After the New Year's festivities, my wife and I are back to our normal home.
But there's still some alcohol left 🍶.
Etsukaijin Kou!
My brother-in-law brought this from Kagawa!
It is made with Hachikan-nishiki and Kumamoto No. 9 yeast, and the alcohol content is a little high at 16-17 degrees!
It's supposed to be light nigori, but it's not muddy 🤣.
Is it too sweet for a Kaijin sake? (Compared to the last Yamahai Junmai)
I wouldn't go so far as to call it a sweet sake, but you can really feel the rice in it.
But you can feel the rice well, it's delicious 😋.
I think it leaves a bit of spiciness on the tongue.
I still have a bottle of Kaijin left, but I'll get to it... 🥳.
I'm drinking Kagawa's Etsukaijin tonight!
This is great!
First sweetness, then spiciness.
It has a spicy taste. I thought it would be better with hot sake, so I changed to hot sake. It's still a big hit.
It was hard to finish the bottle.
It was hard to finish the bottle.
Sake strength: +10
Acidity: 1.9
Rice: Tono Kame-no-o
Rice polishing ratio: 70
Alcohol percentage: 18-19
Yamahai brewing process, which is full of Etsukaijin's characteristics.
The strong umami of rice,
The alcohol content is higher than 17 or lower than 18 degrees Celsius.
The alcohol content is high, at more than 17 or less than 18 degrees C. The rice is Iwate-grown Kame-no-o, and the rice polishing ratio is 70%.
Sake rice is Kame-no-o from Iwate, and the rice polishing ratio is 70%.
Happy New Year 🌅‼️ and I look forward to working with you this year 🎍.
The first one of the year is Tsubameishi from Etsukaijin.
Mellow deliciousness, very complete. A beautiful sake, different from sweet and juicy.
Last year I met Sake no Wa and enjoyed the sake life. I wish you a happy new year 🙏 Keep your health in mind and do your best 🍶.
Happy New Year, Mr. Shikatarou 🎍New Year's greetings 🙇.
Etsukaijin is the perfect place to celebrate the New Year 😍Let's enjoy drinking again this year 🍶.
Happy New Year, Shikatarou 🎍.
I look forward to working with you again this year 🤗.
The sweet and juicy Etsukaijin looks delicious 🤤.
Let's make this year a really healthy and enjoyable drinking year 😊.
Do you want something dry for New Year's Eve and New Year's Eve Soba? If so, I thought this would be a good choice among the sake we had at home. I thought, "Why not?
This year, we invited my wife's mother and her brother in Takamatsu to celebrate New Year's at our house in Yokohama from New Year's Day to the 3rd.
My brother-in-law, perhaps out of consideration, sent us two bottles of Yoroshikujin 🤣 one of them was a bottle of Yoroshikujin.
A brewery in Kagawa Prefecture that makes sake in the traditional way, using a Japanese kettle and a wooden steamer.
I'll have it before my brother-in-law arrives, and I'll have it with my New Year's soba ❗🥳 (agreed).
Firm taste
The only sweetness is the rice flavor! It tastes like sake!
Not modern, traditional!
And it's delicious and flavorful 😋.
Let's try heating it up! The night is still long. To do a little sipping.
The fluffy aroma is amazing!
The taste comes straight to you with a bang!
But I prefer it more at room temperature!
Delicious 😋.
I can't drink a whole bottle, so I'll continue to drink it after tomorrow.
I wish you all a Happy New Year 🙇.
Happy New Year, Takashi 🎍!
You've opened a bottle of sake ❣️ looks delicious during the meal and perfect for the year-end and New Year's holidays! But still, we're getting all the sake we can 😆.
I'm looking forward to another year of izakaya shinkansen!
Happy New Year, Pon 🎍.
Lately, I've been buying a lot of alcohol that I've been given and not buying it myself 🤣.
Is it ok? There are some I want to buy 😅I have no place to put them even if I buy more, I just have to drink them as soon as possible!
Happy New Year, Takashi 🎍.
Looks like your wife's family gathered for a fun New Year's party 🎵.
The New Year is also loved by you with the gathering of sake 😍.
Let's enjoy the sake life more and more this year 🤗
Happy New Year, ma-ki🎍!
This year we have so many people that it feels like we can't sit at our table 🤣 well, I'm thankful for that too 🤗.
I will enjoy drinking again this year, just be careful not to drink too much 🥰.
It is neither ripe nor sour, but a good balance of both.
Yamahai sake, as expected from Etsukaijin!
Unlike unfiltered raw sake, it has a moderate body and is easy to drink.
Hot sake.
Totally different aroma, melon sensation?
Dusty and aromatic earth and soy sauce flavor when you include it.
Blueness like young strawberries. Complex flavor.
The impact of the high alcohol content is still there,
This is probably due to the aging process, but there are no corners.
Powerful flavor. I like this one.
Preference 4/5
Hot sake.
Aroma of forest. A floral aroma reminiscent of lotus flowers.
It has a thin, honeyed, herbal note.
The aroma has a light sweetpotato flavor.
The viscosity is surprisingly low, but the umami is energetic and the drinkability is outstanding.
At 17-18%, the alcohol is a bit spicy, but it is not overpowering,
It warms up gradually and is well-cornered.
Taste 3.5/5
