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Biwako no Whale! It is a raw sake.
It is very fruity and very flavorful.
The taste is so attractive that you will want to drink as many glasses as possible!
At the legendary Izakaya Kamima in Kyoto.
We had tempura and sea urchin for entrée!
We had a great time drinking with the manager!
Heavy, spicy, slightly sweet and refreshing.
I think sake is interesting because it is the opposite of fruity, and this kind of sake is still available today.
Spring Tokaido Sake Brewery Tour 3: Kitajima Sake Brewery
Take the free shuttle bus from Mitomiku Sake Brewery to this location.
Gidayoe Daiginjo
It was gorgeous, fruity, beautifully flavored, and incredibly delicious!
Anyone could drink it and still think it was delicious 😊.
We tasted this and two more for a fee!
Kitajima Nama Hashiro Aizan Junmai Nama Harusake - sweet and tasty, easy to drink
Muenso Junmai Daiginjo - firm taste
Free Tasting
Only here and now, unfiltered raw sake, 20% alc!
March quantity sale Junmai Nigori Nama-nagori-shu (pure nigori sake)
Freshly squeezed new sake, refreshing!
Droopy and delicious!
The cherry blossoms on the river behind the brewery were so beautiful🌸
We ran out of time here and couldn't complete the four breweries 😭.
Everyone is so happy and tipsy from this atmosphere ❣️
It was so much fun ♪
Good evening, Pon-chan. Your detailed report of the Kura Matsuri is quintessential. And you even included a picture of Kitajima Aizan. I'll say it one more time, I'll definitely get it.
Hi Hirupeko, good evening 🌙
Kitajima Aizan is sweet and delicious on its own, I wonder what kind of sweetness it would have if it were heated up 😊Please get it and try it at different temperatures 😄I look forward to your review🎶.
Good evening, Mr. Tsukemogami!
I am very happy to know that this brewery also serves delicious sake every year 😊Daiginjo is very expensive and hard to afford, so I appreciated the tasting 👍That was very tasty~❣️
Good evening, Pon!
It looks like you enjoyed the sake brewery tour to the fullest ☺I'm sure the stalls and the limited sake available at the brewery made the drinkers happy just by imagining it 😆.
Good evening, Mr. Gyve 🌙
Thank you 😊Every year the breweries get a little creative and make the event a little more enjoyable 🎶and the drinking and eating only increases 🤣.
If it wasn't raining, we could have had a comp 😭.
Good evening, Ponchan 😃
I went to Kitajima Sake Brewery with high expectations but I felt like I had no choice 😅I had a stall at the bus stop and had hormone yakisoba but they didn't have sake 😭 even though it was a sake event... 😅
Hi Rafa, good evening 🌙
Everyone at the free tasting was very quiet 😅I'm sorry to hear about the stalls 😭I hope they will pick up these voices and improve them 🙏The paid tasting was better than last year 😁.
Takubon-san, good evening 🌙
So you work on Saturdays and Sundays 😳 That's... that's hard because many breweries open on Saturdays and Sundays 😭 Oh, that's good because most events in department stores start on weekdays 😁! Most department store events start on weekdays so it's nice there 😁.
Pon, here's another one 😊.
Sorry about the mission incomplete.
But I'm sure you had a great time 😁.
It's a great service to be able to move from warehouse to warehouse by shuttle bus 👍.
Thanks again for your help here, Chichi 😊.
Hi! I enjoyed it enough 😆 I'm aiming for a comp next year👍.
It was raining so it was a bit difficult without the bus ☔👣💦 really appreciated 😊🙏.
Hi Ponchan😃I love the sake brewery tour 😃I'm glad they have shuttle buses ‼️😍I'd love to do a sake brewery tour too but I can't drink on a motorcycle 😂.
Hello Manachy, ☀️
It was raining ☔ so the bus was a great help 😊 some places are a bit far to walk...
It would be nice if there is a tour where we can take our time 🎶.
Hi Harinezumi, hello ☀️
I was slow to get there because of the rain ☔, but once I got there, my adrenaline was pumping and I was still rushing around 😆 It's fun 🎶.
