Tonight's sake was given to me by a business partner. Thank you. Sake is heavy, so there is a story behind the transportation of the sake. When I was working on a project related to gibier, I was taught that gibier is about the story (that if you try to make it good, it becomes more like beef or pork).
With this morning's Shinminato tuna. Imanishiki really enhances a meal. It is delicious. The sake is 59% polished rice and 16% alcohol by volume, and won the highest gold medal at the 2022 Wineglass Sake Awards, but it is also recommended to be heated. There are many ways to enjoy it.
Junmai Unfiltered Shiboritate Nama-Nagara Sake 🍶 Tankoba Stuffing ✨.
The "Yuku Sake Kuru Sake" party at Jizakaya Kodama. Comparison of new sake and matured sake 😆 5th kind
New Sake (2023/11) Bitter and spicy. Rather mature.
Aged Sake (2022/11) Chestnut 🌰 A little grassy. The new sake also had a matured taste, but the matured sake was richer. When heated up, the umami flavor is gradually ☺️
The Chodama style mutagen nabe continued with motsu nabe 😆.
Denya Gozei @ Otsuka Chodama Sake no Kai 20231223
Sake aged in a place with zero magnetic field. Of course it has a matured aroma, but my taste buds can't tell the difference, but it sure tastes good! With Hinamatsuri feast
We had a sake that was also served at the G7 and is not available in the market. It is really easy to drink, with no quirks and no off-flavors. Yet it has a mellow, full-bodied flavor and a good aroma. I think it is a sake that everyone can enjoy. I am glad to have encountered it... 96 points.
This Sake has a mellow mouth feel and a smooth sweetness. A well balanced acidity gives this a clean finish. The flavor of sweet apple matches the intensity of the smoothness to make this very enjoyable. Beautiful.
Today's sake is Imanishiki from Yonezawa Shuzo in Nakagawa Village, Nagano Prefecture: ❗️ and also Junmai Unfiltered Raw Raw Sake made with 100% Miyamanishiki from Nakagawa Village: ❗️❗️
The aroma is fresh and raw. The first sip reveals a slight astringency on the tongue, but it soon disappears. Afterwards, the sweet ginjo taste of slightly hardened ester with the mildness of the original sake remains. ❗️ Interesting sake. ❗️❗️
Alcohol content 16%.
Polishing ratio 59
100% Miyamanishiki produced in Nagano Prefecture
Opening the bottle
Refreshing sweet aroma that wafts through the air.
Smooth on the palate
Sweetness and a little sourness at first
After a while, a slight bitterness
gradually increases its presence.
Impression changes as the temperature rises.
The full-bodied umami becomes stronger.
But the balance of the whole is not lost.
The taste is always well-rounded.
High quality water and local rice from Minami-Shinshu
Natural appearance with tadpoles
Strength at its core