EPISODE II is a sake made from "Yume no Kaori" produced in Kitakata and kept at 70% low-pasteurized. It has a mild aroma, a light fruity sweetness and acidity that reminds one of Riesling, a white wine!
As the temperature approaches room temperature, the flavor of French cheese also comes out. Great cosmetics, delicious!
Sake strength +1.0
Alcohol content 16%.
Acidity 1.4
Amino acidity 0.9
Yeast used: Kyokai 1801
Rice: Yamadanishiki produced in Banshu
Polishing ratio 39
This is one of the bottles we purchased at the Homare Sake Brewery during our trip to Kitakata.
The moment I put it in my mouth, I was amazed! Delicious! I love it! I was enraptured.
The sourness appeared just before I swallowed it, as if following the tropical sweetness that spread across my mouth, and the bitterness was far away and disappeared quickly.
It has a beautiful, calm and mature impression at the end of the bottle.
The aroma is fruity (banana-melon type) and crisp, with a gentle aftertaste and a pleasant trace of gas.
Fukushima has many really good sake, but this one was quite a favorite for me!
First impression is of a white Riesling, with acidity and pleasant bitterness reminiscent of Chablis. The nice and refreshing rice flavor is exquisite in ensemble with sweetness and acidity! Finito with a clear and crisp taste ^_^Cold sake is the basic, as the temperature rises, the sweetness increases, mellowness, and after the clear feeling of sake, it finishes cleanly. The taste of the strongest art of COSPA!
Ikoma Sake Shop Aizu Homare Tasting (2)
Continued from ①.
We drank
Kitakata Terroir Junmai Ginjo Gohyakumangoku
The atmosphere is similar to what we have had so far, but a little spicier.
Aizu Homare Junmai Ginjo Fukunoka
This one is also quite sweet and tasty. I've never seen this label before and thought it looked unusual.
Aizu Homare Yozakura Junmai Ginjo
This is said to be a spring sake. It has a classic flavor among the ones we drank this time.
Classic but light!
Lychee nigori sake
The lychee flavor is in full bloom. I thought it would be hard to sell it because I think lychee is not to be liked or disliked. I like lychee myself 😘.
Strawberry nigori sake
I liked this one the best out of all the liqueurs.
It's more strawberry than sake-like, and it's delicious!
Chocolate Nigori
It is very chocolatey, but it also has a strong alcoholic taste.
I was so confused because there were so many sweet ones, but I bought the Fuku-no-Ka.
I wondered if the brewer was from Fukushima, but it seems he is a resident of Tokyo. It seems that it was planned to coincide with an event at a department store in the Kansai region.
bouken, I'm here for you too 🙇.
This looks like a great tasting for those with a sweet tooth! The 4th one in particular is a sight for sore eyes 😻 Looks so good to see 😆 Glad you can drink so many from one brewery 😊👍.
Hello Pon-chan ☀☀☀
The sake was sweet and most of the flavors were modern and safe to drink 😋.
It seems like it was a great success with many people selling out 😊.
Ikoma Sake Shop Aizu Homare Tasting (1)
The day after Harukas, we had a tasting of Aizu Homare at the nearby Ikoma Sake Shop!
I didn't take notes, so I'm going to split this post into two parts because there were so many kinds of sake 😅.
I drank
Kitakata Terroir Junmai Ginjo Kitakata Yamadanishiki
I think they called it Utsukushima Yume Yeast.
It's pretty sweet and fresh tasting.
Aizu Homare Junmai Ginjo Yamadanishiki
I think they said 1801 yeast.
Fruity and quite sweet.
Sold out when I was there.
Aizu Homare Junmai Daiginjo Yamadanishiki from Banshu
It tastes like a richer version of Junmai Ginjo.
Kitakata Terroir Junmai Unfiltered Unrefined Genshu Yume no Kaori
Fire-brewed but raw and muscat-like
Aizu Homare Junmai Ginjo Yume no Kaori
This is also fresh and sweet. I think it tastes similar to Karahashi. Yamadanishiki is the same, but the label is a bit similar too 🤔.
Aizu Homare Yamadanishiki and Yume no Aroma are available only at two stores, a sake store in Saitama and Ikoma Sake Shop, since they were just released.
Homare Shuzo
Kitakata Terroir Episode II pasteurized Junmai Unfiltered Uncured Sake
This brewery is located in Kitakata City, Fukushima Prefecture.
The rice is 70% polished "Yume no Kou" produced in Kitakata.
Sake brewed with Fukushima Prefecture yeast "Utsukushima Yume Yeast".
This is a fire-aged version of Episode II.
Sweet and fruity aroma, soft
Rice flavor, gentle mouthfeel and elegant aftertaste.
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