Special Junmai🍶Hitogokochi🌾.
At room temperature. Gentle. Rich in umami. But not too strong. Match it with chrysanthemum. The spicy bitterness comes out and it becomes complex. Serime with pork and maitake egg. Dry and crispy. The sweetness of the strawberries only increases the sweetness. ⤴︎ The impression changes with the accompaniment.
Purchased at Bessho Onsen and Shueiya Bessho store on a trip to Ueda.
Since I had the chance, I compared the three.
The green one is the freshest and most refreshing.
As the temperature rises, it has a bitterness that is typical of Yamanishiki.
Unfamiliar brand on the list of alcoholic beverages
Tsukiyoshi's?
Never heard of it.
I've never had it.
It's Nagano sake!
This is also a chance, a challenge!
Wow, what's this?
Fruity and sweet, just the way I like it!
I think it's similar to Hanahayo!
When we were leaving, the owner's son came out and told me that he thought it would be my favorite and that he had put it in the bottle!
What a pleasure!
It was the most shocking encounter of the day 🎯!
Drooling bonito appeared as the entrée!
Sake goes down well 🍶🍶🍶🍶🍶🍶🍶!
knowledge of how to cook
Rice polishing ratio: 59
Alcohol content: 15
Red🟥
Hitokokochi dry and all that!
That just sounds delicious 😆.
The taste is rich but the sweetness is gentle,
The second half of the wine is very dry and crisp ✨.
It's a dry but sweet and refreshing sake 😋.
Black Label Extra Move 🟥.
It has a richer flavor than the standard and is very drinkable 🍺.
Good evening, Choroki-san!
It was sweet and refreshing rather than dry 😋.
I bought it at a liquor store in Gifu! I read on the brewery's website that they have one in Nagoya👍.
We drank it at Ueda Bessho Onsen in Shinshu, and it was the only pure rice among the three varieties, a delicious balance of flavor and acidity brewed by a female brewery master.
Comparing three Tsukiyoshi-no's. Part 3.
Personally, I was looking forward to this one the most.
[Aroma
Fruity and gorgeous aroma.
Sweet fruity aroma.
I've been waiting for this!
I couldn't help but gut-pause in my heart.
Taste
Smooth and sweet on the palate.
The acidity that I felt in (1) and (2) is still there, but not as strong as in (1) and (2).
There is none of the dryness felt in the "Aka" and "Sakura," and the fruity sweetness and the sweetness of the rice can be felt from start to finish.
The acidity also comes in, but it accompanies the sweet and delicious taste, creating a nice accent.
The alcohol is pleasant on the nose.
The acidity makes for a surprisingly refreshing finish.
Summary
All three bottles are made from Hitogochi.
The method of production or brewing may differ between the three, but each has a different aroma and taste, which is interesting! Sake is amazing! Sake brewing is amazing!
I like sweet and fruity sake, and I definitely prefer this one to Tsukiyoshino's "Sakura", which is an unfiltered, unpasteurized sake version!
Comparing three Tsukiyoshi-no's (2)
Next to Red, this Cherry Blossom
[Aroma
Not as dry as the red.
It has a gorgeous aroma.
It has a Japanese aroma like sakura mochi (rice cake with sweet bean paste) or kashiwa mochi (rice cake with sweet bean paste).
Taste
Taste] Oh? Not at all spicier than the red.
It is rather acidic.
Slightly sweet? No, it is not sweet?
In the latter half of the taste, the bitterness appears after the acidity, so it is unexpectedly dry.
Summary
This sake is also designed to be a food sake!
It may taste different if it is heated up or warmed up.
Not at all spicier than the red.
The acidity and bitterness are impressive.
Ah, it's about time I started missing my favorite sweet and fruity sake!
Compare 3 types of Tsukiyoshi's (1)
Aroma
Gorgeous aroma.
The aroma is gorgeous and has a dry bitter impression.
Taste
When you put it in your mouth, it tastes like a lemon that is not sweet.
Or perhaps lemons are not sweet to begin with.
It has an atmosphere of a not-sweet lemon chewy drink.
I don't know more.
