This is the first Shiga sake I've had. It is a daiginjo, and has a strong sweet and mellow flavor. It has a slightly fruity taste, but not much acidity. I think it is better to drink it alone than with food.
Miyakanbai, which I drank a lot last year. This SPRING TIME is my first time. Compared to the Miyakanme I have had in the past, it is quite sweet, and I feel as if I am drinking a dessert white wine. However, it also has a sourness, and the aftertaste is not so persistent. The aroma is so mellow that it makes me regret that I have hay fever (laugh). The label is also very spring-like and I like it.
The overall impression is fresh and dry, but the fruity sweetness at the bottom gives it a three-dimensional flavor. When it is fresh out of the refrigerator, it is very spicy, but when the temperature rises a little, the fruitiness comes out, which I prefer.
Fresh acidity and fruity. Not much sweetness, but a refreshing dry aftertaste. It is a very delicious sake with a cool feeling. It will go well with a variety of dishes.
This sake has a very interesting balance of fruitiness, sweetness, acidity, and fermentation. The overall taste is reminiscent of grapes and is very tasty. The taste changes between a glass and a wine glass, which is fun. In my opinion, it's not a sake to be enjoyed with food, but rather a sake to be enjoyed by itself.
Good balance of fruity and dry. It has a good mouthfeel reminiscent of clear water. It is easier to feel the flavor and sweetness after a few days than immediately after opening the bottle, which is my preference.
For our first sake of 2022, we're going to splurge a bit and have an unfiltered, unpasteurized Koyogiku sake! This was my second time drinking it. The opening of the bottle made a pleasant sound. It has a bitter and sour taste like grapefruit. It's delicious, but as the owner of the liquor store said, it's a bit stiff. Or is it less sweet than before? Let's leave it for a while and enjoy the change ^ ^.
Probably the last sake of the year.
It's a nama sake from Nagasaki's Yokoyama Goju. Fruity and sweet as ever. Very tasty. It's a little more bitter and rough than the Hi-ire version, but that's good too. The hired version is better in terms of cohesion.
This is a gift from Urakasumi. It is a rare sake which is a blend of Daiginjo and Special Junmai. The taste is gorgeous and fruity, but after that it is dry and crisp. The aftertaste is crisp and pleasant to drink. I drank it with thinking about Tohoku ^ ^ ^.
Yokoyama Goju Iki na Ha Karai. This is a fresh fruity sake, so it has a fresh fruity taste. The silver series I've drunk so far is also delicious, but it has a cleaner sweetness and a more refreshing aftertaste with some acidity. It is my favorite sake. It is very happy when you drink it with a wine glass according to the recommendation on the back.
Junmai unfiltered unpasteurized sake with 90% rice polishing ratio. It has a very unique fermented sourness. A bit of carbonation and bitterness. And it has a delicious taste that says you are drinking rice. If you drink it by itself, it is interesting to drink it little by little, and if you drink it with snacks, it is good to refresh your mouth.
This is the first time to drink Origarami sake. In addition to the fruity and crisp taste of Miya Kanbai, you can feel the flavor of the rice. It is well balanced and quite delicious.
I forgot to record it. I drank this sake from Ishikawa prefecture last week. It has a fruitiness, but the unique aroma and taste of mint and cemedine is impressive. The aftertaste is dry and refreshing. It was a delicious sake with good sharpness ^ ^.
It has been a long time since I drank Kameizumi's Takaiku 63. This is the sake that awakened me to the deliciousness of sake. It is still delicious. It is dry, but has a good balance of umami, sweetness, acidity and aroma. It is better to raise the temperature a little than to drink it cold, because it has more sweetness and softness. It is very good.
The third W is Koshi no Shizuku. It has a pear-like fruitiness on the rise, but it is less sweet and drier than the previous ones. The impression is that it is light and goes well with a variety of dishes.
I forgot to record it. It really tastes like apple juice, as they say. It's also slightly carbonated. It's quite sweet, so it's probably better to drink it by itself rather than with food. It's an interesting sake.
Hiyaoroshi of Yokoyama Goju. This is probably my favorite of the Yokoyama Goju series I've had so far. The slightly fermented feeling is very good. The balance between acidity and sweetness is also excellent.
The mouthfeel is sweeter than I thought it would be. And it has a fruitiness like a pear. There is also a sourness and a fermentation feeling. It also has a moderate miscellaneous taste, probably because it is pure rice. I drank it cold this time, but it would also be good warmed.
This sake is amazingly delicious.... When you take a sip, you can taste the sweetness and bitterness, and the flavor and aroma of the water and rice. It's fruity, but not too strong, and the aftertaste is dry with a hint of sake. It's a sake that is completely to my liking. I think Kameizumi's Takaiku 63 also had this kind of taste. It's a really good sake that tastes great even if you drink it alone without any sauce.
This is my first sake from Tokushima. It is a nigorizake, but it has little sweetness and is dry and refreshing to drink. After the sourness, there is a fermented bitterness, and a dry aftertaste. As others have said, it has a unique aroma and flavor. I think it is a cheese-like flavor from fermentation. If you use a wine glass, the aroma will stand out too much, so it's better to use an inoguchi. It is better to drink it in a glass.