Purchased at a tasting
I had a hard time deciding which one to buy, so I decided to go with the Aruzoe Tsuki no Hyokuro.
It seemed the sweetest to me.
When I tasted it, I thought it was quite sweet, but I was more impressed by its citrusiness and acidity than its sweetness.
I personally prefer it at near room temperature.
It seems that Shugetsu Asoe is a special honjozo.
June's Ikoma Tasting was at Shudzuki!
I'll skip the ones I bought and the ones I drank in the past, but here's what I picked up!
As the name suggests, it is rich and has a gentle sweetness.
I think it becomes a little more refreshing when warmed up to lukewarm.
Personally, I enjoyed it at room temperature.
For some reason, this sake matched well with the Pakistani beans that came with the entrée 🤣.
Three year old aged sake liquor.
Newly released while the 10 year old one is also available.
It has a slightly higher alcohol content of 18.
It has a firm, dry mouthfeel.
It is not refreshing, has little sweetness, and is slightly sour.
You can also detect a little of the heavy aroma often found in old sake, making it a good value.
First Shugetsu served warm. It has a refreshing mouthfeel. Soft and light with a sweet umami flavor and good sharpness.
I left the sake to the waiter, so I wondered if he had matched it with the grilled chicken thigh (4th photo).
This is a limited edition sake with a hanging mouth made without filtration.
It has a very fruity taste with a clean aftertaste, and although it is unfiltered, it disappears easily.
The mouthfeel is filled with the sweet aroma of sake lees. It is delicious!
Last fall, on the way back from a roadside station in Kyoto for ayu fish catching & barbecue, I stopped by a kiln in Tanba Sasayama. There is a sake brewery near there, and a cold fresh straw! Fresh and spicy impression!
Sake from Tamba Sasayama City, Hyogo Prefecture
Located in the suburbs, the best time to sample sake in the city is when it is exhibited at events in the city.
It feels similar to Souzake.
It has a slightly candy-red color and a slight aroma of kijo sake.
It has a clean but strong flavor that goes well with sashimi of white fish.
It is nigori sake of Shugetsu 🍶.
I forgot to take a picture, so I borrowed it without permission from Ikoma Sake Shop's SNS 🙄.
This one was served cold.
The top aroma is a unique rice aroma like koji mold.
According to Iikoma-san, who came to the sake meeting, it has a brewer's peculiar aroma.
It is not such a strange aroma.
When you put it in your mouth, it has a mild rice flavor with a moderate sweetness.
It is not dry, so it is easy to drink.
It was delicious. ✨️
Next is Shugetsu's Morning First Shibori from Tanba Sasayama.
It does not have a specific name, so I wonder if this is also a regular sake.
First, it was served cold.
The first aroma is sweet with a hint of acidity.
It has the freshness of new sake in the mouth.
The sweetness is moderate and refreshing.
Next, warmed sake.
The top aroma is the sweet aroma of heated sake.
If you like heated sake, you'll agree with me 😂.
The sweetness expands in the mouth and it warms up beautifully.
It was delicious.
I've been looking for this sake on the net but only find it on the hometown tax 🤔.
The Junmai specs are all Special Junmai, so I think this one is Special Honjozo since it has the rice polishing ratio listed 🤔 Asa Shibori should have been around 2000 yen for 4 gos of sake.
