Rokune is a combination of the five senses plus the heart, and was named with the aim of creating sake that is "brewed with all one's heart and drunk with all one's mind.
The sweetness of the rice! Delicious, but I would consider repeating 😂.
I wonder why tiger eye 🙄.
I looked up the stone language and found that it is a lucky stone that gives insight and decisiveness...perfect for my indecisiveness 🤭I hope something good happens to me!
By the way, I once found a tiger eye at a treasure hunt at the Oya mining site (for a fee, the staff scatters colored stones 😅I was digging mindlessly...) ❗️
The aroma is soft and calm, reminiscent of bananas and ripe apples, with a hint of sweetness and richness of rice. The finish has a subtle hint of Western-style sake. It is a dry sake with a wonderful pull.
Niboshi Chinese Soba for lunch
You can choose the thickness of the niboshi broth.
It has a "soft mouthfeel and beautiful sweetness," but the impact is quite strong. The taste seems to have softened and settled down over time since the mouth opened.
Hirosaki Collective Buying ①.
In early September, I visited Aomori Tsugaru during my summer vacation. This time, I bought sake in bulk from Miura Sake Shop in Hirosaki City. I took home delivery of 6 four-pack bottles of Hirosaki and Kuroishi 🚚.
First up was Hirosaki's Rokune. There were sapphire and ruby, and after much agonizing and worrying, I chose the one with "beautiful sweetness and a clean aftertaste" on the liquor store's pop-up.
Really, the first sip is more on the sweet side, but it is clean and easy to drink! The base is Aomori sake, so it goes perfectly with soy sauce, miso, and salt-flavored local dishes.
Tonight, we are serving simple side dishes to go with the Aomori sake. Vinegared octopus, edamame with salted kelp, boiled corn, pea salad with bonito flakes, and potato cod roe salad ...... go together so well😍!
I'm going to stop eating western style dinners for a while and plan to eat simple side dishes and drink Aomori sake ❤️ I'm really looking forward to it 😋!