On a trip to Hakata. Purchased at a convenience store. It is made by a sake brewery in Yame using rice grown in Yame. It has a fruity and sweet taste with a clean aftertaste.
Number One in the IWC 2013 Sake Category with 583 brands
Winner of the Number One "Champion Sake" The "Daiginjo Kyokuso Kitaya" is a representative sake of Kitaya. It was awarded "Champion Sake" at the top of 583 brands in the Sake category of IWC (International Wine Challenge) 2013, the world's most prestigious competition. This is the second time a Kyushu sake brewery has achieved this feat.
Sam Harrop, head of the IWC, explained, "The aroma of blackcurrant bud, passion fruit, and ripe grapefruit is impressive. On the palate, the sweetness comes first, followed by a very soft and gentle acidity, and finally a subtle bitterness of orange and lemon zest.
Harrop then praised the wine as "exotic and modern, yet with great richness and clarity. The wine wowed the palate of the Master of Wine, the world's most demanding wine certification.
Daiginjo Kyokuso Kitaya is made from Yamadanishiki produced in Itoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture. The mellow flavor and fruity aroma are outstanding among Kitaya's numerous sakes. In the mouth, it is soft and smooth. The passion of the brewers for sake brewing can be glimpsed.
It is a souvenir! Azashita 😄 delicious!
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This one is fruity and delicious 😋.
If anything, I prefer this one 😊.
50% Yamadanishiki, 50% Gin-no-sato
Alcohol content: 15-16
Polishing ratio: 60
Thank you for your comment, ma-ki-. It happened to be served in the lounge and I was able to drink it. I usually tend to go for ginjo sake, but junmai sake is delicious 😋. It was quite to my liking 😌.
Kitaya Junmai Ginjo 59% polished Gin no sato Ni-Natsu Koshi. I wanted to drink Fukuoka sake today, so I bought a sake from Yame.
The aroma is a pleasant, gorgeous ginjo aroma. It is gorgeous on the palate, but without the unpleasant harshness and strength often found in junmai ginjos, and the aftertaste has a pleasant sharpness that lingers on. It is a gentle yet elegant sake with a core.
Today's dish
Spaghetti with cod roe cream✨
I always think it's delicious, but I don't know how to convey the taste, so I tried the drink comparison set to see if I could properly tell the difference in taste 🫣!
Yup...
I can tell the difference in taste!
But this is mellow (junmai daiginjo) or,
Fruity (junmai ginjo)
Mellow (special junmai sake),
Elegant (junmai sake)
This is the first time I understood 😳✨
I hope to do some sake reviews soon 😮💨
For now.
I'll start by giving it a score to see if I like it or not!
Personal Favorite ★★★★⭐︎⭐︎
Good morning, HINANOHA 😃.
A set of drinking! You are moving up the sake staircase nicely👍.
Last night Nobby came out with cod roe cream spaghetti, "I saw the sake wa and thought you might like to eat it 😆" 🤗.
Good evening Jay & Nobby, I tried the sake tasting on day ⭐️2 and I missed it all spectacularly😇.
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I wonder if you are looking at it too, Nobby! Or is it just coincidence?
You have a lovely wife 😊✨
