Celebrating the 10th Anniversary!
The "Yamakawa Mitsuo" project is a joint brewing project by four volunteer breweries in Yamagata Prefecture. This year is Mitsuo Yamakawa's 10th anniversary year, and he will continue to pursue interesting things at his own pace without getting carried away. It has a fruity flavor with a fresh muscat aroma and a light acidity that stands out. It has a crisp, fresh finish with a clean mouthfeel.
The theme for 2024 is "timeless sake brewing," and Mitsuo Yamakawa will travel back and forth between different eras.
Otokoyama Shuzo, the brewery in charge of this year's brewing, will focus on 1998, the last year of the tenure of Shiro Sasaki, the Nanbu Touji who decided the direction of the brewery, and brew this sake by faithfully reproducing as much as possible the methods used by Touji Sasaki in the past, while the way of sake brewing has changed with time.
The rice used is Yamagata Prefecture's sake rice, "Dewa Sanzu. It is the most familiar rice with a characteristic that stands out for its high whiteness, clean taste, and softness, and the sake was dry, aroma-less, elegant, and honest, just as Touji Sasaki likes it.
I found Yamakawa Mitsuo in the next town ❗This is my first time drinking it👍It is brewed at Kojima Sohonten, isn't it? I guess they brew at 4 different breweries each time 🤔.
I thought it would have a spectacular sweet flavor for a sake from the ginjo kingdom of Yamagata, but it has a gentle umami flavor that is perfect for eating. ‼️
I thought it would be a little too flashy from the label 😅.
I'm sure it's a great attempt to bring together the wisdom of 4 breweries to brew sake! Great experiment ✨.
I went to Yamaoka and was going to order the special miso, but they were selling a limited edition G-style (gutsy) special bean sprout miso, so I switched: ‼️
But it's good 😉.
Mr. Noodle King
Good evening...
Mehran has more impact than alcohol 🤣I'm already hard on the gusto type 😭
I like the gusto of alcohol though 🤣.
I see it's a milder drink than it looks 🤣.
Hello Noodle Sake King 😃I thought I was the one who posted the first special bean sprout miso post! You are indeed the one who calls himself the King! Mitsuo Yamakawa is interesting in his attempts, isn't he?
Good evening, Mr. King of Noodle Wine 🌛.
Congratulations on your first "Mitsuo YAMAKAWA" 🎉.
Seeing the Yamaoka family after a night of drinking is very destructive and stimulates my ramen craving 😁.
I'm going to eat [Kinchan Noodle] which I see a lot in western Japan 🤔.
Hi Manachie 😃
The Yamaoka family originated in Ushiku, as a ramen lover I am obligated to visit there sooner or later ❗I'll be in Ibaraki sooner or later, so let's have some drinks and have a fool around at night 😝.
Hi, Hanapin 😃
Chashu toppings are a must and customization is what Yamaokaya is all about 😁.
The special miso because of the limited time offerings, the soy sauce and pre-pork that we sometimes go for are so good ‼️ this chain never stops 😋!
Hi Dr. Kozo 😃
Let's win big in horse racing, alcohol, ramen, and soccer 😆With the money we win in horse racing, we can buy alcohol, eat ramen, and burn calories in soccer ❗Happy loop 😁.
Hi Gyve 😃
I'm a "sakewa" and all I've got is ramen 😅"Kinchan noodle" ⁉️ I've never heard of it and I'm curious ❗I wonder if there will be a label with Mitsuo eating ramen 😁I want a sake that goes well with ramen.
When I first drank it, I thought "dry? I thought so, but when I drank this one after drinking other sake, it might be dry indeed!
I think it has a strong taste.
The brewer in charge of this project is Otokoyama Shuzo.
The project theme for 2024,
The project theme for 2024, "Timeless Sake Brewing," is now complete.
The sake is clear, dry, and easy to drink,
It is easy to match with meals.
It is great to be able to drink this kind of special sake. In Hachinohe, there was a sake collaboration between three sake breweries, and I hope this kind of initiative will spread to western Japan as well, as the difference in taste is surprising.
Sake rice: Yamagata Prefecture Izuwasanbana
Polishing ratio 50%.
Sake degree and acidity: Undisclosed
Alcohol 15%.
I found a buckwheat noodle restaurant on the way out and went in.
I was delighted to find a lot of sake on the menu.
Fruity and sweet, with a little bitterness (acidity and bitterness)
Quite a crisp aftertaste
2024 Fuyu labeled by Mitsuo Kunekune. The host brewery is Otokoyama Shuzo.
The aroma is slightly aged with a light yellow tinge. 50% polished rice makes it smooth and refreshing. The taste is the opposite of the softness of the label: dry. The taste is the opposite of the softness on the label, it is dry, but when it is cold, I felt something different, but then I decided, wait a minute, this is a winter sake from Yamagata and it is suitable for warmed sake, so I heated it up a little and the sweetness and rice flavor came out and the balance of sweet and spicy became just right, and the last part is crisp and clean.
It was definitely better when heated.
