I went to Mikage Shinseido in Duo Kobe on the way back from a visit to Akashi Sea bream, and they had a huge selection of Hagi no Tsuru (Hagi cranes) 😊.
There was also a special gold eyeglasses that I was interested in, but I chose this one.
It's been a long time since I've bought a cat label 😺.
Slightly sparkling, fruity, sweet and delicious. A little bitter at the end.
Cute illustration of a cat in fancy dress 😻
Hmmm, a little bitter?
Middle game at Ukyo-san's restaurant
Haginotsuru Autumn
Not flashy, calm and easy to drink.
Moderate sweetness and low acidity
Rather dry
Match it with rich chicken liver paste.
Would go well with nabe (hot pot)
Haginotsuru Gin no Iroha
Tired of drinking at Izakaya
It is easy to drink because it has a mild and gentle mouthfeel at the beginning and a mild aftertaste! You'll want to drink it even if it's not with food!
I was drawn to the label, which is red-pink on a white background, and picked it up: ❣️
It looks like it has some kind of animal motif... what is it? 😆 Chameleon?
They change the theme every year to express what kind of sake they want to make 😆.
It's a challenge sake, so I wonder how it tastes... and if I could take it as a challenge too...
Yum 😍😍😍😍!
Sweet and fruity with a refreshing taste
It's a refreshing Muscat, refreshing apple 🍏, but as you drink it, you also get a sharp spiciness that you can pair with food and enjoy it more and more: ❣️
It's so good 👏👏👏👏.
100% Hitomebore rice
Rice polishing ratio 60
Alcohol content 15
Yeast used: No.7 yeast
Production date: 2024.8
Jay & Nobby 😆 Challenge Sake is the spirit of the brewery and the master brewer to grow! I want to support them too! I'm half nervous when I choose one lol🤣 but this one is delicious ⤴️ I want to try Haginotsuru again!
Ace 🤣No, I looked at a lot of things...rabbits? Fox? But the curly tail doesn't fit... I was wondering if it might be a chameleon? What does it look like to you, Ace? 😂😂
Good evening, Rika!
It looks like a chameleon to me 🤣at first it looked like it was looking diagonally forward and opening its mouth, but now it looks like it's looking right sideways 😉.
Ace! Oh no 🤣🤣! I just look at the diagonal front and it looks like my mouth is open lol🤣🤣🤣this looks like a trick painting lol😆😆I looked closer again and it doesn't even look like an animal anymore lol
Gorgeous and fruity.
Compared to a recent autumn sake, Harukasumi Kuri-Label, Kuri-Label has a stronger aroma that enters through the nose, but the taste is clean and crisp, while Neko-Label has a more robust sweetness.
The Neko Label is sweeter than the Kuri-Label, but the Kuri-Label goes down much easier, so I think it goes well with autumnal foods. It goes well with autumnal foods such as fried lotus root and soaked deep-fried eggplant. Haruka is more likely to go well with fatty grilled autumn fish.
If you want to enjoy it with a meal, both are delicious. If you want to enjoy it by itself, I think it would be Neko Label.
It's a little fruity 🎃 since it's a Halloween version.
It's a little tangy in the middle and leaves a strong taste on your tongue.
The aftertaste is relatively clean 😄✨