The top aroma is that of junmai (pure rice). When you drink it, it has the umami of rice and a little dryness, and it is crisp and clean. The taste has a classical image with a slight alcohol aftertaste, but it is not bothersome. The aroma is pleasant and fruity. It is easy to drink and is better with food than on its own. It goes well with the chicken tatsuta bento (bento boxed lunch box) at other bento shops. Is it similar to Ichidrop Nidrop? It tastes better when it is well chilled. The alkuma was cute.
Miyamanishiki
Polishing ratio 55
Alcohol 15%.
This is the second sake I bought at a convenience store in Nagano.
It is spicy from the sourness, and the spiciness spreads further as it goes down your throat. However, it does not have an unpleasant sake taste, so you can continue drinking.
It is also good as a food sake.
This is a cup of sake on a trip to Nagano 🍶.
Cup sake perfect for drinking out of on a trip ❗️
We were supposed to go to a sake brewery 💦.
But my previous plans got pushed back 💦...
Let's do our best to stop by the brewery today 😆.
At "Gekkashibijin" in Tenryu-kyo.
Today we visited Gekkashibijin in Tenryu Gorge on our Iida Line trip👍. The weather was nice 😀.
Today's sake is Sarukura no Izumi😋 made with Miyamanishiki from Shinshu and Sarukura no Izumi, which was selected as one of the best 100 waters for brewing.
The color is clear and the aroma is like mountain peaches 🤔.
When you put it in your mouth, it has bitterness, a hint of sweetness, and a spicy taste that goes down your throat. It is an elegant food sake. Very tasty.
Today, I served it with grilled duck with miso, grilled Shinshu beef with toban, grilled tenko with salt, etc., but the one I liked the most and matched it well was boiled trout with yuzu.
The one I liked the best was the trout simmered in yuzu (soybean paste). I think it goes well with the tsukudani type of food because it is their specialty 😆 It was very tasty! I was very satisfied.
Junmai Ginjyo Sarukura no Izumi
Sarukura-no-Izumi, one of the 100 best springs in Japan, is used as the brewing water, and all rice is made from Miyamanishiki rice produced in Nagano Prefecture and polished to 55% by the company.
This sake is fermented slowly at low temperature in Shinshu during the coldest season, and has a gorgeous ginjo aroma and a refreshing taste.
Long tome, I bought it at a tasting sale at Mitsukoshi in Nihonbashi.
Warmed, clear and dry, it was delicious. ★★★★
A bottle for this year's New Year's celebration.
It is a very refreshing sake. I would say it is more on the sweet side. The spiciness and aroma are light, and it has a soft and pleasant taste.
This year was a fun year for me as I traveled around on my motorcycle, which is a hobby of mine, and bought sake from the places I traveled to. I hope to see many more sake next year.
I hope to see many more sake next year. Thank you very much. Have a happy New Year!
I received this as a tax return gift from my hometown in Iida City, Nagano Prefecture.
The jackets were purchased in Nagano, Japan. It depicts "Alkuma," the PR character of Nagano Prefecture. Also, next to it is written "Don't drink too much! is written on it.
I must be careful not to drink too much.
It is one cup, but it is a little more than 200 ml.
It tastes like a standard junmai ginjo-shu. The mild aroma and flavor gently spread. Fruity type. Slightly dry? There is no acidity, and it is well-balanced.
It is moderately delicious.
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f i r s t a n d f o r m a t i o n s
Sarukura no Izumi
Junmai Ginjo
One cup
200ml
Polishing ratio 55
Kikusui Shuzo
Iida City, Nagano Prefecture