Yamanokami Yeast is a yeast isolated from the flowers of sasa lilies in the sacred area of the Ojin Shrine. This yeast was given to us by the god of sake.
The aroma of acidity is like cream, cheese, or yogurt. There is also a hint of cemedine.
The color is slightly yellow. Dry and acidic with little sweetness. The kind that makes you want sashimi 🐟.
The mouthfeel is silky - the next day the hit is rounded.
Dorogawa Hot Spring in Tenkawa Village
Purchased at a liquor store in the village
Fresh aroma and bitterness of cedar
Aroma★★★★⭐︎
Taste★★⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎
Sweetness★★⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎
Acidity★★★⭐︎⭐︎
Umami★★★⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎
Lingering taste★★★★⭐︎⭐︎
Cup sake brewed in cedar barrels. The water color is slightly golden.
There is no hint of cedar in the nose, but it is faint on the palate... Aroma of cedar?
The taste is good. First there is acidity, then white grape aroma.
It is gradually rich in flavor, and the final taste is bitter and cuts off quickly to set the meal on its feet.
A little sweetness and a touch of bitterness added to pineapple and peach. Refreshing taste. Low alcohol but very drinkable.
When the temperature rises a little, it becomes refreshingly sweet.
Lately I've been drinking sake from Nara, Gunma, Nagano, Gifu, and other sea-less prefectures (as it happens 😅).
So this time I got Yatagarasu 🐦⬛ from Kitaoka Honten, an old and powerful brewery in Nara.
Yatagarasu is a classic type of sake like Yoshino cedar barrel sake, but recently it has been replaced and this one was made by a 30 year old master brewer 😳.
The taste is really Yatagarasu? The flavor is slightly sweet, soft, and modern.
The alcohol content is light at 12%, making it easy to drink and recommended for beginners. It was especially good on the second day of opening the bottle👍.
It may not be enough for those who prefer the classics, but it was a satisfying bottle for me😇.
This one is from Yamadanishiki, and there was a similar label that used Koshihikari, but I wonder how it tastes 🤔.
Hi Nemuchi 😃
I don't know if this will be the mainstream Yatagarasu, but maybe they will expand the variation with the traditional classic type.
Anyway, I couldn't imagine the taste from the label 😁.
When I visited Yoshinoyama for the first time in April, I bought this sake on a street lined with many stores. There were quite a few different kinds, and I chose this one after being allowed to taste it.
When poured into a bowl, it is yellow in color. It has a calm taste. It is a taste I have been enjoying recently and I enjoyed it easily. The alcohol content is 18%.
Yoshinoyama was so beautiful.
Yatagarasu Spring 2023-Yoshinoyama Junmai Namaishu
Toji: Daisuke Natsume
(Yoshino-cho, Nara Prefecture/Kitaokamoto Store)
▶︎ A friend of mine gave me this sake from Yoshino-cho, the sacred place for the Saki productions.
Nara Pref. Yoshino County. Kita Okamoto Store Co.
Yatagarasu, Kozen-no-ki, Bodhi Hashimoto Junmai-shu.
Purchased at the Bodhi Hashiroshi Festival at Shorekiji Temple.
Yatagarasu is a Nara Bodhi Hashiroshi sake that is just in between sweet and spicy.
It is the easiest to drink with the least peculiar taste.
Sake made with Shorekiji's Bodai Hashiroshi has a sticker on it.
Serve cold.
The nose has a mild, slightly sweet, burnt honey-like aroma with a hint of alkaloa.
On the palate, it has a slightly honey-like sweetness on the tongue.
The addictive acidity is less than that of "Takacho" and "Sanomorosugi" which we drank before.
When it passes through the nose, it has a burnt, smoky aroma.
It is a calm Bodhidashi sake that does not have the peculiar aroma of Shaoxing sake.
It is a well-balanced, serious, young man's type of sake that does not overpower the Bodhidashi and does not assert itself too much.
Ingredients: Rice (domestic), Rice malt (domestic)
Rice polishing ratio: 70%.
Alcohol Content:15
Good morning, Nemuchi 😃
I'm interested in Bodhidashi sake 😆 I have an image that it seems to have strong habit but this sake is easy to drink 😊I don't know if it's good for first time drinker 😌.
Good morning, Nemuchi-san: ☀️
Lately, breweries in Nara have been very active in using Bodhi yeast 😊.
Kaze no Mori no Aburacho Brewery also started to brew all their ALPHA series with Bodhi yeast 😁.
I guess they are going back to their roots ......🤔
Rafa papa, good evening 🌛The way of making Bodhi yeast is a little different between Nara and Okayama, and Nara has a sticker of "Shorakuji Bodhi yeast" 😁For the first time, please try the addictive Bodhi yeast of "Takacho" ❗You may like it or not 😅
Masha-san, good evening 🌛Kaze-no-mori is changing the ALPHA series one by one, and they are going to change the whole production to Bodo yeast by 2024 😊Although the number of breweries in Nara Bodo yeast study group is decreasing, I think it is important that the old method is handed down to the next generation 😆.
A narrow square bottle, which looks like it might contain gin or something, is surrounded on three sides by cedar boards, and furthermore, is sandwiched between squares on the top and bottom.
All are made of Yoshinosugi cedar!
The boards are used to put sake snacks on. The two cells are for "more and more".
Bon appétit 😚.
It's obvious, but it smells like a barrel.
Pour this into a square and drink it, as the name suggests, "Tarusake ga kaori too" 😆.
The aroma of Yoshino cedar seems to eliminate the muddiness and purify it 😎.
No matter what you count on, your mouth will be clean and clear!
The glossy, clear umami runs through it, with a slight sourness and spiciness that will not bore you 🤤.
This is one of the best refreshing sakes I have ever had 😍.
The clear, crisp taste that does not interfere with your meal reminds you of the delicious taste of Nara's divine mountains and the clear water that springs from them.
Purchased during a visit to a sake fair in Tennoji, Osaka last month.
The cherry blossoms have long since fallen, but the bottle is finally open.
Yatagarasu is often seen in Nara, but not so often outside of the prefecture.
This is sake! The aroma is very nice, and the color is a little yellowish.
It has the sharpness and dryness characteristic of Nara's local sake. It is full, but the sharpness is more impressive.
It has a strong bitterness, so it may not be suitable for sake beginners.