You recommended it in "Dry for Dry Beginners".
Delicious! Kire! Shuppatsu!
Numazu is by the sea, so it goes well with seafood, but the flavor is crisp, so it goes with everything.
I'm sure that's true, no matter what you tell me! It's true that it goes well with deep-fried eggplant, too! It also goes well with taro buns!
Then we decided we wanted to add seafood, so we added more sashimi: kampachi/tuna/tai!
Sake and sashimi are the best! I agree!
The tuna is so fatty and delicious!
It goes well with the sweet fat of the kampachi! My personal best pairing!
By the way, when I paired it with tomato pickles, the sake disappeared.
National Sake Fair 2025 Day 2 ⑱
Shizuoka 5
Takashima Sake Brewery in Numazu City
Some stores in Kansai sell this sake, but I haven't had a chance to drink it, so I decided to try it!
Polishing ratio 40%, Hyogo Yamadanishiki 16%, Sake degree +10, Acidity 1.2
Shizuoka yeast NEW-5 & Association No.11, 4950 yen.
It's a refreshing sake, but I thought it's suitable for warming even though it's junmai-dai in flavor.
The sake shop commented that it is a junmai daiginjo that can stand up to aging, which is great. Also, it's rare to find a junmai daiginjo with a sake degree of +10!
A refreshing summer sake. It goes down quite smoothly and can really be drunk like water. 100% Yamadanishiki from Naka Izu, 65% polished rice, 15% alcohol by volume.
Hakuin Masamune Summer
100% Nakaimizu Yamadanishiki
Polishing ratio 65
Alcohol content 15%.
Sake meter - Acidity
Fat 6/7, opened 6/16
I bought it because I was curious about the summery label and "Masamune" jumped out at me after "Yamasan Masamune".
The aroma after opening the bottle is almost imperceptible, but you can sense the freshness.
It's so light and refreshing! It is very light! At first, it is so refreshing that you may think it's a Kozen Josui 🤔, but as it gets closer to room temperature, the umami of the rice and spiciness come out.
Almost no sweetness, almost no acidity.
So I can drink it smoothly....
Something is missing...
Absolutely not enough...
Not enough for acidity lovers...
It's a good sake for a refreshing drink 😅
It's a sake that goes well with summer as per the concept 🎐.
The lingering taste is surprisingly dry, which makes it even more refreshing.
It tastes even better if you drink it chilled 😘.
Delicious!
Horses
The last G1 race of the first half of the year, Takarazuka Kinen, was held in Tokyo.
I lost my ticket, but the cause of my loss was clear, so I hope to make the most of it next time 😊.
This week I was able to win the key races (Hanshin 4R on Sunday and Tokyo 6), so I won big 🤩.
Next week, I'll have to do some serious air conditioning cleaning instead of racing 🎐.
Hi Kozou 😃Summer sake is a nice and refreshing label! Your review of the taste was a bit surprising 😆 No sweetness, no sourness... 😅That's water 💦I wonder if they aimed for ultimate lightness 💦Cleaning the air conditioner, me too 😭.
Good evening, Mr. Kozo!
I was wondering if it was the Masamune series! I thought Masamune was more of a robust type, but it comes in a variety of flavors 😳I have to stop hating it 😅.
I'll have to stop hating it 😅 The G1 season is over and the summer is coming 💦.
Pon-chan
Good morning 😅The label doesn't look like Masamune series 😅.
I have the same image and I bought a packet without checking the specs and I didn't know it tasted like this 😁It's going to be a real summer heat from this week 🥵🥵Summer is in full swing for both the season and horse racing!
Takashima Sake Brewery in Shizuoka, Japan.
100% Yamadanishiki from Naka Izu.
It is clean, dry, and dry.
It has a strong rice character and full-bodied flavor.