Warmed. The color is almost amber.
It has a soft sweet flavor of 40% polished rice with a hint of maturity, and it is sharp with the acidity of the sake. Is the aging process giving it a candy-like sweetness?
Labels overflowing with love for sumo
Kume-Zakura labels are great!
More colorful than I expected. Crystal.
Gentle aroma with a hint of fruit. Banana, apricot, white flowers. Some mineral notes.
Hard, probably because it was opened today. Gentle sweetness and acidity, a mineral-like texture, and a gentle bitterness, followed by the freshness of fruit again.
It is interesting when heated.
The acidity comes out more interesting. It would have been better to serve it hotter.
Still a bit stiff. Maybe it would be better if I decanted it. Maybe I should let it sit a little longer.
When drunk cold, it has a rather peculiar taste. It has the habit of Kume-Zakura, but the aftertaste is so refreshing that it disappears quickly.
At room temperature, it is really easy to drink. The stylish wolf 🐺 is cute ♡.
This time it is Meiyo from Kumezakura.
Kumezakura is the sake that introduced me to Sanin sake.
It was at a heated sake restaurant that the person next to me had a bottle of Meiyo heated up with me, and I felt like I could take a step into the world of adult San'in sake with its attractive label.
It's a staple at Setoka-san drinking and has been uploaded several times, but I was deeply moved to finally welcome it home😌.
First, at room temperature.
Light yellowish appearance.
The top aroma is lightly citrusy with a hint of soy sauce and citrus acidity.
First, at room temperature.
The mouthfeel is smooth. From the acidity that seems to run lightly through the palate, a light sweetness with a smoky nuance and umami like biting into brown rice flow beautifully and enchant you. It is delicious at room temperature with a crisp, bitter taste.
When heated, the flavor is concentrated and thickened, and the acidity is mixed with a mild rice flavor and a bitter bitterness that gives it a sharp finish.
It's delicious both at room temperature and hot sake.
The clear, nourishing flavor and refreshing aftertaste will leave you wanting more 😊.
Katano Sakura and Kumezakura,
Will the 🌸 blooming continue soon?
Hi Hirupeko, good evening 😃.
I've never seen Tottori Asahi rice before, but it's a native species that is also the root of Asahi rice 🤔.
Like other native species, it needs to be cultivated naturally, so it seems to be very valuable nowadays, but it seems to make a very tasty sake 😄.
Hello, Aladdin. He arrived at Tottori Asahi to grow without pesticides and fertilizers. It is a kind of sake that confronts nature and also tastes naturally familiar to the body, I feel like I am being tested 😊.
Hi Jay & Nobby. Kume-Zakura is very particular about its labels, and Mei is a rice version of a fish print. It's as if you are facing a work of art, and the taste is both comforting and mysterious 😊.
Good morning Hirupeko ❗I have also had it at Seto Fruits 😃❗I was told that it was inked on an ear of rice and pressed on paper 😃❤️ you will want to keep the label even after you drink it.
Hi, pyonpyon. The label of Meiyo that the person next to me was drinking caught my eye, and it is a very important sake that has completely changed my image of Sanin sake. It's a staple at Setogata 😊.
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It's not "Kyouriki" it's "Gouriki" ‼️
I bought one year old ones from the store's fridge.
Because it was cheap at the old price 🤣𐤔
It tastes like home 🗻.
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I've been experimenting with different temperatures lately.
Today I'm heating it up and serving it with some meat water 🍶.
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The cup again
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It's been a while since I've been outside.
Heated sake with low al
It's light and smooth, not punchy like most yellow sakes.
No punch.
We had it with smoked albacore and grated cauliflower.
Is it good for gentle flavored dishes?
Warmed.
It has a mellow flavor that is typical of heated sake, but it also has a sharpness with the acidity of a sake made from the traditional sake brewing method.
You know, there is a delicious sake called Starburst from Kumezakura in Tottori, but it is hard to find because it was made in collaboration with a famous overseas sustainable and organic doctor or author!
Who?
The sake is made from Yamadanishiki and Tsuyoshi sake rice grown in the company's own rice fields and polished to 90%, but it has a clean, clear flavor and acidity, probably because it is organic rice and the rice itself has no impurities.
Is the rice polished more because of the use of pesticides?
Ingredients: Both rice and rice malt are from Tottori Prefecture
Rice used: Koji: 23% Yamadanishiki, Kake: 77% Strong rice
Producer: Own rice field, Wolf Valley naturally grown rice
Rice polishing ratio: 90
Alcohol content: 15
Sake degree: +5.7
Acidity: 8.5
Amino acids: 3.9
No yeast added
Godan Miyazawa