The retro label drew me in!
The aroma is the comfort and maturity of a wooden vat with cooked rice and hiney aroma. It also has a honey-like sweetness.
On the palate, the flavors of tortoise-shell candy, celery, and the acidity of rice vinegar spread to the palate.
When you swallow it, it becomes sharp at once while keeping the acidity and finishes with a light spiciness.
Despite the heavy aroma, the mouthfeel is surprisingly light and does not linger.
I think it will be perfect for those who like a peculiar aged feeling!
If you were to compare it to a whiskey, it would have a presence like an Islay.
It is very delicious.
When I first saw it, it was different from the usual Sumiyoshi label, which I used to drink a lot about 15 years ago, but I didn't go through it.
When I opened it, the color was a little lighter than usual.
It also tastes easy to drink, probably because it is a summer sake.
It has been a long time since I drank Ginjukichi, but now I want to drink it again.
2,200 yen
Barrel aroma, aged taste, strong acidity, this is a unique sake! This is a sake with character!
However, the character is so strong that it is not drinkable in quantity. From the third glass, I drink another light sake.
It's delicious at room temperature, but it's also good hot.
It's going to be another emergency declaration.
I drank Sumiyoshi for the first time.
It was an easy sake to understand, and it reminded me of my grandfather who was a drunkard.
I felt the timeless universality of this sake.
I bought this when I traveled to Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture.
I stayed at a certain inn in Onogawa Onsen.
The driver of the inn's shuttle bus recommended this "Sumiyoshi".
He said that his parents live next door to this brewery and he grew up drinking it. The owner of the brewery made a fortune from this sake, which was also featured in "Yummy Shinbo". (And the story of the gossip that remains in the history of the village continues...)
Taste: ★★★
This is the opposite of sake that is popular for being easy to drink. It is a good old sake.
The aroma and the taste of the rice are strong. I like it.