It appeared in a pairing at a fine French restaurant.
It was served with a tofu dish.
I saw this in an ANA in-flight magazine or an in-flight program, and it's made by the guy in charge of brewing Dom Perignon. I had wanted to try it, and I thought I had found it here.
It is gentle, but has a long, long finish.
The label doesn't say, but it's junmai. Assemblage is a technique used mainly in wine, right? I don't hear it often in sake.
Is it a vintage of 2021?
The label description sounds like wine.
I have been on a trip to Toyama with my parents since yesterday🚙.
The weather, which I was worried about, is fine and pleasant.
The first night in Toyama was at Sushi Namba.
My father was very pleased with the sushi, which he hadn't had in a long time.
The staff at the restaurant was very friendly and helpful, and we had a great time talking with my parents while eating delicious food.
The first drink of the evening was, of course, Toyama's local sake.
The first drink of the evening was of course Toyama's locally brewed sake, Shiraiwa's IWA5.
I wanted to try this sake at least once.
However, I didn't keep notes, so here are my impressions as far as I remember.
First, the aroma.
The aroma was slightly refreshing.
When you put it in your mouth, you can feel the smooth taste.
The sweetness and bitterness were not so pronounced, and the gentle spiciness was impressive.
Hi ma-ki-😊
I'm glad you had a nice trip with your parents and the weather was great! The sake and fish in Toyama is something to drool over for a drinker 😍!
I'm looking forward to your Toyama series!
Good evening, ma-ki- 😀
It's a nice trip 😀.
I also love the restaurant that is willing to listen to your requests 😀.
Toyama is a land of delicious local sake and seafood, so please enjoy yourself 😀.
I also want to visit Toyama again 😀.
Good evening, ma-ki-san.
I envy your trip to Toyama!
I have been to Toyama on a trip before, and Toyama has great sake and food, so I hope you and your parents will enjoy yourselves there.
I'm waiting for your feedback on your trip👍.
Thanks for your comments, Maru.
We were really blessed with good weather and had a great trip: ⤴️
You're right, Toyama Prefecture is too much fun with its delicious food and drinks 🎵.
I hope you enjoy reading our Toyama series😊.
Thank you for your comment, Yasbay.
The stores, hotels and guides have all been really good to us and we are having a great time 🎵.
I had heard that Toyama was delicious, but the food and drinks were great! I hope you will come to Toyama too!
Thank you for your comment, soumacho.
I see that you have been here before too, soumacho: ⤴️
My parents were delighted with the outstandingly delicious food from Toyama✨.
We also had a lot of sake😊.
Hello ma-ki-😃!
Wow 🥹Toyama trip with your parents 🚙you guys are having a lot of fun with sightseeing, food and drinks 🤗 well prepared 😌 it's great to talk in a different atmosphere!
Good evening, ma-ki-chan 🌛.
I see you were in Hokuriku with your parents 😁.
I'm glad you enjoyed your trip with local sake that goes well with Toyama's seafood ✨.
Speaking of Toyama, did you enjoy the Kombujime?
Thank you for your comment, Jay & Nobby.
It was the first time for all of us to visit Toyama prefecture in our lives, but the food and drinks were delicious, my parents were fine, and it was an extraordinary fun time 🎵.
We had a great time talking about things we don't get to talk about often 😊.
Thank you for your comment, Gyve.
Our trip to Hokuriku was full of memories✨.
It really was delicious no matter what we ate or drank ⤴️
We had kombujime (kelp-jime) with button shrimps 😊.
This is an expensive sake made by a famous French champagne brewer.
I got half a bottle at the Toyama antenna store in Nihonbashi, and the price is the same as that of Jyushidai Junmai Ginjo.
The taste was that of a Hokuriku sake of the royal road.
I am not sure if my taste buds can distinguish it from Manjusen's ginjo-shu.
It has been talked about for a long time that Dom Perignon's 5th Chief Brewer made? IWA is said to have been created by the fifth generation CEO of Dom Perignon.
What does it taste like at 2,300 yen per glass? ⁉️
Well, it tastes like a mixture of old sake and white wine, well, what can I say lol.
I don't buy bottles, right? ......
At Toyama Bar in Toyama-kan, Toyama's antenna store in Nihonbashi.
IWA5 was 2,300 yen per glass, so I had it.
Simply mixing good sake does not make it tasty, but this is a sake that has been carefully selected and mixed. This is a crude interpretation.
It has a sweetness without any cloying taste, and the aroma is subtle.
It may be complex, but it is not an "unfamiliar taste" but a "delicious" taste, and the skill of the blender and the judgment of the palate made me groan while drinking this cup.
Assemblage3
⇨ More body than 4. Not as old as 4, but a little tastier than 4.
It tastes a little more like soy sauce.
It tastes like soy sauce.
Assemblage 4
⇨ A flower blooms in your mouth. Light touch.
A touch of lightness.
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