A not-sweet citrusy vibe. Hence, not-sweet lemon? Not sweet orange? I got the impression that it was a bit like a citrus fruit.
In my brain, I was thinking, "Is it going to be sweet? I expected it to be sweet and tasty, based on my experience of drinking Tsukiyoshi, but it is not sweet at all.
As the label claims, it is spicy. It is dry.
Summary.
Not sweet, not sweet!
It is a food sake!
It must have a sake degree of +10 or so.
Sourness, spiciness, and bitterness make it dry in the mouth!
It will reset your mouth!
Makes you want to eat something!
26th brewery tour of temples, shrines and sake breweries on foot
We arrived safely in Ueda a little after 6:00 this morning 😀.
We started our trip by first paying a visit to the Kitamukai Kannon-sama 😀.
The first brewery we visited was Wakabayashi Brewery, located between Kitamukai-sama and Ueda 😀.
My preliminary research said they open at 9am, but we arrived at 8:30am 🤣.
We waited in the cold until 9:00 to enter the store, and when we entered the store, they were looking at us from inside to see what we were doing when the store was already open 😅.
But they offered us a free paid tasting because we waited in the cold 😇.
After all, it's a very rare occurrence as Pon-chan told us 🤣.
The tasting was of Tokujun and Dry Junmai brewed with Hitogokochi, and I was surprised to see the completely different expression of the same rice. ‼️
We decided to take home the Tokujun because we like sweet and tasty sake, but the Dry Junmai was also a delicious sake with a delicious umami taste and a crisp, dry finish 😇.
When we paid the bill at the end of our trip, we were presented with sake kasu (sake lees) for making us wait 😀 It was a great start to our trip!
Good morning, Yasbay!
It's finally started 🎵
I'm sure it's going to be a fun and interesting tour of the brewery 😁✨.
I haven't tried Tsukiyoshino yet, but I have a fruity image of it 😋.
Hi, ma-ki-chan 😀
All of the breweries in Ueda were very personable people 😀.
The brewer of Wadaryu told me that the breweries in Ueda are all very close and they all make an effort not to lose out😇.
Hi Jay & Nobby 😀
Before we went on the brewery tour, we really wanted to visit the Kitamukai Kannon (Goddess of Mercy), so we started to act as soon as the bus arrived 🤣.
Thanks to that, we arrived at Wakabayashi Brewery early and they were so happy to see us that they even gave us sakekasu as a gift😇.
Hi Yasbay 🐦.
I knew it was a rare trip 🤣I'm great that you waited properly in the cold 😭I would say call out to them, but I'm glad they made it free 😁I'll look forward to seeing more after this 😊.
Hi Yasubeyesan😄 I enjoyed reading about your trip to Nagano.
I enjoyed reading about your trip to Nagano 😊I heard that you went to the Kannon temple in Kitamukai ❣️ "Zenkoji temple alone is not enough", I wanted to visit there when I went to Nagano 2 years ago but it didn't happen, I hope to visit there someday.
Hi, Tsubu-chan 😀
I can't go to Nagano many times, so I did a lot of preliminary research and even decided how to get around after simulating the location of the Kitamukai Kannon-sama, sake brewery and liquor store 🤣.
I envy you that you can go there so often with your energy 😇
I was curious to buy spring sake since it's been talked about around me lately.
It's not fruity, but juicy and voluptuous.
But the bitterness of the reaction is so small that it can be enjoyed on its own.
I think it is similar in category to Hana Yuu, which I finished the other day.
There was a sizzling sound when the bottle was opened. The initial aroma is like brown sugar. When you drink it, it has a slightly sweet and slightly bitter aroma. The overt aroma is that of junmai (pure rice). It can be drunk by itself or during a meal, but it seems to be better during a meal. Drank on its own, it has a robust image and is very drinkable. It also tasted like smoke. Next, I tried heating it to lukewarm because of the POP on the store shelves. The aroma and mouthfeel changed to a softer one, and the sweetness and sourness came out and the image became a little lighter, making it easier to drink. Delicious. Lukewarm is recommended. Something by Kuroemon XVI or similar to Taisetsukei Special Junmai?
my favorite
Hitogokochi
Polishing ratio 59
Alcohol 15
