ymdaz
I climbed a summer mountain in Yatsugatake (pic.4)
So I opened a bottle of Nagano sake!
Mikotsuru from Suwa, not far from Yatsugatake. ❗️
This is actually the first Mikotsuru I've ever had the pleasure of drinking.
I started with a limited edition active nigori sake 😅.
50% polished Yamae-Nishiki, 16% alcohol by volume.
I heard that all Mikotsuru's are made with Nagano C (Alps) yeast.
I think Dawn Mae uses alps yeast 🤔.
According to the brewer's website, "Instead of the blasting activity that has been the mainstream in recent years, we aimed to harmonize the moderate bubbles you feel on your tongue with the sweetness, clear flavor, and acidity of Junmai Ginjo Yamae Nishiki, and made it slightly carbonated.
The tag warning you to open the bottle is rather impressive 😆.
When opened, the sound of opening the bottle was a short mf and a pshshshh!
When you pour it into a glass, it's quite bubbly!
It's not so much slightly carbonated as it is full of gas 😆.
The top aroma is honey-apple to rumney.
Very nice aroma!
When I drank it, I found it to be delicious. ❗️
The fresh fizzy acidity and sweetness are all in one, a taste that I like in the modern type 😘.
If you look closely, you can find a bit of nigori at the bottom of the bottle ❗️
When I mix and drink it, the sweetness and bitterness become more intense, and it is also delicious 😋.
I can see why it's so popular!
I'd like to try some of the others: ‼️
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ハリー
Good evening, ymdaz. You are lucky to get nigori only in this season. Yatsugatake is also nice - please try the other mikos😊.
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ポンちゃん
Good evening, ymdaz!
Congratulations on your first Mikotsuru! Summer nigori sake sounds delicious😍.
Yatsugatake, beautiful scenery ✨.
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ymdaz
Good morning Harry 😃.
I didn't know nigori was only available this time of year 😆.
It was as good as I expected and I drank it gulp by gulp!
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ymdaz
Good morning, Pon-chan 😃
I wanted to try Gokotsuru because of its good reputation.
I'm convinced it's delicious and I'll be back next year 😉.
It was a very cool day in Yatsugatake, below 20 degrees Celsius, so it was a momentary cool down!
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ymdaz
On the second day, nigori is in full bloom.
Excellent not only as a happoshu but also as nigori sake: ❗️
It has a rich nigori flavor and taste, but still has a fresh gaseous taste.
When nigori is fully opened, the bitterness also increases and the impression becomes greeful!
Delicious 😋.
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さむち
Good evening, ymdaz🏕.
Gokotsuru is my favorite brand of Shinshu sake, but
I haven't come across this one, so I'm jealous ♫
Yatsugatake in summer is also Good!
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ymdaz
Good morning, Mr. Samuchi 😃.
Gokotsuru was as good as its reputation 😋.
It was my first time to climb Minami Yatsugatake and I would like to climb other summits as well 😃.
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