitely buy it.
Shinshu Kamerei Ueda City, Sanada no Sato, Tosawa Hitogokochi Junmai Ginjo [Okazaki Shuzo, Nagano Prefecture
A sweet mouthfeel with a hint of pineapple. Strong lingering bitterness and alcohol.
Ingredients : Rice, Rice malt
Rice used: 100% Hitogochi produced in Nagano Prefecture
Rice polishing ratio: 55
Alcohol content: 15