The first new sake of the year is Fuji Taikan from Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture, another brand of Morishima Shuzo, whose Morishima is very popular these days.
It has a melon-like greenish sweetness and a refreshing taste typical of new sake. The latter half of the taste is dry and moderately dry. It is a delicious contrast to the mellow autumn sake. We can expect more new sake to come out in the future.
At first, I felt freshness, sweetness, and umami, and it was not dry. As I drank more, the unique and complex flavor of Morishima's sake started to emerge, and that flavor stood out, making it perfect for drinking and very tasty! Thank you very much for the sake 😄.
Fuji Taikan Junmai Yamadanishiki Hatsushiboriguchi Dry Nama-Shu 720ml
Rice used: 100% Yamadanishiki
Rice polishing ratio 65
Alcohol 15%.
The first Shiboribori of the year! It's in stock now!
I had no choice but to drop by on my way home 😄.
I opened the bottle as soon as I got home.
It was fresh and slightly fruity. The first one is delicious 😋.
It is said to be dry, but it is not as dry as it sounds.
By the way, this liquor store carries Shiga Kogen beer, so I asked them to include NEW ENGI, but they simply refused, saying they only have one brewery of Shinshu sake 😭 No choice, I'll take you to Shinshu 😄.
I got it at my part time job and enjoyed it so much that I bought it myself.
The clean aroma foreshadows a slight fruity flavor.
In the mouth, it is crisp and muscat-like, with a sharp, yet umami taste of rice.
There is also a slightly pungent spiciness that lingers in the nose.
The lingering finish is slightly long and slightly bitter, but not unpleasant.
It goes well with shime saba (mackerel), which was cheap because it was close to its expiration date! LOL!
Morishima is delicious, and so is this one that the great sake master Yokoyama Taikan said he could name it after him!
Fuji Taikan, a locally distributed brand that was a favorite of Yokoyama Taikan. It is a new sake. It is the first new sake of R07BY, and it is reminiscent of green apple and young melon.
Fruity aroma reminiscent of green apple and young melon. The rich umami from the Yamada-Nishiki sake is spread out while the fresh acidity of the unpasteurized sake keeps the whole thing tight and light. The lingering finish is short but refreshing, with a hint of sweetness and a pleasant sharpness.
I was reminded once again that dry sake is best with sashimi.
I heard that it is an old brand of Morishima sake brewery, famous for Morishima. I bought it because it was in the Hakobyun!
The aroma has a hint of melon.
It claims to be dry, but it is very easy to drink! It tastes as light as a junmai ginjo.
Memorandum]
The aroma of rice, the taste of rice, and the very pure taste of rice. No, rather, you can feel the insistence on the sense of rice rather than that of pure rice.
First sake of the year: ❗️
As the professional baseball world heats up to the climax in Japan and the U.S., the sake world is opening its season!
I was lucky enough to get this on my way home from a drinking session on the road!
What's the first sake to come out? As far as I know, it is this Fuji Taikan from last year.
I immediately opened the bottle! Everything is fresh ✨From the bottle, I can smell the aromatic, melon-like ginjo aroma ☺️ The mouthfeel is an explosion of gas and fruity like melon and white grapes 💥I can also feel a hint of rice malt lingering in the air, which kind of makes me grin 😁.
Thanks for the delicious sake 🙏🙏.
I have been working in Mito more and more, and I would like to take this opportunity to enjoy sake from Ibaraki Prefecture. It seems to be clear and dry, but has a bit of umami in the aftertaste? It has a bitterness? It is not like water. I will drink it while eating sashimi.
