We were served a lot of good sake in Fukushima, but we wanted to eat horse sashimi but ended up not being able to.
We bought some at York-Benimaru on our way home and decided to pair it with sake when we got home.
Here are the accompaniments.
Murakami is a summer sake called Musou, a modern brand from Taiyo Shuzo, which brews Taiyozakari.
It is not as well known as Abeya or Gagarayo, but as an alternative Niigata light sake, it is becoming a brand known by those in the know every year.
It has carbonation gas because it is a nama sake. It is quite robust.
The aroma is mild, grape and muscat-like.
When drunk, it has a refreshing sweetness mixed with a moderate acidity like grapes and muscats.
The flavor of Koshi-tanrei rice also passes through lightly.
The refreshing sweetness and light flavor make it a summer sake that is easy to drink.
Hi FSB 😃
Fukushima sake 🍶 and horse sashimi is the best combination ‼️
We also love York-Benimaru's horse sashimi for our sake 🤗The one near my house comes with Aizu spicy miso, is it the same?
Hi Jay & Nobby!
Thanks for your comment!
The York-Benimaru in Fukushima also came with Aizu spicy miso! It's delicious by itself, so it's a great accompaniment to drinks!
On a recent trip to Niigata, I visited the famous Niigata restaurant "Brothers Sushi. The restaurant is particular about Niigata sake, and when I asked for sake, I was served only Niigata sake.
The third was Musho. The third was Mousou, a sake brewery in Murakami City. I had never heard of this brewery. I also heard about a sake rice called "Koshitanrei" for the first time. It seems to be a sake rice developed in Niigata. If you are going to drink in Niigata, it would be nice to have something like this 🎵.
It is said to be dry, but the impression is fresh, juicy, and medium-high in flavor.
It has a nice, fresh, juicy, medium-fine mouthfeel, with a light bubbly aftertaste that makes it easy to pair with other wines.
Delicious!