Just to show that the long series of posts is over...
The 25th Hankyu Brewery Festival [2nd half] (1)
Sawa Masamune's booth.
This is the second time this year's Kuramoto Festival, as for some reason the breweries opening stalls change during the first half and second half of the festival period.
I was most interested in this one.
I asked bouken-san to scout it out in advance and received some information.
It seemed that no kurabito (brewer) had come to this one, so a mannequin was on hand to help us.
The lineup was only Junmai Daiginjo and Daiginjo class, but they also brought Shochu and Umeshu (plum wine).
Junmai Daiginjo Yuki Megami
A rather aromatic, clear, and clean sake with a rather refreshing taste.
Junmai Daiginjo Benihanaya Jubei Yuki Meishin
The sweeter flavor and a bit of bitterness on the palate. This is the sake that won platinum in the KuraMastar this year.
Benihanaya Jubei ◉ Daiginjo
A royal Daiginjo made with Yamadanishiki and polished to 35%. It has a clear, mineral flavor and sweetness for a Yamadanishiki.
I didn't get a picture of it out of the blue...
As bouken's previous information, the overall taste was more light. I think the price is low for a polished sake.
Thanks, Nemuchi 😁.
On the Saturday I went there, there was a woman wearing a happi coat of Sawa Masamune, and I asked her about the distributor, so I thought she was from the brewery, but I guess I was wrong 🤔.
bouken, thanks 😊The mannequin who helped me said he was standing on Sunday and Monday and didn't see Kuranjin, but it could have been Kuranjin on Saturday 😅If he was wearing a happi coat, it's very possible 🤔.
The 25th Hankyu Brewery Festival ①.
This is the first time in about a year since I didn't go to the last one in the spring.
The venue was changed to the same festival plaza as the traveling SAKE event, and the former venue was turned into a high-brand watch shop💦.
Rolex was lined up like a ramen shop with a long line 🤣.
The first brewery I visited was the Furusawa Sake Brewery, which was participating in the Sake Brewery Festival for the first time!
A sake brewery that was a complete first for me!
Junmai Daiginjo Yuki Megami 48
Clear, light and clean taste
Junmai Daiginjo Bidabishu
The rice is Dewa Tsanzan.
This one is sweeter. It is also a little refreshing.
Benihana-ya Juubei Daiginjo
Yamadanishiki rice polished to 35%.
Slightly darker and sweeter than the previous two
Relatively reasonable considering the specs 🤔.
I have the impression that the taste of Sawa Masamune goes up as the price goes up.
I don't think there are any stores in Kansai where you can buy it.
Sawa Masamune Namaeshu (Sake before the tank)
New sake purchased during a brewery tour at the Furusawa Sake Brewery in Sagae City.
It has a freshness of new sake, a drinkability of 19 degrees Celsius, and a rich and thick taste, with a modest slightly cloudy gaseous taste.
It was also priced at a high CP of 1,300 yen 🙌.
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Masamune hunters go today🍶.
I went to the antenna store 📡, a place of relaxation for Masamune hunters 💡, and found this 💡.
Sawa Masamune is also available around Yamagata Station, but this sake seemed like a serious sake, so I decided to buy it.
Above all, since it calls itself "Bida", I have my own expectations that it is as good as Ferrari🟥🐦🔥 from Tochigi 🤣.
The mouthfeel is mellow and creamy like a shake 😚.
This raises my expectations 🤩.
Slight sweetness and a slight astringency in the aftertaste. The sweetness is like a diluted banana sweetness ☺️
The sizzling sweetness spreads as you sip it and ends with a flash of bitterness.
After opening the bottle, it became a straight drinking experience that passed quickly within a couple of days😙.
Was it a real sake after all?
I would like to drink other Sawa Masamune to find out 💪.
Nice Masamune👍
Good morning, Hiro 😀
Thanks for another great day of Masamune Hunter activities😇.
Of course this is the first time for me to try Masamune-sama here, but the name Masamune-sama has changed my image of the traditional type of sake 🤣.
Good morning, Hiro 😃.
I'm curious about Masamune, which calls itself the Ferrari of Tochigi 🤣🤗.
Is it "Majishu👍" written as "Honkishu"
I'm like Gushiken 😆.
Hi Yasbay 😃.
Thank you very much 🙇♂️ It's true that Masamune has the image of a traditional sake. There are actually a lot of Masamune that are more modern. I learned that as I drank more and more Masamune myself 😆.
Hi Jay & Nobby 😃.
It was a different type of Ferrari from the one in Tochigi, but it was "Majishu👍". If you find it, please visit ❗️
Gushiken🤣🤣.
I wonder if "Majishu👊" makes it even more like Gushiken 🤣.
I bought it at the MaxValu in front of Yamagata Station.
The MaxValu there has a great selection of local sake and wine, and is like a sake-drinking paradise.
The taste is sweet and sour. It tastes so good that you can't help but exclaim, "It's so good! I exclaimed. It is better to drink it as it is rather than to pair it with snacks. It would go better with mellow matured cheese than with something light and refreshing.
It tastes as if it would be written as a sake for women on the menu of a sake specialty store.