Mitsuo Yamakawa 2023 fuyu⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Producer: Otokoyama Shuzo (Otokoyama brewery)
Polishing ratio 50%, ALC 15%.
This is the 8th kind of sake we purchased on our trip to Yamagata 🤗.
I finally found Yamakawa Mitsuo brewed by Otokoyama Shuzo and was able to have 4 different breweries of Yamakawa Mitsuo, it took me 6 years since I first met him in 2018 😅.
Yamagata's [Pechorazuke], which Mitsuo Yamakawa says makes sake go down... I must have missed it at the souvenir store, I didn't notice it at all😅I'll look for it next time I'm in Yamagata😋.
I think the winter sake is slightly amber tinted, mild, full-bodied and slightly sweet.
Kojima Unosuke Shoten: 20241028 purchased & 1122 opened
Mitsuo Yamakawa 2023 Aki ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Manufacturer: Kojima So Honten (Toko Brewery)
Polishing ratio 50%, ALC 13%.
Mitsuo met a kappa in a cucumber field. They hit it off and decided to drink sake with freshly picked cucumbers.
This is the sixth type of sake we purchased on our trip to Yamagata. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
At 13 degrees ALC, I think autumn sake is a little richer than summer sake, with a mellow sweetness and slight bitterness.
A bottle was sent to my home via home delivery, then divided into two four-packs and two two-packs and chilled in the fridge.
Every time I open the cork, I hear a [popping] sound. Hasn't fermentation stopped?
Kojima Unosuke Shoten: 20241028 purchased & 1109 opened
Drinking out on a weekday🍶.
Dinner at a sushi restaurant with a good selection of sake🍣.
I found a brand I've never had before! I found a brand I've never had before.
I don't remember much because I had already had 4 or 5 drinks 💦.
It was easy to drink, somehow... lol
Mitsuo Yamakawa 2023 Natsu⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Manufacturer : TATENOKAWA SHUZOH
Polishing ratio 50%, ALC 13%.
Yamagata Masamune, Tatenokawa, Toko, Otokoyama
This is the fifth kind of sake we purchased on our trip to Yamagata 🤗.
This is the 2023 version of [Yamakawa Mitsuo], which I had not encountered at all last year. I was surprised to find it in a bottle at a liquor store I was told about in Toko, so I bought it and sent it home by courier 🥰.
The sake shop is called [Kojima Unosuke Shoten]. Toko's brewery name is Kojima Sohonten... I guess they are relatives 😅.
I think this summer sake with 13 degrees ALC has a light mouthfeel with a hint of sourness and some bitterness.
Kojima Unosuke Shoten: 20241028 purchased & 1105 opened
Sake we got today 🍶.
Mitsuo Yamakawa Autumn
Kojima So Honten(Yamagata)
Brands from 4 breweries in Yamagata
Yamagata Masamune
Tatenogawa
Toko
Otokoyama
Otokoyama is named after the first letter of each of the following four words
Each season (spring, summer, autumn, and winter)
Each brewer brews a bottle in turn.
This time, Kojima Sohonten, who brews "Toko
Kojima So Honten, which brews "Toko", is in charge of this event!
The low alcohol content makes it easy to drink.
It has a sweetness and umami flavor.
It is easy to drink!
Among all the Mitsuo Yamakawa's I've had so far
I think I like it the best.
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Light sweetness and drinkability,
It is light, sweet, and easy to drink, but also has a strong umami flavor.
Following the old sake brewing method, more koji was used to brew this sake,
The brewer brewed it with more koji, following the old way of sake brewing.
The alcohol content is light at 13 degrees, but the complex flavor is appealing,
The complex flavor is appealing.
Yamagata Masamune
TATENOKAWA
Toko
Hanyou Otokoyama
The name "Mitsuo Yamakawa" is derived from one character from each of these breweries.
It combines sweet and sour, umami, and a hint of bitterness.
It is a very interesting bottle.
Is it a thousand-armed Kannon, or is it Kenshiro, or is it a figure handling koji?
Cheerful label 😆.
What a sake to order when you see the label.
It is easy to drink with a sweet and sour taste at a low alcohol content of 13 degrees. I wonder if it is because they increased the amount of koji.
Mitsuo Yamakawa has been curious about this wine for a long time and has not been able to drink it.
It is a little bitter, dry, and acidic. It is a bit bitter and dry, with a hint of sourness, and it goes down your throat smoothly at the end. I will take a bottle of Mr. Yamakawa's Shogo-Bottle to Taiwan on my business trip starting tomorrow. ✈️
Rice：Yamagata Prefecture Izuwasanbara
Rice polishing ratio: 50% Sake degree: - Acidity: - Amino acidity: - Alcoholic strength: 15
