The sun came out this afternoon and it was hot in Echigo-Yuzawa. On a day like this, I thought it would be nice to have a very cold drink, so I went to the cooler area. I remember drinking it last season and enjoying it, so I had a Choshamori again today. I like the way it's a bit chilled, and it fits my mood perfectly.
I was told that it is a limited-edition product, hand-packed on the day of the first tank.
I paired it with spinach with sesame paste and butterbur sprouts tempura. Wild vegetables are coming out soon. They are the best accompaniment for sake (or is it the other way around?!). It is the best accompaniment to sake (or is it the other way around?!).
It is a little bit strong, but not too strong. It has a strong flavor, so the bitterness of the butterbur doesn't overpower the sweetness of the sesame paste.
Since it is a pure sake, the alcohol content is a little high (17%).
It has been snowing since yesterday, and the ski slopes are in conditions that are hard to believe it is March. I went looking for heated sake and found this bottle. (I went looking for heated sake and found one.)
It was a Choujamori, which I had never seen before, and which is sold only in Niigata Prefecture. The moment I opened the bottle, the aroma was so sweet. When heated, the aroma became even sweeter.
The taste is robust, but has a light aftertaste.
We've included a photo of the back of the label. It's an all-around great sake that can be served at a variety of temperatures. It can be drunk at different temperatures depending on the situation.
A liquor I found at a liquor store in the city that focuses on western liquors, which I don't see much else. I've seen Mr. Black's chief somewhere else... 👀.
Next to it is a sweet 🍶 in a Choujamori boar cup found at a popular pastry store in the city.
It is a fresh chocolate made with N-888 Premium in collaboration with Niigata Meikozo 🍫.
It is fresh and has flavors like green apple and lychee? The fresh, green apple and lychee-like flavors and refreshing sake quality are common to all Chojamori. It is also very drinkable and has a sharp taste, followed by an assertive bitterness and astringency.
The impression is that it is truly a Niigata sake with the characteristics of Koshitanrei well expressed.
It is definitely delicious.
As for sweets, I'm not really good at sweets by nature... but this chocolate is smooth and elegant with a hint of sake ✨.
N-888 Premium is also made with Koshitanrei, so it's the same as sake 😅
Jurian, good evening😊.
I see you have navy: ❗️
I drank Dry and Delicious the other day.
The Choujamori boar cup, for a moment I thought it was my home 😅I had a sense of déjà vu.
Good evening, Mr. Hiraccio 🌙
I'm not sure how the Chosan series is positioned, but there are a lot of different ones ❕.
The store owner said that the navy~ is only available in the store and in the Ponchukan 😮.
Chosan series from Niigata famous brewery "Choshamori" in Ojiya.
We got it at the sake department of Yoshike in Ueno Okachimachi👍.
Dry.
Cold sake to room temperature is literally dry,
When heated,,
40℃, it becomes fruity.
50℃, it becomes more crisp.
What is Chosan?
Chosan" is a character that imitates Grandpa Hanasaki, a famous Japanese wine maker, who used to run a TV commercial for Chosamori in Niigata Prefecture.
Porgy in the field in the back 🎶.
Honest Grandpa digging 🎵
Natsukashii ❗️
I tasted many things at the Ponshukan in Echigo-Yuzawa (I spent two weeks there) and thought it was delicious anyway, so I bought it.
Crystal silver color with a slight yellow tone.
Aromas of banana, melon, etc., yogurt, lime. The ginjo aroma is very strong.
Slight sweetness, there is a relatively firm acidity and a full-bodied bitterness, and the overall image is clean, but at 17% alcohol, it is relatively high.
Black Cho-san" Junmai Daiginjo Nama-no-Hara Sake
A limited time product selected by the toji from among Choujamori's new sake.
It has a clear taste unique to Junmai Daiginjo, and is a precious bottle that can only be drunk during this season.
We had it at a nearby sushi restaurant and it was mild and sweet on the palate despite its 17% alcohol content. As one would expect from a sake made from unpasteurized sake. I had an image of Choujamori as a clear, dry sake, but this is a different kind of sake. It is much tastier.
I compared it with Tsururei Junmai Ginjo, which was also available at the store, but the sweetness was different. I thought I could tell whether or not the sake had been hi-ire.
It was so delicious that I drank too much!
Elegant, full-bodied, with a sweet, sexy aroma.
Seems like it would go well with cheese or something.
Good balance with just the right amount of spiciness.