Gassan is a sake from Yasugi City, famous for its loach scooping.
The following is from the brewery's website
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Gassan, a mountain overlooking the Yoshida Sake Brewery in Hirose-cho, Yasugi City, Shimane Prefecture, was home to Tomita Castle, famous as an impregnable castle during the Warring States Period.
Gassan, a mountain overlooking the Yoshida Sake Brewery in Hirose-cho, Yasugi City, Shimane Prefecture.
In this area, the best finished sake of the year is named "Gassan,
The best finished sake of the year was named "Gassan" and presented to the lord as the first barrel (= the best sake).
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Now, we have the sake of the lord with a nice bento box.
I am at a loss for comment. Is this Shimane sake? Gentle, gentle, easy to drink.
Gassan Special Junmai Izumo
Specified name
Special Junmai Sake
Ingredients
Rice, rice malt
Rice polishing ratio
60% (the highest ratio of rice used in the brewing process)
Rice used
Shimane-grown rice suitable for sake brewing
Alcohol content
15% alcohol by volume
Thank you all for your hard work 😊.
After returning home, opened a bottle of Gassan: ☝️
Actually, I've only had Gassan in the back, and I really wanted to try it 😁.
The aroma is not very strong, but the rice flavor is very good and it has a nice sharpness 😊.
This would go well with a meal ✨.
It's a completely different sake from Uragetsuyama 😁.
It's a great sake 😊
Oh, by the way, when I mumbled to my wife about which one to drink next while defrosting the cellar, she told me to drink from the one in the fridge! It's in the way 😦! She nailed me 😓.
Wife, I'll do my best to drink...so help me out 😊.
The picture is the state of the cellar right now: ☝️
Good evening, Kano!
And thank you for your hard work🍀.
The cellar is a feast for the eyes: ❣️
I haven't had Gassan yet, but it's a delicious sake when paired with my favorite meal lately 😋.
I'm very interested in Shimane Prefecture as well since I haven't had a chance to drink there 😊.
Good evening ma-ki-, good evening😊I have the impression that most of the sake in Shimane is of the classic variety ☝️ goes well with a strong meal😊I'm glad the cellar is a feast for the eyes😁.
Good morning, Kano 😃.
I think the difference between a new moon 🌑 and a full moon 🌕 is about the same 😄.
Mr. Gassan is one of the bottles I would like to drink but I haven't met him yet 🥲I would like to help you reduce it in the fridge and in the cellar 😋.
Good morning Jay & Nobby😊It really is a completely different drink ☝️ Gassan...it's a delicious drink, so if you come across it, bring it home 😊Cellar and fridge...you really need to cut back 😅
Off-line meeting with Kanto members on the second day (4)
We drank a lot of drinks on this day, but I don't remember what they tasted like (I ordered two kinds each, so my memory is getting more and more doubtful).
I'll summarize them here as a memo of remembrance.
Gassan
Another sake with an astringent taste.
I think I was drinking it while thinking that I wanted to raise the temperature.
Sashiki (figure)
I was a little excited when this one came out.
I think I drank it while saying "wow", but I don't remember the details.
Kamiwatari
How do you read that? I only remember that we drank it while saying
Seven Steps of the Snake
It's a Kumamoto sake, so I didn't drink it.
Nanbu Bijin
OCEAN99
Did I drink these two? I think they were served in the second half...
I was drinking as it was poured in the second half, so I was suspicious of what I was drinking...
So we drank for about 3 hours and closed the party...
After that, we finished up with ramen and split up!
Thank you all very much 🙇♂
We will be back again 👋
Ane here too 😁.
I have a picture... but there's a sake that I might not have drunk 😅.
It was a small restaurant but I was very satisfied with the food and drinks 😁.
Anyway, please keep your winter Yokohama schedule open 👋
Tomo-san, I was a bit upset because we chose a restaurant of Kyushu origin, but I'm glad you were satisfied with it. It's a pity that we couldn't have o-tomo for ramen 😢.
Alcohol content: 16
Rice used:Undisclosed
Rice polishing ratio:55
At a sake meeting in Tokyo.
Tomonori is the name of the president of Yoshida Sake Brewery.
He is said to name the best barrel after himself.
The aroma has a discreet ginjo aroma.
The taste has a very good balance of sweetness, acidity, and bitterness. There is also a slight feeling of gas.
It is balanced at a high level and is delicious.
It also went very well with the yellowtail "nameko" (nameko is a Japanese name for yellowtail).
Earlier this month, I went to Shimane for a long time to procure sake 🚗.
This time I got Gassan✨.
Gassan reminds me of Gassan Tomita Castle, the residence of the San'in Warrior Lords, the Amago clan.
The sake brewery and other breweries are located in a place that finally opens up after passing through the mountains from Okuidumo Town to Hirose Town.
Polishing ratio 60
Alcohol content 15
The aroma is fresh, the taste is sour, then sweet, and finishes with a touch of bitterness.
We enjoyed it with turban shell rice bowl and turban shell jar 😊.
I wonder how Lord Mori Motonari managed to get this far from Yoshida, Akitakada 💦.
It's far enough to drive😅
Good morning, soumacho!
You are a man of action to procure sake locally 🚙.
I had some sake from Shimane when I was on vacation with my parents and I remember it was all delicious 😋.
This one looks like it would go well with a meal too 😊.
Hi soumacho 😃
Shimane is another place I would like to visit and I would love to try a bottle of Gassan 😌 and the turban shells 🐚 look delicious 😋 it's worth the trip 👍
Good morning, ma-ki- 😀
It's really fun to see the sake everywhere you go ✨.
I regret that I don't get to go east from Kyoto very often 🥲💦.
It's a fresh sake that's easy to combine with food 😊.
Hi Jay & Nobby 😀
Shimane has an abundance of food from the sea and the mountains👍.
And it's reasonably priced too 😙.
There are also quite a few places to go sightseeing 🚗.
The prefecture is very wide 💦.
You should definitely try some Gassan too 😊.