Kawatsuru Junmai Sanuki Yomai
Rating 4.5
Rice used: Sanuki Iymai, 15% alcohol by volume, 58% milled rice
This junmai sake is made from 100% Sanuki Iiyomai rice (58% polished rice). Brewed slowly at low temperature, it has a mild aroma and a full flavor. The sweetness and moderate acidity are well balanced with a crisp finish. You can enjoy its juiciness and freshness.
The temperature is set at 65 degrees Celsius. It has a mildly sweet flavor. It can also be served in a chocolate-like style.
Today is my wife's birthday and we are in Takamatsu City, and it has been a long time since we have been out drinking 🍶.
We started with Sanuki Olive Yeast brewed by Kawatsuru-san 🫒.
Polishing ratio 58
Alcohol content 14
100% Kagawa rice
The aroma is fruity, but the sweetness is not that strong, and the bitterness is sharp from the umami and acidity, but the alcohol content is a little low, so it is light and easy to drink 😊.
The plum crystals and chawanmushi (steamed egg custard) are a good combination 😋.
Good evening, soumacho!
Happy birthday to your wife 🎉!
Nice to go out to Takamatsu to celebrate with sake ✨.
This sake looks like it would go well with your meal 😋.
It's great to have a fun and delicious party with your wife 🤗.
Good evening, ma-ki-😃.
Thank you 🙇.
Kawatsuru-san is light and easy to drink.
Thanks to you, we are having a great time with a variety of drinks and delicious food😊.
Next is "KAWATSURU LIGHT" by Kawatsuru.
As the name suggests, this bottle has a light and modern atmosphere 🤤.
Low alcohol, white malted rice, water yeast 😳.
My favorite element mashimashi: ‼️
It tastes like white wine and it's not just Swissy, but when it's squeaky clean, it's already there!
I love it 😂.
The acidity was mild and it went perfectly with the sautéed Sanuki Yume Pork that was handed out ✨.
No gassiness
Almost no aroma
Slightly fruity, soft sweetness of rice, and umami
Beautiful mouthfeel
The flavor spreads gently in the latter half of the bottle.
There is a slight tanginess on the tongue
There is a sharpness
There is a slight alcohol taste
Overall, it has a gentle taste.
It goes well with sashimi.
Kawatsuru Junmai Limited Nama-zake Sanuki Yomai (Green)
Rating 4.4
Rice : Sanuki Iiyomai, Rice polishing ratio : 58%, Sake meter : -4, Acidity : 1.9, Alcohol content : 16
Fruity aroma, well-balanced taste with gentle umami and acidity. It starts with a refreshing, slightly citrusy taste, and converges with a slightly heavy, food-like taste, leaving a well-balanced aftertaste of sweetness, umami, and bitterness.
Purchased at a liquor store in Sendai City.
Fruity and full aroma. Delicious in the mouth with soft acidity and sweetness.
720ml 2,002 yen (tax included) ⭐︎5
I received a bottle of Kawatsuru Olive, Akkusei Nigori Nama Sake.
It is a winter sake produced in December of last year, but I was lucky enough to find it in July, in the middle of summer, at my favorite liquor store's "Rasuiichi" section.
It is characterized by a strong effervescence that takes several minutes to open, and when poured into a glass, it bubbles like a carbonated beverage. When you drink it, it has a soft mouthfeel that is typical of Tosunigori, and the fine microbubbles are pleasant.
Perhaps it is because it has been produced for a long time, but it has a stronger sweetness than the ones we have had before. There is no bitterness, spiciness, astringency, or any other elements that can sometimes be perceived as negative, and it is straightforwardly sweet, tart, and easy to drink. It reminds me of carbonated lactic acid beverages such as Skoal and Ambasa.
The low alcohol content of 9 degrees Celsius makes it easy to drink, which is another thing that sets it apart from regular sake.
As I mentioned when I drank it before, if you are not looking for sake-like characteristics, it is hard to think of another alcoholic beverage that tastes as good as this.
It is a sake that is hard to find, so I would be happy if I could come across it again this winter.
