I bought it because it was 800 yen off and it was a light nigori (nigori) draft sake.
Yamada-Nishiki has a definite taste. It has a good "shuwa" taste.
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It was sold at room temperature, so it was probably a fire-brewed sake.
But it has a strong gaseous taste.
Sweet, delicious!
I want to repeat it.
However, it is not supposed to be stored in the refrigerator after opening the bottle.
Last week, I was in Yokohama on a business trip.
I took a look at Ichiishiya Sake Shop and found an unusual label of Sawaya Matsumoto, which I couldn't resist purchasing....
I looked it up later and found out that it was an old sake aged for 3 years. I later found out that there were only 1,000 bottles of this 3-year-old sake. As a Matsumoto fan, I was quite lucky. ✌️
The number 1314 seems to refer to the number of Okamoto Village in Tojo District, Hyogo Prefecture, a special A district where Yamada-Nishiki is grown.
When I went to the supermarket today, I saw that the Kuroge Wagyu beef was on sale at half price, so I decided to have this as my entrée 😁.
The taste is amazing with a slight effervescence remaining. The aroma is slightly light, but has a unique Matsumoto aroma.
It's fresh and I can't believe it's been aged for 3 years ἲ.
I wonder if this Ichiishiya Brewery carries any local Kanagawa sake? They had an abundance of Nagano's Jukyu and Chiba's Higashi Kaimori.
Not so much as a spurt, but a vigorous popping! The cork opened. It is a modern food sake with exquisite gassiness and little sweetness, but it has the umami of rice. Gentle and elegant.