Limited to Fukuhara Sake Shop's hanpukai.
The aroma is weak with a little gasiness. Melon-like sweetness with a hint of cemedine. The acidity makes it easy to drink. It is a sake for summer.
We enjoyed it with deep-fried tofu, miso soup, fried squid, and spicy lotus root.
I appreciate the limited edition sake from the hanpukai because it is fun to find delicious sake.
So far, I have completed the round-the-Japan tour twice, and both times I cleared Kagawa Prefecture with Sanuki Cloudy😇.
This time, the same Kawatsuru Sake Brewery as Sanuki Cloudy held an event at Hankyu Department Store and had a variety of clear sake on display 😀 I thought about which one to choose, but I was attracted by the fact that it was special pure sake and the cute label.
I thought about which one to choose, but I was attracted by the fact that it was a special pure sake and the cute label, so I decided to take home the Tsuetsuru one 😇.
I had an image of Kawatsuru as a Sanuki Cloudy and sweet sake, but this clear sake had a strong, dark and tasty flavor 🤣.
It was a little different from my image, but this umami was also quite tasty😇.
By the way, it went well with meals 😀.
As an after-dinner dessert, we had white peach ice cream that we bought at Cardi's and mixed with Kawatsuru's ice cream, which was very tasty as a summer dessert 😇.
The last of the three drinks is yellow-green with letters of the alphabet.
I've certainly had this one in the past.
Kawatsuru's debut was at Takotsubo, a long-established restaurant in Takamatsu.
I didn't have much of an image of this brand, but recently I've been seeing Kawatsuru transformed in many places!
Olive 🫒.
It's a sake like that 🍶.
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Alcohol content 12
Variety used: Sanukiyoimai from Kagawa Prefecture
Rice polishing ratio 60
When we drank it for the first time 2 years ago, it had 11% alcohol by volume and 50% polished rice.
100% Omachi grown at Mame Farm in Kurashiki, which engages in special cultivation that does not rely on pesticides or chemical fertilizers.
Polishing ratio is 80%.
Special edition separately bound undiluted sake.
The lactic acid flavor comes in softly and disappears quickly.
There is not much sweetness.
It has a clean acidity and a slightly dry and sharp aftertaste.
It goes better with steamed enoki mushrooms and rich sweet golden squid than with protein-rich foods.
Date of manufacture: November 2023
Sealing date: January 2, 2024
Kawazuru today.
Kawatsuru's seasonal junmai ginjo is distributed only in Kagawa Prefecture.
It is called "Hatsunatsuagari" and is a summer version of the limited edition sake that is released each season.
Kawatsuru is a famous brewer of Sanuki Kuraudai, and they are quite aggressive in their product development.
This one has a fresh flavor and a clean, crisp taste. They recommend grilled ayu and eggplant dengaku.
I see...it is more suitable for a daytime party than a nighttime dinner, or perhaps a mealtime drink while watching a high school baseball game. You can finish with somen noodles or cold udon noodles.
Nice 👍It's summer 🎐.
Strong sweetness and crisp acidity.
Good spread.
The alcohol content is 13% and it is refreshing, so you can drink it like a juice.
Production date: May 2023
Date of closure: October 1, 2023
Kawatsuru Shuzo
Kawatsuru Tanozuna Yamadanishiki Junmai Ginjo
Brewed in Kanonji City, Kagawa Prefecture.
The rice is polished to 58% Yamadanishiki produced in Tanozu.
Elegant aroma, soft rice flavor, and a firm finish,
Aroma, soft rice flavor, and a firm aftertaste.
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We received Kawatsuru Olive Active Nigori Spring Label.
This bottle is brewed with "Oceto," a sake rice produced in Kagawa Prefecture, and Sanuki olive yeast from olives on Shodoshima Island.
It is a sister product of the dark blue-labeled active nigori that we received in April, and is said to be a light nigori spring sake brewed with less lees than the dark blue-labeled winter release and stored in ice temperatures before being released from the brewery.
The strong bubbling from the bottle fermentation is the same as that of the dark blue label, but perhaps because of the reduced lees, the opening of the bottle took only about 5 minutes, whereas it took more than 10 minutes for the dark blue label.
The mouthfeel is just as gassy as that of the dark blue label, and the gasiness is comparable to that of a carbonated beverage. It has a silky texture, which is typical of light nigori, with the soft umami and sweetness of rice. The bubbles that pop are refreshing and cool, and it is easy to understand why it is compared to cream soda or calpis soda.
At a low alcohol content of 9 degrees, it is easy to drink, and its sweet and shwashy taste makes you want to sip it in a large glass.
The ingredients and manufacturing process are Japanese sake, but you do not feel like you are drinking sake. However, as a drink, it has a very high degree of perfection, and I think it is a drink that everyone can enjoy.
(This was finally the last spring sake in our house.)
