At a place to stay in Hirado. Good balance of sharpness and sweetness with a slight tanginess. Good sake with good cost performance. Hiran has become famous. I'm looking forward to it since we won one more bottle of Hiran!
I was going to drink it with my daughter, but I couldn't. So I opened the bottle by myself. It was better to drink it two days later than the first day, because the gasiness and the sake were in good harmony. It was a little sweet for me. I thought this harmony was great. I knew this sake would be popular with girls, both in the bottle and the taste.
A souvenir bought by an acquaintance of my wife in her image. First drinking of Okawa's famous sake. It has a slight tangy taste with a clean and sharp taste. Even after drinking it 3 days later, the tanginess was still there. I am a little hesitant to buy it myself, but thanks for the gift!
It is described as a "sharp Junmai-shu," but it tastes like a traditional sake, with a full flavor of rice. The taste is what I personally call Kurokenrishi-style. It has more acidity and sweetness than Kurokenbishi. Best served warm!
Gusan is a sake from Shimane, which is hard to read. The spiciness of the sake comes from the melon flavor, so it is not fruity, but the sake flavor prevails. The pink Izumo is also interesting.
Dry Junmai sake. It seems to be made with flower yeast. Yoshidaya in Nagasaki also uses flower yeast. The taste or lingering aftertaste is soft and fragrant. I'll try it heated next time.
I was able to get one bottle left at the end of last year! When I opened the bottle, it was quite a bit schwarzier and felt spicier than I expected (even though I like spiciness), but after about 3 days, I was convinced it was good.
After about 3 days, I was satisfied with the taste. It was a bit dry than I expected (even though I like dry sake), but after 3 days, I was satisfied with the taste. If you like nigori sake because it is sweet, you may be disappointed, but if you like dry junmai sake like I do, this nigori is perfect for you.
My daughter-in-law brought this second brand of Urakasumi for New Year's. It has a junmai-like flavor that is hard to believe it is a honjozo sake, and I wonder if the sharpness of the aftertaste is due to the honjozo quality. It was a delicious sake with a delicious umakuchi taste that was easy to drink due to its modest character 🍶.
This is the second bottle of Yoshidaya. I hear it tastes great with dashiwari, but of course it is also good on its own. The traditional taste of dry junmai sake and the new taste are well blended.
Purchased at Yoshidaya, which was closed the last time I visited Shimabara. It has a nice hiyaoroshi taste with a clean dry taste. I like the taste. I bought another bottle at Yoshidaya, so I'm looking forward to drinking that one too.
First Kamo Nishiki. A famous sake from Niigata. Junmai Ginjo like Junmai Sake. It is not fruity, but a junmai ginjo for sake lovers. Well-balanced with acidity, fullness, and sharpness!
Purchased at Seijo Ishii in Jiyugaoka. I was so excited to see that brewer Kuheiji was available at Seijo-Ishii. I had an image that it was expensive, but this one was about 1,800 yen. I thought it would be sweeter, but I was pleasantly surprised. It has a good balance of slight tanginess, richness of rice, sweetness, and spiciness! I was convinced that it was not overshadowed by its name.
The theme is "the ultimate food sake," so it is dry and refreshing, yet has a rich umami flavor that will keep you coming back for more. It has a light hiyaoroshi taste. It might be better if it were a little more peculiar.
Purchased at 2 discount. It was sweeter and more crisp when drunk after chilling in the refrigerator rather than cold (room temperature). The spiciness of the aftertaste is a bit strong.
The first Kouei Chrysanthemum! It was at a ryokan in Shimabara and I ordered it without hesitation. What a stylish glass 🥂 (for me)!
It tastes like white wine with a clean and crisp taste. It's not my favorite type of sake, but the taste is still memorable even after a long time, and I want to drink it again. Laughing, Saga is proud of its sake٩٩__(๑'ᴗ'๑)۶.
Purchased on a trip to Shimabara. It may be sold only in Nagasaki Prefecture. It is a junmai-shu, which seems to be a junmai-shu. It has a full-bodied rice flavor with a sweet and spicy aftertaste. I felt it lacked individuality, but it was a cosy sake. (It was about 1,200 yen).
On the way back from a trip to Shimabara, I bought this at a souvenir shop next to Castella Land. I was interested in this sake because the ryokan where I stayed had a sake brewery (Aimusume Sake Brewery) that produced this sake. Although it was alkalo-sweetened, I got the impression that it was a junmai-shu with the richness of the rice standing out. It is quite good! I got the impression that it was carefully made. I plan to visit Shimabara one more time, so I'll buy another brand in a 4-goupe bottle then!