The moment you take a sip, your mouth will be filled with a gorgeous aroma and a hint of sweetness.
This sake is derived from the phrase, "Hear what is good!
A sake that brings good luck! Wishing you a happy year in 2026. ❣️
Not for sale, given to me via a relative
Lactic acid bacteria drink + grape-like aroma
The mouthfeel is round, with a soft sweetness and flavor, but the sourness spreads afterwards.
The aftertaste is refreshing and easy to drink.
Here are some more sake from the "SENDAI Sake Fest!" hosted by Sake no Kawashima on May 25th.
I personally think it's the ibushigin of Miyagi sake ✨(how can it be silver when it's gold?)(how can it be silver when it's gold?)
(How can you call it silver when it's gold?) (I'm so picky!)
It's not odd, but solidly and deeply delicious 😊.
You can never go wrong with it 🫶.
The third photo is the event's original boar cup.
I asked the staff if it was possible to take it home, but they said it was basically returned! I asked the staff if I could take it home, but they said it is basically returned, and they give it to those who insist on taking it home. (lol) Is it okay to tell me that?
(lol) There was no way I could say "I want it" after hearing that...😇
Maybe it was a brain play by the staff after all 🤔(lol)
But when you participate in sake events, you accumulate a lot of sake cups, glasses, and masu...
I keep them as mementos, or I take them out once in a while and look at them with a grin, or I use them to drink with in the evening 🍶.
I was planning to have a morning cup at SENDAI STATION BREWERY Fermenteria on the first floor of Sendai Station... but it looked like there would be a bit of a wait, so I changed my mind and went to the Zimauma Sake Shop next door.
Here, you can drink as much as you want for 30 minutes for ¥1,800.
With my friend who is a sake taster, I could not have imagined the flow of drinks by myself, which was also fun...all-you-can-drink in the morning! I couldn't help but laugh.
In the short time of 30 minutes, we had 10 different kinds of Miyagi sake, a little bit at a time, served in a boar cup.
Each one had its own character, and the time spent slowly savoring them was very pleasant.
Among the most memorable were,
A collaboration sake from Shimama Sake Shop and Koganezawa.
I was attracted by the phrase "sake made with Yamahai" and picked up a bottle as a souvenir.
It has a nice aroma and lingering taste.
I had a wonderful sake time in the morning and it filled my heart with joy 🍶🌿.
I've never heard of this sake.
It is a sake that is both a little sweet and dry, but perhaps the bottle had been opened a little while and the taste was a little blurred. I heard it is actually quite sharp.
Ingredients: Rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic)
Rice: 100% Gin-no-Iroha
Polishing ratio 50%.
Alcohol content 15
Merry-go-round, merry-go-round, merry-go-round...
So, this is Koganezawa's merry-go-round, not Toshinobu Kubota's...!
I've already bought this sake by the packet... I wonder if it's really to my taste?
The rice is Hitomebore? I haven't had rice sake for a long time.
When it's cooled down, it has a slight sweetness, with a citrusy acidity.
The aftertaste is not too harsh, but very refreshing.
When the temperature rises a little, the acidity becomes more pronounced.
It is easy to drink, so I have to make sure that I don't drink too much and end up on a merry-go-round (pretend).
Miyagi Expedition Spoils of War
Sendai Station Mutoya
It is an easy-to-drink sake with a fruity aroma, a little sweetness and acidity, and no cloying taste.
We enjoyed it with shime saba (mackerel) and shabu-shabu (swordfish) nabe.
It is a delicious sake that goes well with tofu, leeks, mushrooms, marronnies, etc. while eating.
