I received an annual gift, and this year I received an injection beauty.
As an archer, I couldn't help but check out the name of this sake.
It has a very clear appearance, and from the moment it is poured into the glass, a gorgeous daiginjo aroma rises. It is surprising that this aroma can be produced with a rice polishing ratio of 60%.
The sweetness of the rice in the mouth reveals the quality of the rice and water. That is why we can understand that this aroma can be produced at this rice polishing ratio.
The sake level is not stated, but it is expected to be slightly sweet, or minus 1, as is the trend, and the lingering aftertaste makes it clearly a sake that you want to drink mainly.
If we talk about it in terms of Kyudo (Japanese archery), it is a wonderful shot with a beautiful Zanshin (lingering spirit) and eight stanzas as per the instruction book, which is made possible by the firm body structure.
It's been a long time since I've seen this.
It seems to be strawberry, but I couldn't understand it well. The flavor left in the mouth is slightly strawberry syrupy.
Dark, sweet, and sour flavors run rampant in the mouth.
I got it as a hidden menu item at my favorite restaurant 🍶😀 It was a versatile sake with both a robust taste of rice and a little sweetness+sweetness of the current style.
First "🎊"🎊
Sweet and fresh aroma like apple 🍎.
Gentle sweetness and pungent spiciness 😆.
Surprisingly refreshing 😲.
The spicy aftertaste lingers until the end. 👍️
Tochigi Prefectural Association Summer Banquet 🍉 After Party
We entered the restaurant hoping to have a few more drinks... but it was the last order at closing time ⁈🍶The whole place was expensive and we were almost sobering up🙄.
The sweetness was delicious 🥰The mellow yet moderate acidity was nice, and the sweetness didn't drag on 🥰.
I was so happy to be able to share the sake with everyone 😚.
The second one, I've never had it before... but isn't it a bottle of Kuroryu Hiiraju? Nice atmosphere, drunkenness and good water 😆.
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I heard they officially carry Imi (I've been allowed to sneak a sip before, but of course you have to pay for it), so I had to drink it 😊.
It was sweet and refreshing, similar in genre but more distinct than Shinshu Kamerei. It's very, very good 😋 Will there ever come a day when I can buy it in bottles?
While I'm on the subject of sweetness, here's another juicy malic from Kame-no-umi that I was allowed to drink before it went on sale (for a fee, of course). It's like wine. The low alcohol content makes it very easy to drink and it was gone in no time. The one I had before was so rich that I thought it might be too much for a four-pack, but this one, which has been improved, can go as much as I want. I wonder where it is sold.
I was able to buy the SEA, but the timing was not right for the Jade. Compared to the first two, it has more acidity. I thought it was a beautiful sake.
We drank 5 glasses from 6:30pm and left at 7:30pm. A mature way to drink, right? 🤣
Good morning, chika and ma-ki🌞.
It's a comic theater 😊I haven't gotten to know them well enough to ask them to sell it to me in bottles 💦I wonder if they have it if I go to the liquor store where this store distributes alcohol. But it's too far away...
I was curious about it and bought it but did not open it for a long time. Since I didn't finish work that early, I matched it with a ready-made sake. It was a good sake with a rich flavor.
I was told by Mr. Piro that the price will be raised to 6,000 yen per person 🥲...we were talking about it in J&N...
Well, the party started without the owner 😆 After about 30 minutes, the teacher finally came back to the restaurant with something🤗What is it? I wondered what it was, but in a small voice that sounded like it was about to disappear, he said in a tearful voice, "I thought I'd give everyone some good sashimi 😇" 🥹.
I'm sorry I didn't know how you felt 😍I'm sorry I toasted without your permission 🥲I think my sake tasted even better than usual😙.
So, as usual, we started drinking and talking from 5:00 pm, and before we knew it, it was 10:00 pm 😆 We stay longer because it's so cozy
We left Kurata and moved on to the after-party with Sashiu, Yasusake, Nirutaro, Kotori, and Hiro!
But when we saw the price of regular izakaya (Japanese style pubs), we realized again how good Kurata is 😳 We were so lucky 😌 We had Imi and Sawahime at this place. ‼️
If Kurata-san can accommodate 20 people 🙄 we can invite everyone who wants to join 😅I hope they can expand the restaurant somehow 😌.
Conclusion: the at-home prefects' party was awesome 😊.
Good morning, Jay & Nobby 😀.
After all, Tochigi Sake no Wakai too. It always looks so fun and nice 😀.
Kansai is just as fun 😇
The last of the after-party was decorated by Imi, as expected 😇
Good morning, Jay & Nobby 😃.
Nice photos ❣️ I can feel your at-home Tochigi love ❤️ ✨The sashimi looks awesome 🤤Nice - I'd love to visit Kurata sometime 🫡I'm looking forward to your restaurant expansion, ❗️
Good morning, Jay & Nobby ☀☀☀☀!
