Next up is the 2018BY Icebreaker🍶.
I'm a little disappointed that I've never had a regular Icebreaker so I can't compare.
The owner told me that the supplier liquor store kept it? Aged? I've never had a regular Ice Breaker, so I can't compare the two.
The initial aroma is mild and fruity.
When you put it in your mouth, it has a good balance of sweetness and umami.
It is recommended to drink it on the rocks, so I thought it would be a strong sake, but I found it refreshing.
Maybe because I drank it after Mai-bijin?
It was delicious 🍶.
Sake Pairing 2
○Eggplant with Yuzu Kosho Ponzu Vinegar ⭐️⭐️
Lentil eggplant dressed with yuzu kosho and ponzu vinegar. The spiciness of the pepper stood out and gave it a punch.
○Orange simmered chicken wings ⭐️⭐️
Chicken wings simmered in soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and orange juice. The acidity of orange and vinegar go well together.
The leftover juice was perfect with the richness of the ice breaker! I guess it goes well with strong flavored food.
○Rakkyo and Parmesan Cheese ⭐️⭐️
Rakkyo with parmesan cheese. A favorite combination taught to me at the restaurant. It goes well with cold sake because it is refreshing!
Natto (fermented soybeans)
I thought it would go well with fermented foods because they are fermented foods.... The sauce that comes with the natto was not good enough.
It's September and I bought summer sake at the end of the summer because the ice breakers I came across at the store were so good.
Mellow sake. The aroma is gorgeous and the juicy, fruit-like sweetness is well pronounced! The time spent drinking it with ice and the sound of the cara-cara-cara is very calming.
Sake Pairing 1
○Thick Fried Bitter Gourd Chanpuru ⭐️
I had it lightly seasoned with only salt and soy sauce, so I think it didn't go well with the well-seasoned ice breaker. Miso flavor or other rich flavor would be good.
Steamed chicken and kneaded plums ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The combination of the sourness of the ume plum and the richness of the icebreaker made for a mildly sweet dish. I think the combination of the sourness of the ume and the richness of the icebreaker turned it into a gentle sweetness! Ultimately, the kneaded ume alone makes an icebreaker snack! LOL!
○○Cold baked sweet potato ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I wonder if they wouldn't go together? I thought it would, but it has a savory caramel-like sweet richness and goes quite well with it!
As a supplementary note, the sweeter Silk Sweet (sticky type) goes better with it than Beni Kogane (dusty type).
Super Cup Vanilla ⭐️
I thought, "What if...? The sweetness of the vanilla won out. I wonder if it would be different if it was heated up?
It was served very warm, not unlike its name.
The delicious rice flavor and mellow aroma filled my mouth.
If you like heated sake, this is the perfect drink for you.
It is a perfect drink for those who love warmed sake.
On this day, the quarterfinals of the Summer Koshien Tournament were also held.
Ibaraki Prefecture was as hot as ever, with a heat wave drifting through the area.
The bottle is a cool color that eases the heat
We put ice in the sake
and served cool.
A mix of strength and coolness
and coolness mixed together
and coolness.
The alcohol content is a little high, but the ice adjusts it nicely.
Unfiltered raw sake ice breaker!
They recommend drinking it in a wine glass with ice.
It is so refreshing and easy to drink!
It's almost water, but with a slight alcohol aroma at the end, perfect for the hot summer!
After stopping by the brewery, I purchased a 500ml bottle at a nearby liquor store and drank it on the rocks, as only an ice breaker can.
The texture is smooth, the color is almost transparent, and the sake-like aroma is subtle.
The appearance of the sake makes one think it is refreshing and light, but it has a robust flavor, as is typical of the original sake. The sweetness and acidity are not overpowering, but are nicely balanced. As the ice melted, it became lighter and lighter, closer to the flavor I had initially expected.
It has a good mouthfeel and a nice sharpness.
It was a little less classic, but still had a Tamagawa-like quality, and seemed a little more modern.
Rice polishing: 60 polished
Strength: over 17, under 18
Production: May 2023
