It is a sake from Taniguchi Sake Brewery of "Jakuchu" which we had been impressed by at this restaurant before.
It was the perfect sake to end the day. 😋
Since my wife is from Ibaraki, we often receive sake from Ibaraki Prefecture and often drink sake from the Tsukii Sake Brewery, but we don't often have a chance to drink the Hikoichi brand!
The acidity of the sake tightens up the mouth and makes it a good match with strong food.
I love Fukushima sake such as Sharaku and Hirotogawa, but I personally find Tobiroki a bit special. It is "delicious ❗" without any logic.
I am sorry for my lack of vocabulary.
For me, it was a gem that moved me that much.
By the way, this is a light nigori sake.
This is a sake from Shimizu Seizaburo Shoten, a well-known "Saku" company. This may be my first time drinking it.
Saku" is characterized by a very gorgeous aroma, but this one is not so much.
I think the mouthfeel is on the mellow side. My first impression was that it was sweet.
Accompaniments,
Sashimi (sea bream and swordfish)
Squid and taro stew
I had both light and moist snacks, but either one would be fine. I finished them in no time 😊.
It's been a long time since I've been to Kuroryu.
I went to a neighborhood yakitori restaurant and found it in there.
It's a smooth and pleasant sake.
Since it was the middle of the week, I only had one drink that day.
This is the second of two bottles I purchased during my recent expedition to Kasama, Ibaraki. I feel like it's been a while since I drank lees😅.
If you want to enjoy mainly the taste of rice, you can enjoy nigori (orikarami). ☺️
#Sake Rice: Hitanishiki (produced in Kasama)
#Polishing ratio: 65
#Alcohol content: 15
The wife barks "I want to eat chestnut sweets, let's go to Kasama❗". (`o')<<<
As I am not a fan of sweets, I put my mother-in-law's condition, "If we stop by a place where we can buy Ibaraki's local sake". 😎.
So, I made an expedition to Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture.
So I went to Isokura Nagaya and bought one of the two bottles I purchased.
It is Isokura Shuzo's flagship, junmai-shu (with fire-working).
The first sip was a "umami-kuchi type? The first sip is a "umami-guchi" type of sake, but it quickly goes down smoothly, and the sake goes down well.
Personally, I thought it would go well with dashi (Japanese soup stock) type meals.
This is the second of two bottles I recently purchased for Koedo in Kawagoe.
Like the earlier Orikarami, it is a robust umakuchi type. I wonder if this is a characteristic of the sake rice (sake musashi) 🤔.
It might be good warmed up or heated (I'm not a big fan of warm sake, so I choose cold sake only 😅).
#Sake rice: sake musashi
Kagamiyama Ooragarami, one of two bottles we purchased on a recent visit to Koedo, Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture.
It is fruity but also has a firm umami flavor. Maybe it is because of the sake's tailing?
Accompanying it was Miso Sansho Cream Cheese purchased at Cardi's. I guess it's because they are both fermented foods, but they go well together. ☺️