Wednesday is sake day! Today we open a bottle of sake that we found at an antenna store in Yamaguchi 🍶.
G# Gohashi G# Junmai Ginjo
Sake rice: 100% Yamadanishiki produced in Yamaguchi prefecture
Yeast: Yamaguchi Yamahai yeast
Pour: 14% (served at room temperature)
Nose: Banana-like with caramelized notes
Mouthfeel: Lightly sweet with a slight tangy stimulation
Medium: Mainly umami with gentle stimulation
Aftertaste: Dry and sharp.
It is a classic type of sake, but it is easy to drink and has a modern feel with a slight piquancy.
It has been a long time since I have had a good cold sake. It went well with motsu nabe (hot pot)!
Preference score: 8.0/10
Aroma: 1.5|Mouthfeel: 1.5|Medium: 1.5|Final taste: 1.5|Price: 2.0
Today's second stop is Sakai Sake Brewery in Itsukashi 😀!
At this brewery, we were allowed to sample everything from the gold medal winning Daiginjos to Fives, and we were in drunk mode from the morning 🤣.
Personally, I prefer the Junmai Ginjo Saito no Shizuku, which I have had several times😇.
I bought a bottle of NOTEN, which is brewed from the summer rice crop by the brewery, and a newly made FIVE white 😇.
During the tasting, Mr. Nakaso Toji, whom I have met several times, came out to meet me and asked me what was next, and when I told him I was going to visit Kinkan Kuromatsu, he agreed to drive me all the way there😇.
Thank you so much 🙏!
Sake purchased at the Takashimaya Sake Festival (3㌥)
I bought this sake because it was the most popular and the last one among the various frozen fresh sake.
It was fresh, sweet and spicy. I think it might be the spiciest Gobashi I've ever had 🤔.
It's refreshing and fruity when I drink it again.
It's hard to tell, but the label has snowflakes on it, and I thought the embossing on it was very elaborate 👀.
The polar bear that's frozen asleep is cute too 🐻❄️
Hi bouken 🐦.
I thought it wasn't a raccoon, it's because it's a frozen sleep 😊I'll at least sample it when I see this label 😻.
I zoomed in and found ❄️! It's beautiful ✨
Good evening, Ponchan.
They freeze the entire bottle immediately after filling it, so it's like a freeze sleep 💤.
I was told there was no tasting but I bought it without tasting at Gobashi for peace of mind and trust 😁.
It's beautiful and I use the bottle for transfers ✨️
Low-Al Series (iii)
The characteristic color is due to red yeast.
It looks like strawberry milk, but it is elegant, moderately sweet and has a nice schwashy taste, and looks good as an aperitif.
My favorite degree ★★★★☆
◎Sake Day! So we decided on something we have never had before at Gobashi.
It is a sake from Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Although it does not have the fruity taste of today's sakes, it is mild for a dry sake, and it lived up to its reputation as a food sake.
It seemed to be a sake that could be drunk with any kind of snacks, and it seemed to be well received, as people in their 30s spontaneously drank more and more.
At first, I read it as "Z? but the waiter corrected me and said it was "Five".
It is indeed junmai dry and strong. It is a type of sake that cannot be drunk very much (in a good sense).
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The last bottle purchased on the Iwakuni Kintai-bashi Cormorant fishing trip.
The brand named after Kintai Bridge which consists of five arches
The fruity taste is mixed with the sweetness of rice.
It goes in smoothly.
Then the acidity is a little strong.
Gentle and mellow
All rice used is from Yamaguchi
Ingredients rice, rice malt
Rice polishing ratio 55
Alcohol content 15
2,200 yen/720ml at Iwakuni Kokusai Kanko Hotel