This is Yamama-san here tonight.
We had gotten it out of the prefecture during the prohibition period 😄.
The aroma is fruity.
The aroma is fruity, but there is almost no sweetness. The main taste is umami, with just enough acidity and bitterness to not interfere with the main taste, and then the spiciness of the kara-kara finishes it off 🍶.
The gap between the aroma and taste is quite interesting 😊.
I served it with some bonito sakataki I had bought in Kyushu 😙.
This sake is read as "YANMA" in the mountains. The label is on the back, so you can't read it at all. There is no tag on the label, but the sake is packed directly in the bottle.
It has a fresh and crisp aroma, a juicy sweet and sour taste that is not too strong, and a certain umami flavor. The flavor is easy to pair with food, and when it returns to room temperature, the sweetness comes out, which is also nice.
Yamama is a brand often seen here at Fukurokuju.
I guess it's a bit expensive since it's a special pure sake.
That's right!
The other one in the last drink comparison is also dry, so let's enjoy a crisp dry one to finish off the meal 😌.
Knowledge
Rice : Gohyakumangoku, Koiibuki
Rice polishing ratio : 60
Alcohol content : 16
Unlike the ORI-ORI that I drank before, there is no fizzy feeling at all.
It is light in alcohol (13%), but when you put it in your mouth, you can feel the alcohol. It also feels somewhat heavy in the mouth. I am sorry if you like it, but Yamama-san may not be right for you...
''The sake that has been secretly and meticulously trial-brewed with the aim of realizing an ideal, ultimate flavor has finally reached a satisfactory form and has been on sale since the fall of 2007.
It is unfiltered sake, with only the middle portion taken during the Kami-zan (pressing) process, which is immediately bottled directly into the bottle. ''
Umami? Taste? Depth? I have the impression that I can feel it, but it doesn't linger in my mouth. It doesn't interfere with the meal. It has a presence, but it is not assertive.
Super limited edition text on the bottom right ✨I bought it at Ponshukan when I went back to Niigata 😊The text between the mountains is gold and the blue bottle is very beautiful! It also has a luxurious feel ✨.
The taste is quite dry and tingling due to the original sake and the mild sweetness like pineapple is very delicious 😋There is a little bitterness at the end of the bottle, which makes it a very satisfying and luxurious Yamama!
This is my second bottle of Yanma: ❤️
It has almost no sweetness, but only umami! It's delicious‼️It's 16 degrees, but the alcohol is light🩷Is this the power of Oumachi? ‼️
Today we have hokke, grilled pork, and the main dish is soy milk tofu 💖.
I made cold soymilk tofu by heating kombu dashi, soymilk, and yose-tofu slowly so it doesn't boil over and then cooling it down ✨.
The taste of the broth, the flavor of the soy milk, and the tofu was exquisite 🥰🙌My husband said it was delicious too 🩷.
Maybe it's better to go head to head with the dashi broth's umami for the umami of omachi 🧐.
Sake impressions by itself are in charge of shinsaku3💕.
Good evening, Pekho 🦉.
I thought from the label that it would be robust, but it's light and delicious 🎶I'm surprised that you can really make anything with soy milk tofu ‼️😳and the flavor collaboration looks delicious😻Yumami for umami, I remember 🫡.
Ponchan 🩷Good evening! It looks surprisingly light and modern 😋‼️
Please try cold soymilk tofu in the hot summer and match it with delicious sake😍I thought it was important to warm it up once to remove excess moisture👍.
Good evening, Mr. Pekho😄
Yamama, I thought it was a sweet sake! I thought the soy milk tofu was hot, but it looks delicious cold ⁉️ 🤤I don't know how you came up with that recipe, Pekho-san you are a genius 🙌!
HinaHanaMama🩷Good evening‼️
YANMASANNiigata sake is characterized by a sweetness that is not typical of sake, but this time it was a sake-like sake 😍but light in flavor and easy to drink👍Cold soy milk tofu is good for summer‼️✨Konbu, soy milk and tofu all have concentrated flavor 🥰🥰.
Overall 8 (out of 10)
In the "Never Drank Before" series
I was attracted by the advertisement "Yamama, a juicy, umakuchi (delicious) sake that is unlike Niigata sake".
I was attracted by the advertisement of "juicy and delicious taste that is not like Niigata sake" in the "Never Tasted Before Series" and had it for the first time.
This time, I had a bottle of Omachi!
According to the description
"Rich and heavy" according to the description.
Delicious 😋.
Compared to the previous Comet, it is more like Niigata sake! Compared to the previous Comet, it gives the impression of being dry and robust.
The first sip after taking it out of the refrigerator gives the impression that the umami is more pronounced than the spiciness, but as time goes by, the spiciness gradually becomes more noticeable.
As time goes by, the spiciness gradually becomes more noticeable.
I have the impression that the taste changes greatly depending on the change in temperature.
I enjoyed it chilled.
Pairing impressions were made by Pekho-san.
My personal impression
Aroma
Modest ginjo aroma👍
Taste
The higher the number, the stronger the taste (5 is the maximum)
-Spiciness: 3 at the beginning → 2 in the aftertaste
-Sweetness: 0 at the beginning → 0 in the aftertaste
-Sourness: 0 at the beginning → 0 in the aftertaste
-Bitterness: 1 at the beginning → 1 in the aftertaste
-Astringency: 0 at the beginning → 1 lingering aftertaste
-Rice flavor: Start 2→ Lingering 2
Mouthfeel】→4
Smaller number = light
Bigger number = richer
(5 is the maximum)
Good evening, shinsaku3!
I see that Yamama is dry! When I was in Niigata before, I was looking for a sweet sake and the liquor store recommended Yamama to me 😅I'm sure there is a range from sweet to dry! I guess the dry and thick one is for the experts 🤣.
Good evening, HinaHanaMama 😃.
The last time I had Yamama-san, it was juicy and not like Niigata sake, but this time it was a bit more like Niigata sake 😅.
As you said, maybe different brands have different taste direction 🧐.
Good evening, Jay & Nobby 😃.
I learned about Oniyama👹 from Jay & Nobby's previous comment.
I'm quite interested in it, but I haven't been able to come across it.
I guess it's given a very different character seasoning 🧐.