Following the summer sake, the fall sake, Mizubasho.
The taste is still the same, refreshingly sweet and fresh. I think the aroma is stronger than usual.
I will continue to buy skunk cabbage!
Nagai Shuzo is a brewery in Kawaba Village, Gunma Prefecture. They use water from Ozegahara, and their representative brand is skunk cabbage, perhaps in reference to Oze.
Since it is an autumn sake, I brought it with me on the weekend to accompany my autumn leaf viewing (using public transportation). It is a pleasant season to drink outside! The impression is that it is a dry sake with a slightly bitter taste and umami.
⚫︎Raw material rice: Yamadanishiki
⚫︎Polishing ratio: 60
⚫︎Alcohol level: 15
Uesu Wagyu beef at Kusatsu Onsen, paired with the sake. The aroma is restrained with citrus, apricot, apple and lily. Rounded body, slightly sweet, slightly bubbly. Structure is on the slim side, with a medium finish.
Score: 92/100
Purchased at Koshinkan, a sake brewery-owned store
Mellow mouthfeel with a soft lingering aftertaste.
The brewery says it aims to be the ultimate food sake, and it certainly is!
It is very easy to drink and tastes great without being overpowering with food.
This time we paired it with sashimi and tomato nabe, but it can be served with Japanese and Western-style meals as well!
As expected from Gunma's popular sake Basho!
It is relatively easy to find, so please try it!
Junmai Ginjo Mizubasho
Sweetness, umami, acidity, and balance are so well balanced that it is easy to drink! A cosy sake!
It's hard to believe it costs 3,000 yen for a bottle. ...... It has so much potential!
The brewing water used for skunk cabbage is said to be from the underground water nurtured by the rich nature of Oze National Park, making it a soft water sake with a clear taste.