Hori
Summer sake continues to be served in September.
The sky is clear, autumn insects are singing at night, and it feels like fall, but the temperature is like mid-summer, so I feel that summer sake is still just right.
Today we opened a bottle of Kamikimoto Shuwaji.
I have been enjoying sake for less than 10 months and have had nearly 100 bottles, but this is the first time I have had sake from Yamagata. Yamagata Prefecture is famous for its sake, with Jyushiyo at the top of the list, but I think I've come a long way before I reached there.
As the name suggests, Shuwaji is a sake characterized by a gaseous, gaseous sensation. The bottle is screw-capped, so there is no outburst, but after opening the bottle, it shows a lively fizzy sensation as if it is an activated orikara-mi sake.
The taste is sweeter than expected. I had imagined it to be a bit drier than I expected, so I was surprised by the sweetness and full flavor of the rice. Although sweet, the acidity, carbonation, and bitterness of the aftertaste kept it from being too bitter.
Tonight I made shrimp and mushroom ajillo to go with my usual octopus carpaccio, and it seems that I have become a sake lover to the extent that I feel Sakewaji goes better with it than Cava, which I opened at the same time.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good morning, Hori 😃.
The sun is setting earlier and earlier 😌.
And congratulations on your first Yamagata sake ㊗️ 🎉10 bottles a month is a moderately good pace👍You are a fine sake lover 😚.
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Hori
Thanks for your comment Jay & Nobby 😊.
It's totally fall, but my summer will last a bit longer as I still have some summer drinks left 🌻I'm aiming to drink all the drinks I'm interested in this whole year, which is a huge number 😅.
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