Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Hirase Sake Brewery Ltd.
Kusudama Junmai Ginjo
Since we did not have Junmai Ginjo at the Gifu Sake Event, we bought it at a liquor store in Hida Takayama.
Hidahomare and Abelia flower yeast are used.
One of the 4-goupe bottles (2/10) that I brought home from the trip.
It was served cold.
The color is quite recognizable yellowish.
The aroma is mild, slightly sweet and fruity.
The mouthfeel is smooth, clean and clear, with a slight sweetness spreading in the mouth and a soft, full-bodied fruity quality.
The aftertaste is also clean and light.
As the temperature rises, you can taste a richer umami, and the sweetness and deliciousness increase. However, it also has a bit of a rustic flavor.
The special junmai was just like a country sake, but the junmai ginjo, which is polished to 50%, was clearer and sweeter than the junmai daiginjo we drank at the event.
Ingredients: 100% Hidahomare rice (Gifu rice), 100% Hidahomare rice malt (Gifu rice)
Polishing ratio:50%.
Alcohol content: 15.5
Good evening, Mr. Nemuchi.
As I thought at the event the other day, there are quite a few breweries in Gifu that use flower yeast 😳.
I don't get a chance to see them very often, but I would like to pay attention to the breweries in Gifu that use flower yeast 😊.
Hello bouken, there was a brewery master who studied flower yeast at Tokyo University of Agriculture, and there were many breweries in Gifu Prefecture that used flower yeast 🌸I don't see it very often, but I'll keep trying if there is flower yeast 😁.
Drinking Gifu's Local Sake 2024 in Osaka⑭
Kusudama" booth.
The oldest and largest brewery in Hida Takayama.
Kusudama Handmade Special Junmai
It seems to have a little nutty and has a local, country sake feel. It has a cup-like flavor.
Kusudama Junmai Daiginjo-Namaekozo 400th Anniversary Sake
It was a Junmai Daiginjo-style 400th anniversary sake, but it was very ordinary and didn't have much impact. I think I was a bit of a hebereke in the middle of the bottle on my return visit.
It was time to use the restroom.
The table I had reserved at the beginning was occupied by other people, and I couldn't find any space 😓.
Drinking Gifu's Local Sake 2024 in Osaka⑭
Kusudama which we drank at the Osaka meeting with Mr. Jainobi.
I remember the one we drank at that time was quite fruity.
I think it's a member of the Nihon Meimon Sake Kai, but I've never seen it for sale 🤔.
The one I drank was
Kusudama handmade special junmai
Polishing ratio 60% Hidahomare Sake meter +5
The gentle mouthfeel and acidity left an impression on me.
Kusudama Junmai Daiginjo-Namaekiseki Sake 400th Anniversary Sake
Polishing ratio 50% Hidahomare Sake meter +1
I drank this one when I visited again at the end of the day.
It was a bit ordinary for a junmai daiginjo, I would say.
Not impressive, I would say...
Hello Jay & Nobby ☀☀☀☀.
I thought of the tag that says Kusudama in Nurukan Sato 😁I've heard the name Kusudama for a long time but haven't seen him 😅I wonder where he's hiding 🤔.
Overall 8 (out of 10)
I visited Hirase Sake Brewery on 6/15 following yesterday and tasted and purchased this sake!
It is a commemorative sake for the 400th anniversary!
It is a clear, crisp, dry sake.
A little bit of umami of rice woven into the dryness!
I got the impression that this kind of taste lasted from the beginning to the end.
It is a sake that you can't stop drinking!
It was served chilled.
The image of the aroma that I felt...
-Aroma: A slight ginjo aroma.
-A hint of ginjo aroma in the nose.
Taste sensation
The higher the number, the stronger the taste (5 is the maximum)
-Spiciness: 3 at the beginning → 3 in the aftertaste
-Sweetness: 0 at the beginning → 0 in the aftertaste
-Sourness: 0 at the beginning → 0 in the aftertaste
-Bitterness: 0 at the beginning → 0 in the aftertaste
-Astringency: 0 at the beginning → 0 lingering 0
-Rice flavor: 1 at the beginning → 1 lingering aftertaste
Mouthfeel I felt】→ 1
Smaller number = light and smooth
Bigger number = thicker and richer
(5 is the maximum)
I wanted to have a party as soon as I got home! I wanted to have a party as soon as I got home, so I opened the 400th bottle with chilled tofu and yakiniku! It was quite tasty as tasted 👍It heals the tiredness from the trip.
Good morning, shinsaku3 & Pekho 😃So refreshingly dry and yakiniku! That sounds good 😋.
But you drive a lot 🚗 to visit sake breweries 🤗 but it's great to be healed by the sake you bought 🍶!
Good evening Jay & Nobby😃.
I've actually been racing off-road bikes as a hobby since my 20s, and I've taken up sake brewery touring along with it 😅.
It's a lot more fun and enjoyable: ❣️
Overall 4 (out of 10)
I visited Hirase Sake Brewery on 6/15 and purchased this sake!
At the beginning, the taste is alcoholic with a slight umami of rice.
The final impression is of astringency and bitterness.
It was served chilled.
The aroma I perceived was as follows
-Aroma: Aroma of alcohol and a little bit of ginjo aroma
-Aroma: Aroma of alcohol and a little bit of ginjo aroma.
Taste sensation
The higher the number, the stronger the taste (5 is the maximum)
-Spiciness: 4 at the beginning → 3 in the aftertaste
-Sweetness: 0 at the beginning → 0 in the aftertaste
-Sourness: 0 at the beginning → 0 in the aftertaste
-Bitterness: 2 at the beginning → 2 in the aftertaste
-Astringency: 2 at the beginning → 2 in the aftertaste
-Rice flavor: 1 at the beginning → 0 lingering 0
Mouthfeel I felt】→ 1
Smaller number = light and smooth
Bigger number = thicker and richer
(5 is the maximum)
The 400th anniversary sake we tasted at this brewery was so delicious that we bought a four-pack! I would like to drink it well chilled when I get home!
Hi shinsaku3 & Pekho😃!
Kusudama🎊! I've only had it for outside drinking 🥲 but this Sandesi is like THE classic 😅I'm looking forward to the 400th anniversary quadruple bottle 🤗.
Good evening, shinsaku3 and Pekho🌛.
Kusudama" has many signs posted along Route 158, which runs through Takayama City.
It is a classic image typical of Takayama sake, but it seems to have particularly strong characteristics!
Good evening Gyve, Jay & Nobby😃.
Classic ❗️ I see 🧐.
Yes, it is! That's how I imagine it 😅.
We are new to Sake and we might like it soon 😃.
I'm starting to like the dry ones too 😃.
