Kyushu (2)
Yesterday, I was driven from my eldest son's wife's parents' house in Saga to Hakata where we are staying at a hotel. My eldest son is staying at his wife's house, so he left and my second son joined him instead. The six of us, my daughter and her husband, and the baby, went to a motsunabe restaurant that we had reserved 🍲.
Kiku Bijin Fukuoka sake First time drinking (and seeing) it!
A little stylish bottle.
I later looked it up on the internet and found that Kitahara Hakushu liked to drink it and even wrote letters on it!
Soft and gentle?
It's a little sweet, but it's refreshing.
It doesn't interfere with food and goes down smoothly.
We had a late lunch (and cake) until 4pm and then had motsu-nabe from 5pm!
For that, I ate okay 🤣.
Kiku Bijin Ura Junmai" by Kiku Bijin Shuzo
This is a limited edition product for the brewery's "kurabiraki" (opening at the brewery). The label is also turned inside out.
This is a pure sake with the "Kiku Bijin Tokubetsu Junmai Shu" still in the bottle.
It is a rich and delicious sake.
The title is in the handwriting of Kitahara Hakushu, who wrote it while drinking Kiku Bijin at the brewery.
Sake Brewer : (Yamiyama City, Fukuoka Prefecture)
Type:Japanese sake (special pure rice sake)
Ingredients:Rice, Rice malt
Rice used for brewing: Yume-Ichikkyo (100% grown in Fukuoka Prefecture)
Polishing ratio: 60
Alcohol Content: 17
Sake Degree: +4
Kiku Bijin Special Junmai Unfiltered Nama Sake with F44 Yeast" by Kiku Bijin Shuzo
This sake has a fresh aroma and light acidity, just like a green apple.
In 2025, for the first time in its history, Kiku Bijin will be brewing unfiltered, unfiltered, unblended sake, using the "F44 yeast" developed by Fukuoka Prefecture and carefully brewed with Fukuoka Prefecture's Yume Issen and good water from Chikugo.
Rice used: Yume-Ichikkyo (100%)
Polishing ratio：60
Content: 720ml
Taste: Slightly dry and slightly mellow. Refreshing aroma and acidity. Rich umami flavor.
Alcohol content: 15% alcohol by volume
A standard Daiginjo which comes with no surprise. Not a fine fruity type but comes more with yogurt and fresh cheese and somehow a bit of rice feel. Would say the alcoholic feel is a bit over which is not very balanced. Would not rate it very high.
