A souvenir from Niigata. The sake was a draft sake, but for a Niigata sake, it was dense and heavy. It is strong, but still easy to drink without the characteristic aroma of hi-ire.
While the sake has a slightly sweet taste, it still smells like it has been fire-aged.
I like it if it is this perfect, but it is hard to buy it when you know that you can drink it cheaply and deliciously if it is not fire-aged.
It is a wonderful sake.
The taste has a unique impression of wine made with wild yeast because no yeast is used, and the taste has a strong lactic acidity only from the sake brewing process. It has a slightly matured feel and is in a good condition just before it turns sour.
I heard that this brewery is really great, so I bought a bottle. It is a well-balanced bottle that is smooth without being cloying, not too polished, and has a decent umami.
It has a fruity aroma and a sweet taste, but its dryness leaves a good balance on the palate.
The alcohol content is low at 14 degrees, so it is easy to drink.
These days I only drink sake that has not been fire-aged, but since the store is often not open on Sundays, I have a fire-aged junmai ginjo.
It is not about the sake brewer, but the fire-aged sake gives me a strong feeling in my stomach.
It seems to be too dry and suitable for hot sake, but I still prefer the raw sake.
Frozen Nama Sake. This technique does not really require heating, yet the sake can be enjoyed as it cools down from hibernation as it is.
Sake that is smooth and fresh.
It has a slightly old bran-like aroma as if it were fire-roasted for an unfiltered, unpasteurized sake, and has a fresh but traditional sake-like flavor.
It has a dry impression for an unfiltered sake and is quite dry. It has the umami of nama-shu, but it also has a sake-like flavor, so it can be served with a variety of foods. It should be paired with dry foods rather than creamy ones.
Nama-shu is delicious after all. If it is an unfiltered, raw, junmai daiginjo, you can hardly go wrong with it.
This sake is rich and sweet. And you can buy it for less than 2,000 yen.
I didn't realize that a junmai ginjo sake for less than 2,000 yen could be so delicious. It is delicious with a rich, thick sake quality and a lively, raw flavor that is typical of Yamahai.
Lately, I've been so biased that I can't even think of anything else that tastes good other than nama-shu, but this sake is fire-brewed but doesn't have that unpleasant dry feeling of alcohol.
It is smooth, rich, and powerful.
This sake is often used at ryotei (Japanese-style restaurants) and ryokan (Japanese-style inns) in Kyoto City.
When I tasted it, I felt a strong alcohol taste, but when I drank it later, it was a wonderful sake with a dense sweetness and moderate smoothness.