sweet and sour
But there is no sense of sourness.
Thinking back, I have drunk this label before!
And the brewery is located in Ine-cho.
It looks delicious even when heated.
Alcohol 16 degrees Celsius
Polishing ratio 60
100% Kyo-no-Teru
1853 2024/9 Kyo no Haru
Junmai Nama Nigori Sake
67% 17° 24/8 A
Ine-cho, Kyoto
720 1945
The bottle was warned to be opened with caution, but there was no fizziness at all, and the lees did not move even slightly.
The first thing I did was to pour the clear sake into a cup, and even there I did not feel any fizz.
But the taste is quite refreshing and delicious.
After the second glass, I mixed the lees with the nigoromi (nigori)... Perhaps because the lees is so thick (about a quarter of the lees in stillness), the sake was a little heavy, beyond soft.
It might be exquisite if gas were involved...but I kept on drinking.
I had the impression that if there was a sense of effervescence... if there was no effervescence, the clear sake would be better....
On the second day, I had the clear sake and light nigori.
Since I was enjoying Ine-Manbaike at the same time, I thought it would be good if they were from the same brewery, so I combined the remaining lees with Ine-Manbaike and enjoyed it as a mellow pink sake.
Kyo no Haru by Mukai Shuzo, famous for Ine Mangaka.
It is a summer sake, but it is said to be for warming up as it is called "summer warmed sake".
The rice used is 100% Koshihikari.
It was served lukewarm 🍶.
The first aroma is sweet with a hint of acidity.
In the mouth, you can taste the slight acidity and umami of the rice, but there is not much acidity or bitterness, and it does not feel citrusy.
I think it is summer tangerine 🤔.
Thanks for the treat ✨
Souvenirs from Tango Travel
After sightseeing at the boathouse in Ine, I went to Mukai Sake Brewery.
As a nigori lover, I chose the less orthodox Kyo no Haru no Nigori! The illustration of the boathouse on the label was a nice touch! According to the proprietress, it is dry despite being nigori.
Carrying it in the car, I was blown away when I laid it down! The inside of the car was filled with a faint sweet aroma.
Now, open the bottle...hmmm...bitter?
I was confused by the first taste, but after a few days it softened and I enjoyed the nigori taste 🍶✨.
