This was the sixth sake we chose to drink at a sake event in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture.
This sake has a strong umami flavor, with a sense of maturity and a freshness that is unique to the original sake. It is delicious, but it is quite intoxicating.
Sake purchased at the Kisogawa Station site of the Shiga Sake Brewery Opening event.
It has a thick nigori color and a heavy, gutsy mouthfeel. It felt much spicier than when I tasted it. As the description says, it is best served at room temperature or warmed.
I wondered if it was the magic of the tasting. I thought so, but when I drank it at room temperature, it was close to the impression of the tasting.
I could taste the sweetness, but it was basically spicy and alcoholic. I was probably drunk and buggy when I tasted it.
Tastes great with soda.
I felt like it would go well with pineapple when mixed with soda 🍍.
I'm jealous of Kotobukabuto.
I personally don't drink nigori, so I don't have the guts to buy it.
But if it's a dry ale, even I can drink it.
I'll try to have the guts to buy it when I go to a place where I can buy it.
Good evening, Shinjo-san 😃
I didn't like it when I drank it cold, but at room temperature, it was quite sweet 😊It was just right for me to drink it with soda because it softens the alu feeling 😅.
The one I bought at the Kisegawa venue of the Shiga brewery opening event.
It has a strong alcohol taste with a lot of gusto. It has a strong sweetness and umami of rice.
It is better at room temperature, but it is also good on the rocks or with soda.
After a week, it still has a strong alcoholic taste, but I think the sweetness has increased.
Shiga Prefecture brewery tour (5) Kisogawa venue: 1️⃣
On the way from the breweries, we went to the tasting and sales venue in front of Kisegawa station.
Some Shiga breweries were not opening their breweries, but were participating in the tasting and sales, and it was very crowded here as well.
We met Pon-chan and her husband 😊.
I posted all the tasting and sales.
■Mochizuki Sake Brewery
The Mochizuki Shuzo brewery's Suzukabuto is based on the concept of making sake that tastes like rice.
Suzukabuto Junmai Nigori Sake
It is milky with a firm mouthfeel and umami with a sense of rice. The dry and spicy taste is moderate.
Suzukabuto Junmai Ginjyo Shinshu Nama Nigori Sake
Slightly sweet and umami, but with a taste of rice. It is also a little dry and spicy, but it is delicious.
The one I had before was a bit sharper, but I guess it was hi-iru.
I've only seen Suzukabuto in Shiga, so I'm glad I had a chance to try it 🙏.
Fujimoto Sake Brewery
Fujimoto Sake Brewery was also here. And I've never seen this label before.
Dainen: Special Junmai.
Unlike the Kamikai, it has a strong umami flavor and acidity, but has a clean finish. It is also good warmed up.
Nishida Shuzo
I'm sorry to say this, but I didn't even know this brewery existed.
Minakuchi
It is a little spicy with a strong umami taste. It's a little spicy with a strong umami taste.
Good evening, Nemuchi-san 🦉.
I was wondering if I would be able to meet you since there were many warehouses! It was great to see you all in a good mood😊👍✨
I had a drink at the Kisogawa venue, but I don't remember anything except my first love 🤣.
Good evening, Pon-chan 🌛I'm so glad you found me at the event 😊I was nice and drunk, so I didn't know who you were at first 🤣but when I saw you, I got excited and my festive mood increased 😆.
Tokaido Sake Brewery Tour in Spring (6)
We moved to the tasting and sales area in front of Kisegawa Station.
Various breweries that do not hold "kurabiraki" were also there.
The first one was Mochizuki Shuzo.
We drank
Suzukabuto Junmai Ginjo Hon Nama
It was sweet and quite modern, and I wanted to buy it, but they were out of stock...
Juusakabuto Junmai Nigori Sake
I felt it was quite sweet. I bought it, but I don't know how it would go down at home.
Suzu Kabuto Kuradashi Nama Sake
This is a sake that is not alcoholic. I was impressed with this one, so I bought it.
Suzukabuto Special Junmai Hon Namaisake
I didn't take a picture of it because I drank it in the past, but I'm sure I did.
It is still spicier and I like Junmai Ginjo better even after drinking it again!
The brewer is quite young, as I had heard he was the youngest toji in Shiga. Maybe that's why he was teased by the brewers around him, and the atmosphere was friendly.
Good evening, bouken 😃
Suzukabuto😳I had never seen or heard of it! Is it a brand consumed locally 🤔?
I look forward to your review of the nigori sake and kuradashi hara-sake you purchased, as well as your review of the nigori sake and kuradashi hara-sake, which you've had a chance to drink carefully at home: ☺️
Good morning bouken😃
I see you drank a lot of sake other than the sake brewery opening 😊If you drank this much, no wonder you can't visit all the breweries 😁.
Hi Aladdin 😃
It seems that this sake is almost never available outside of the prefecture 🤔.
I even bought a spot shipment before from a liquor store in Awaji that is strong in Shiga sake 😅.
I hope my impression from tasting and drinking at home is the same 💦.
