It is high in alcohol content and has a fairly voluminous and robust flavor. The aftertaste is cut by acidity and astringency. As stated on the back label, it can be drunk on the rocks.
As stated, the cooler it is, the better it tastes.
At room temperature, it has a stimulating encore. When chilled, it is crisp, light and has a clean aftertaste, but the sweetness of the rice, which is typical of nama-zake, is subtracted.
Junmai Ginjo-shu has a gentle aroma and the deliciousness of the rice is alive. It is full and mild. The taste is light and fine.
It's a very typical Japanese sake. Delicious...I want to drink more and taste more.
Closing Harizuru snow at the origin.
I drank this sake when I was a student, and it was the first sake that got me hooked on sake.
It is refreshing and has a subtle umami flavor, and is delicious at room temperature or lukewarm.
Beef daikon remade into oden by adding fish paste to the daikon.
I managed to finish a 4-goupe bottle without any problems.
Hiraccio-san Good evening 😄Shimehari Tsuru no Yuki! It's delicious, isn't it? You got hooked on sake after drinking this sake, didn't you? Room temperature to warm is just the right temperature range for it!
Good evening, Mr. Sashu 😊.
It's delicious👍
It is one of my origin sake, I think it is a good and peaceful sake, no matter if I drink it now or anytime.
The moderate alcohol content is also good when heated to spread the flavor 🍶♨️
(Sequel)
I'm not a fan of ginjo or daiginjo, and I'm more of a junmai guy. However, the series of sakes we had this time were all delicious. (I guess I need to change my point of view a little 😅) And for some reason, the last accompaniment to the Kochi cuisine was "Shimehari Tsuru".
Fresh, unpasteurized sake. The fragrant aftertaste and passion of 20 degrees Celsius lingers on the nose for a long time. After the sweetness, the spiciness rises up. The taste is gentle, wild, and clever.
Shimehatsu Tatsura!
Seasonal Nama sake. Sweet aroma. Slightly effervescent. Soft sweetness. Slight bitterness at the end. It is elegant and coherent. So this is Yamada-Nishiki...
Purchased at a sake brewery.
I was at the Niigata Sake Festival. The booth of "Shimehari Tsuru" was very popular. While waiting in line, I heard from the brewery that they were selling directly to the public, so I went to Murakami the next day.
The next day, I went to Murakami in a residential area a little far from the city center. We were given a short tour of the magnificent 200-year-old building. The exhibition space was converted from a room where labels used to be pasted. Currently, rice milling and bottling are done at another factory across the river.
As a side note, a very polite lady gave us a very good impression of the Miyao Brewery.
At Niigata Sake-no-jin 2025!
This is "Chisan", a Daiginjo of Shimeharihizuru! I went there to drink this first, and the blue label was so impressive that I drank it last year.
Delicious...gorgeous, smooth, elegant and beautiful,
This year, I got in line for the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony of the festival. (I knew Abe Brewery was going to be great).
Four kinds of sake were compared and commentary by the brewer was included.
(1) Junmai Ginjo Jun,
2) Daiginjo Chan,
Junmai Ginjo Nama Harushibori, (3) Junmai Ginjo Nama Harushibori,
(4) Umeshu (plum wine) by Shimejotsuru
The brewer explained carefully and thoroughly about the sake, and of course the sake cup was delicious, but I was reminded of the taste of each sake. The "Jun" was gentle and full of flavor, the "Harushibori" was fresh and powerful, and the "Umeshu" was dessert with a refreshing sweetness!