The sashimi looks so delicious 😚You went out to buy this for us all to eat ✨Every time I can feel that you and the members of the Prefectural Association seem to be enjoying yourselves in a harmonious way 😆.
Good morning, Jay & Nobby 🌞I can feel the owner's love for sashimi: 🐟️ The quality and quantity of sake you brought is amazing too 🤤I'm jealous of the prefects' association, everyone seems to be having so much fun: ✨️
Hi Jay & Nobby😃!
The sashimi looks delicious😍and the shooting beauty I adore🫣It was a very fun prefect meeting ✨I could feel the homey atmosphere fun 😊.
Jay & Nobby Thank you so much for the other day. We really had a great time. And thank you for the update on the after-party 😊It was delicious, but I don't remember... Kurata-san is the best, isn't he😄.
Jay & Nobby❤️We're looking forward to the store expansion too‼️ really looks like fun and I can feel how happy and satisfied you guys are✨
I'm so jealous of your after-party shootings ‼️ 🥰.
Good morning, Jay & Nobby! I see a lot of people are attending...it's been so hot lately that I've been drinking more beer than sake. I'm sure I'll be drinking sake if it looks like such a fun party 😍.
I didn't talk about the taste of sake at all😓.
Sake and Sawa Hime....they were delicious 😙.
Also, the teacher bought us 3 vats of sashimi, pictured here: ‼️
Hi Kano 😃
Yes, I am very happy to be here! The Kenmin Kai is a lot of fun 🤗.
The only sake I drank at Kurata is Kuyou Masamune 😅I had a lot of it 😅‼️ and the sashimi was delicious 😋I don't remember much about the after party at Imi's 😅.
Hi bouken 😃
Well said 🤔 we were the first Yami's to drink outside 🤗I don't remember what it tasted like 🤣.
The owner didn't come back 😅We were all toasting to the owner worrying that he might have collapsed because of the heat 😁.
Yasbay, I'm with you 😃.
Yes, I am very glad to hear that you are enjoying your time in Tochigi! Just like the friendliness and fun in Kansai 😊Tochigi-Kenmin-Kai has a comfortable at-home feeling 😌.
The after-party was "Sake is so expensive! 😱" and I realized again how grateful I am to Kurata-san!
Hi Hina Hana Mama 😃.
I'm so happy to see you here! It's really a prefects' group where everyone is so calm and at-home award 🤗.
The first sashimi was also delicious thanks to the teacher 😋 Yes! I'd like to set it up sometime ‼️
Hello Kotaro 😃
It seems to be sashimi from a well-known restaurant 😋 It was very tasty 😋.
It! It's a lovely place where the word "convivial" fits perfectly 🥹.
Hi Nao888😃
I was pleasantly surprised by the delicious and fatty sashimi 😋 and the sake 😙.
I drank so much with the drinks I brought in and the ones at the restaurant 😅.
It was a lot of fun 👋
Hello ichiro18 😃
Yes, I am very glad to hear that you are enjoying your time at the Prefectural Association! I hope you can feel the fun atmosphere of the prefects' meeting through the text and pictures 🤗.
And I'm sorry I don't remember the details of my longed-for shooting beauty😍Taste 😅.
Hi Sashiu 😃
It was a really fun time 🥹Let's do it again ‼️ and when I saw the menu of the after party restaurant...I thought 😳 how expensive it usually is😅
Thanks Kurata-san!
Hi Pekho, thanks for the help 😃.
I'm thinking it would be difficult to expand the store 😓I'm looking for a better store with a little more space 🤔.
But it's not so easy to find a store where you can relax so freely 😅.
I'm 120% happy and satisfied 😊.
Hi mariage😃
Yes, we have a new member list for the next few months! We currently have 13 members when all prefectural members gather! 🤗That would fill up the whole restaurant😅.
Yes, beer 🍺 is great in hot summer 😋, but on this day, sake was the only choice 😙.
Hi Jay & Nobby ☀☀☀.
Your review conveys the excitement of the prefectural meeting, 5 hours is quite a long time 🤣.
But hats off to the hospitality of the manager who goes out of his way to stock up on sashimi until the restaurant is empty 🥰I'd love to visit!
Good morning, Gyve 😃.
I always stay for 4-5 hours in a sanctuary where I can relax 😅It's good to have a trusting relationship with people that they can leave the restaurant empty 😊.
Hi Jay & Nobby 🐦.
I saw the other one and it was such fun 😊👍🎶 good drinks as always 😻.
I can feel the trust in the place to start even if the owner is not there 😆.
Good evening, Pon 😃.
This is what happened to me 🤣I trust you because we do it in the same place every time😄or maybe it's a good thing 😊I had a lot of fun!
