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Shiga Local Sake Festival in Otsu 2023⑭
Fujimoto Sake Brewery / "Kamikai" Koka City, Shiga Prefecture
This long-established brewery has been brewing sake for over 250 years since the Edo period (1763).
The sake is called "Kamikai" because it is made by digging a well in accordance with a divine oracle and "sake made by a divine oracle.
Nobuyuki Fujimoto, the representative director, who hails from Nara Prefecture, took over the brewery that was run by his uncle and aunt.
About 30% of the product lineup is "unusual sake," which is perverse.
When I asked for a "perverted sake," he gave me a sample without a pause, saying, "Here you go.
This is the Kikuhashiro sake.
I asked him what "Kikuhashiroshi" meant. I asked him what "Kikuhashiroshi" meant, and he replied that it would only go bad when the chrysanthemum flowers were in bloom. I don't know what it is, but it's kind of tasty🤣I don't feel the umami, but there is a sweetness from the sourness. It is a mizu-hashiroshi brewing method.
Kamikai Re-jyo-shikomi 2021 Nama-zake.
This is also an oddball kijoshu. The sweetness spreads from the umami, and it is brought together by a bit of sourness. The sweetness is not too assertive.
Shinkai Koga Yamadanishiki 60% polished
Standard sake. It is also delicious with a bit of umami from the acidity.
The toji still has an idea for a strange sake, which he can't talk about now, but he said he will make it.
The other brewer is a very fit guy who does powerlifting.
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