Posting No. 489
This sake is from a project where you can buy the pressed sake the same day it is pressed, but I let it sit for a bit.
When you drink it, it has a smooth and calm mouthfeel. It has a gorgeous aroma, and the sweetness is well balanced with the acidity. It goes well with appetizers and can be served before or during a meal.
Pairing with Ate
Yakitori (grilled chicken)
Pork guts sashimi
Grilled pork tongue with salt
Personal preference★★★★+☆
Hiroki" caught my eye at a local liquor store.
It was the first time I had seen another brand from the brewer of Murasakyu.
This store has always carried Murasakyu, but it seems they have newly started to carry it.
This first bottling is made on March 3, squeezed, bottled, labeled, and shipped immediately.
When you drink it, it has a sweet taste at first, and then a sour taste.
It's fresh.
Not quite there, but a little citrusy.
It's more acidic, clear and refreshing than my image of purple air.
It's also delicious 😋.
I'm lucky🥳 to have stumbled across it!
Good evening Jay & Nobby😊.
I personally feel like I hit the jackpot on this one 😘.
Things like this make me enjoy wandering around liquor stores. Feels like a treasure hunt🤣.
This special once-a-year event was bottled from midnight on March 2 and shipped on the morning of March 3. It was available not only in Iwate Prefecture, but also at a liquor store in Sendai. The aroma and sweetness were restrained and the sake was clean and crisp.
This time, I ordered this sake after hearing that it will be shipped directly from the press on March 3! Hiroki😄Murasakiu is also famous, but this one is also delicious!
The aroma is peach and banana. The aroma is peach and banana, and then there is Hiroki's unique aroma, like yogurt or blue cheese... When you drink it, it has a good sweetness, a sourness like lactic acidity from the acidity, and a strong umami. It also has a strong aftertaste. It has a roughness that is typical of nama-zake, but at the same time it is delicious.
I was curious about the unique aroma, and when I looked it up, I found out that it is made using a process called "Sanki Yobihashi" (sour base with sweet sake yeast). This is a type of sake brewing technique that has been handed down since the Edo period. Steamed rice is saccharified in hot brewing water, and lactic acid bacteria selected according to the character of each sake are added to make the sake mother. It is said to produce sake with a wide range and depth of flavor and suitable for heating sake," wrote Sake Times. Ono Touji said that he used this method of making sake in order to emphasize the "umami of the rice. After drinking it, you can taste the umami of the rice and the lactic acidity.
Sake tastes even better when you know how it is made.
Good morning, Sashiu-san 😃!
You're a great sake reporter, Mr. Sashiu ‼️ 😌 We need to know more about sake too 🙂.
Then 1000 words might not be enough 😆.
A very limited edition sake that is squeezed to coincide with March 3 and labeled and shipped immediately after bottling.
Sold as a set of two bottles, one to enjoy the fresh taste and the other to enjoy the changes in taste by refrigerating and aging.
Posting No. 475.
I happened to find this at a local Chamber of Commerce event at the brewery. The price was 1,980 yen for a bottle! I didn't hesitate to buy it because of the unbeatable price.
The sweetness and acidity are well balanced and there is a good amount of fruity aroma. I will definitely buy it again next year if it is available.
Matching with Ate (rice wine)
Chanja Fat
Sashimi
Fried chicken
Personal preference★★★★☆
#Drinking at home
Gentle
The last time I drank it, I thought it had a bit more of a unique flavor, but this time it was just mild.
There is no flamboyance or spiciness.
It tastes like an unseasoned soup stock, with some umami to support the base.
It's not enough to drink by itself, but when served with a side dish, the salty taste of the side dish enhances the sake's deliciousness.
It would be delicious warmed up with dried fish.
Postscript
I refilled the bottle and drank it two weeks later. It is still mild, but the umami has increased and it is a little more dependable.
It will be even better after a few more days.