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Hakurei Shuzo: Freshly squeezed new sake!
Very refreshing and crisp, with a soft and gorgeous aftertaste that lingers on afterwards.
I drank it with gusto. I want to buy it again.
I bought some nozawana in Nagano for the occasion.
100% Gohyakumangoku produced in Kyoto, Japan.
The osake with its unique sourness, "Sanki Yakashi", is neither a sake that waits for lactobacillus to be stored in the cellar, nor a yamahai sake, nor a fast brewing sake that quickly throws in lactobacillus. If it is just a lactic acid to kill bacteria, it would be true, but if the acidity is deepened by selecting lactobacilli, we can enjoy the depth of the sake in a different way.
A slight bitterness and a gentle sweetness of candy spread. The initial aroma is of boxwood and raspberries with a strong sourness.
I heard that the sake is good warmed up, so let's try it. I wonder if this sourness can be enjoyed cold as well.
This is the third type of VIVID from Hakurei.
It is a little high in alcohol, but very easy to drink. It tastes light and refreshing, but you will never get tired of it. I can drink this all the time!
Rice: Gohyakumangoku from Kyoto
Rice polishing ratio: 60
Alcohol content: 16%.
Speaking of Hakurei's VIVID, we recommend the sweeter, fire-aged red, which even those unfamiliar with sake will like, but this time we enjoyed the green in a drinking comparison.
It retains the juiciness of Hakurei VIVID, but has an apple-like aroma and a dry mouthfeel.
The sharp aftertaste is totally different from the red!
I think sake lovers will like this one more.
Rice Gohyakumangoku (produced in Kyoto)
Rice polishing ratio (%) 60
Sake degree ±0
Acidity 2.4
Amino acidity 1.0
Yeast: Kyo no Saki
Alcohol percentage (%) 15
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The second sake I bought at Hakurei Brewery.
This sake won the gold medal in 2023 at the [Feminaries World Wine Competition], selected by "female" wine experts from around the world.
It is a very sweet sake with a minus 20 degree Celsius!
It certainly has a gentle taste that can be perceived as white grape juice, and I can understand why it won the award. When we spoke with the brewery, they told us that they produced a few bottles the first year, but they sold out quickly and sold out the next year as well, so they made more this year.
It is easy to drink for sake beginners, and for lovers of umami sake, it is easy to drink as a food sake.
The clear, sweet flavor is very tasty during this hot and humid season!
Fresh, lush aroma like muscat. Slightly sweet and solidly delicious. live naturally - the impression of being in a lush green forest is definitely there. Fashionable Hakurei. Lovely label and taste.
Winner of the 2022 Gold Medal at the Delicious Sake in a Wineglass Awards.
Hakurei Shuzo has been in business for 190 years and brews both sweet and dry sake with low-hardness, ultra-soft water. I had been curious about this sake for a long time and found it for sale at Ricaman.
It has a pleasant sweetness and acidity.
It is fruity and very tasty.
In April 2023, it won a gold medal at the Feminaries World Wine Competition, selected by female wine experts from around the world.
I said, "I'd like to have something to drink at the end," and one of them came out.
I was told, "It's the kind you drink in a wine glass."
So I tried it. I'm pretty discerning, aren't I?
Sweet. And this is as close to wine as you can get.
Oh my God, even Japanese sake has this kind of taste!
Well ... There have certainly been many in the past, but this Hakurei, really, is still a lovely thing.
Made from Gohyakumangoku rice grown in Kyoto
Rice polishing ratio 60
Alcohol content: 14%.
