The label says, "A strong and robust country sake," and that is exactly what it was, with a mellow rice flavor. I used to not like this type of sake, but now I can taste it.
We went for a drive to Sasayama and happened to find Homenaru-san's brewery on Route 176 selling hiyaoroshi (grated sake) on the spot. My wife, who doesn't drive, tasted a couple of the hiyaoroshi and couldn't narrow it down to just one, so we took home a Homenari Junmai hiyaoroshi and a Ginjo hiyaoroshi. Looking forward to drinking them!
My daughter bought this bottle for me at a liquor store in the shopping arcade when we were in Sasayama.
It was my first Homenaru draft.
It was a 300ml bottle and had a fresh, muscat-like flavor.
Good evening, Luteltemi 😊.
I've never seen this label before 😳Tanba has a lot of sake! Tamba sake in Sasayama? Touji? I saw a museum of Tamba sake in Sasayama before. I was surprised to see no one there 🤣 Nice place for a stroll with the Daishoin and other attractions!
Pon-chan, good evening😄I have an image of Houou as a strong dry sake, but this time it tasted different.
I also went to the Tamba Toji Sake Brewery Museum before.
It was just my husband and me 😅.
Good evening, Lutertemi 😃.
You are a filial daughter 🎵 I wonder if my daughter will learn to buy me alcohol too 😰 she will be treated disrespectfully 😱.
Good evening, Mr. King of Noodle Wine 🌠I'm looking forward to seeing your daughter grow up😄I feel like our family always catches snapper with shrimp 😂.
Sasayama local sake purchased on a drive in Sasayama. Today was not supposed to be a sake trip, but it turned out to be a very fulfilling trip. Homenaru is my favorite sake, served with saba-zushi (mackerel sushi). Of course, I also bought a sake bottle with the brewer's name on it.
We went for a drive to Sasayama and happened to find Homenaru-san's brewery along Route 176, where they were selling hiyaoroshi (freshly grated sake). My wife, who does not drive, tasted the wines and found it hard to narrow it down to just one, so we took home a bottle of Homenari Junmai and a bottle of Ginjo hiyaoroshi. Looking forward to drinking them!
Amber color. Mature aroma reminiscent of dried shiitake mushrooms and kelp tsukudani. The aroma is strong. It has a mild and mellow taste. The long finish has a strong astringent taste and a rich umami flavor that lingers on for a long time, as if it were made by adding kombu soup stock and candy made by simmering mochi rice. Mature sake.