This sake is made by a sake brewery that became famous for its sake at Ippodo. It has a lingering umami taste of rice, but is not cloyingly dry and refreshing. It was perfect as a chilled sake with Japanese food.
It is a dry sake with a light taste and a touch of alcohol. I bought this sake at a souvenir shop when I went on a trip to Nasu, but for some reason I can't find it on the internet or on the brewery's website... If you know where I can find it, please let me know!
Junmai Ginjo-shu made with sake rice from Kawauchi Village in Fukushima Prefecture, famous for its morel frogs. It was marketed as Kawauchi-mura sake. Among a selection of sake, including nama-zake and hiyaoroshi, I chose the nama-zake recommended by the store staff. The sake had a slight sourness and a refreshing taste, with a lingering aftertaste due to its 16% alcohol content.
I drank it chilled. When you drink it, you can smell the faint aroma in your nose. The alcohol lingers in the mouth moderately and the taste is sweet with a clean aftertaste. The sake has no taste and the alcohol content is only 14%, so it is suitable for beginners of Japanese sake.
It is quite refreshing, light and dry. The spiciness lingers for a while, but there are no peculiarities at all, so I think it is just right as a food sake. It is also perfect with hot sake.
This nigori sake is an original from Tamagawa Village in Fukushima Prefecture. It has a high alcohol content of 18 degrees, so when you put it in your mouth, it is spicy, but also a little thick and sweet with a lingering aftertaste. Although it is called nigori (nigori) sake, it does not seem to be so cloudy.
It is refreshingly dry, but the dry aftertaste lingers for quite a long time. It comes in a small bottle that holds 2 gou of sake, so it makes a great gift.
A dry junmai ginjo. It is a sake that needs to be kept chilled, but it also feels hot at the moment you drink it. It has a crisp aftertaste and is quite refreshing, so it is also good as a mealtime sake. It is perfect with Japanese food.
This junmai sake has a sweet and sour taste. It has a fruit-like flavor, making it perfect for those who like sweet sake. We drank it with oyster ajillo flavored potato chips (shu) that we made to go with this sake. The pairing was perfect!
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The aroma is not too strong, and it is dry with a moderate punch and a refreshing aftertaste (I guess this is what they call "sharp"). The label says it can be drunk any way except on the rocks, but I personally thought it went well with hot sake.
It has a nice aroma and a rich flavor that lingers in the mouth for a while. It is good for sipping before or after a meal. It is not too spicy, so it is recommended for those who like a little sweet sake.
It is a junmai sake that gradually tastes more and more like sake. The aroma is not strong and the mouthfeel is like water, but the alcohol gradually spreads when you can taste a hint of rice. We are happy to be able to meet this sake at this time from a sake brewery that has been working hard to recover after being completely destroyed by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
It is read as "Shozan-ten. It was a gift with a high-class-looking box and wrapping. The moment I drank it, I could feel its rich flavor and sweetness, and when I finished it, it had a sharp, clean and surprisingly refreshing aftertaste with a nice aroma. I personally thought that the rice was good and the delicious water used had something to do with it.
A ginjo-shu made with glutinous rice. Unfortunately, I could not tell the difference (smiles), but I could tell that this is what a full-bodied sake is supposed to be like, with a nice aroma that spreads softly and the spiciness gradually becomes apparent. The aftertaste is refreshing. The label is also stylish.
A special junmai sake made from rice called Yume-no-Kou. The label is also stylish. It has a slightly sour and sweet taste with a surprisingly refreshing aftertaste. It is mellow and not too fussy, making it easy to drink, which I personally like. It is recommended to drink it cold or at room temperature.
The first sake of the new year was this one, which won the gold medal in the National Hot Sake Contest held in 2022. I drank it hot. It has a strong rice flavor and a rich taste, but it is easy to drink with a crisp and refreshing aftertaste.
It has a light, dry taste with a clean aftertaste. It has a delicate taste, with a hint of sweetness and aroma without any cloying flavors. Therefore, it is a sake to be drunk slowly, as it tends to have a different taste when drunk as a food sake. The price is reasonable for a Junmai Daiginjo. It is my personal favorite type of sake.
Sake from the Kiuchi Sake Brewery, famous for its Hitachi-No-Nest beer. I was given a one-cup bottle and tried it. My first impression was that it was spicy and refreshing, but the alcohol content was 15 degrees, but it seemed stronger than that. I would like to drink it hot.
Junmai Ginjo-shu, first bottled. It has a surprisingly light mouthfeel, with little aroma, but the lingering aftertaste is quite heavy and flavorful due to the rather high alcohol content. The label is simple and I personally like the design.
It is written "Harukora" and called "Harutaka". This sake is a ❨Colasse Fukushima❩original❨ product of Fukushima Prefecture❩s Tourist Products Museum❨. I bought this sake out of curiosity, and I personally love it! It has a nice aroma in the mouth, but when you finish it, it is surprisingly refreshing and has a crisp aftertaste. It leaves a lingering aftertaste with just the right amount of spiciness. When I purchased it, there were only 2 bottles left (they may have added more later), so it was a good buy.