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We tasted a lot of sake at Kitaichi Glass Outlet, a nice local sake shop in Otaru.
They had a wide variety of sake from Hokkaido, including Niagara (wine) from Otaru Brewery, plum wine, and mirin (sweet sake) made by a sake brewery.
There were also a lot of sake from Otaru Brewery, Umeshu (Japanese plum wine), and Hon Mirin (Japanese sweet cooking rice wine) made by a sake brewery!
Since I was in Otaru, I bought a bottle of Otaru's only sake brewery, Tanaka Shuzo's Takaragawa, and a bottle of Takasago Shuzo's Umeshu (plum wine), which makes Niagara and Kokushimusou.
I was surprised to learn that ume (plum) wine is also made at a sake brewery. I didn't know that was possible. I would like to hear about it.
I was impressed to see all the sake breweries in Hokkaido! Thank you Otaru!
I bought a lot of sake.
Update: 2024/09/08↓↓↓↓↓
After the above, I went home and drank some Takaragawa!
Let me write about my impression at that time.
It was the first aroma I have ever smelled in a sake...it was rightly vanilla. I didn't know such a sake existed.
It was so delicate and so delicious that even after drinking it, I felt like there was still something in the depths of the bottle.
The production date was only 3 months ago.
It is my favorite sake.
I have been an adult for two years now, and for the first time I can confidently answer the question, "What is your favorite sake? I can answer with confidence. I'm sure I will have many more encounters with various kinds of sake in the future ( ´˘` ).
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