Strong umami
It is like a proper sake.
The kind of sake you get at soba or eel restaurants when you order sake from a menu that only says "sake" on it.
A higher quality version of that kind of sake
This restaurant has Kenrishi.
This is the sake I was looking for this time!
My favorite sake is the fruity modern type, but for some reason I wanted to drink Kenrishi so badly!
Rich flavor, richness, and sharpness. Kooooooooo!
This was another delicious Kenrishi.
6.5 points (wife 5.5 points)
Ingredients: rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic), brewer's alcohol
Rice Polishing Ratio: Undisclosed
Sake meter: Undisclosed
Silent when opened
No gassiness
Slightly tinged with a candy-like topknot
The slightly heavy aroma is the same as the top-rise aroma, with a moderate sweetness and a full-bodied rice flavor that spreads with a mild acidity.
It has a robust, classical feel, and is rich and delicious on its own with a sense of maturity, but it is better served with a solid meal.
It went well with grilled herring, marinated eggplant and steamed egg custard with udon noodles.
Kenbishi boasts a 500-year history. Mizuho Junmai is made by blending different aged sake like blended whiskey.
The caramel-like aroma and amber color of the sake may make one wince, but the flavor is rich and well-balanced with a pleasant aftertaste that is not overpowering. The taste is rich, but balanced without being cloying, and when heated up a little, it takes on a different spiciness.
The brewery's motto is "Keep the clock ticking," and this sake is quite different from the modern juicy sake, but that's good in its own way.
⚫︎Raw material rice: Yamadanishiki
⚫︎ Alcohol content: 17.5
Kenbishi. You can buy Kembishi anywhere at a reasonable price. I finally drank it.
It's sake, but it's like Shaoxing sake. What is this mellowness? It has a sense of maturity like a brandy.
And the aftertaste is sake.
It's not that it imitates anything, but the commonality is a sign of sophistication and maturity.
It has a sweet mouthfeel, but it quickly cools down. It has a strong sake-like taste and is slightly prone to alcohol abuse.
If I had been born there, I would have liked it more, but it did not suit me very much.
(I'm sorry, Kembishi, but I drink it every night.)
KENRISHI Heavy Industry Co.
This is the first sake I drank at the place where I stayed in Arima Onsen.
It has a pleasantly matured taste that flows smoothly.
The flavor is assertive but not too much, making it a very good sake for a meal.
The amber body gives it an image of a strong flavor. The combination of rice sourness and rice sweetness, the richness, the burnt bitterness, and the dryness make it a man's sake.
I bought it (for the half bottle) because I heard a rumor that you can easily lenghthen and heat sake using an empty bottle.
Since I was so curious, I heated up the original contents as well.
According to the instructions on the bottle, it should be lukewarm in 1 minute, but when I followed the instructions, it was clearly hot...
I tried different temperatures while letting it cool down (for the second time), but I liked the aroma and taste of the warmed sake.
It's not a beautiful type of sake at all, but I've never had a sake that felt like "sake" when heated. It is not at all a beautiful type of sake, but it is perfect for drinking sake that has a "sake" feeling when heated.
Of course, I keep an empty bottle.