Echigo Kenshin SAKE Festival 2024 13
Kubiki Shuzo was in charge of this year's SAKE Festival limited edition sake. We were able to get in line a little after noon 😄.
The sake we tasted was Hana to Yuki. It was a Junmai Daiginjyo, raw and hi-iru (hi-iri) 😋.
Demonstration of dashimaki omelet. There was quite a line for this. Other than that, the limited edition mentshi from the meat shop was delicious. ✌️
Purchased at Niigata Sake no Jin OSAKA
When I tasted it, it seemed sweet and tasty, but the sweetness was moderate and the sake was fresh and juicy with a slight spicy gasiness. I thought it had more impact when I tasted it 🤔.
I like the overall impression, but it seems much spicier than when I tasted it.
Tasting and sale of Niigata's local sake from Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture.
The first glass was a tasting of Koshiji-no-Kenbai Namaishu.
It is made from 100% Hachitan-Nishiki No. 2 and has a milling ratio of 60%.
It was so delicious that we decided to purchase it.
It tastes good enough on its own, but I wonder if it would be better with saury as recommended. ☺️
10/12 at Niigata Sake no Jin OSAKA
Taste and buy what you like!
Sake rice Gohyakumangoku, unfiltered, bottle-warmed, once-brewed.
It starts with a sweet and sour aroma🍋.
The fruity and sharp acidity spreads in the mouth.
After that, the sweetness of rice comes in at once, and it is also delicious!
The salivating acidity is what makes it even more delicious!
The acidity is stimulating, but it's also mild, and it's good as a food sake ✨.
Niigata Sake no Jin OSAKA④
Koshiji-no-Kenbai] booth.
I had never heard of this brewery. It seems that they do not sell their sake in the Kansai region, and this time they only sold their sake at the event, and not even at department stores. It seems that their policy is to work only with specialty stores that will support them by explaining their sake properly, and now they have expanded to Aichi.
They make only 300 koku.
Standard. It is a standard junmai, unfiltered, bottle-warmed, and once-heated sake. It has a strong flavor with sweetness and umami of rice, but it also has a little acidity, which gives it a slightly sour taste.
Junmai Ginjo Hachitan Nishiki
Clear and refreshing with umami and bitterness.
Kasumishu Junmai-Ginjo Nama-Nagara Sake
Lightly cloudy. It has a sweet and bitter grapefruit flavor. It has a rich sweetness and a sharp bitter aftertaste.
Usubeni Unfiltered Junmai Nama-Nagaroshu
It is a limited edition or spring sake, fresh and fruity with a slightly bitter taste.
The unfiltered type is selling well, and I thought it would sell well in Kansai as well, but the brewery might go out of business before it makes it over here...was I right to laugh at the joke 🤣.
Niigata Sake no Jin OSAKA①
I visited Niigata Sake-no-jin OSAKA held at Kintetsu Department Store!
I went with Muchi again this time 😊.
Last year it was held on a smaller scale at Yodobashi Umeda, but it was just a trial event.
I am worried about next year's event because there were not many people even though it was on a Saturday...
First of all, let's go to Kubiki Sake Brewery for the first time!
We drank
Usubeni Junmai Unfiltered Nama Sake
Fresh, sweet, juicy and delicious!
Kasumishu Junmai Ginjyo Nama-genshu
Sweet and slightly refreshing
Junmai Unfiltered Gohyakumangoku
Slightly dry and refreshing
Junmai Ginjo Hachitan Nishiki
Rich and sweet
Overall impression of the brewery is sweet 🤔.
They said they only wholesale to local sake stores that explain about their sake properly. He said there is a sake shop in Kansai that is interested in it.
After I got home, I remembered that a liquor store in Izumisunagawa used to carry it, but they stopped updating their SNS and their official website disappeared, so I'm not sure what's going on.
The brewer clearly said that there are no distributors in the Kansai region...
It has a soft aroma and a mouthfeel similar to Niigata's signature dry taste, which is unique to daiginjos. Personally, I thought it would be delicious with meals (especially seafood delicacies).
