Utsunomiya, I think. I was passing by and was curious to make a U-turn to buy. Kurumazaka seems to have recently made a deal, first time for me too. I am glad I bought it! The rice is full of flavor. Delicious.
Memorandum
Sake rice Gohyakumangoku
Polishing ratio: Koji rice 60%, Kake rice 65
The mouthfeel is firm. It has a robust feeling with a deliciously bitter acidity. Nutty. I also like this kind.
Left Aged wine
The aroma is strong. It is rich but the taste is round.
I thought this one would be more harsh, but it is easy to drink.
It has a very good taste. It reminds me of the tamakon (konjac) I got as an appetizer.
Surfing Kurumizaka
A warmed sake that is easy to drink with a sour taste.
As it cools down, the sourness becomes sweeter.
A summer warmed sake. I have never drunk anything other than Kido when it comes to Wakayama, and this is the first time I've heard of Kurumusaka. It was burned into my memory 🍶.
I can't wait to drink this kind of sake at the end of the day 😆.
First of all, here is the face.
(Isn't he too handsome with black label and silver foil?)
All the labels of Kurumazaka are cool and austere. But when you drink it, your impression is turned 180 degrees to your surprise.
The mouthfeel is fruity, but the light dryness comes before the sweetness lingers.
It is truly a cool beauty!
Nama-zake is usually thought of as smooth and easy to drink.
But this one has a quirk,
In total, it is light,
But the umami and acidity of the rice is still there! It is an assertive type of wine,
It is a self-assertive type of sake.
The balance between the acidity and the umami of the rice is also very good.
It is neither too heavy nor too light.
I like it no matter how many times I drink it.
Ripe, sweet rice aroma.
When it is sipped, it has a syrupy, mellow, grain-like rice flavor.
It is supported by the acidity of Yamahai.
It is strong and solid.
Taste: 3/5
#Drinking at home
I had a drink at a tuna wholesaler and enjoyed it so much that I bought a bottle on the way home!
A bottle costs 2200 yen without tax.
It looks the same, but are the specs different? I thought, "It looks the same, but the specs are different.
It has a refreshing taste with just the right amount of acidity and umami.
With a bottle of sake costing 3,000 to 4,000 yen across the board, it is hard to bow down to the corporate efforts of Kido and Kurumizaka.
How can they make such delicious sake at such a low price?
Other breweries should learn from them!
The refreshingness typical of summer sake and the umami flavor typical of Kurumasaka are in perfect harmony, and I would like to call it mildly refreshing and umakuchi.
I used to have the impression that summer sake was too light and not very drinkable, but this is wonderful.
It has just the right amount of umami, acidity to support the base, and just enough spiciness to tighten the flavor, but not too much.
This is the kind of summer sake that I welcome.