On the left, the first touch is robust.
And yet it has a syrupy sweetness.
The right one is a bit lighter and has a gentle sweetness like millet sugar.
like millet sugar.
Ice Breaker has a nice label, I got it because I was curious about it 🐧.
Rice polishing ratio 60
Alcohol content: 17 to 18 degrees Celsius
Refreshing but not sweet, dry sake with a touch of astringency and spiciness afterwards 🍶.
#Shijo-Karasuma#
Rokushakuya
Business trip to Kyoto🚅. There are a lot of inbound people here.
School trips are also overflowing 😱.
Today is a day trip, but the Kyoto station area is expensive and dis💢.
Come back to the store in Shijo-Karasuma 😄.
It was hot during the day, so here it is on the rocks 😆.
Yummmm, too delicious.
Great with fresh fish sashimi 😆 Costa is so high!
✘Bamboo shoot sashimi
✘Fresh fish sashimi
Tamagawa's sake 🍶 is brewed by Philip Harper, a British toji from 🇬🇧.
Among them, I was curious about the Ice Breaker 🧊🐧 that I had missed drinking since last year...because it was hot during the day...and I opened it by accident 😓 lol!
When you open the bottle, you can feel the alcohol of sake feeling firmly 🤔.
And if you pour it into a wine glass with ice 🧊 as the description says, you get an even darker sake feeling 😎.
The dryness you feel from the first sip is solid, but combined with a moderate sweetness, it's a great sake to drink as a food sake ✨.
The dryness of this sake makes it easy to enjoy even with strong flavors such as yakiniku🥩 and yakitori🐔.
I didn't feel much of a piquancy 😅 despite the fact that it's a draft sake.
However, if you like fruity sake, this sake might be a bit peculiar and hard to drink 😓... 😓.
If you usually prefer dry beer 🍺, you might like it ❓❓
All in all... a summer sake for sake lovers: ❗️
Day 2: 🗒️
No big taste change 🤔.
As the ice melts and the alcohol taste fades, it tastes strangely like the sweetness also increases🙂↕️
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It has a dark sweet taste with a lingering aftertaste that slowly spreads to the palate 😚.
Nice thick finish 🤩.
I think I smelled the slightest hint of cedar🌲 in the aftertaste... or not .........🤔
It was a glass, so it wasn't the smell of the vessel, but maybe I'm imagining it 🙄.
I was curious about the Tamagawa Ice Breaker🧊💖 I found it! It was accompanied by a comment😋 from Mr. Phillip, the toji, that you should float the ice on it and enjoy the wind chime-like sound and the rich changes that the ice shows as it melts!
I thought 🤨 that it must not be too sweet since it was in Kyoto, so today we started the feast with boiled fish, somen noodles, snap pea and maitake mushroom tempura, and egg tofu 🎉!
Penguin, it's not sweet! No sourness either! The aroma is of rice, and maybe a hint of bitterness? Astringent? The aroma lingers in the nostrils, reminding me of gin (I don't know much about gin 🤫). As the ice melts and the alcohol fades, a slight sweetness emerges 💕.
I've had it with boiled fish, and tempura in tempura sauce. It really goes well together ‼️ I'm crying tears of joy 🥹🥺 because I feel like I haven't had a pairing in a long time.
Our house, so far, is mostly hors d'oeuvres, so we had a little grilled meat after this 🤣It also goes well with meat👍.
I have a feeling I'm going to be addicted this summer 🥰.
Impressions on the alcohol by itself are in charge of shinsaku3💕.
Good evening, Mr. Pekho😄
Penguin🐧, not sweet not sour not spicy ‼️ Oops surprise 🫢I thought it was sweet 😆 but if Peckho's pairing is inspiring, I'll be happy too ❣️ nice penguin🐧👍
Jay & Nobby ❤️ Good evening! I'm drinking today 🥰I'm Jin, our generation's addict, and I'm going to dive into the destiny of gin with this momentum 💪🔥If you have any recommendations for a first gin for home drinking only, please let me know💓
Hi Pekho 🐦.
Congratulations on your first icebreaker 🎉It rocks! A lukewarm bottle of this is also sweet and tasty, so you can keep a bottle and enjoy it in winter 😉.
but I'm the one who forgets 😂.
