Purchased in June when I visited Higashitsuru Sake Brewery and Motoyama Shoten with the owner of a liquor store in Saga.
Saga no Hana flat polished rice.
At room temperature
Mild aroma
Smart mouthfeel with a core and gentle flavor.
Aftertaste disappears quickly
The 8th Osaka Takashimaya Sake Festival (2)
After the talk event, we went to the Motomine Tsuru booth where Eiji-san had visited the brewery when he was in Fukuoka.
The owner of the brewery, her daughter, and the president of the company were there this time as well.
It seemed that Mr. Iji-san was already familiar with the proprietress, and I was surprised to see how well he communicates with her.
◉Mine Tsuru Rakes Orikarami Nama Sake
Fresh, sweet and sour, but more on the sour side.
Kihotsuru Rakes
This one is juicy, but also has a more relaxed quality that I prefer.
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This is a very light and refreshing sake made with Yamadanishiki. The pleasant acidity is impressive and light on the palate.
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I was curious about the label of this sake. It is a mizu-hashiroshi, but not mizu-hashiroshi-like. It has a refreshingly strong acidity.
Hiyoroshi
Another sake that does not taste like hiyaoroshi. It has a slightly acidic taste with an astringent and dry aftertaste.
Junmai Daiginjo Kitashizuku
This is a very clear, mineral, and sharp sake. It used to have a fuller taste than Yamadanishiki a few years ago, but recently it seems to be less full.
◉ Junmai Daiginjo Yamadanishiki
Mineral and voluptuous, with a slightly bitter aftertaste.
After taking two shots of Iji-san and the proprietress, we moved on.
Good morning, Nemuchi-san. When I visited the Saga Prefectural Museum of Art, this brand was one of several recommended. I chose Ko-Imari Shuzo at that time, but I was curious about it, so I will try Kihotsuru next time.
Nemuchi-san, sorry for the late hour. It might have been a nuisance. 😅 My brother-in-law used to work in Imari city until recently, and I learned about the taste of Saga's sake. I've had a lot of great ones, like Nabeshima's Omachi Junmai Ginjo. It's good, isn't it?
AAJI, good evening, 🌜️ I'm totally fine with the time 😊I'm late too 🙇 My father-in-law is from Saga, so we buy and enjoy Saga sake together 😄Nabeshima is also good, and smaller breweries make good sake too 😉.
Motomine Tsuru, which I drank for the first time this year and liked, the third bottle this year is a super dry type.
It is made from a Nagasaki sake rice called reihou, and has a moderate sweetness and sour fruitiness. It has a slight gassy taste and is not so dry as to be called super dry, but it has a unique flavor that I also liked. There is also an autumn sake available, so I am looking forward to that as well.
The 8th Osaka Takashimaya Sake Festival (3)
Kibotsuru, which Icoma-san has started to handle and I have more chances to drink.
Thanks to Uma-san, I was able to drink it smoothly 🙇.
We drank
Velvet Fire-brewed
I drank Velvet raw before, but unlike the raw, it had a calmer taste.
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Mizuhashiro sake. It has been 2 years since the last mizu-hashiroshi.
It was delicious, with no peculiar taste, and the mizu-hashiroshi sake had a Kibotsukuru-like flavor.
Junmai Daiginjo Yamadanishiki
Polishing rice 35%, the one Maru-san drank before.
Gorgeous, beautiful and luxurious taste.
Junmai Daiginjo Kitashizuku
Polishing rice 40% Maru-san drank this one too 😁.
This one is sweeter than Yamadanishiki, which I prefer 🤔.
Greetings
Gentle sweetness 😋I think he said it goes well with sweets
Hiyoroshi
I forgot to take a picture💦I bought it last year and drank it, but it's still delicious!
Super dry, fire-brewed
Forgot to take a picture💦It's not that spicy and easy to drink
The owner and her daughter? and daughter? and the managing director? and the managing director?
I thought the tote bag was a little nice😃.
drinking outside
I asked for a dry sake to go with my sashimi.
He recommended this one 😊.
It was my first 🍶.
It was sharp and delicious!
Probably even better lukewarm 👍!
Saga has Nabeshima, Shichida, etc,
I'm sure there are many delicious 🍶.
The sake was named after the graceful figure of a crane soaring gracefully over the mountainside of Kiyama, where the Kiara Castle, a national historic site, is located.
The nose is melon, but the attack is sweet and sour and pineapple, with fine bubbles in the glass. It has a full-bodied sweet and sour taste. The liquid is almost colorless, and there are some fine but distinct streaks of legs.
It is gorgeous but not too flashy, with a slightly sour umami flavor, but it finishes crisp and clean without being dull.
It is not so much spicy as super-hot, but rather umami-guchi with just enough to tighten up the finish.
It does not have the sukittiness typical of Saga sake, but it is well-balanced and easy to drink.
The first drink after returning to Hiroshima for the Bon Festival was a sake from Saga.
The aroma is a bit weak, but the mouthfeel is sweet and sour, like muscat, and the nose is full of sweet and sour notes.
The soft gasiness of the sake relaxes in the mouth, and the taste of the rice is firm and refreshing.
We enjoyed it with homemade roast beef and potato salad.
