Three premium products
My tastes are in order of preference
But they are all delicious 😋.
Bekketsu Junmai Daiginjo by Sakushinin Kuheiji
Toichi Junmai Daiginjo Nama
Oroku Iyu Junmai Daiginjo R04BY
Sake with yeast developed from 100% Hitogochi cosmos produced in Nagano Prefecture.
It is a refreshingly soft sake. The aftertaste is clean and refreshing.
Recommended by a friend. Masumi is a brand I used to drink about 30 years ago when local sake was becoming popular. The mellow sweetness comes first, followed by a hint of ginjo aroma. It has a reasonable body, which gives the impression that it goes well with all kinds of food, even meat!
The brewer came to the basement of the department store and explained to us about his brewery. The brewery is located in Kanagawa and grows its own rice.
It is very easy to drink, partly because it is a little low in alcohol content.
The label was cute, so I bought it just for the sake of the label (lol).
I picked this up thinking, "I love Asahi Koh, but I'm not a big fan of Omachi because it's too thick (I'm not a sake drinker)," but as one would expect!
It has a clean finish with a hint of ginjo aroma and a nama sake character, while still maintaining the robust flavor of OMACHI. As expected of the Watanabe Sake Brewery!
Recommended at the new sake section in the basement of the Seibu Department Store. It has a very light and round taste, a little spicy and fresh when opening the mouth. After opening, it became sweeter and more like sake.