Kouzaki Sake Brewery Festival (4)
The Terada Honke side of the festival is quite different from the Japanese festival-like nabe store side, with ethnic stalls and musical performances. It is recommended to visit both sides of the festival for fun.
Terada Honke has an image of making maniacal sake, such as Bodai-Hashimoto, but this Katori is a standard sake with a low-pasteurization. It has a deep flavor with acidity and umami.
⚫︎Raw material rice: Miyamanishiki
⚫︎Polishing ratio: 80
⚫︎Alcohol content: 15
The last of the three sake breweries in the eastern part of Japan is "Katori" at Katori Jingu Shrine in Chiba Prefecture.
It is not only delicious, but also seems to bring good luck 😊.
Polishing ratio": Percentage of polished rice used to make sake
Polishing ratio of 90% means that 10% of the brown rice is polished and the remaining 90% is used to make sake.
Chiba Prefecture
Nature Sake Junmai 90
Polishing ratio 90
Alcohol 15
This sake is made from the raw yeast with almost no polishing.
It has a very strong rice aroma and flavor, and goes very well with pickles.
When drunk cold, it has a lactic acid aftertaste, but when heated, it becomes mellow and full of umami.
This is a strong acidity.
It has a sharp characteristic that is not found in many other brands, which is desirable.
I think it is similar to the fermentation found in Kagoshima and Okinawa brands.
There are many sake breweries in Chiba, but it is rare to find one that is so dedicated to natural fermentation. Yes, this time the sake is Katori, brewed by Terada Honke! Shingo Shingo
The rice polishing ratio is 90, so in a sense it is the rice itself. When the bottle is opened, a sweet and sour aroma like that of a noble sake softly tickles the nostrils. When poured, it has the color of brown rice! When you take a sip, the elegant sweetness first spreads, and then the sourness like lactic acid bacteria spreads in your mouth in a harmonious whole 😆 Then, when you let it go down the back of your throat, the gentle astringency spreads quickly and finishes beautifully. It is delicious. ☺️ You can also taste the umami of the rice because it is a junmai sake!
It was a day when I learned more about the depth of sake! Thank you for the food!