Hi Rafa 😃
I think the reason why I couldn't visit all the breweries was because I had to stop at Kisogawa, but also because I had to stay longer at each brewery 😅.
My mother gave it to me for everyday drinking 🙏.
Suzukabuto is a cross between Suzuka, a water from the Suzuka mountain range, and Kabuto (Kou) from Kouga.
The aroma of sake, classic flavor and delicious taste!
It is very hard to drink on its own, but during a meal, it is very tasty and will not be overwhelmed by anything!
It goes well with strong flavors such as tanzanashi soy milk hot pot and shigureni simmered beef.
After dinner, we decided to warm it up and drink it!
When heated to human body temperature, the sweetness and umami of the rice and a little acidity come out and it tastes great!
There is no harshness at all!
When we warmed it up to lukewarm, the alcohol taste was stronger than the umami, so we decided to drink it warmed and cooled.
The crispness is gone, but the rice flavor is weak and unreliable!
I liked it best when it was warmed up to human skin as the temperature was raised. ❣️
I got a Hato Sablet zodiac bag with my sake. The bag was cute and 🕊️💕
The contents are the same.
Hi Pon 😀
I think it is very difficult to compare so many different temperatures at home, but you are a very enthusiastic drinker 😀.
I can't reach that level of enthusiasm, but I'm going to have a drink so that I can follow you little by little!
Hello.
Personally, I think it's a great sake, but it seems to be hard to find outside of Shiga Prefecture.
I envy you very much!
The temperature is also helpful.
I tend to drink it hot, so it never grows on me.
Good evening, Pon-chan 😃.
It's good to have a bottle of sake like this 🍶 when you have a hard time deciding what to serve with this side dish 🤗It's also interesting how the flavor changes with the temperature 😋.
Shiga love ❤️... ☺️
Good morning, Yasbay 🐥.
I'm not that enthusiastic 💦 I'm just experimenting to see how the taste changes 😆 I guess I should make a graph or something 😅.
Have fun and don't overdo it 😉.
Good morning, Shinjo-san 🐥.
I was drinking it while thinking Shinjo-san is drinking it 😊It tastes good when heated up ❣️
This sake is so rare even in the prefecture 😁My mother is surprised why I have this one 😳.
Good morning, Jay & Nobby 🐥.
Really! It would be nice to keep something like this 😊I wish I could separate it from after dinner etc. since most of the Junmai and Honjozo are for during the meal, but I can't keep up with all the stuff 😂.
Love Shiga 🥰.
Pon-chan
Good evening...I suddenly feel like drinking the sake 🤤Hato sableye is a classic souvenir as I lived in southern Yokohama for a long time! I found this key chain at a certain place in Kamakura and the name is Hato Saburo 🤣🤣🤣!
Thanks again for your help here, Kojo 😊.
Maybe it's my age, but I can drink normally now 😆.
Hatosaburo! Another goofy 🤣I've always loved it 💕I bought all the clear files and postcards when I went to the store in Kamakura 🤭.
Shiga Local Sake Festival in Otsu 2023⑥.
Mochizuki Sake Brewery / "Suzukabuto" Koka City, Shiga Prefecture
The concept is "sake that tastes like rice," and rice rice called Nihombare is mainly used (Ginfukiyuki, a rice suitable for sake brewing, is also used for koji rice).
The sake is brewed almost entirely by hand, with as little polishing as possible.
Suzukabuto Special Junmai
As the concept suggests, you can taste the rich and deep rice flavor, but the aftertaste is a bit spicy, which is not my favorite.
Suzukabuto Junmai Ginjo
Another rice flavor, with just a hint of sweetness and a sharp taste.
Forgot to take a picture💦.
The people at the booth didn't talk much, so I went to the next booth.
Good evening, Nemuchi 😃.
The brewery's toji is the youngest toji in Shiga Prefecture 😁.
As I thought at the Shimane event, it's easy to be short with people who don't talk at all💦.
bouken, are you the 🌛 youngest toji in Shiga Prefecture here too 😳The current head brewer took over after his father passed away suddenly 🥲The person who helped me was a woman, but the conversation didn't extend a bit😅.
This is the first sake from the brewery I have ever had. Mild on the palate, with a delicious umami flavor and a dry, refreshing aftertaste. Delicious!
There is no mention of it, but it is probably nama sake.
It is not labeled as Nama-shu, but according to the information on the Internet, the label on the back of the bottle says it needs to be kept chilled, which means it is Nama-shu. Am I right?
The rice is Ginbukiyo and Nihonbare.
It also looks like a raw sake. It does not feel as spicy as the sake level, and although it is spicy, there is a good balance of sweet and spicy. The taste is light and refreshing. The spiciness finishes with a lingering sweetness.
There is a good amount of graininess.
Good evening.
I'm impressed that you even bought such a simple thing.
It doesn't look like the type that would be popular...
I agree that it's not dry, and I wonder if it's okay if you prefer sweet?
Good evening, Shinjo-san.
I think it's a spicy but sweet and easy to drink type of sake 😅I think it has a classic aspect. I think it's a classic type of sake 🤔.