HYOGO SAKE EXPO 2024④.
Since it was a special occasion, I ordered the A set for 660 yen since there were still some minor breweries. I was afraid I would get drunk if I didn't eat, so I ordered Hinepon, a specialty of Banshu 😁.
The first brewery in the A set is Sakura Ichimonji.
It is a brewery of the Hakutsuru group.
I've had Tamba Sakura in the past, but this is the regular brand.
It's almost only distributed in Tamba Sasayama city, but according to past information, it was once stocked at an AEON store in Itami?
I don't have a chance to get it because it's a 1.5 liter bottle 😅.
It's a little bit lactic acidic, and it's like a Japanese sake, but you can taste the sweetness of the rice.
It is an affiliate company of Hakutsuru, and most of the sake they make is sold to Hakutsuru, so you can tell that they are a very talented brewery.
Like Raku-no-Sei and Morinori, the breweries that used to sell sake barrels to big breweries must have a lot of power.
Tanba Sasayama - Sakurashuzo's sake. The souvenir of the Tanba trip (though it is one and a half hours one way by car from a house).
The aroma of the lactic acid bacteria, the pungency which spreads to the side, the sweetness and the sourness which seem to be backed up
The moment these are put in the mouth, they rush in within two seconds with a waft, disappear noisily, and the spiciness that remains slightly drifts piquantly. While enjoying the spiciness, it is also fun to wash it down with the thick lactic acid bacteria aroma and sourness, and to repeat it.
If you heat it up, the lactobacillus aroma and sourness will come out more thickly and richly. It also has an interesting aroma like hot Yakuto (which I've never had). As it cools down a bit, the mouthfeel becomes thicker and more like hot yakult or hot yogurt.
Next to Tamba Sasayama City, Tamba City's Yamanami Town (15 minutes by car from downtown Tamba Sasayama) is the home of dinosaurs, where dinosaur fossils have been found. Also, in Hyoukami-cho, Tamba City, about 20 minutes to the north from Yamanami-cho, there is the lowest watershed in Japan, and you can see a river that divides into the Japan Sea and the Seto Inland Sea.
I have lived in Hyogo Prefecture for quite a while, but this is the first time I have heard of it. It's quite interesting.
When you visit the Tamba region of Hyogo Prefecture, be sure to pay attention along with the sake.
I found out about it through an online article or something.
I was curious so I tried it and it was very easy to drink. The package is also very cool.
I still can't finish drinking all the sake from Hyogo Prefecture...