Umami 2/5 Little sweetness and not strong umami.
Aroma 3/5 Green apple-like aroma
Miscellaneous 4/5 Slightly spicy
The aroma is distinctive and dry. It is quite interesting.
The aroma is basic sake type. It is a "delicious" sake with a complex combination of sweetness, bitterness, richness, umami, and acidity. It is a Kuroryu, after all, and even though it is a rich sweet sake, it has a dignified appearance, or perhaps a sense of dignity with a straightened collar. Is it because of its high alcohol content? (18%) Is it sweet but spicy? It's hard to describe, but it is a solitary existence different from anything else.... The official description says it is light nigorigo, but the degree of nigorigo is only faint.
We had to empty our refrigerator a little in preparation for the Takashimaya sake festival we plan to attend next week, so we decided to open a relatively fat bottle of this one. However, I can't buy 5 or 10 bottles in the checkout basket like the people around me on the day of the festival, and with the heat wave continuing, I want to keep as much fire-brewed sake in the fridge as possible. It's a bit of a quandary...
I asked my dad at the local liquor store for a dry one with a gutsy alu feel ‼️ and here it is 💁🍶💁🍶.
Nice to meet you Kutouryuu!
They say they are the originators of sake with ice ‼️
I'm looking forward to it!
Let's start with the aroma: ‼️
I can feel the alu feeling in the back of my nose. But the somewhat sweet aroma is very exciting.
Now take a sip 🍶🍻.
Yeah‼️ it's very strong‼️ nice‼️ it's only drinkable (lol) I think it would be good to warm up this one. I'm sure it's good to drink it warmed up as well, or with ice as my dad recommended!
I heard that the hot days are still to come, so I have to drink more and more delicious sake to get through them in good spirits!
Good evening, Mr. Yoshiyoshi!
Kutouryuu's chilled sake is delicious 😋.
I was drinking outside, so I didn't try it with ice, but I remember it was delicious and full of flavor ✨.
I really need to try some good sake to get through the heat 🤗.
Thank you for all your help, ma-ki-😊I drank it with ice, but I thought it was the best as it was (lol).
Let's get through the lingering summer heat with a drink together 😀.
I heard it is recommended to drink it on the rocks with ice.
I was impressed that such a sake exists! I was impressed, but being a Kuroryu fan, I drank it straight 🍶,
I drank it straight.
Kuroryu Shuzo
Kutouryuu Kojoshu
Yogurt-like aroma.
Anyway, it is sweet. Sourness follows slowly.
The aftertaste is long. The bitterness also comes and there is a good balance. ☺️
Kutouryuu Hareguchi Nama-shu, Kuroryu Shuzo, Yoshida-gun, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
This is the original Kutouryuu Hashiguchi sake from the too-famous famous sake "Kuroryu". Every time I see this sake at a liquor store, I am amazed at its cost performance.
The taste, however, is as expected, with an exquisite sweetness and a long, lingering umami flavor.
I guess they don't cut corners in sake brewing. I enjoyed it again ✨.
I came back from Saku and had dinner with Kami. I had Kutouryuu and Kami had Hakuro Taruzu. Sake and sushi are the best. We enjoyed the last night of the summer vacation.
Good evening, Bessan!
Sushi & Sake with your wife while soaking up the afterglow of your trip ~ great ✨!
And Kutouryuu seems to go well with sushi too 🤤!
Sake and sushi is my favorite pairing 🤗.