Yamaoka Shuzo
Zuikan Junmai 70 Nama Sake Hatsu no Shiboritate
This brewery is located in Miyoshi City, Hiroshima Prefecture.
The rice is polished to 70% Hiroshima rice.
This is the first freshly pressed sake of the 2025 brewing year.
Gentle and refreshing aroma, soft rice flavor
The aroma is gentle and refreshing, the flavor is soft, and the finish is smooth and crisp.
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Yamaoka Shuzo
Zuikan Moeibuki Junmai Daiginjo 2022
This brewery is located in Miyoshi City, Hiroshima Prefecture.
Moeibuki" rice produced in Hiroshima Prefecture is polished to 50%.
This sake is aged for 3 years.
Gentle and gorgeous aroma, firm flavor of rice, richness and sharpness with a sense of maturity.
The sake has a gentle and gorgeous aroma, a firm rice flavor, and a full-bodied, crisp finish with a sense of maturity.
Aged richness and a crisp finish.
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Glossy, fruity, apple-like aroma.
When you drink it, the acidity comes out unexpectedly.
The texture has a sense of body.
It has a sharp sharpness with a hint of astringency.
The transition from taste to finish is speedy.
A good pairing with stewed chicken liver and konnyaku.
Taste level ☆3/5
It was in a nearby supermarket (was there any left?). I was a little hungry at night, so I bought it with a frozen grilled rice ball. I was hungry at night, so I had it with frozen yaki-onigiri (grilled rice balls).
I served grilled rice balls with it, but the sake's umami flavor was too much for the soy sauce on the rice balls, so it may not have been a good match. I would like to try it again to see what kind of flavor it can match! The sake is simply delicious on its own, and I thought it had a distinct personality.
Last bottle bought at the brewery.
Sake temperature 10 degrees Celsius.
It has a pleasant mineral aroma with a clean, crisp, very refreshing taste.
The mouthfeel is crisp and very refreshing.
The acidity lingers on the tongue as you continue to drink.
Not too much alcohol, perfect for a mid-meal drink.
Junmai sake is also very refreshing.
When the temperature is raised to 13 degrees Celsius, the refreshing feeling does not change, but the sharpness is replaced by softness.
And it leaves a feeling on the tongue like after eating mandarin oranges.
Sake is so interesting!
It is an old sake but refreshing. It is said that the originally dry sake has mellowed. It has a nice taste of rice. It is now mirin (sweet cooking rice wine). It is delicious.
I could taste the sweetness, but the astringency and the spiciness on the tongue were strong.
Maybe it goes better with meat than seafood? I'd like to try it with yuzu kosho grilled chicken or something.
I think it tastes better when it's cold.
The photo is of the yuzu we ate together.
Sake with a sourness that can be spread and felt all at once on the palate.
It also has a slight woody aroma. It also has a slight woody aroma.
It is hard to drink by itself, but it was a good marriage with cured ham!
