Honorable Mention
The last drink of 2025.
In the room of the inn where there is no store around.
Purchased at the last 7-Eleven.
I really wanted to buy a local brand, but I went with this one which does not contain brewed sugar.
Sweet, tasty, a little acidic
Alcoholic strength: less than 16 degrees Celsius
I'll drink it again next year!
Strong flavor, strong acidity, and bitterness at the end.
Ume Nishiki as the day before yesterday.
A little bit higher than the previous day.
It's not fun if it's the same, and I can't drink a four-pack bottle.
So we bought a bottle at a local supermarket.
Polishing ratio 65%.
Alcohol 15%.
Umanishiki "SAKASO!" Junmai Ginjo
Rating 4.4
Rice: Shizuku Ehime (produced in Ehime), 60% polished rice, 15.8% alcohol by volume, Sake degree: +3.5, Acidity: 1.6, Amino acidity: 1.5
Through joint industry-academia-government research by the Ehime Sake Brewers Association, Tokyo University of Agriculture, and Ehime Prefecture, we have succeeded in isolating and cultivating four types of floral yeast for sake from a new strain of delphinium "Sakurahime" born in Ehime. The newly developed original floral yeast for sake brewing, "Ehime Sakurahime Yeast" is used.
Umanishiki "SAKASO!" uses "TYPE-2" (Clear) yeast out of the four types. It has a clean and soft sake quality, a clean taste, and a gentle, subdued, cool aroma. Ehime's first rice suitable for sake brewing, SHIZUKUHIME, is used to make this sake with a delicious flavor. A mellow sensation of soft sweetness from the flower yeast. Bitterness, sweetness, acidity, etc. are moderate.
I drank it at a pub. I remember it used to be sweet, but recently it has become a little more refreshing. I heard a rumor that the head brewer has changed, so I wonder if that is the reason.
Purchased at Sumida-ya. It is very tasty, dry and full of flavor. I don't know about the ginjo feel, but it has a nice aroma and is easy to drink despite its richness. Goes well with Japanese food ✨.
