Today, a Junmai Daiginjyo Unfiltered Nama-shu of Miyamanishiki from Hanaoyokyu: ❗️❗️
The aroma is of a living mash. The first sip gives a raw, tingling sensation on the tongue❗️ followed by a complex flavor❗️I was able to bring it to a drinking party and it was a big hit and we finished the bottle quickly❤️
Peach to melon? The explosive ginjo aroma that makes you think "melon from peach? After all, Hana-yoso is a junmai ginjo! Let me enjoy this gorgeousness now ....... From there, the sweetness rides softly on the sweet flavor, without bitterness, and the lingering ginjo aroma makes you enjoy it. It really is my favorite sake. The only problem is that it's not easy to get it 😅.
Fujisawaya.
I was able to buy Hana-yoso for the first time.
Sweetness and sourness likened to pineapple.
The strong flavor gives way to a sweet aftertaste and bitterness.
Suitable for aperitifs. I tried it with mackerel with sweet and sour sauce, salad, and pork miso soup, but I felt it was difficult to match with meals.
It is sweet and easy to drink.
It is Miyamanishiki in Hanayo 🍶.
The top aroma is slightly pineapple.
The palate has a slight pinappo sweetness with a slight alcohol taste.
It finishes with a slight astringency.
It has the roughness or angularity of a new sake.
I think it will become more mellow when it matures 🤔.
It was delicious 🍶😊.
I opened a bottle of the first new sake of the year, Hana-yoso and Miyamanishiki, and from this year, if I have a bottle, I will buy that one!
HANAHODAKU Biyamanishiki Junmai Daiginjyo Unfiltered Nama-shu
This year's Hanahyokyu was relatively sweet and tasty from the first day!
Since it is a 1.5 litre bottle, it is best to let it sit for a few more days to let it lose some of its edge, so that you can enjoy its sweetness and flavor gradually.
A bottle that has been sitting in the fridge for a while. This is the first rice called Ginpu. I looked it up and found that it is a Hokkaido rice born in 2000 and seems to be a child of Hachitan-Nishiki. I thought it was a rare sake rice, but according to the website of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, it is one of the top 10 sake rice varieties in Japan in terms of production.
Yamadanishiki ranks first, followed by Gohyakumangoku and Miyamanishiki, the top three, and then Omachi, a rice produced in several prefectures. After that, there are many locally produced rices that are produced in specific prefectures and used in large quantities: Akita Sake Komachi from Akita Prefecture, Hachitan Nishiki from Hiroshima, Hitogokochi from Nagano, Dewa Sanzan from Yamagata Prefecture, and Ginpu from Hokkaido, which is number nine. I looked for Aizan and found it at number 13, Hyogo.
Looking at the list, one can see that each prefecture produces its own Yamadanishiki and Gohyakumangoku, but all the other prefectures are engaged in friendly competition to produce their own representative sake rice. I would like to continue drinking sake so that everyone can succeed in their endeavors.
https://www.maff.go.jp/j/seisaku_tokatu/kikaku/attach/pdf/sake_r5seisan-2.pdf