Not a sake🍶 post, but...
I saw a post on Igarashi Shuzo's FB about preparing 1,000 kg of plums to be made into Umeshu (plum wine) and I couldn't resist 😁.
This plum wine is made with plums from Echigo, famous for its plum groves, and brewed with 100% sake 🤗.
It has a rich flavor and according to the brewery's website, it can be drunk with hot water and sorbet is also recommended, but this time of year, soda is also good 😄.
I drink too much ⚠️
Alcohol content: 10 degrees Celsius
crunch
Aroma somewhere between banana and rummy. Candy-like sweetness, acidity and slight effervescence. Bittersweet. Drooling. It hits a popular spot. I feel the cleverness.
Purchased at a sake brewery in GW.
They also sold T-shirts and other goods, including Igarashi's pink label. I didn't know that Igarashi is not limited to only authorized dealers.
Sake Tasting 4
Tenranzan Peach Color Nigori Sake MOMO
I thought it was Amabuki, but it was not.
Alcohol content 8
Rice polishing ratio 65
Sake degree -45
Pink sweet with good acidity.
Of the four sake tastings
I think this one is my favorite.
Tenranzan Junmai Ginjo purchased at a local liquor store. It is a bargain at 3,000 yen for a bottle.
It has an apple-like ginjo aroma. On the palate, it has a smoky flavor of tanned leather or red wine, along with moderate acidity and astringency. This is a good buy, don't you think? I served it chilled, but it looks delicious even if it is well chilled.
Temperature 5°C
Taste 80
Color Pale brown
Nose: Slightly sweet with a hint of rice
Taste: The mouthfeel is tangy and spicy with a slight gasiness, followed by a soft sweetness. The aftertaste is crisp and dry, probably due to the high alcohol content.
Overall impression: Good on its own or with a meal.
A gift. This is the first sake I have ever known.
I like junmai sake, so I have never had much experience with ginjo-shu because of its light image, but this one is very tasty.
It is refreshing, but has umami flavor and does not interfere with meals.
I will try drinking ginjo-shu from now on.
A glass of sake at the Igarashi Sake Brewery Festival (3)
Left photo
I had wanted to drink this sake for a long time.
It has a light taste with a slight sweetness and bitterness, but it is very easy to drink and tastes great.
Alcohol content: 16%.
Rice polishing ratio: 37
Sake meter: ±0
Acidity: 1.3
Rice used:Yamadanishiki
Yeast used: M310
In addition, we also had Igarashi Hachitan-Nishiki Junmai Usu-Nigori, Igarashi Daiginjo, and Tenranzan Junmai Unfiltered Nama Sake.
A Drink at the Igarashi Sake Brewery Festival (2)
Middle photo
This sake is not for sale at the brewery festival.
The sweetness was only slightly perceptible, and the sake had a nice sharpness.
Alcohol content: 17%.
Rice polishing ratio: 50%.
Sake meter: +3
Acidity: 1.2
Rice used:Yamadanishiki
Yeast used: M310
I bought a bottle on my way home from a cherry blossom viewing trip to Lake Kamakita after receiving my bike, which had just had its regular inspection. I usually drink junmai sake, but I dared to choose honjozo. I heard it won a gold medal, and I had just changed the tire on my last bike, so I had just spent some money on it. Next week, Igarashi Sake Brewery is going to hold a brewery festival.
