Kadoya Sake Shop March Hanpukai Sake
A clear and gorgeous ginjo aroma reminiscent of apples.
The clear, smooth mouthfeel is followed by a hint of gas and juicy rice sweetness and umami, like biting into a fresh fruit, and finishes lightly with a lingering acidity.
This and the Shichibonspear were outstanding in this year's hanpukai!
Sweet, fruity and delicious!
The mellow fruity taste makes it a good match with food. It goes well with citrus fruits, but can also be drunk on its own.
Kurihara (Kyoto and Osaka)
A faint, subtle candy aroma. Clean and light.
Mmmm...
Shinshu Kiso-cho Spring Brewery Opening on 4/19.
KURIHARA is named after the founder, Mr. Kurihara.
Tasting sake while listening to the toji, who is like a comical storyteller, talk about his experiences is a special experience.
The lovely label was painted by the toji's wife.
According to the liquor store, this sake was taken off the menu at the corner store because it would definitely spill when opened and it would take too much time.
If we accidentally knocked it over in the refrigerator, it would sizzle before we could open it... It was dangerous, so we put it in the freezer to quickly freeze it (?) and opened the bottle. No problem.
The aroma was not so strong...a hint of sourness? Sweet and sour.
When you take a sip, it's softer! And the sourness spreads more tightly than normal sourness. It's more like a "squeak"...like your tongue and throat are squeaking?
Is this the origin of "sunki"?
Sunki is a traditional pickle in the Kiso region, made from lactic acid fermented red turnips.
I expected it to have a more habitual taste, but it did not. It was a delicious sparkling wine with just the right amount of sweet and sour, and the acidity, which was a little different from the others, helped me to go on drinking it with gusto.
Somewhere I read that it resembled a certain 🐸, but I have never met a 🐸, so I don't know. But I am sure it was delicious!
Nakanori-san Special Junmai
Well-balanced junmai sake. Slight bitterness. Clean and refreshing.
Better served cold than heated.
The taste is a little weak, but in a sense, it is a sake for a mealtime drink because it is so unassertive.
Although it is labeled Junmai Ginjo, it is said to have a rice polishing ratio close to that of Daiginjo.
The taste is full of the delicious flavor of rice.
It is a sake that I would like to encounter again!
☆☆☆☆☆
Bubbles well 🫧.
Please take a moment to open the bottle.
Sweet sparkling 🥂, low alcohol, delicious and easy to drink
Not much alcohol so it's a little short for a drinker, but perfect for a light drink!
Well done, Mr. Nakanori!
I didn't think I forgot to raise it.
Hot sake.
Aroma of chestnut and rice.
When you drink it, it has a bright acidity that is typical of a sake yeast yeast yeast yeast yeast yeast.
The umami is round. The taste is somewhat rustic, which is typical of the title.
A little spiciness in the throat.
It is warm and has a smooth finish.
Degree of liking ☆3.5/5
It seems that the person depicted on the label is Mr. Nakanori. He doesn't seem to be surfing the waves. LOL.
They say he is the person who maneuvers the raft in the middle of the raft🏄. Rafts were used for logistics in the old days. I wonder if they also carried rice and sake 😱😱.
Oh, it tasted delicious (← Suddenly messy. LOL)
It was so healthy that it caught me off guard and blew me away a bit. Since it is a draft sake, it has a high alcohol content and a voluminous feel. There was a little lees, which gave it sweetness and bitterness.