Sake from Chiba 🍶.
I was wary of this sake because it was made with Yamahai, but it had a completely different taste, fruity and very easy to drink 😊.
I bought it without a second thought: ‼️
When I first drank it, it was sweet and fruity but had a unique aftertaste (spicy? sour?). sourness?) However, by the second or third glass, the uniqueness became addictive and I kept on drinking.
However, the alcohol content is 17%, so it makes me drunk. I feel light-headed.
As a local, I am happy when local Chiba sake tastes good!
(Postscript)
The second day after opening, the aftertaste becomes milder and different. This makes me drink it with gusto.
Fairly dark brown color
Strong aroma like Shaoxing wine.
The aroma is strong and punchy, but when you drink it, you feel the taste of rum for a moment, then a mild, smooth and strong sweetness.
Caramel? The aftertaste is quite long.
Serve with ice cream
It is said that the alcohol is kneaded into the milk ice cream.
The ice cream itself tastes like milk with a hint of rum raisin.
Even if it is served with ice cream, it still tastes like rum raisin!
At Sakékorea Akiba
We had it cold and warmed.
Cold sake
Clear liquid color
Slightly tangy
It has a robust sweetness, chestnut-like.
Slightly sweet with a lingering chestnut-like sweetness.
Heated
The color of the liquid takes on a yellowish tinge.
The moment it enters the mouth, it has a soft acidity.
The aroma is peculiar, like the smell that comes from someone's armpit at a live concert in the summer (sorry for the gross metaphor).
Not my favorite aroma.
But when you put it in your mouth, the sweetness is soft and the aftertaste is shorter and more refreshing than cold sake.
If you are looking for a beef stew, this is the one! I was told to try it!
It is true that the aroma is not bothered by the strong flavor of stewed beef, and the sweet and mild taste is delicious!
At Salmon Kole Akiva
Iwanoi no Tsuki🌛.
I think I heard something about not being able to call it hiyaoroshi because it's not heated, but it doesn't say it's nama-zake either 🤔.
The top aroma is slightly fruity and sweet.
It has a juicy sweetness on the palate with a slight astringency that finishes off.
The one I drank in the past had a peculiar taste like the gusto of hard water, but this one was well-balanced and delicious 😊.
The aroma and umami are subdued, and the sharp pungency comes out in full force.
At the end, a rough texture is left along with the pungency, and a desolate landscape comes to mind.
It may be similar to after drinking strongly carbonated water.
It is better to drink it with food because it is too stimulating to drink by itself. It goes well with sashimi, but it is also good for tightening up dishes such as simmered meat or meat with a strong flavor.