Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture. Shirakami Sake Brewery Co.
Shirakami Junmai Daiginjo Hanafuki 50%.
Yes, this is Shirakami.
After the sake event, I bought the last bottle at a liquor store that also serves corner shops, where I went with bouken-san.
We drank it at home without letting bouken say "let's open it" 🤣.
We drank it cold.
The color is clear and almost colorless.
The aroma is mild, with a slight alkali aroma.
The mouthfeel flows smoothly down the throat.
The taste is mildly sweet and umami, with a hint of richness.
The hint of aroma is vague and peculiar.
The aftertaste is subtle and lingers in the nose.
As the temperature rises, a slight citrus flavor and a sharp sake taste appear.
The aftertaste is still bothering me.
Ingredients: Rice (domestic), Rice malt (domestic)
Rice used: 100% Hanabukiyuki (Aomori Prefecture rice)
Polishing ratio:50%.
Sake degree: -1.0
Acidity: 1.3
Alcohol content: 16
Good evening, Mr. Nemuchi.
I think he must have been captivated by the Shizukuri Unfiltered 🤔I don't know because I don't remember 🤣.
I think you said after-flavor, was it subtle?
After the 8th Japanese Sake Festival (5)
Walking around Sennichimae, I found a corner bar and decided to enter.
Masuda Shoten, where I have come several times to buy sake in front of Namba Grand kagetsu.
A store that stocks quite a bit of sake, which is unfamiliar to us in the Kansai region.
We entered the store after 7:30 p.m. and had one drink each because the store was open until 8 p.m.!
I chose Shirakami.
I think this is the only place in Kansai that carries Shirakami.
I got the impression that it was a robust, heavy, slightly spicy and tasty sake!
It was poured into a glass like drinking water.
Sake from a small brewery that can only be drunk locally (Shirakami)
Shirakami Yamahai Junmai Shu: 65% pure rice sake at full strength
The nature of the Shirakami mountain range is expressed in this sake. It is a rich, full-bodied sake unique to Yamahai. It is a junmai sake that has a gentle taste on the palate, yet is refreshing. It is best served lukewarm.
Rice used: Mashigura (produced in the company's own rice fields)
Rice polishing ratio 65
Sake degree +3.0
Acidity 1.6
Alcohol 15.3" (from Rakuten website)
Shirakami Shuzo's sake is delicious and blows me away.
Shirakami Shuzo is good!
The cider at the nearby Shirakami Winery is also good!
If you stop by Roadside Station Tsugaru Shirakami Beach Nijimeya, be sure to stop by!
Shirakami recommended at a tavern near Aomori station.
It was a slightly acidic sake with rich amino acid and sweetness coming later. It went well with salted scallops.
I received this as a souvenir from Aomori. It has a sharp and robust taste. The aroma was even more pronounced when it was heated. It has a strong, peculiar flavor. Not bad. (I mean it in a good way. 🙆♀️)
Aomori has an ambition to visit a kamakura bar in Towadako someday... ☃️❄️
It is a small brewery's sake that can only be consumed locally (in Shirakami).
Shirakami Junmai Ginjo Shizukutori Unfiltered 55% Hanabukiyuki
This junmai ginjo is made with 55% sake rice "Hanabukiyuki" and brewed slowly with "underground water" from the Shirakami Mountains at a low temperature for a long time.
This junmai ginjo is brewed slowly at a low temperature for a long time. The flavor is smooth with a restrained aroma.
It is a sake that you will never get tired of drinking.
Rice used: Hanabukiyuki (produced in the company's own rice fields)
Rice polishing ratio 55
Sake degree +3.0
Acidity 1.5" (from the website of Sato Shoten)
The usual bottle! Well, it is refreshing and delicious.
As expected of the Shirakami Shuzo, they were complaining that they couldn't keep up with production!