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 🙇.
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
Etsukaijin Handmade Junmai Sake Yamahai Seo Rice Hi-ire R6BY
Rating 4.4
Rice used: Seo rice from Tottori Prefecture, Polishing ratio 71%, Alcohol 15-16%.
Better warmed than chilled. 56-57℃.
It has a strong sense of rice and umami.