Dark blue label drinking comparison
Koei Kiku and Sei
Same great taste as last time!
At last, Sake no Wa, Shinsei and Kouei Kiku are all lined up!
I can find Koei-Kiku quite often at my favorite place!
I haven't had the chance to meet Niimasa recently!
Both of them are my favorite brand ❤️
I'll keep drinking them when I find them!
Pork Kakuni that I ordered this day!
It was so tender!
I was told by the assistant chef that it had been simmered for about 6 hours!
This is a must-try 😋!
The secrets of the restaurant's cuisine
Rice : Hachitan-Nishiki produced in Hiroshima Prefecture
Rice Polishing Ratio : Undisclosed
Alcohol content : 14%.
☀️
Quietly subdued sweetness and umami: ☺️
Bitter and astringent tastes mix in the aftertaste.
You can enjoy the lingering taste with a complex palate 😚.
Memorandum
Sake rice Hachitan-Nishiki
Polishing ratio unknown
Sweetness and astringency on the palate. The palate is juicy, sweet and sticky, but the aftertaste is refreshing. Delicious.
Koei Chrysanthemum after a long time.
First time in the series and expect it to be a good one.
The bottle was opened with the vigor typical of Koei Kiku.
It did not have the woody flavor of Snoqualmie,
When drunk, it has a weak fizziness and unlike other Koeikiku, it has more sweetness than sourness. This Seikai has a very good sense of balance between sweetness and sourness.
Of course I like other Koeikiku and they are delicious,
This one is very tasty as well.
It is very light and can be drunk either by itself or with a meal.
Mouth opening fizzy and strong.
Greffle, with a peel-like bitterness.
Delicious as always.
Snoclet lover and honored chrysanthemum, can't try other types 😭
We had a bottle of Koei Kiku's Biyun.
This is a relatively new sake, first released last year. Last year it was sold out so quickly that I missed out on buying it, and I have been curious about it for a long time, but this year I had the good fortune to be able to purchase it.
I have recently become interested in Nagano sake, and I was very much looking forward to drinking this Bikun, which is made from Nagano Miyamanishiki by Koei Kiku, one of my favorite sake brewers.
When poured into a glass, it has a soft texture that is slightly thickened and gassy to the point that very few bubbles appear.
The taste is rich and sweet with a syrupy concentration. There is a gentle acidity with ripe berry fruit nuances. The woody astringency that is typical of Koei Chrysanthemum is still there and very tasty.
It is not the sharp type because of its low alcohol content, but that allows you to enjoy the lingering fruitiness for a long time.
This is only its second year on the market, so I am sure it will continue to evolve and change in the future. We will repeat this wine next year.
Very tasty.
Melon, whey, carbonation, and rice aroma.
Light and strongly effervescent mouthfeel.
Deep sweetness, rich and deep flavor. Sourness and hidden saltiness that balance the whole. A masterpiece of harmony.
Serve with boiled tofu, caprese, fried Chinese cabbage and bean sprouts, shrimp cocktail, grilled sea bream, Caesar salad, and grilled vegetables.
The aroma is subdued. The taste has a grapefruitiness from the clear acidity. Gradually, you can taste the umami of rice. The aftertaste is smooth and clean.
Koei Kiku, which I was really curious about.
It is light, refreshing, and easy to drink, but has a strong umami flavor.
It has an interesting flavor that softly reveals the various expressions of Koueikiku.