To celebrate my wife's birthday, we had a drink at a trendy Aizu horse sashimi restaurant that I had always been curious about. I was also curious about the lineup of sake from outside of the prefecture.
We didn't get to drink the sake we were looking for, but we did try a lucky charm with a horse connection, Kisuiki Hidari Uma (生粋左馬). It is brewed by Aruga Brewery in Higashikamako, Shirakawa City, Fukushima Prefecture.
The word "left horse" is written backwards from the character for "horse," the one used for Tendo's shogi (Japanese chess) piece, and is usually written backwards, meaning that the horse pulls the person, or in other words, the horse brings a lot of people and all kinds of good fortune to the house.
Fruity aroma.
Clear and crisp, with a hint of gas.
Strong acidity and refreshing bitterness, with a good sharpness,
The strong aroma of spicy miso from the horse sashimi is also smoothly washed away.
The horse sashimi nigiri was very delicious.
Sakura nabe, horse crystals, and the full enjoyment of the meal.
Shirakawa City used to be an enclave of the Echigo Takata clan, a surprising connection to Niigata.
=== Rice
Ingredients: rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic)
Rice: Fukushima Prefecture Yumenokou
Polishing ratio: 50%.
Alcohol Content: 16
Sake degree: +3.0
Acidity: 1.6
1,800ml 3,960yen
★★★★☆☆☆
Hello, Golden Cat Demon 😃.
Happy birthday to your wife 🎂🎉!
Aizu BASASHI 😍It's delicious with spicy miso 😋This BASHI NIGIRI is an awesome MESHITERO 🤤I'm jealous that you have the perfect sake 🍶 to go with it ☺️
Hi Jay & Nobby! Thank you 😆The horse sashimi you buy at the supermarket is good, but the rare parts you can only eat at the restaurant are really tasty ✨There was a lot of sake I wanted to drink, but it wasn't my celebration, so I refrained 🍶.
KISSUI HIDARIUMA
Junmai Ginjyo
Seiki Sama
Knowing the workings of life with the five senses, we brew sake with the utmost sophistication. If we put this spirit on the sacred horse "Sama," it becomes "Seiki Sama" and brings "blessings" to the people.
Alcohol content 14%.
Rice (domestic), Rice Koji (domestic)
100% Yamada-Nishiki used
Polishing ratio 50%.
(Yum!
50% polished "Yumeko" from Fukushima Prefecture.
Strong sugary sweetness.
The acidity is crisp and bouncy on the tongue.
Production date: December 2022
Iseya Kimishima Shoten @ Shirakawa
I went on a sake trip to Fukushima (Shirakawa, Koriyama, Aizuwakamatsu) over the weekend!
I went to Fukushima (Shirakawa, Koriyama, Aizuwakamatsu) for a sake trip!
I searched for a good sake store near the Shirakawa Interchange where I got off for ramen noodles,
I bought a bottle of Hirotogawa Special Junmai 😍.
The owner and his wife were very kind and polite and explained to us about their excellent selection and knowledgeable staff.
When I told them my preferences, they recommended the following
Aruga Brewery "Seikyu Sama
A 50% polished Junmai Ginjo from Fukushima Prefecture.
It was a first time for me to taste the rice as well as the brand name.
It is delicious! It is delicious! Glossy~❣️
The sweetness lingers after it goes down the throat. Super long!
Enjoying a happy Fukushima sake trip 🍶😍.
Opened the bottle before the opening of the Sake no Mahjong 😊.
It's been a while since I've had an active nigori sake❗I was nervous about opening the bottle, but since it was a gas stopper, there were no spills👍.
I was nervous when I opened the bottle because it was a gas bottle, but it didn't spill out 👍I first took a sip of the supernatant and felt it was refreshingly spicy and strong! She said, "I like spicy!
I liked it! This is low in alcohol, right? I checked the label and it was right ❗My insensitive wife 😅
Mildness increased when mixed with lees 😋.
I had to wait too long to play mahjong and emptied the fourth bottle 😁.
Hello, Mr. Menshuoh ☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀.
[It's a very Fukushima-like bottle ✨ to make a wish on a [horse].
I'm afraid to open a bottle of Yongo before playing mahjong 😲.
I'd be terrified that I'd be a chombo myself 😅.
Hi Gyve 😃😃
I'm sure you have the Fukushima racecourse too 🏇❗❗
I'm sure you'll be blown away with your gungimari 😝I'll be generous if I get points for you even if I chombo 😌(lie 😜).
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Sake and snacks Ebisuya 90/780 yen
Junmai Ginjyo light nigori 16%.
Fukushima Yumeko 50% 2022.12
Like lychee, like grapefruit ... It was a delicious sake with a moderate sweetness and acidity 😊.
Left horse...read backwards "mau"...it's like dancing 😊.
Ma ku go (9 horses go)...it goes well 😊.
Third glass
akabu Amber
Muscat-like...
The fourth glass
Seikishi-Sama
Fruity aroma like green apple with a full-bodied aroma like cooked rice.
The mouthfeel is full of fine, delicate bubbles that pop and fill your mouth. ❗️
I think this is the first time I've had such fine bubbles.
The silky texture of the oli on the tongue and the beautiful acidity that appears in the beginning as if it is flowing smoothly.
The rich flavor is also present, but with the initial slight carbonation and beautiful acidity, it's a delicious synergistic effect 😊.
This is so good 🤤.
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Sweet on the palate.
But it is actually dry. Not unpleasantly spicy.
Fizzy. If you think of cider
It's not enough,
It's been a while since I bought it?
I'm not sure.
As a resident of Fukushima Prefecture, I would like to see this sake become better known.
I hope that this sake will become more widely known as a resident of Fukushima Prefecture.
It's out of season, but there was still some new sake left from a brand in Fukushima that I was interested in, so I bought it.
I like the taste.
Beautiful sweetness and gasiness without being overpowering.
Silky and smooth with a smooth finish.