Izakaya near Kyushu University Hospital
Rare Hokkaido Sake
Drink cold
Clear and colorless
Almost no aroma
On the palate, it has a firm richness with a dryness.
It leaves a sharp dry taste in the mouth, but it finishes quickly.
When warmed, it has a full-bodied flavor, but the overall impression is light.
Purchased at the brewery on a recent trip to Hokkaido.
Basically, it is only available in Otaru.
(Mail order is available).
The white label is regular junmai, and the red label is umakuchi junmai.
When I tasted the white label at the brewery, I was under the impression that the taste was rather refreshing and calm, but...
When I heated the sake I purchased, I got a very favorable impression of the flavor. Especially the red label is very good.
It was a pleasant discovery.
We tasted a lot of sake at Kitaichi Glass Outlet, a nice local sake shop in Otaru.
They had a wide variety of sake from Hokkaido, including Niagara (wine) from Otaru Brewery, plum wine, and mirin (sweet sake) made by a sake brewery.
There were also a lot of sake from Otaru Brewery, Umeshu (Japanese plum wine), and Hon Mirin (Japanese sweet cooking rice wine) made by a sake brewery!
Since I was in Otaru, I bought a bottle of Otaru's only sake brewery, Tanaka Shuzo's Takaragawa, and a bottle of Takasago Shuzo's Umeshu (plum wine), which makes Niagara and Kokushimusou.
I was surprised to learn that ume (plum) wine is also made at a sake brewery. I didn't know that was possible. I would like to hear about it.
I was impressed to see all the sake breweries in Hokkaido! Thank you Otaru!
I bought a lot of sake.
Update: 2024/09/08↓↓↓↓↓
After the above, I went home and drank some Takaragawa!
Let me write about my impression at that time.
It was the first aroma I have ever smelled in a sake...it was rightly vanilla. I didn't know such a sake existed.
It was so delicate and so delicious that even after drinking it, I felt like there was still something in the depths of the bottle.
The production date was only 3 months ago.
It is my favorite sake.
I have been an adult for two years now, and for the first time I can confidently answer the question, "What is your favorite sake? I can answer with confidence. I'm sure I will have many more encounters with various kinds of sake in the future ( ´˘` ).
When the members of the Sake-no-wa Ataoka Mahjong team visited Hokkaido, we visited Tanaka Shuzo Kameko-gura in Otaru and purchased this sake ❗
The nostalgic streets of Otaru and a long-aged sake is a romantic experience 🎵.
When you pour it into a glass, it has a strong candy color 🍭 and when you drink it, you can feel the richness unique to aged sake 😋.
Otaru is a popular tourist destination in Hokkaido! If you are in Otaru, please visit Tanaka Sake Brewery ❗There are many other interesting sake products as well 😉.
Good evening, Mr. Noodle King 🌛.
I remember when I went to Hokkaido for the first time, the first stop was Otaru and Sapporo 😁.
It's a shame I wasn't into sake back then 💦.
I was also surprised that the distance between Betsukai and Otaru is almost 500k!
Takaragawa Junmai" @Otaru
720ml 1,500yen
Junmai Daiginjo-shu Takaragawa" won the Silver Prize at the 2023 All-Japan Sake Competition. It is a dry Junmai sake with a gentle aroma and a refreshing mouthfeel that spreads a moderate umami flavor.
It is the only locally brewed sake in Otaru. Founded in 1899, the Four Seasons Brewery is a year-round sake brewery in Otaru.
Thank you for always taking care of us!
It's the sake you're familiar with 🎵
Easy to drink! Good aroma! Clear!
Matches well with food 💕
Today I had it with salmon sashimi and German potatoes 😌.
Enjoy it from noon ✨✨