The days are still hot, but the mornings and evenings seem a little cooler, so I'm having a glass of Kiuchi Sake Brewery's Aki-agari.
I'm drinking it while watching the archived streaming of the 20th anniversary event of the broadcast of Izuru Yoshida's Bar Wandering.
#Kiuchi Sake Brewery
#Kikumori
2023 0815
f i r s t a n d f o r m a t i o n s
Kikusakari
Awashizuku
Sparkling
Junmai Happoshu (pure rice sparkling sake)
Rice polishing ratio 65
Alcohol 12%.
Kiuchi Sake Brewery
Naka-shi, Ibaraki
Long time no see expedition. I bought a cup of Junmai sake from Kochira to accompany me on my trip. I love the peaceful feeling of opening the lid of a cup of sake.
The taste is stable, with a strong acidity and umami flavor. I enjoyed it chilled, but I have the impression that it could also be enjoyed heated.
I didn't know that Kiuchi Shuzo, the brewer of Kikumori, also brews Hitachino Nest beer. Both are delicious. ❗️
Haruichirin Junmai Ginjo Nigori Sake Hon Nama Shu
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Polishing ratio 55%, ALC 15%.
I have a record of having encountered this somewhere before 2017, but decided to register it again, including the image.
It has a refreshing ginjo aroma that is a bit different from the fruity aroma. It is slightly effervescent, with just a hint of the shuwashu of nama-shu, and in the mouth you can taste a bit of acidity, followed by a slight bitterness.
It is a nigori sake with the same degree of nigori as orikarami, so it could be considered a slightly sweet sake, but it is also a slightly dry sake.
I think it is a slightly dry sake. This is just my personal opinion (^◇;)💦.
Chigasaki Kagisan: 20230617
Junmai Ginjo Nigori Sake 🍶Haru Ichirin🌸
Seishun 18 Ticket Trip 🚃IbarakiTochigi version
Restaurant attached to the brewery, here's the finish. The light nigori ✨, refreshing 😆, pleasant sake 🍶 sweet and mellow 👍 Duck 🦆 dipped soba noodles, assorted sausages and other dishes that go well with sake and beer 🎉!
Kura + Soba Nakaya @ Konosu, Naka, Ibaraki 20230318
I drank it at a restaurant and enjoyed it, so I bought it as a souvenir. It is refreshing, sharp and spicy. Not too harsh. Mix them. Mellow and sweet. The taste is good. It was the right choice to mix it.
Buy at the brewery @ home drinking 20230319
Junmai Ginzukuri🍶.
Seishun 18 ticket trip 🚃 Ibaraki Tochigi version
Here is the second cup at the restaurant attached to the Kiuchi Sake Brewery 😅 Slightly yellow. Mellow ☺️ and light compared to the first cup "Jun". Aroma is a little whiskey barrel feel 🥃. The fried buckwheat noodles are delicious 😋.
Kura + Soba Nakaya @ Konosu, Naka, Ibaraki 20230318
Junmai Sake🍶Jun
Seishun 18 Ticket Trip🚃IbarakiTochigi
Soba noodle shop attached to Kiuchi Sake Brewery. After toasting with Nest Beer🍺, we had a standard Junmai-shu. Sharp, strong alcohol, phenolic aroma, and sweetness later. It is a good match for the mellow beef stew (sweet miso, maiyoo!) 😋. Feels mild: ☺️
Kura + Soba Nakaya @ Konosu, Naka, Ibaraki 20230318
Junmai Ginjo🍶Moto Nama Shuzake✨Harumaitsuki🌸
Seishun 18 Ticket Trip 🚃Ibaraki Tochigi Version
Visited Kiuchi Sake Brewery in Hitachi-Konosu. Dry, strong acidity with a strong umami flavor. Refreshing✨We had it at the counter in a relaxed atmosphere as there were few people due to the rain 😋.
Kiuchi Sake Brewery @Konosu, Naka City, Ibaraki Prefecture 20230318
Junmai Ginjyo🍶Aiyama Sake Bunko🌾.
Traveling on a Youth 18 Ticket🚃IbarakiTochigi
From Mito, take the Suigun Line to Hitachi-Konosu 🚃 owl🦉 to the Kiuchi Sake Brewery, famous for its Nest Beer 🚶 and have a cup at the counter by the store 🍶.
Aromatic and soft. Pleasant sake.
Kiuchi Sake Brewery @Konosu, Naka City, Ibaraki Prefecture 20230318
Pon-chan, thank you for your comment😊Kiuchi Sake Brewery, I think they are more famous for their Nest Beer🍺🦉, but their sake is also quite good. The atmosphere of the brewery is also very nice 🎉.
Slightly grayish and clear, with aromas of yogurt, Kamishinko, green bamboo, and honeysuckle. The attack is rather weak, with a gentle acidity and a rather long finish.
100% Aizan, 50% polished rice, 16% alcohol.
It has a nutty aroma and rounded sweetness, but the aftertaste is sharp. It is a good match with well-flavored simmered dishes such as inari-zushi, which will neutralize the flavor.
Kikumori Junmai Ginjyo Hon Nama Shu Harumachigetsu
★★★☆☆
I heard that this sake is only available in spring.
It was the last one at the liquor store, so I bought it!
The first time I opened it, I could feel the aroma of koji.
And you can smell the koji aroma quite well!
I recommend it to those who like the smell of koji!
(I don't like it so much... I like sake, but I don't know why...)
