It's crisp and it's sake, but it's not as rough as its rough name.
If you want a more robust sake, it may not be enough. It was just right for today's lineup.
It was just right for pickled wasabi! I think it would be much more refreshing with more flavorful dishes.
I think I can recommend it to the father's generation of sake lovers (a certain prejudice)... I wonder what arabashiri is... It came in a cute glass, perhaps to match the cat's label.
We decided to have another drink in Echigo-Yuzawa and went to a sake bar run by a liquor store.
The lineup of sake on display outside the bar, including Uonuma and Chojamori, was right on the money.
I decided to leave the first drink to them.
Junmai Ginjo Hattanishiki from Koshijino Sesshokenbai.
It is elegant, yet reserved, with a nice aftertaste.
A perfect toast 👍.
It was a deeply flavored sake with concentrated rice flavor.
It might be good with nabe dishes in the coming season.
We enjoyed it at home with kakiage (deep-fried fish cakes).
Sake that travels through the four seasons: Fireworks in Nagaoka
Sake Brewer in Nagaoka, Niigata.
I was attracted by the package design and bought it.
The "Tabineko" by Toshinori Mori, who lives in Nagaoka
series labeled sake.
It is cute.
Fireworks" are the most striking feature of this series.
Nagaoka is famous for fireworks.
Personally, I don't actively think about going to see fireworks, so I haven't gone to see the fireworks in Nagaoka either...
The fireworks in Nagaoka are set off on the day after August 1, the day after the Nagaoka air raid, as a memorial to the victims of the war and to pray for postwar reconstruction.
When I was in Nagaoka about 4 years ago.
I realized once again that Nagaoka had suffered great damage from the Boshin War and the air raids of the Pacific War.
The brewery with this cute label is located
The brewery with the cute label is located a little south of Nagaoka and did not suffer from the war damage, but the brewery was destroyed by the Chuetsu Earthquake in 2004.
Nagaoka has recovered despite the harsh conditions.
Behind the cute label, you can feel both loneliness and strength.
The sake is also full of flavor, and I took my time to enjoy it.
Gulp!
The next sake is also from the Hasegawa Sake Brewery in Settaya, Nagaoka City. Junmai sake, Isshin.
It has a clean, subtle flavor and spiciness.
Namasu Uri
Also known as somen kabocha, string cucumber.
The yellow one on the plate on the right side of the image.
This is another taste of Niigata.
It has a crispy taste and is not a snack for sake, but it has a nice crunchy texture, and the mayonnaise adds a nice richness to it, making it a nice summer dish.
Junmai Ginjo-shu - Cat Traveling in the Four Seasons Spring Edition
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Omotesando Niigatakan N'ESPACE
I bought it because of the cute label. Now I have summer and spring.
The aroma has a hint of koji, and the taste is slightly dry and refreshing.
Omotesando Nespass: 20220326
Tabineko Junmai Ginjo ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Sake that travels through the four seasons. 58% polished rice. 14% al.
Light and dry....weak ginjo aroma. I can taste the rice in the flavor, but the sake rice is undisclosed. The label is cute but...
Omotesando Nesbus: Buy 20211001
We had a drink while eating hand-rolled sushi at my parents' house in Niigata.
It was an enjoyable time, refreshing and easy to drink, and the sushi went down a treat.
It has a soft rice flavor, a slightly dry taste, and a robust flavor that is more addictive than ginjo-shu.
The lingering aftertaste of rice that spreads slightly is wonderful.
