No Ie was temporarily closed on that day.
so we wandered around the Kagurazaka area.
We found a restaurant on the second floor of a building in front of the station.
We were told that if we waited for about 5 minutes, we would be shown to our table.
It was a cold day, but we waited!
The restaurant was full of customers.
The selection of sake is limited, but let's try this one from Kamito.
The aroma is good, the taste is a little sweet and fruity, but it's still very robust.
It has a full-bodied taste!
We enjoyed the elaborate appetizers and Itasoba, an Italian-style dipping buckwheat noodle!
I have been drinking Kamito since I had a chance to drink it in Sapporo this year!
This restaurant had 4 kinds of Kamito!
I want to come back to this restaurant again 🏬!
knowledge of the restaurant's menu
Rice ： 100% Yamadanishiki produced in Nagano Prefecture
Ingredients ： Rice (domestic), Rice Koji (domestic)
Rice polishing ratio ： 59
Alcohol content ： 17 degrees
Sake degree: -2 degrees
Acidity: 1.3 degrees
Amino acidity: 1.1 degrees
Gentle rice flavor, clear acidity. Good balance.
No cloying taste, good aftertaste👍.
I want to drink it with Osechi at New Year's today because it has a good name.
The second was Kamito, which I enjoyed drinking before.
Domestic rice polished to 65%, 17% alcohol by volume.
It is classified as dry compared to the previous one, but even I, a lover of sweet sake, can enjoy it.
Slightly cloudy with a hint of orizumi.
The wine is freshly squeezed and lightly fruity.
The texture is soft.
It has a fresh rice flavor with a slight bitterness.
This goes well with octopus.
Taste level ☆3.5/5
Today's store liquor
We had it freshly cut.
It has a yogurt-like aroma and
It has a refreshing taste with a yogurt-like aroma.
Served with dried grouper.
Altitude: 17 degrees, Polishing ratio: 65%.
Kamidori - Newly Shiboritate Suwano-Arabashiri 720ml
Alcohol content 18%.
Toyoshimaya is located in Okaya. We wanted to visit the brewery's store, but it was closed on Sundays, so we gave up. I found it at Tate-Shina Free Farm and took him there. 1,100 yen is inexpensive!
I guess things have calmed down a bit since it was first released a month ago. I opened the bottle with no difficulty.
It has a nice, shiny feel to it. However, it is still 18 degrees Celsius, so if you are not careful, it will give you a strong thump.
The photo is the Suwa-taisha shrine. It was a beautiful day. ☀️
It's delicious, but..,
Personally, I don't like the aroma.
If you like matured sake, you'll love it!
I guess it's like a mellow dry sake.
After a week of drinking, the impression changed to a clean and dry one, which is great! Sake is interesting!
After much deliberation, I decided to have a second glass of Kamidori "Meiri" from Toshimaya in Okaya City. Normally, I am a Junmai (pure rice) drinker and do not order alcohol-added sake, but if it is Toshimaya's top brand and they have put as much effort into it as they did in their exhibit, then I am sure I will be able to enjoy it!
It is dry, but has a pleasantly full flavor characteristic of the water (from the Kirigamine water system) in the Suwa region.
Well done!
