Purchased at the Reijin Sake Brewery. The robust flavor and mildly sweet aftertaste only possible with original sake. It is a sake that does not lose to a large amount of stewed motsu.
A cup of sake that I bought to drink on the train on the way back from my trip, but brought home without drinking it.
Unusually for a cup sake, it is a junmai ginjo. It has a subtle ginjo aroma and a crisp finish.
This sake was purchased to drink on a trip but brought home without opening the bottle.
This is my first time drinking Kuromatsu Senjo.
It is dry with a light aftertaste. The alcohol content is a little high at 17%.
This sake was served at the Mikotsuru Sake Brewery's tasting and was only available in casks at that time. Brewed with sake rice grown in the Suwa region, it is extremely delicious with an aroma, mellow sweetness, and a sharp finish. I bought a bottle and took it home to try again at home. Perhaps the storage temperature was not warm enough, but the taste was mild and mild, which was also good.
At a tasting at Mikotsuru Brewery. Brewed with sake rice grown in the Suwa region, it is extremely delicious with an aroma, mellow sweetness, and sharp aftertaste. We purchased a bottle to take home.
The sake is only available in casks, but it is said that the sake in casks varies depending on the time of year, so each time you visit, you may find a different sake, or sometimes the same sake as the last time.
I tasted the sake at Mikotsuru's brewery and chose this junmai ginjo from among those that were all delicious.
I thought it would need to be chilled since it is a ginjo, but it was delicious lukewarm as well. It has a robust mouthfeel.
Purchased in Shimosuwa-machi, Nagano, Japan, and planned to drink it on the train on the way home, but a fire along the train line caused a major delay. While waiting for the train, I drank it in the station waiting room to kill time.
It tastes like a cup of sake. It is good for a light drink with rice crackers.
Purchased on a trip. Firm flavor and sharpness. Slightly effervescent on the palate? It had a slight bubbling at the beginning, but after that there was no bubbling. It is said to be made from 100% Nagano sake rice Hitogokochi.
Fourth glass at a tavern on my trip. Delicious, with a mellow aroma and flavor spreading! This may have been tasted at the Mikotsuru brewery last year. It also responds well to a solid entrée of Shinshu pork seared with miso.
The third drink at the izakaya (Japanese-style pub) where we were traveling. The fragrant aroma spreads to the palate and also passes through to the nose. It has a robust flavor unique to the original sake.
The second glass at the izakaya (Japanese-style pub) where we were traveling. The taste of ginjo spreads on the palate. It is dry with a strong acidity.
The second drink at the izakaya (Japanese style bar) I was taken to.
I have not seen many sake from Tokushima Prefecture, so I chose this one for its novelty.
I remember it was dry but easy to drink.
At an izakaya (Japanese-style bar) where I was taken. This ayu masamune is not widely distributed, and this was the first time I had ever seen it. It has a robust flavor of junmai sake, but it is not harsh and easy to drink.