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Drinks at a work-related drinking party.
I don't have any notes, and the photos are a bit of a mess, but I'll post some for the record 🍶.
It's a Takakashiki Junmai Junmai Nama-shu, unfiltered, Nakadori from Hosui Shuzo (Tokushima Prefecture) 🍶.
After drinking Hachibei, I was in the mood for a more umami-driven sake, so I chose this sake as one of the more umami-driven sake in the store's fridge.
The label was a little hard to read because there were only a few bottles left.
The aroma is like a junmai sake, with a hint of sweetness and a rice cake-like aroma.
The taste starts with a fresh and gentle sweetness, followed by the robust umami of the rice, and finishes with a soft acidity.
You can feel a pillar of umami throughout, but it is not too overbearing. ☺️
I had the Firefly Squid Bean Curd for the first time at this restaurant 😳.
The spicy flavor of the firefly squid was well balanced by the tenderness of the silken tofu, and it was very tasty!
(I regret forgetting to take a picture 😌)
The kakishiki was a perfect complement to the firefly squid hot bean paste, and it went together so well that I drank it all up in no time 😊🍶.
I wanted to warm it up, but it was the last 1 gong so it didn't happen 😢.
I definitely want to try heated sake next time I have the chance 🍶.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hi Aladdin 😃
I just had this at a prefectural party and it was so delicious that it really sinks in 🍶☺️ It sure looks good with heated sake 😋 and nansuka! Firefly Squid Bean Sprouts with Bean Sprouts ‼️ is definitely a good drink 🤗.
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ジャイヴ
Hi Aladdin!
I'm curious to know what kind of sake you usually have ✨.
［I'd love to try the "Firefly Squid" with Bean Sprouts 😋!
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まつちよ
Hi Aladdin 🌞.
I was wondering if you were also a member of the Tochigi Prefectural Association 😆.
I had cold sake too, but it still looks good heated 🍶🤔.
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ことり
Hi Aladdin 😊I'm glad to hear that you have the same lot of sake in Osaka and Tochigi, two places so far apart. I'm so happy to hear that the sake is from the same lot in Osaka and Tochigi 🥰...it's a pillar of flavor, not too overbearing 😉.
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アラジン
Hi Jay & Nobby 😃
Yes, I saw your check-in at Tochigi Prefectural Association and I wanted to post this drink and record post of this drinking session: ☺️
The Firefly Squid Mapo was a surprise but very popular and we had more 😋.
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アラジン
Hi Gyve 😃.
The restaurant also had some other dishes such as Niimasa Viridian and Tasake Hyakushikan, so it looked promising ☺️
You might be able to reproduce it if you make it with less silken tofu and less bean curd 🤔, without overcooking the firefly squid 🤔.
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アラジン
Hello, Matsuchiyo 😃.
I'm glad you were able to join the Tochigi Kenmin Kai from as far away as Osaka: ☺️
I think the robust flavor of the sake would have been even more pronounced if it were heated 🍶🤤.
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アラジン
Hi Kotori 😃
I guess this is another sake karma 😄It's really nice to be able to drink the same sake and be happy no matter how far apart we are 🍶.
It was a delicious sake, with a rich flavor but without the classic hard-to-drink taste: ☺️
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