This is a souvenir from a sake friend who went to Dogo Onsen. I heard it was the local people's favorite. It has a very nostalgic taste and aroma, like "The Express Sake" of the Showa era. It definitely goes well with the local cuisine at the onsen inn. ❗️ We enjoyed drinking it while talking about how sake used to be like this.
The fourth cup was "Kofuji"!
We will be having it with the famous hiwogi clams ✨.
The aroma is clean and almost scentless.
The mouthfeel is clean, crisp, dry, and ricey, just like a Japanese sake. The rice-derived full sweetness is a bit similar to the Ume Nishiki we drank this morning 🤔.
It is not so dry as to be super dry, but it has a fairly standard flavor and is very stable!
I'm going to take a hot spring bath after this, so that's it for today. There are many styles of sake that accompany meals, and I was able to enjoy them with Ehime's specialties 😊.
Today's runner-up in the Ehime sake drinking contest is from a brewery in Shizugawa, Toon City. It is smooth and easy to drink from the beginning to the end. After the throat, you can feel the spiciness. It is not unique, but is a perfect accompaniment to a meal. The ginjo aroma is weak.
Here is the description
Sake degree +6
Alcohol 15
This ginjo-shu is brewed with the finest quality sake rice, Yamadanishiki, and brewed with the utmost care. Its subtle aroma and mild acidity complement food, and while it is dry, you can also enjoy its umami flavor.
Shimada Shuzo Raijin no Shu, Kofuji, dry taste, lukewarm.
We drank this brand when we stayed at a guest house on Oshima Island on the Shimanami Kaido (Shimanami Sea Route).
It was my favorite, so I negotiated with the proprietress and bought a bottle from the inn's refrigerator.
The taste is clean and dry.
It plays a supporting role in enhancing the flavor of seafood.
Today I went on a business trip to Toon City, Ehime Prefecture. I knew I couldn't avoid drinking sake from the brewery where I was going on my business trip. So I ordered some sake from the Shimada Sake Brewery at the restaurant where I was staying. I had wondered for some time which mountain was called "Kofuji," but the website clearly states it clearly. Here is a quote from the website. The name "Kofuji" was named after "Iyo no Kofuji," an island off the coast of Matsuyama that can be seen from the brewery in the distance.
My impression of the sake is that it is a bit unique from the first taste. It is very light and dry. It is a sake that does not interfere with meals.
I would have preferred to pair the kobudai sashimi (from Imabari Port) with a sake from Toyo, but I went with this sake from Chuyo Toon City, which I purchased most recently. Although the sake is super dry and has a Sake +12 rating, it does not feel that dry, and as the label says, it has a "refreshing taste" that does not interfere with the flavor of the food, making it light and easy to drink.