Tasting at Hankyu Department Store (4)
The booth of Drunken Sen.
I had a chance to talk with the brewer about sake rice and other topics.
The sake was a special junmai Iwate sake.
The acidity is typical of junmai sake. It also has a nutty taste.
Junmai Ginjo
This sake is made with Yui no Aroma. It seems to be the best-selling one. It has a fruity taste with a sake degree of +/- 0 or so. The sweetness of glucose can be felt well.
Daiginjo.
This one also uses Yui no Aroma. Beautiful concentrated flavor.
Yamadanishiki is still quite expensive, and it seems that more and more breweries are actively using local sake brewing rice.
Good evening, Wakata-san 🌛I do the Hanshin ↔ Hankyu department store haggling every time I go 🤣I also make the tasting event an event to promote the new Sake no Wa group 😁I enjoy this event because I can talk with the brewers 😆.
It felt light at the moment of drinking, but the aftertaste was robust. According to the taste map on the official website, it is in the dry and thick category. It tastes good cold or at room temperature.
Next is a local sake from Ofunato.
This sake is inspired by the "Miracle Pine Tree" in the neighboring town of Rikuzentakata.
A classic sake with just the right amount of sweetness and umami from the rice. It might be good warmed up.
Drunken Sake is one of my favorite sake breweries.
The characteristic of the sake here is dusty and mellow.
I like this feeling.
I have been supporting them since after the reconstruction.
I recommend it.
