Due to a sudden change in my work schedule, I had a three-day weekend from the 8th to the 10th, so I dropped my child off at daycare and went to Tokuji Sake Shop (Kusatsu and Konan) and Takatsu Sake Shop in Shiga Prefecture to visit liquor stores a little further away.
My main goal was to drink "Akabu", which I have been wanting to drink for a long time, but there were many other sake brands that I was interested in, and I found myself looking for more.
In the end, I bought 3 bottles including "Akabu" and will review them in the future. ✨️
I put the large catch of sake in the cellar and opened this one, which had been sleeping in the back for a long time 🍶 and had a drink with it.
Fukuwakura Junmai Ginjo
First time drinking at Mie Sake House.
［In a glass.]
The aroma is full of ginjo aroma, a slight gassy feeling on the tip of the tongue, and a mellow sweetness that spreads to the palate, followed by a bitter taste that finishes with a gentle aftertaste and lingering bitterness on the tongue.
［Mokkiri.]
The aroma is also full of ginjo aroma, and the mouthfeel is slightly gassy, with a smooth umami sweetness that finishes with a gentle lingering bitterness that is felt in the back of the throat at the end.
We also had some "Mie Nakatoro (medium fatty tuna)" and "Engawa Oshizushi (pressed sushi)" which were in stock at the fish shop, and we got some "Akafuku" which we wanted to pair with it at the service area on the way to the restaurant.
［Akafuku is not so good because of the strong alcohol taste after the sweetness, but the brown sugar taste of the Adzuki Bar is intoxicating!
The fourth one is [dry curry] 🍛 that I usually order on the night shift.
I thought about it a lot and thought this would be another curry activity 🤔.
I can't stand the spicy hotness of the curry powder [red can] that seems to be in abundance 🥰.
Good evening, Mr. Gyves.
I've been busy, so it was nice to have an occasional holiday? Yes, it was.
And you're doing a great job with your drinking 🤗.
I'm looking forward to seeing which one is the Akabudamono 😋.
I haven't tried Fukuwagura, but it would be fun to pair it with an azuki bar 😍.
Good evening, Jive-san!
Jive-san's entrée always looks delicious... Fukuwagura-san's sake looks well-balanced too... S&B's red can! I get the impression that you have a lot of fans when you also have a food log 😊.
Good morning, Jive 😃.
Jive-san is flexible to sudden change of schedule and sake activity, great 👍I'm quite curious about Engawa's pressed sushi 🤤Is Imuraya the same as Imuraya of azuki bar? I haven't studied enough... 🙏.
Hi Jive 🐦.
Thanks for the sake activity in Kusatsu😊I hope you found a lot of brands you don't usually see, I look forward to your review🎶.
Dry curry is definitely a curry activity too 😆 I often make it using red cans too!
The owner is Fukuwakura Ohatsu, famous for its Imuraya azuki bar.
The initial aroma is fruity and sweet.
It is a joke to say that it is like an adzuki-bar in your mouth, but it is quite sweet.
It is recommended for those who like sweet.
It was delicious😊✨️
Hi, Matsuchiyo-san!
I too have this in stock and will open it when I get together something to match 🥰.
I just tasted it and it's interesting that it has some kind of [adzuki-bar] feel to it 🤣.
A drink made by the azuki bar company.
Slightly carbonated and tingling on the tongue.
Nice sweetness and a dry bitter aftertaste.
Delicious.
Manufacture date: October 2023
The nose is pineapple🍍.
It has umami and sweetness, but the early bitterness makes the aftertaste short.
I bought this sake to try because it is brewed by Imuraya, but it is just plain delicious.
At "Umashishi-Shu Mie 2025 in Kabuto-cho, Tokyo" 🍶.
It was my very favorite sake 🥰. It was refreshing and sweet at the same time. I want to drink it again!
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Rice used: Kami no Ho
Rice polishing ratio: 60
Japanese sake brewed by Imuraya, which makes azuki bars and meat buns.
Slightly gassy and fruity with a slight acidity.
☆4.5
One of my seniors at work bought this as a gift for me, a sake lover.
I was going to drink it when something good happened, but today I celebrated because I hit a timely goal in a grass baseball game.
The slight carbonation and the sweet aroma are the best!
There was a general meeting of the six central prefectures' surveyors' associations.
This year, I was in charge of my prefecture, so I collected this much sake at the sake corner 👆 (You can already tell which prefecture I am a land and house surveyor, right😅)
(I can already tell which prefecture's land surveyor is in charge 😅) I was told to leave the sake selection to him since he didn't know much about it.
Well, I chose the sake based on my own judgment and my own taste 😄In the end, I collected 19 bottles!
It's like a sake fair when you put them all together like this!
When I heard that the sake was good on the day of the event or the day after, I felt a bit smug 😤!
And one of the bottles in the lineup!
This is the first one in a long time!
Yopa Memo_φ(・・・)
Fruity, gorgeous
The aroma is a bit strong.
Some people may not like it.
When you open the cork, you'll see 💨.
There is a lot of freshness.
It was delicious 😋😋😋😋.
Thanks for the drink!
Hello landscapers 🐦.
I thought it was a tasting event, but it was the annual section 😆 It's a great lineup every year!
You must have become quite familiar with the sake of the 6 prefectures!
Good evening Pon-chan, good evening 🌧️ I put a lot of effort into collecting the food since I was the county on duty this time 😤It was a bit too much but I think they were pleased with the food.
I was stuck in the corner like a sales rep so I hardly got to eat any of the food 😭.
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This is an item brought to a recent sake meeting.
It is a sake made by Imuraya, famous for its azuki bar. Apparently, azuki has nothing to do with it.
It was a small bottle, so it was sold out immediately.
Everyone was so interested in the specifics that I was unable to take any pictures.
I hope to see them again.
