I don't know if that's the right word,
I don't know if that's the right word, but it went down so smoothly that I thought I was drinking water.
I was surprised.
The day before my husband's birthday, we had a joint birthday party in Kyoto.
My mother and husband share the same birthday, but this year my sister celebrated her birthday with my mother, so for the first time in a long time, my husband and I spent time together.
We had wine without sake for dinner.
The next day we went to Matsuo-taisha shrine, which is famous as the "god of sake brewing.
I would be happy if I could drink good sake all the time.
Back home, I opened a bottle of this sake I bought at the Takashimaya Sake Festival. I tasted many different kinds and liked it.
It has a fruity aroma despite the retro label. It reminds me of white wine.
I liked the balance of firm rice flavor, acidity and sweetness.
On the second day, the fruity part of the aroma calmed down, and the overall roundness of the wine brought out the full flavor of the rice.
I think this is the first time I have tasted Shiga Watabune No. 2 sake rice.
Good evening, Lutertemi 🌛.
Happy Birthday to you all 🎉!
I too prayed for a lifelong love of sake when I visited Matsuo Taisha Shrine 🥰.
It seems like it would be a blessing to see the [dedicated sake barrel] in the shrine building. ✨️
Hi Luteltemi 😃
Happy joint birthday celebration 🎂🎉!
This kind of dinner 🍽️ is good even without sake 😌 we tend to be izakaya 🏮😅.
I really want to stay healthy and drink well 🥹.
Good evening, Jay & Nobby.
It has been another month since your birthday. Thank you for your comment 😊J&N, like you and your wife.
I can enjoy the izakaya🏮 as much as you do.
I envy you so much.
Good evening, Lutetemi 😊.
Happy Birthday 🎂 to you and your family (I did)㊗️🎉, Lutemi!
You had a wonderful birthday week ✨🍽️🍷⛩️
Have a happy (together) birthday again next year 🤗
Happy birthday, Lutemi 🎉🎂 sorry for the very late 🙏💦.
I'm sure the God of Sake will be smiling on you this year after visiting Matsuo 😊👍✨.
Happy birthday to both of you next year ✨
Thank you, Pon. I am now old enough to feel happy to be able to celebrate my birthday in good health 😆 I finally went to visit Matsuo-taisha shrine, so God is going to be mad at me for being too late.
I think the Gods are going to be mad at me😅.
Preferred ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆
I wanted to try it lol Shiki.
I bought the white one online in the summer because I heard it was sweeter than the black one.
I was in a hurry to open the bottle because it was made in February.
The word-of-mouth on the Internet said it tasted of white peaches and lychee, giving the impression of a fruity sake, but perhaps it was because it had been produced so long that I didn't feel much fruitiness.
It has a light taste with a hint of sweetness and acidity.
It is a great cosmopolitan wine.
I would like to drink it with Western food like a white wine.
I would like to try it again later.
Exposition.
Emishiki World Peace
Emishiki Junmai Daiginjo Akaiito (Nama)
Emishiki Tokubetsu Junmai Sensation label is already fairly easy to find in Japan. Brewed in Emishiki, Shiga Prefecture, it basically feels natural in its acidity and refreshment. However, I wasn't impressed on this day and felt it was overshadowed by the Miyakanbai that followed.
Sensation
GOLD Gen2 Old Style Nama Moto Nama Sake
Rice for brewing and hanging rice: Watanabune No. 2 from Shiga Prefecture
Iwama mountain rock water is used.
Polishing ratio 50%.
Alcohol content 15%.
Sake meter degree - Acidity
Fat bottle opened 9/7, posted 9/29
We finally met "Kin🏅" by Laughing Four Seasons.
I couldn't help but say "ki~n" 🤣! I said 🤣.
The concept of a special edition for a special night 🤩.
Let them lead you to a special night 😘.
The smell after opening the bottle, oh 🤩!
You can expect the smell of banana🍌 or ripe melon🍈 or even mango🥭 or ripe fruit🤩!
In the mouth
Oh, it's good! Delicious! Dark! Spicy!
The flavor runs through the mouth in 4 stages 🏃💨.
The aftertaste insists on spiciness!
The moderate acidity moderates the spiciness.
The impression of the second day is the same.
On the third day, the spiciness and acidity are gone and it's easier to drink 😊.
Delicious!
My left knee is still the same... 💦.
Walking is fine but light twisting hurts 🤕.
Even exchanging ⚽️ passes with my son hurts...
I'm in no hurry to heal😅
I will start walking this week 🚶💨
Hi Kozo 😃.
Knee, it seems to take a long time to recover 🥺I think rehabilitation is good from walking, not rushing ☺️ I'm sure you will recover and win the match, let's open this gold again ❣️
LOL, the four seasons gold💛 is dry 🤣.
Good morning, Kojo 😃.
I'm so glad that you like the aroma of ripe fruit 😌 and not the sweet! I guess that means the fragrant dry type = the one we like 😍I want to drink it and scream keen 🤩 ‼️
Hina Hana Mama
Good morning 🚶.
I started walking last night 🚶I was feeling so good that I decided to jog the last 500m and it still didn't work 😅 lol The Four Seasons Gold seemed more classical than the other Colors...
Pon-chan.
Good morning 😅I also prefer Sensation 🤩especially Nama Sake 🤩so I was "ki~n" because I found gold Nama Sake 🤣 lol Shiki Theatre is hit or miss, I like Colors 🤩.
Mr. Jay & Mrs. Nobby
Good morning...
I too imagined the taste to be sweet and fruity from the aroma, but was surprised to find that it was not what I expected! It is more classical than the other Sensation flavors.
Here is another Emishiki that I finally came across!
Cute label. Yamada Nishiki. Nama Moto. Good words are lined up.
The first sip. Sourness, sweetness, and bitterness come together! It has a slight sense of nama-moto.
The cosiness is great, too.
1,595 yen- including tax
It's been a long time since I've had a laugh four seasons.
It's still delicious 😋.
I tried the oyster lickety-split for the first time.
It was so delicious!
I was going to have a small drink, but
I was going to drink it in small sips, but I drank it in big gulps...
Jay & Nobby.
It was my first time to see oyster lickety-split too!
It was really delicious!
I thought, "I'm going to drink this, aren't I? I was like, "I'm going to drink this, aren't I?
When I was in Koka, Shiga on business, I stopped by the Laughing Shiki sake brewery. Unfortunately, the brewery does not sell directly, so I dropped by a liquor store that sells it and found a nice bottle!
What a surprise, he seemed to be involved in making a pilot version of the sake, and he recommended this one!
It was cheap, in the mid-1000 yen range! And although the label says it is special junmai, they said it goes by junmai daiginjo!
The taste is low in sweetness and high in acidity, so there is no bubbles, but the refreshing mouthfeel makes it easy to drink!
A drinkable dish! Someone's wording has been infected 🤣𐤔
Sho Shiki Limited Edition TASAN Old Style Nama Moto 2023-2024 Nama Sake [Sho Shiki Shuzo, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
The soft mouthfeel has a hint of sourness and sweetness. It has a refreshing aftertaste.
Ingredients: Rice (domestic), Rice Koji (domestic)
Rice used for making sake : Koji rice, Watafune No.2 produced in Shiga Prefecture Kake rice, Watafune No.2 produced in Shiga Prefecture
Polishing ratio：50
Yeast used : High malic acid producing yeast test strain
Alcohol content : 15
Since the beef was delicious Omi beef, I paired it with sake from the same prefecture. It was sweet on the palate and had a robust flavor that did not overpower the meat.
It is a pity that there was no information about the sake other than the brand name. Next time, I would like to enjoy it at home.
