The second Yoshino restaurant is Kitamura Sake Brewery in Shojo.
It is a junmai ginjo unfiltered raw sake, Zendo Oni, made from Gohyakumangoku (five hundred million stone).
There are various types of the same sake, some freshly pressed, some left to mature for a year, etc. The brewer who helped us said that the freshly pressed sake was not yet ready to drink.
The brewer who helped me recommended the freshly pressed one, as it was not yet cohesive, and the one that had been aged for a year or two was better, but since there were none in stock, I went with the freshly pressed one.
The aroma is sweet, with a hint of rice and vanilla.
It is sweet and tasty in the mouth, but spicy - maybe because it is 17 degrees.
But if you keep drinking it, you can feel the sweetness well.
Yum ✨
I imagined duck would go well with it, but duck is not quite right.
Cream cheese goes well with it. The octopus sashimi is also very tasty 😋.
Kitamura Shuzo
Shojo Junmai Shu Myodo-ki Unfiltered, Unpasteurized, Unpasteurized Nama-shu
This brewery is located in Yoshino-cho, Nara Prefecture.
Kinuhikari rice grown in Nara prefecture is polished to 68%.
The aroma is modest and grain-like, the flavor is firm, and the taste of rice is gentle.
and a gentle and refreshing finish.
A crisp aftertaste.
#Nihon-shu
The aroma of the sake is overwhelming as you drink it from the cedar cup that was given to me with it. The sake is refreshing and has no unique characteristics.
I bought this when I visited a sake fair in Tennoji, Osaka.
It is a common sake in Nara, but you rarely see it outside the Kansai region.
At room temperature.
It has a light taste with a mouthfeel between soft and hard water, characteristic of Nara's sake.
Slightly dry. The aftertaste is very full, with a hint of umami.
The aftertaste is rather short.
After the second sip, it gradually mellows out.
Perfect for the cherry blossom viewing season.
Booth of "Shojo" by Kitamura Sake Brewery Co.
Shojo" is a brand I used to see a lot when I used to go camping in Yoshino.
All of them are named after demons that are related to Yakushokaku as a series.
It's a little complicated because it's a brand name of Shojo and the series is named after a demon in kanji 😅.
I had a chance to drink them all.
Shojo Le Sake (Junmai Ginjyo Nama Genjyo made with wine yeast)
Shojo Junmai Unfiltered Nama-shu Myodo-oni Kinuhikari
Shojo Junmai Ginjyo Unfiltered Nama-Genjyu Zendouki Gohyakumangoku" "Shojo Junmai Ginjyo Unfiltered Nama-Genjyu Zendouki
Shojo Junmai Ginjo-Unfiltered Nama-nishiki
Shojo Junmai Daiginjo Unfiltered Nama-Genjyu Go-ki Gohyakumangoku
Shojo Junmai Daiginjo-Unfiltered Nama-nishiki Mae-ki Yamadanishiki
Shojo Junmai Daiginjo Unfiltered Nama-Genjyu Kozuno Yumachi
The wine yeast one is an easy-drinking white wine-like sweet low-alcohol sake.
The wine yeast version is an easy-drinking white wine-like sweet low-alcohol sake.
When I said I preferred the junmai Yamadanishiki to the most expensive junmai Yumachi, the brewer agreed 😁.
Good morning, Nemuchi-san 🌈I've only had one bottle of Shojo and I have a very good impression of it 😻I'm excited to see so many different kinds 💕I wish I could have gone to Kintetsu 😅.
Good evening, good evening 🌇The unfiltered, unpasteurized sake was unpasteurized, so it had a robust flavor, and each one was different and interesting 😊Personally, the Yamadanishiki was still consistently delicious 😋.
Drinking out series
The ginjo aroma and acidity are well pronounced.
It is strong at first but disappears in a short period of time.
It is a very strong sake, but you can drink it neatly.
I think you will be satisfied even after the third glass.
Today it is Shojo.
Shojo is also a Yoshino sake, and of course I had to bring it home and get a cup of it.
The aroma is slightly fragrant with a hint of sweetness and umami from the rice.
When you take a sip, you can taste the sweet and savory flavor of the rice, and it is tangy and dry at the same time. It may be classified as light and dry, but it is good that the alcohol content is low and light on the palate, yet the umami of the rice is still there.
It may be good as a cup of sake or heated up.
I bought too much Hanaboe and Shojo became a cup sake.
But a cup sake that can be drunk frankly is also a good thing ^ ^.
The starter served by the owner tastes softly sweet rice with a modest alcohol content. Gohyakumangoku. It has a gentle flavor, slightly like syrup.
The starter is a Japanese dish of finely chopped iburigakko mushrooms and cream cheese, topped with baked French bread and dill. Dill on top. Boiled peanuts and two other dishes.
The gentle taste is very comforting.
Rice used is Yoshino Gin-no-sato
1/3rd bottle of Yoshino Sake Rice Project
Kitamura Sake Brewery, probably for the first time.
It has a good amount of sweetness, spiciness, and acidity.
The alcohol content is a little high.
The aftertaste is also crisp, and it is good that it does not get dull.
As expected of Nara's sake, the level of the ministry is high.