A summer sake made with "Yuyamanishiki" produced in Toyama Prefecture.
The mild acidity comes through.
It has a tingling sensation on the tongue.
The bitterness is dry and has a crisp, clean finish.
After drinking, heat spreads slowly in the mouth.
Date of manufacture: June 2023
Close date: September 3, 2023
Nara's Hidden Sake
This time in a boar cup and wine glass 🥂.
The aroma is mild, and it is like adding lychee and alcohol without the sweetness.
The moment it enters the mouth, it goes in clear and transparent.
After that, the impression of [umami, gasiness, acidity, and bitterness] spread throughout the mouth at the same time.
The taste of the previous sentence remains after the drink is over (the gasiness is particularly noticeable).
Consistently, there was little sweetness.
It was a chic sake that seemed to stick with middle-aged people more than young people.
common rue (Ruta graveolens)
I could not read the calligraphy at all when I went to the Shokokuji exhibition at the Geidai Art Museum.
It might be easier to remember it as Nara if I saw the calligraphy.
It comes from a mountain called "Shinomine" in Gosho City, Nara Prefecture.
The label is seal script (tensho). It is one of the oldest typefaces of Chinese characters and refers to the general name for the typefaces before the clerical script.
Not too sweet and refreshingly delicious!
It's crisp and fresh, but with a moderate sweetness and aroma, and goes well with food.
It is perfect as a summer drink because you don't get tired of drinking it!
I visited several Shinomine distributors but couldn't find it, so I bought it at the first liquor store I visited. Later, the nearest liquor store had it in stock😅.
Hyotan-ya in Hyotan-yama.
The brands they carry are listed on their website...
Located in a residential area away from the shopping district
Mysterious store that somehow sells women's clothing even though it is a liquor store 🤔.
The brand is a challenge sake made from Wakayama Prefecture's Kame-no-o.
It was brewed using a doburoku recipe.
It is brewed with yeast No. 77 and the rice polishing ratio is 77%.
On SNS, a liquor store owner wrote that it might be the first and last product of its kind.
It says it has a sweet taste, but the sourness stands out more than the sweetness. Slightly effervescent. It has a unique taste that is not Shinomine-like.
It tastes like a flax cat minus the sweetness.
A little wine taste.
Sourness and bitterness are noticeable, but are they succinic acid?
This is pretty good.
Hello Nemuchi!
I think it seems ordinary compared to something like Mai-Bijin, but it was unexpected 🫶.
Sour and succinic acid. You'll want to drink it 😁.
The aroma is reminiscent of melon soda, and the sweet and sour, refreshing taste is short-lived, leaving a slight hint of bitterness.
As I happened to have a makunouchi bento (boxed lunch box) on hand, I enjoyed it with boiled butterbur and fried egg, but I think it is a very attractive sake without any snacks.
