Today's sashimi was accompanied by Funaguchi Ichiban Shibori. It is a very middle-of-the-road sake. Although it has an alcohol content of 19%, it is sweet and tasty without smelling of alcohol. It is full-bodied, and you can feel its weight in your mouth. I sipped it while thinking that sake with a specific name will eventually end up in the honjozo category.
Dinner on a business trip to Okayama. Standing and drinking alone. It was the first day of the storm, and the store was sparsely populated. I was hesitant to warm up the sake since it was only 290 yen per gou, but my body was craving something warmer, so I ordered it lukewarm. It was light and dry. I was hesitant to warm it up since it was only 290 yen for one cup, but my body was craving something warmer. It might be good for getting drunk.
Business trip to Ehime. Sake from Chuyo. The aroma is weak because it is freshly stored, but it is easy to drink. It has a slightly peculiar taste at the beginning, but it does not interfere with food.
This is my sashimi partner for this evening. The aroma is fruity from the start. The initial taste is fresh and slightly light. The dryness described in the label is weaker. The nose has a nice aroma. However, it does not have a strong personality, so it is ideal as a sake for a meal.
I opened a bottle of sake that I had purchased during a one-day trip to Wakayama. When I poured it into a glass, it had the original amber color of sake without too much filtration. In the mouth, it tasted a little bitter and twisted, but it was within the acceptable range. I had a preconceived notion that it would be famous among Wakayama's local sakes and have a strong personality due to its name, but it was surprisingly mellow. It is a perfect sake for sipping. Tonight, I would like to drink it with hot pot.
Alcohol content 15-16%.
Rice polishing ratio: 50% Koji rice, 60% Kake rice
Ozeki from Hakutsuru. It has been a while since I had a pack of sake. The aftertaste was clean and light, but it was not easy to drink. I think I prefer the Hakutsuru I just drank. Personally, I have always preferred Uozaki and Mikage to Imazu and Nishinomiya among Nada Gogo. I don't know if there are many breweries that suit me or if each township has its own differences, but it's also a pleasure to indulge in drunkenness thinking that this is the taste itself.
This is a sake that I forgot to drink at New Year's. It is made by a famous manufacturer in Nada, and it has a taste that is popular among people. Easy to drink. Neither spicy nor sweet, but moderate. It's hard to feel the character of the sake, but it's perfect as a food wine. It does not interfere with the meal and can enhance the food.
This sake has a strong sweetness on the first taste. The sweetness lingers on the tongue and is a little sticky. There is a hint of ginjo aroma in the mouth.
There is a punch at the beginning. You can feel the full flavor of the rice that only Junmai can provide, and the nectar is just as described. Personally, I would prefer to enjoy it by itself rather than as a sake to drink with food.
I ordered "Kappo sake" at a Jidori chicken restaurant. If you ask me, it is the local Chiyo-no-en. Kapposake is made by putting sake in a green bamboo tube and heating it up in a hearth or over a bonfire, and it is said that the sake with the aroma of green bamboo becomes a special grade of sake. It's a perfect match for local chicken. I was able to enjoy the beauty of local production for local consumption early in the New Year, and I had a feeling it was going to be a good year.
It is quoted as a celebratory sake for New Year's in Kumamoto.
It is not too conspicuous and goes well with Osechi dishes. It is a simple sake, but you can feel the goodness of sake which is best paired with Japanese food.
100% "Celebration" rice produced in Kyoto Prefecture is used. It is not highly aromatic, but has a gorgeous aroma and a deep flavor. It is ideal as a sake that does not interfere with meals.
Despite the prominent "Kaori" design, the aroma is not strong. It is designed to be a sake to be enjoyed during meals, and the aroma should not interfere with the meal. It is easy to drink as only raw storage can do.
The Sekai-Taka Koyama-ya Group has an image of having many affordable sakes, but I drank this without that preconception. You can feel the fruity aroma from the top of the bottle and enjoy the lightness of the Niigata style down the throat.
This is a sake from a brewery famous for its Association No.1 yeast. The reason why it is called "Yakimare" is not clear from the website. The initial taste is light and easy to drink. It does not have the tight dry taste of Nada, which is in a sense its character. Personally, as a No.1 yeast brewery, I was expecting a rugged taste, but it has a refreshing feeling like Niigata sake. I think the depth of the sake is that you can enjoy the discrepancy between the brand and the taste.
I bought this as a souvenir from my day trip during the Silver Week. I have a memory of drinking Miyako Bijin, another brewery on Awaji Island, so I chose another brewery. I drank it cold. The taste is mellow, and you can feel the depth of the original sake in the mouth. It does not smell like alcohol and is well balanced, but you can feel the punch of the original sake in the aftertaste. It is a good sake. If you drink it with cold sake, it will be easy to drink, and the dangerous feeling is even better. It is called "handmade good sake", and it is. Thank you for making my weekend a good one.
Selected today as a partner for Miyagi flatfish sashimi. It is described as an organic junmai sake that has obtained strict organic certification for sake in Japan, the US and the EU. The rice polishing ratio is 65% and the alcohol is 14%. The color is the typical topaz color of Junmai, which tells you that it is not overly filtered. The initial taste is mellow and round, and you can feel the fullness and richness in the mouth. It is a sake that can be drunk easily.