Purchased at Naito Sake Shop in Gotanda.
I was surprised at the great selection of cup sake.
It is an amazing liquor store.
I have had plus 5 and plus 7, but never plus 10.
It has a fluffy, soft rice and alcohol aroma.
The taste is sour and full of rice flavor.
Recently, there are many junmai sake that are ginjo-like, but the old-fashioned junmai sake is still good.
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Raw Rice: Sasanishiki
(Contract grown rice in Yamagata Prefecture)
Rice polishing ratio 60%.
Yeast: Yamagata yeast
Sake Meter: +7
Acidity 1.8
Alcohol: 15.1
This is a delicious sake from Sumiyoshi, which focuses on the aroma of barrels and aims to create a distinctive sake that is not for everyone.
The sake quality is distinctive. It has a mellow aroma of maturation due to aging, which is different from the ginjo aroma. When you hold it in your mouth, the aroma spreads further in your mouth.
It is not a sake that can be recommended to everyone, but it is a sake that most customers who like it end up repeating it.
Sumiyoshi was also introduced in the manga "Delicious Shinbo.
It is a sake that spreads its flavor with a bang, and I feel that this charm is what makes it a repeat customer.
As the cold weather is in full swing, we decided to have a warm sake.
Since this is the master's favorite sake, I was expecting it to be heavy, but it is very well balanced and has a pleasant barrel aroma.
It is also very sharp, so it will become a habit.
I was sorry that I didn't like to drink it because I felt the label gave me a sense of sake.
This sake makes me realize that there is still a lot of depth to sake.
We enjoyed it very much.
A glass of estery when I got home.
While watching the NHK special on Hakuho.
The responsibility and pressure of being a yokozuna is immeasurable.
Sumiyoshi with warm sake.
It's a great way to start the day.
I bought these secret beans at the Yamagata Prefecture antenna shop in Yurakucho. Paired with zuke tuna.
I'm a big fan of edamame, but these Yamagata hiden mame are delicious, and will be especially useful and enjoyable outside of edamame season.
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