A company party is held at Tsukioka Onsen Hakutama no Yu Kahou.
The bar was over and we drank in the room. The secretary of the company brought a bottle of "Itaru". Great 👏.
Itaru Junmai sake!
Fruity, with a gentle sweetness and umami taste.
The tea cakes in the room, moon cakes from Huaohuang, are seriously delicious.
This is a Sado sake given to me by a friend. This sake has a very gorgeous and sweet aroma that you can enjoy as soon as you open the bottle. Of course, the taste is well-balanced and delicious. However, as time goes by, the acidity and dryness of the sake increases. It is recommended to drink it as soon as possible after opening the bottle.
The mouthfeel is fruity and sweet, but the aftertaste is still spicy and refreshing.
It is a sake that retains the umami of rice, dryness, and strong Niigata characteristics.
I think this is the first time I've seen this drink.
I don't think I'm ready to enjoy it yet.
It might be difficult to match it with food.
I wonder how people who drink a lot of sake drink it.
I'll make love to a small sake brewery on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture.
This time we will be drinking Itsuki Junmai Ginjo Nama Genjyo 😊.
Itsumi Shuzo also has another brand called Shinryo, which is made with local rice and water 🌾.
Let's get started 🍶.
Quite a gorgeous, fruity aroma ✨.
The mouthfeel is soft, with a delicious rice flavor and a mellow richness 😋.
It has a strong alcohol taste on the back palate as is typical of Niigata sake, but it doesn't linger and has a nice sharpness ♬.
It's a little high in alcohol content at 17%, but the crispness makes it easy to drink 😋 It's a little on the dry side, but it's still quite tasty✨.
By the way, right after opening the bottle, I felt the alcohol taste was rather strong, but after a few days, the taste became more coherent 🍶.
Sake I received as a souvenir from Sado Island
I heard that it became popular after a certain idol told people it was his favorite.
When I tried it, I found that it was indeed delicious, with a moderate sweetness and a mineral taste.
Since it was getting cold, we had it with mizutaki hot pot ✨.
Junmai Namaisake.
The production date is December of last year. It must have been sitting in the fridge, sleeping peacefully.
It wasn't as fresh as it should have been, but it was delicious.