Okunomatsu Shuzo, Okunomatsu Junmai Daiginjo Sparkling
The New Year's mood has blown away!
(Although, working at a post office, New Year's is not a big deal...)
Okunomatsu Shuzo, All-American Ginjo
Alcohol-soaked ginjo sake, but made with rice shochu distilled in-house, the so-called Hashira shochu shochu preparation.
The shochu is Okunomatsu's ginjo and daiginjo, distilled under reduced pressure, they say. What the heck, it's not atmospheric distilled?
Light-bodied but with a sense of alcohol, dry but with various well-balanced flavors and a short aftertaste.
It has a mild but impressive aroma. Is this the effect of rice shochu?
Nomura Jozo, Tsukuba Sagi Junmai Ginjo
Junmai Ginjo-shu made from Yamadanishiki produced in Tsukubamirai City and spring water from the foot of Mt.
It is not a sake with a gorgeous aroma that fills your nostrils, nor is it a sake that pushes out mellow sweetness or refreshing acidity.
However, it is delicious!
It's just plain tasty, plain tasty.
This is good.
This is good.
Abekan Shuzo, Abekan Junmai Dry
Sasanishiki from Miyagi Prefecture, apparently.
The ginjo aroma is delicious cold, but it should be warmed up.
The sweetness and umami are more pronounced when the sake is warmed up to lukewarm.
Abekan Shuzo, Abekan Junmai Ginjyo Dry Taste
Sake rice produced in Miyagi Prefecture, the variety is said to be Kura-no-Hana (flower of the storehouse), but the authenticity is unknown.
The sweetness first leads to acidity, which is not overpowering, and then the spiciness rises to the finish.
The aroma is sweet and gorgeous, but it is not overly exaggerated, and it quickly fades away without interfering with food.
The aftertaste is slight but long.
It is a delicious sake.
Kuromatsu Kenbishi, Kenbishi Shuzo
Two single-bottle bottles, each served cold and hot.
The bottles have a nice shape and are very heavy, like miniature whiskey bottles!
However, I was told that this bottle was designed to be the perfect shape for heating in a microwave oven.
But I couldn't beat the thermodynamics... I had to shake the bottle a bit to get the top hot and the bottom warm, and one minute at 500 watts doesn't seem to cause proper thermal convection.
Well, well, well, well, well... it tastes like pudding, custard pudding, not melon or banana as is often used as an analogy for ginjo-shu, but custard pudding.
It tastes the same cold or warmed up, so you can drink it however you like!
Also, this bottle is exactly one cup at the base of the neck, so it's convenient to wash it and store it... I think!
You can also chill it in the fridge for a delicious chilled sake, or microwave it for a delicious heated sake, making the Kuromatsu Kenrishi Ippongboto the perfect travel companion!
Ishikawa Shuzo, Tamanboast, Junmai Unfiltered
Water color is quite yellowish.
When cold, it has a banana-like aroma.
The flavor is more spread out and delicious when heated.
Ishikawa Shuzo, Tamanboast, Junmai Ginjo, Sarari, Soft
Indeed, it has a soft feeling.
It is sweet at first, but it soon fades away and becomes dry.
The ginjo aroma is present but not strong.
It is good as a food sake.
Watanabe Shuzo, Kyokko Junmai Sake
100% Yumesasara produced in Tochigi Prefecture
Good when heated, but not at too high a temperature.
Sweetness and umami spread well when warmed.
Watanabe Shuzo, Showa Ginjo-shu
Dry but with a hint of sweetness and a fruity aroma.
The sweetness and umami are replaced by dryness and a slight bitterness.
Perhaps the sharpness is the selling point of this sake.
Okabe Gomei, Junmai-shu Hiyoroshi
As you can see from the fact that it was bottled last September, it was unsold at the Yamaya Tsukuba Gakuen store.
The rice is Ibaraki Prefecture's Ichibanboshi.
No sparkle at all when chilled, but you can feel the fullness at room temperature.
Heated...too warm or too hot, it's just too spicy, so I think it tastes best lukewarm to super hot.
Okabe Gomei, Matsumori's Summer Zakari, Junmai Ginjo
A strong yet refreshing sake.
A true summer sake!
It would be nice to turn off the air conditioner, leave the windows open, and drink this chilled sake while listening to the sound of insects!
Takasago Shuzo, Kokushi Musou Junmai Sake
As usual, a souvenir sake from the Snow Miku expedition.
This black label junmai sake is not in the Kokushimusou lineup.
Chilled, room temperature, or heated is all good, but I'd go for chilled <<<<< room temperature<<< lukewarm <<<< heated.
Takasago Shuzo, Kokushimusou Junmai Daiginjo Hokkaido Limited
Souvenir Sake from Snow Miku Expedition
At Aeon Otaru
Because they were offering a Snow Miku shopper present for purchases over 3,000 yen...
Hokkaido's typical? Refreshing taste
Kayashima Shuzo, Nishi no Seki, Special Junmai Shu Aki-agari
It's been sitting in the back of the closet for almost half a year since I bought it...
After all, heated hiyaoroshi sake is delicious!
Kayashima Shuzo, Nishinoseki Fukujuya
Special junmai sake sold only in Oita Prefecture
Full-bodied, melon-like aroma and sweetness typical of junmai sake
Tastes better chilled.