sasaslumWhen I say Gekkeikan, I mean the paper packaged sake that you can buy at the supermarket...easy to drink and readily available, like Tsuki.
Gekkeikan is not something I would think of drinking on special occasions, but when I tasted it during a brewery tour in Kyoto, I found it all to be a bit more delicious than I had expected! I was told that it was only available at the Okura Memorial Museum of Art, so I bought a bottle of the Daiginjo, Kasaokiya. It's so easy to drink...it's gone so quickly...
There were some melon-flavored and peach-flavored sakes at the tasting, but I've never seen them in stores here (Kanto)......it was so melon-y that it made me laugh, I wanted to bring it to a drinking party at home. I wonder if they sell it over here somewhere.
I would highly recommend the Gekkeikan tasting tour to anyone visiting Kyoto, as it is 600 yen without a reservation on the day of the tour. There are many places around Fushimi where you can have a drink in the afternoon, which is scary (as well as delightful). I want to go back to Fushimi!
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