#Sake Rice: Hitanishiki (produced in Kasama)
#Polishing ratio: 65
#Alcohol content: 15
The wife barks "I want to eat chestnut sweets, let's go to Kasama❗". (`o')<<<
As I am not a fan of sweets, I put my mother-in-law's condition, "If we stop by a place where we can buy Ibaraki's local sake". 😎.
So, I made an expedition to Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture.
So I went to Isokura Nagaya and bought one of the two bottles I purchased.
It is Isokura Shuzo's flagship, junmai-shu (with fire-working).
The first sip was a "umami-kuchi type? The first sip is a "umami-guchi" type of sake, but it quickly goes down smoothly, and the sake goes down well.
Personally, I thought it would go well with dashi (Japanese soup stock) type meals.
The first draft sake brewed with this year's new rice!
It is slightly carbonated at 17 degrees and comes with a gusto, but the sweetness and freshness of the rice comes later!
It can be served with meat as a snack.
As the label says "mountain", it has a robust but lingering taste. It is served in a sake cup made by Kasama potter Yasumasa Sato.
Inazato Junmai
Ishitokosui brewing
Isokura Sake Brewery (Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture)
Souvenir from a business trip to Ibaraki🍶.
The aroma of banana is pronounced and fruity. Banana nuance is also faintly felt after the first impression of sweetness. The second half is dry and lingering, but the impression is more fruity than dry wines from Niigata and other regions.
We had it at room temperature with Western food in Mito. They say it is a local best seller loved by drinkers. The chestnut sweets in Kasama were also delicious: ‼️
Inazato Dry
Ishitokosui brewing
Isokura Sake Brewery (Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture)