I bought some sake at a nearby liquor store in order to drink sake produced in my home prefecture once in a while. I tend to go for brands from sake brewing areas.
I started with cold sake. The bitter and spicy taste comes first, followed by a slightly acidic, refreshing taste. If you warm it up to lukewarm, the bitterness is hidden and the sweetness comes out.
Both can be enjoyed at this time of the year, but I prefer heated sake as it takes away the corners. 👍️
(Photo #1 right)
I got this at Odawara station.
I thought it was not so good in a long, thin cup at room temperature. I thought it might be better served in a wine glass.
2025 1003
☆☆☆☆
Izumi Bridge
Sai
Yamadanishiki produced in Kanagawa
Junmai Ginjo
Polishing ratio 58
Izumihashi Sake Brewery
Ebina City, Kanagawa Prefecture
10/1 is Sake Day😇Yokohama Kimishimaya has a raffle to win the right to buy Shinsei and other sake 😤😤😤...... The result was 😭😭They keep raffling until they run out of stock, but it's hard to win more than 3,000 yen a time 😿🙃🙃 We weren't planning on drinking it, but we opened this sake to get our mind off of it. The nose has a vanilla, grain-like aroma with a touch of alcohol. When you drink it, it has a moderate sweetness, bitterness, and richness from the rice, and it has a nice sharpness and spiciness. The moderate alcohol content makes it refreshing. The bitterness lingers in the aftertaste. Grilled Akitagami fish with salt ◎On the second day, we had a glass of sake in the hiya (a small sake glass)! The sweetness is reduced and it cuts through easily. 🗡️ dry. The sweetness is reduced and it goes down easy. 👍Today's entrée was shiso maki (a gift from Miyagi Prefecture), yellowtail teriyaki, and hot spicy eggplant.
Recommendation! You can enjoy the full flavor of rice, richness, and acidity. Recommended to be served at room temperature to hot sake. It goes well with salted fish.
Cold Sake
Refreshing and light aroma
A strong sense of alcohol, with the sweetness of rice and a strong umami flavor.
Heavy and robust flavor with a slight bitterness in the aftertaste.
Slightly long aftertaste
Warmed sake (50℃)
The aroma has lost its freshness and become more alcoholic.
The taste is crisp with a strong alcoholic sensation, but coated with the sweetness and deliciousness of rice. The mouthfeel is mild for a moment, but then it turns sour.
(Left photo)
Strong and thick mouthfeel, typical of Omachi, as is typical of autumn sake.
It has a heavy taste with a sense of grain.
This is the kind of sake I would like to drink with a well-flavored meal.
I think I've come to think that this kind of sake is also delicious.
4.00
Rice polishing ratio 80
Alcohol content 15
We had it!
It is slightly colored.
It is a food sake.
It is 300ml, so it will run out quickly😄.
It was a gift!
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Izumihashi Junmai Ginjyo -Fun and dancing in the wind - Autumn dragonfly, Raku-fu-mai
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Izumihashi Tonbo Label No. 4
〜Unrefined, unfiltered, unpasteurized sake directly from the tank.
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Rice used: Omachi (grown in-house in Ebina)
Rice Polishing Ratio: Koji Rice 55%, Kake Rice 65
Alcohol Content : 18 to 19