Kametaya Sake Brewery is located in Matsumoto, overlooking the Northern Alps, and their Junmai line is called Alps Masamune. There are many different Masamune in different parts of Japan, but katakana Masamune seems to be a bit rare.
Purchased at a store in Kamikochi. It is not too strong, but rather a medium-bodied, refreshing sake with a moderate rice flavor.
The second picture is the busy Kappa-bashi bridge.
⚫︎Raw material rice: Miyamanishiki
⚫︎Polishing ratio: 59
⚫︎Alcohol level: 14
Thank you for your comment, Matsuchiyo. The Kamikochi opening ceremony did not fit our schedule, so we went out on a different day. It is still cold, but the refreshing scenery is a heartwarming place.
It was on special sale at a certain department store🐯!
Alps Masamune from Matsumoto, Nagano. I drank it for the first time and it has an excellent acidity that I like👍‼️. The aroma and flavor are both good.
It is the kind of sake that makes me want to go on a trip to find it after a long time. I will definitely repeat this 🤗.
I'll be pairing it with a variety of yakitori (yakitori), homemade avocado, yam, and natto moist salad 😋 that I bought at a department store. It's been a while since I've had a luxurious vacation 🤗.
Kametaya Sake Brewery
Alps Masamune Junmai Ginjyo Namae Nishiki Gojyo
This brewery is located in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Yamae-Nishiki 50% polished rice produced in Nagano Prefecture.
Elegant and fruity aroma, gentle rice flavor,
A clean finish with just the right amount of acidity.
#Nihon-shu
Alps Masamune
Junmai Ginjyo Nama-genshu Miyamanishiki
100% Miyamanishiki produced in Nagano Prefecture
Polishing ratio 59
Alcohol content 17%.
Sake meter degree: +4, Acidity: -3
Fat bottle opened 3/18 and posted 3/25
The brewer was at a local department store and was having a tasting, so we stopped by and had a lot of conversation with him and drank one of three different kinds of sake: ☝️
It is a junmai ginjo that is fermented slowly in the cold.
When you open the bottle, you can imagine the freshness of the thin ginjo aroma 🤩.
When I tasted it, I felt that this Alps Masamune series is not so hot even if the sake level is high, but on the contrary, it has a good spiciness even if the level is low, so you can enjoy the umami spiciness of this brand 🥰.
As usual, when I put some air in my mouth... oh, oh, oh, oh 😍 this is amazing! The spiciness is gone and the rice flavor and sweetness tickles your mouth and nostrils 😘.
It can be served as a food sake or on its own 👍I enjoyed it with dried firefly squid (enjoy the guts!)
It was a great encounter!
I would definitely buy it again if the brewery comes to town 😘.
Delicious!
Hi Kozo 🐦🐦.
Sounds great 😻I bought Alps Masamune from a tasting 😻I drank it in Shinshu and enjoyed it, but I envy you because it's not easy to find sake and tasting! It sounds like a fun conversation with the brewer🎶.
Pon.
Good morning...
Tasting is good because you can buy it after confirming the taste you like 🥰 It is a brand I am glad to have encountered for the first time! Some brewers are good talkers and some don't talk at all, but this time we had a good time talking 😘.
Mr. Jay & Mrs. Nobby
Good morning 🤣The dried firefly squid was so good!
Nice Masamune it was🤣The dried firefly squid was crazy good and the wata tasted great 🤩It went well with the heated sake and cold as well 👍
I thought it would be empty because of the snow, but it was more crowded than I expected!
A little creamy at first, but then the richness comes and it's clean and crisp. There is also a little acidity. If you check it carefully, you will find a hint of melon-like ginjo aroma. It is delicious.
