The regular Atago no Matsuri is designed as the "ultimate food sake," but this one is said to be quite different, and I was curious to buy it.
The aroma is gorgeous! The sweetness is fine and clear. It is a high quality bottle as it is an exhibited sake. One word: delicious!
It is neither clear nor refreshing, and has no habits. In a good way. I would not recommend this sake to beginners, but if you have started drinking sake and have tried Shinmasa, Sharaku, Kuheiji, and other middle-of-the-road sake, you can enjoy it when you are ready to enjoy the surroundings. I had menchikatsu today, and it goes well with it.
We came to Shizugawa hot spring in Miyagi Prefecture. On the way, we picked up some homemade smoked salmon that we bought at a roadside station (it's really good!).
This is Mitsuya Cider for adults. The sweetness, sourness, and even the carbonation are just like Mitsuya Cider. Almost a chug after a bath 🫧.
Excerpt from the website
[Awards]
International Sake Challenge 2024 [Best Sparkling Sake] [Gold Prize] in the sparkling sake category.
Sake in a Wineglass 2023 [Gold Award].
Oriental Sake Award 2022 [Bronze Prize] ・International Wine Challenge 2022 [Bronze Prize
International Wine Challenge 2022 [Commendation] in the sparkling category
・Feminaries World Wine Competition 2022 Sparkling Sake Division [Gold Medal].
[Taste]
Light, slightly dry, crisp.
[Aroma]
Pear, green apple
One of the bottles of sake I bought as a souvenir from my trip to Sendai.
The lid was too hard to open...I struggled with it for more than 5 minutes.
The aroma is a bit lactic. It is quite sweet, but the carbonation makes it flow nicely. I first drank it with a hot pot, but it went well with cheese and prosciutto I picked up later! It feels almost like a sparkling white wine. I haven't had sparkling sake in a while, but it was delicious!
A little bit...
I was drunk and don't remember much of the taste... LOL!
It was at a gyoza restaurant, so I went with dry,
It was perfect for dumplings!
I think it was.... LOL!
Purchased at a liquor store
I visited a liquor store for the first time in a long time, and after much deliberation, I chose Atago no Matsu, which is written in kanji characters and which I had never drunk before.
Cold sake
Banana-like mellow aroma.
Good umami and a nice sharp taste
No alkali taste characteristic of honjozo.
Light and easy to drink as a mid-meal drink.
This is the sake you would expect to find at this izakaya.
The umami flavor dominates from around the perimeter and spreads in the mouth until the very end.
I bought this sake at the Tokyo store of a well-known sake shop in Hiroshima, because it was known as a "food sake" and was restocked due to its popularity!
It was easy to drink while still having the strength of a sake that is hard to believe it is a ogara-mi sake, and sake and food went well together 😯.