Revival of the First Brand Series
Yu Mura" 🍶.
I don't mean to be rude but...
I brought it along somehow😅.
I opened the bottle thinking it would be a classic type from the label,
As I expected ⁉️, the aroma is mature, and I take a sip while feeling a little bit of alcohol. I'm not sure what to expect 😋.
The taste is surprisingly mild, not classic at all, but not fruity either, just clear 😊.
Maybe that's why... it's so easy to drink 😋.
If you can drink it so easily, you'll have an empty bottle in no time 😁, and it's delicious 😍.
Alcohol content: 15
Rice: Undisclosed, Brewer's alcohol
Rice polishing ratio:undisclosed
The aroma and taste are surprisingly yogurt-like.
It was an interesting sake with a sweetness derived from the rice.
Melayu Natsumikan
The concept is "warmed sake for a stomach tired from cold drinks, etc." in the latter half of summer.
Of course, we had it cold at Uoso. Spartan style.
It was different from the usual Murayu, but it tasted better when heated.
The label is also good for easy identification of the taste.
The brand name is derived from the brewer's surname "Murayama" and "Yu" means "to help and bring happiness.
The brand also incorporates the German wine concept of ranking wines based on their sweetness (the sweeter the wine, the higher the rank).
Murayu, dark blue Ruri label
I recently drank this sake for the first time at an izakaya and got the impression that it could be the next Shinshu Kamerei, so I liked it and drank it again at home.
The color is slightly yellowish, and the top aroma is like that of muscat.
In the mouth, it is thick, with a cream-like sweetness and a hint of maturity. The taste is quite strong.
When swallowed down, the nose is filled with a strong alcohol and cemedine aroma.
It finishes with a strong bitter taste.
The taste is rather peculiar, and although it is good up to the first or second sip, it becomes boring after that. The impression was quite different from when I drank it at the restaurant.
I would like to try other types as well, as they seem to have different flavors depending on the label.
As the name suggests, this quirky sake is a summer sake, but it is recommended to be heated. This sake is fruity when drunk cold, and mellow and changes its expression when heated. It is delicious.
From Yokohama to Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, over the Mikuni Pass in Tokyo, Saitama, and Gunma 🚗.
Even though it was as hot as 40 degrees in some places that day, it was 23 degrees from Mikuni Pass to Naeba, very cool and comfortable 🎐.
The first drink we had at a izakaya in Nagaoka was Murayu.
The alcohol content is 15 degrees Celsius.
The aroma is moderate and the taste is sweet and sour with a nice crispness.
The lady at the store was very knowledgeable about it and said that the alcohol content was undisclosed, and that the harmony was mild and refreshing among the Murasuke, while the other Murasuke were sweeter. Hmmm, I would like to try it 🤔.
But I can't pick it up on this trip because it's sold out or something 😢 I'd like to revisit it someday
Good morning, soumacho!
Thanks for the long drive to Nagaoka 🚗.
I have an impression that Murayusuke is also a sweet sake that I would like to try 🤤.
It's great to enjoy a glass of local sake with delicious snacks while traveling, isn't it 😋.
Hi ma-ki-😃.
It's fun to drive on a road I don't know well 🚗.
I still can't stop tasting the local sake and snacks afterwards 😊.
I regret that I didn't get to meet other village yusus this time 😅.
Hi soumacho 😃.
I know it's hard to drive in summer 😣23 degrees was comfortable 🤗I've only had one bottle of Murayu, but I remember it was dark sweet like brown sugar 😌 Please give it a try!
Hi Jay & Nobby😃.
The area from Mikuni pass to Naeba is really comfortable and it was amazing to see a couple of monkeys and their children cooling off on the bridge at the pass 🐒.
Mr. Murayu, I will try to revenge next time 😠.