Hello Lutemi, ☀️
I'm hesitant because it's a long way to the nearest station 💦more so when it's raining☔... but it's fun because there are really a lot of tastings! Hope to see you next year ❣️
Good evening, Ponchan 🌙
The sake brewery tour looks fun 😍 the quaint buildings look great✨ I've never been to a sake brewery so I'd love to go 😊 I'm sure you had a great day enjoying both the sake and the cherry blossoms 🌸 ♬♬.
Yu🎶, good evening 🌙
There are many historical sake breweries, so it's fun just to see the buildings...many of them are hard to get to without a car 😢If there is a brewery close to the station, I'd love to visit 😊.
Good evening Erin 🌙
I've finally been able to visit more places 👍I'm hoping to go to the brewery's store this year even if I don't get to visit 😄I'll have to make up my mind or I'll be skipping too 🤣.
Good evening, Pon😄.
I enjoyed reading about your brewery tour 😊♪
Thank goodness for the free shuttle bus 🚌.
I see you were able to sample a lot for free & for a fee: ❣️
I wish I could visit the breweries without 🚙🥹.
Thanks for your time 😊.
I know a lot of breweries are only accessible by car 😅 drivers can't drink and are reserved for those who can't drink 😢 thank you so much for the bus 😄👍.
Purchased at a roadside station near Lake Biwa.
It's so thick ❗spicy ❗strong ❗that it's a knockout every time I buy it.
It seems to be a good way to greet a strong meal 😅
The label design rocks!
A whale in Biwako? Of course not. It's impossible. It is said that the name of the sake is "unbelievably delicious...".
Oh, I see 🤔.
I'll have to try that! I'll have to try it 😆🍶💕
I don't know if it's impossible, but it's a delicious sake with a pineapple-like sweetness and just a hint of spiciness!
I heard that it is recommended to drink it on the rocks with a lot of gusto, but it was also delicious as it was dark and undiluted.
Thank you very much for the treat!
Thank you for your comment, Takubon-san😄I see that Kitajima is delicious! I've never seen this brand before and I'm excited about it, but I couldn't bring it home because of the limited space in my fridge, so I'd like to try Kitajima next time we meet. I'll try Kitajima next time we meet 🐳.
Gidai Sakae Nattami Aragoshi Junmai Dobu 2860 (4-unit bottle)
My wife was so impressed with the nigori sake we had last year that we bought another bottle this year. It is still delicious when drunk on its own. But tonight we compared four different kinds! They were all so delicious, but when we compared them, they all had their own unique characteristics, and it was hard to choose one over the other. I would rank this one as No. 3.
Shiga Prefecture
Moromi Araogoshi Junmai Dobu
Alcohol 15%.
It has a very thick mouthfeel, but the alcohol content is low and it is easy to drink. It is very easy to drink and tasty compared to its alcohol content.
I have recently become addicted to nigori sake.
I think it goes well with rich dishes.
I like it with strawberry daifuku and spaghetti with oyster cream.
This is the first time I've had nigori sake from Mitayoe, but I think it is my favorite because it is well-balanced.
It has a strong taste of sakekasu and seems to be good for beauty and health.
It is a quaint sake brewery along the Tokaido Highway. It has a citrusy acidity, as is typical of new sake. It tastes more settled after a few days than when it is just opened. It is a wonder!
Dense Unrefined Sake
Really dense nigori sake!
Dense but very easy to drink...delicious!
But as stated on the label, it was not a sake to drink many cups of during a meal because of the concept of taking nutrients from the sake.
A sake to be drunk slowly and carefully.
Good evening, Mr. Cheng Bite Jin🍶.
I am glad to hear that you are a fan of Miyoroei.
I was allowed to drink it with other sake at a tasting and sale before. Please give it a try 😋.
This is the first time I've had this, Gidai Sakae. The Aragoshidobu was very good, so I'll try the others when I find them! I will also try it with sake 😋.
A small bottle purchased at a supermarket in the travel destination.
It was not drunk on site and returned home.
It is dry but has a sweet taste. Or maybe some people feel it's sweet. What is it? Is it sweet?
It has a concentrated flavor.
Certainly, it has a smooth mouthfeel.
Since it is stored fresh, the flavor is similar to that of aged sake.
It goes well with tuna sashimi, but the sweetness may be a little too much.
Tataki of bonito, not too bad, not too bad.
Grilled sea bream and salmon, neither too good nor too bad.
Red fish and swordfish, simmered in soy sauce. It goes well with the rich seasoning.
