100% Yamada-Nishiki
Polishing ratio 55
Alcohol 15%.
In-house cultivated yeast (predominant isoamyl acetate)
Elegant sweetness and acidity, but the body is firm.
The sweetness was strong when the bottle was first opened, but after a week, the overall sweetness settled down and it became a sake that can be enjoyed on its own or with a meal.
This may be the first time I've tasted a sake that can be enjoyed even after a long time.
It is delicious!
Junmai Daiginjo Tojo Aizan by Tajiri Farm
Dry, crisp, no depth
The Joy of Sake New York 2025
Aizan, a rare rice grown by Tajiri father and son, whose farm is located in the highest sake rice-producing region in Japan, is lavishly polished and brewed.
Junmai Ginjo Karakarabepin⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Polishing ratio 55%, 100% Tojo district
ALC 15 degrees, Sake degree +10
Yeast: In-house yeast
It has a slight ginjo aroma.
It has a mild fruity taste in the mouth and is a slightly sweet sake.
Chigasaki Toto: 20250402
For home drinking
Purchased because it is rare to find a dry wine made from Yamada-Nishiki.
When paired with a meal, the dryness of this wine is well understood.
Aroma and umami are strong and dry.
With the recent price hikes in sake, I took on the challenge of finding a low-priced sake. I was attracted by the price of 2,090 yen (including tax) for a bottle of sake, saying that I did not have a bad impression of Shizuoka's sake. Even at worst, it can be used as a cooking sake.
I had it cold on the day I opened the bottle. It has a slight sweetness, but not much pungency or bitterness. It is not enough to drink by itself, but it is good as a food sake because it does not interfere with the accompaniments.
When I put it in the refrigerator to make it cold, the sweetness disappeared and the bitterness and pungency became too assertive and unbalanced. The aftertaste is not as good as it used to be.
It is a thin sake, so it does not interfere with the taste.
It tastes much better when served cold.
March is the time of parting and we receive farewell gifts, but in these days of abolishing false rites, many of them are sweets and tea, but we received several bottles of sake and shochu. Alcoholic beverages are disappearing from the gift-giving list, but they knew that I liked sake. What surprised me was that all the sake we received were Hatsukame. This is amazing. I had always thought Hatsukame was good, but I guess there are many people who think so. However, there was also a bottle of sake, and it was a bit difficult to move around the bar with several bottles of sake.
The lid is a crown, the bottle is thick and the bottom is concave. It looks like sparkling wine.
When I poured it into a glass, the fizz was much more intense than I had expected. It has sweetness, sourness, and bitterness from the carbon dioxide, and at 13% alcohol, it is very easy to drink. This is a well-made sparkling sake. It's good.
The aroma is slightly fruity.
It's clean and fresh, with 🌾 umami and sweetness 😊 But for me, the bitterness (astringency? I just felt the bitterness (astringency🤔) was a bit strong for me😅.
It might be good with Sashimi or Sushi!