I came across this sake on a sake brewery tour in Kanagawa.
I bought it after asking the store owner for a recommendation to warm it up.
But I finished it before warming it up.
Classic taste.
It has a firm umami, sweetness, fruity, and sharpness.
It is delicious.
Memorandum: 32nd
At the first restaurant of the new year.
The rice polishing ratio is low, but don't underestimate it.
It was a good sake with a refreshing and fresh taste.
It was a good sake.
Degree of alcohol content: 13%, Polishing ratio: 90
100% Harumi (grown in Kanagawa Prefecture)
Mellow and dry.
The texture is firm on the tongue. Pale yellowish green with a slight nigori (cloudiness).
The aroma is that of a junmai sake! Aroma: This is Junmai sake!
After the strong acidity, there is a solid sweetness. Not much astringency.
The aftertaste is not sharp.
Alcohol 18%.
It is a solid junmai sake, but not too sweet with acidity, and relatively easy to drink. However, if you enjoy it and drink it in gulps, you will soon get drunk because of the high alcohol content 😭.
This is my fourth drink of the day, but I drank it at room temperature with a solid sake, as I had a small amount earlier.
I thought about heating it up halfway through, but then I realized I was drinking it all up~!
It has a rich, mellow, sweet taste.
Firm texture on the tongue. The color is light yellowish green.
It has a strong fruity aroma, as it is made from gin.
It has a rather firm sweetness, but the sourness comes soon.
There is a sharp acidity in the aftertaste.
Polishing ratio 65%, alcohol 16%.
Yamagata Prefecture, Izuwasan 100%.
It is not a traditional Junmai-shu, but a modern Junmai-shu with a refined flavor and more gorgeousness due to the Gin-brewing process.
Even when drunk at room temperature, it has just the right amount of aroma and umami, with a slight acidity to keep you from getting tired of drinking it.
Yoshikawa-san's water is medium-hard, which gives the sake a robust flavor, but it also makes the most of this flavor to create a very tasty, umakuchi type sake.
The background of the label depicts the brewery's hometown, Mt. Daisen, which has long been revered as a sacred mountain, especially during the Edo period (1603-1868) when it was worshipped as the god of water, and people made pilgrimages to Mt.
The mountain was also known locally as "Mount Afuriyama," which is also used on the label of this sake.
Kikuyu was drunk at Odawara Kamaboko Dori Vitalization Council [Autumn Sake Ajiwai Tour - Junmai Sake from all 13 breweries]. I sometimes drink Ameyu, but this is the first time for me to drink Kikuyu. It was quite fruity and delicious.
Is it a gin brewed sake?
I wonder if there is a reason for the fruity aroma despite the fact that it is junmai?
Mellow, sweet, mellow sake.
Ripe and fruity aroma like dried fruits.
A very rich sweetness coats the tongue, but there is also a good amount of acidity and astringency, which adds depth to the flavor.
The aftertaste is slightly alcoholic.
This sake won a gold medal at the IWC in the UK.
The last sake of the day was Kikuyu by Yoshikawa-san, who likes gentle sweetness.
After the extremely dry Black Imadaiji, so it settles down~.
The umami and sweetness of the rice is gentle, and the taste is hot and comforting to a tired body.
However, it may be a little sweet for some people!
type of sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
LaFrance. Not sweet. Dry LaFrance. A little aged. 85 points.
Sweetness: 2.6
Acidity: 3.2
Dryness: 2.5
Hinted aroma: 2.8
Koji Kato From Unfulfilled Production Areas -Kanagawa
It's been a while since I've had Dewa Sanzan. I thought it might be a little too refreshing, but when I paired it with today's dinner of avocado salmon... it went really well.
Kikuyu Gin-fu Junmai-shu (Rainfall Daisen Junmai-shu)
The aroma is reminiscent of lychee 😚.
The mouthfeel was subdued and refreshing, but a rather strong sweet acidity started to emerge in the middle! (I still think it has a lychee feel to it?) ☺️
The label looks like it could be sold at a roadside station or something (???). The label looks like something you'd find at a roadside station, but the flavor is more modern! I'm not sure if it's a good idea or not 🥰.
