I would have liked to visit Saijo for the fifth time, but Kamerei Shuzo was closed that day, so I went to Okada Sake Brewery along the Sake Brewery Street and had a cold brewed sake at room temperature, the only one available among the brands for a small drink.
I was told that there are only a few stores in western Japan that carry Kamerei sake, because of the care that Shinshu Kamerei takes in their sake.
It was a classic, refreshing sake. I could only get the impression that it was just like this, and I thought that if I had another chance, I would definitely come when the brewery was open. The glass was properly Kamerei.
More importantly, Okada Sake Brewery. With turntables, neon signs, Showa-era movie posters, and a large-screen LCD TV overhead, it was more like a bar than a liquor store. It was not a place to relax and enjoy local sake. They served us a cup of wasabi beans.
I visited Chojamachi Yokocho in the Fushimi Underground Mall in Aichi Prefecture🥰.
I found "Kamerei" which I became a big fan of on my trip to Hiroshima!
It was crisp, dry and still delicious!
#evening moonlit night
After a busy week, I bought a bottle as a sign of good luck for the week.
Dry Junmai Hachiju from Kamerei Shuzo!
This kind of sake is what you would call full-bodied!
Dry, sharp, umami, and bitter.
This is the impression of a traditional sake. The strength of its character sets it apart from the modern sake that is so popular these days.
This is a sake that you will want to spend a lot of time with.
(It will take some time to comment on this one because it is a bottle. (This is a story for later.)
This sake is not a pure sake, but it has an alcohol content of 17% and has been aged for about 2 years, so I had the impression that it would be tiring to drink.
I tried heating the sake with wari-mizuikan, and it became much easier to drink, and I felt that this sake's advantages were highlighted.
This is the first time I have tried it warmed up with wari-sui, and it is quite an interesting way to drink sake.
(More later).
It's been almost two months since I opened the bottle. It has turned into a juicy sake, like a ripe melon. It is stored at room temperature in the middle of summer, but it is wonderful!
The joy of a bottle of sake is that you can face the changes.
How about buying a bottle?