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Matsumoto Expedition 5 (final part)
After the corner bar at Standing 8 oz, we headed to "FURIN KAZAN" near Matsumoto Station. However, we could not get in because the restaurant was fully booked. Next, we went to its sister restaurant, Banzaiya, which was also temporarily closed, so we had to give up.
In the end, we entered Banrai, a restaurant we had visited several times.
The Shinshu Kamerei sake on the menu was out, so we ordered this sake (no picture of the bottle because the waitress seemed busy).
For snacks, in addition to the appetizer (chicken and cucumber salad), we ordered grilled rockfish with salt and sanzokuyaki.
Below are my impressions of this sake.
The aroma is subdued. The taste is sweet for a Daisetsuken, but the acidity and bitterness tighten the aftertaste, and the flavor balance is very good. However, unlike the image of Yarigatake in the Northern Alps, it doesn't have the sharp acidity of the sharp spearhead ⛰️ (summit) that I had imagined.'
Due to the lack of appetite caused by the recent heat wave and the sheer volume of the bandit-yaki, I finally finished it and gave up, unable to drink and eat any more 😵.
On the way home, we returned to the hotel where we were staying, passing by "Fukazake" and "Kitchen Jubei", feeling unfulfilled with sake.
(The end)
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