4. Houou Mita Akaban. Limited edition. Junmai Daiginjo, kasumi, unfiltered raw sake. It has a gorgeous melon-like flavor on the palate. It is a daiginjo, but it is not too clean, and you can taste the miscellaneous flavors and sweetness that only unfiltered sake can have. The aftertaste is slightly bitter and sweet. 40% Yamadanishiki from Hyogo Prefecture, about 2,200 yen, Otsuka Sake Brewery in Honmachi.
I was given a bottle of Houou Mita Hatsushibori by someone at work. It is nigori sake, but as usual, it is the type that tastes better afterwards and is easy to drink.
According to the site's evaluation, the aroma is strong, but I did not mind it that much.
The freshness is the same as usual, and I think the richness of nigori is the key point this time. It was delicious!
Fruity type
Rice type: Yamadanishiki Kakemai rice: Gohyakumangoku Polishing ratio: 55% Alcohol percentage: 16
Sake meter value: +2.0 Acidity: 1.4
Fresh and fruity aroma.
It has a slight aroma of muscat when drunk with a slight carbonation. It has a sweet rice flavor and an elegant taste that is full-bodied and refreshing 🍶.
It is a well-balanced sake with a firm body and lightness. It would go well with grilled fatty fish with a squeeze of lemon🍋😊.
Today, on my own birthday 🎂, I opened a bottle of Hoho Mita Hatsushibori ❗️ to be the first to taste the vintage of the rice harvested that year and to celebrate my birthday as well 😋It was very delicious 😋 Today, my birthday, I served it with raw oysters🦪 which my wife also loves! ... 😋😋.
Good evening, Mr. Mori no Soto Ippai.
Happy Birthday 🎉!
A new Houou Mita sake on your big day is the best ✨.
A tantalizing tipple with raw oysters with your wife 🍶.
It was a wonderful drinking time 😊.
Houou Mita Mikumari Junmai Daiginjo Nama Shu
Psh, when you open the bottle. Full of gas 🤗.
The aroma is like a gorgeous white grape.
The first thing that jumps out at you when you drink it is the gassy feeling. It's like drinking cider in some way. It is sweet, but the sweetness is rather short, followed by bitterness and umami.... Still, there is a refreshing aftertaste at the end.
Yes, it is definitely delicious.
✨Letting aside whether I'm getting old or not, I've started listening to Yasuhiro Abe and Toshio Kadomatsu again, who I used to listen to a lot when I was a student 🤗.
I guess it's called "those days were good" 🤗.
I think I'm getting old 😅
Mikumari 2nd album is now resting in the fridge for a while 💤.
I went to 🚙💨 to see if it was available since a little time has passed since its release 🚙💨 and I found it on ras1👀‼️
Yopa Memo_φ(・・・)
Siyuwawa~!
This is a cider for adults.
Green apple 🍏.
It's sharp and has a lot of refreshing feeling.
What is the difference between this and the first one?
I don't remember much 😅😅, but that's my honest impression!
I think it would be a little bit clearer if we compare two bottles side by side 😆.
I think it's a waste if you don't drink it freshly opened on the same day.
It was really good 😋😋😋😋😋😋😋.
Thanks for the food 🎶🎶.
Hououmida Junmai Ginjo Unfiltered Honkaku.
This sake is 100% Oyamanishiki, grown by Mr. Yoshi Fujita using completely pesticide-free farming methods.
The aroma is gentle and pineapple-like, with a relatively firm and mellow aroma.
The mouthfeel is slightly warm, with a gentle, slow, tangy acidity and a moderate sweetness that blends well with the firm umami of the rice.
The concentrated flavor spreads out powerfully with a firm three-dimensionality, but it is also clean and transparent with a sense of minerality.
I believe that the overall taste of this sake changes considerably depending on the sake cup, especially in the latter half, but I personally prefer to drink it in a Sake Research Institute glass, where the acidity and complexity of the flavor can easily remain.
I personally prefer to drink it in a Sake Research Institute glass, where the acidity and complexity are more likely to linger.
I often drink old sake as well, but Hououmida is still genuinely delicious, even though it has a distant taste.