Ponchanchan❤️ glad to share the deliciousness of the rocks~‼️ I feel like I've found a new way to enjoy it❣️ since summer is still to come, I'd like to have a few bottles for summer, for fall, and for lukewarm in winter 😆 Do you think they still sell it? Don't forget to GO❗️
900 Check-in
I wasn't sure what I would choose for the first check-in, but I decided to go with my favorites, so I went with Aneshu and Tamagawa 🍶.
This is a sake that Ane-san gave me on a recent business trip to Tokyo: 🙇♂
It's a real Aneshu 😁.
It has a rich flavor that is typical of Tamagawa, with a slightly caramelized bitterness that is delicious 🥰.
It's 19 degrees, so it gets drunk quickly, but it's so good, I just drink it 🤣.
I'm sure Tamagawa is the best 👍
Congratulations tomo on your 900 check-in✅㊗️🎉🎉🎉!
I'm curious about the Tamagawa made by Tamakae. And the bottle you received from yourself ❗️ is a commemorative sake worthy of your Kiri number 😄.
Hi tomo 😃.
Congratulations on your 900 check-in 🎉🎊㊗️Tamagawa, I've never had it, but it's 19 degrees. ‼️You are a great expert tomo who can drink it 🥰Please continue to enjoy your sake life. ❣️
Congratulations on your 900 check-in, TOMO: 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
It's a genuine Anesake and a celebration of goodness👍✨Your favorite drink just got even better 😊.
Hello, TOMO!
Congratulations on your 900 check-ins 🎉!
I was looking forward to seeing what it was, but it was a genuine Ane-san sake 😁✨.
It's a definite milestone sake 👍️
Good evening, TOMO 😃.
Congratulations on your 900 check-in ㊗️㊗️㊗️㊗️㊗️㊗️㊗️㊗️㊗️ 🎉!
tomo-san and Ane-san have an image of Tamagawa 🤗Countdown to one thousand has started!
Hello TOMO ^_^
Congratulations on your 900th check-in 🎉!
It's nice to reach the number with your favorite drink 👍.
Quite high alcohol, you have to drink with care 😁.
Thank you Masaaki Sapporo, 🙇♂ I just realized I'm up to 900 😁.
I have a hard time when I give you a sake with a "Kiri" number, but I think your favorite sake is the best one 😋.
Thank you, HinaHanaMama: 🙇♂
Often it is swallowed without drinking because of this degree 💦.
Tamagawa has a rich flavor, but you can drink it in many different ways 😋.
Thank you, Pon: 🙇♂
I appreciate the 🎁 of your favorite drink!
I'd like to sip it because of its high alcohol content... but I'll be gulping it down 🤣.
Congratulations tomo on your 900 check-in ㊗️🎊Congratulations on your Kiri number with Anesan sake 😊Tamaei's version must be a delicious explosion of flavor 💕I can just imagine ♨️ with it heated up 😋!
Thank you, Hirupeko. 🙇♂
It was delicious and full of flavor 😋 Tamagawa is heated 🍶😁The sake heater was broken so I heated it up in the microwave but it was really good 🥰.
Tart, peachy, fruity mouthfeel!
Fresh astringency like white grape skins.
Tangy and tangy on the tongue, it flows down the throat.
It is so delicious that it is dangerous to drink it at 19 degrees Celsius!
The rice used is 100% Kitanishiki, which is new to us.
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I went to CRAFT SAKE WEEK 2025🤗
I meet a bit of Tamagawa mania when I drink sake. What is the charm of the sake called Tamagawa🤔?
I'll tell you if you drink it 🤗
The brewery is said to have reproduced the sake brewing process of the Edo period.
It is not old sake though it is awfully yellow 🟡.
It's not old sake It is said that high amino acid content makes it this way.
There is no hint of twist or alcohol.
It is characterized by a creamy sweetness like that of a Mont Blanc.
The aroma is "sake" and it goes into the nose 🤪.
I'm happy with just sake ❗️ can go with just sake ‼️ I guess it's for dessert 🤔
This is the quintessential Tamagawa.
It's a welcome treat for those who love unusual drinks 🤗.