Senkori Tachiharu Asa Shibori Namaishimo Junmai Ginjyo Nama-nama-shu. Yay, a mouthful, lucky me. Slightly citrus aroma and acidity. Yuzu-like? A flavor that is hard to detect. Goes well with fatty dishes.
There wasn't enough sake to fill the glass, so I had a little more of another sake to make up for it. Koshino Katora Ryu. Sake with a strong, yet refreshing taste. It's so good! It's just like Niigata's sake.
I am not feeling very well today, neither physically nor mentally. But I worked hard, and I wanted to recharge my energy by having a drink outside to take care of my mental health. So I went to Fukuno Tori Iidabashi.
Today's sake was Yoshinogawa barrel sake. Oh well, not enough to fill the glass. I kind of like the smell of cedar in this sake.
Ganki Junmai Unfiltered Nama Sake. It is a well hidden sake among the best sake of Yamaguchi Prefecture, but it is also very good. The umami is very strong and spreads gradually.
Kudokibe Bakuren Ginjo Super Dry. As the name "super-harakuchi" suggests, it is a dry sake with a sake strength of +20.
However, it is not dry, and the taste is very crisp and clean. This is the good thing about Kudokyuu Ute.
I worked late today and told my live-in girlfriend that I would eat out. So we went to Fukuno no Tori Kojimachi for the first time in a very long time.
The first one was Toyo Bijin Jyundo Ittou Saito no Shizuku. Oh, that's rare, you don't see that very often.
It's the end of the month and I don't have a lot of sake, but that's no problem at all.
Tedorigawa neo 2023 is a challenging sake brewed from Ishikawa's original sake rice, "Ishikawamon," at a low 90% polished rice. It is also said to be coin-polished. It has a fat and powerful flavor, but the acidity is restrained, and it goes down gently at ....... Interesting!
Today I was very tired after a series of troubles at work, so I went to Carrot Shop in Takadanobaba for the first time in a very long time.
When I visited this restaurant, it was from Houou Mita. Wow there is Houou Mita! Refreshing acidity and fruitiness, refreshing and delicious.
Kuroemon 16th Generation Yamahai Junmai Autumn Agari. The flavor is quite punchy as it is a once-hired sake. This punch is quite impressive for a hiyaoroshi sake.
I had to come to the direction of my parents' house, so I am having a drink at Kumegawa for the first time in a while. DenjiN is a well-known local restaurant. We started with sake.
Yamori Junmai Unadjusted, which I haven't had in a long time. The staff, who probably joined the restaurant after I moved in, is very good at serving sake.
Finally, I was given a bottle of Nabeshima special junmai sake. Beautiful and clear taste, I can't get enough of it. I wonder if Harvest Moon is coming out soon.
Hiran HATENA α-Type and β-Type are two interesting sake products that are completely masked and you have to guess what kind of sake they are. The QR code on the back label is connected to a Google form, where you can enter your answers and check your answers.
By the way, as I am not good at blind tasting, I could only guess whether it was hi-ire or nama-zake. That's too bad.
Today is my once-a-year day off work. I finished my work, so I went out for a drink for the first time in a while!
Today, I went to Sake Kouzou in Shinjuku for the first time in a very long time. I think the last time I was here was about half a year ago.
I started with Hououmida Dry Junmai Tsurugi to get myself in the right frame of mind. The dryness and aroma are very nice in the same bottle. I feel relieved when I drink it.
Kaze no Mori Akitsuho 657. if you have this, you must drink it! The original bottle had only about 80ml left, so I added a little more from the open-mouth bottle.
It's delicious. I can't get enough of this lightness.
After work, it's Hana-Kin. So I moved to Iidabashi and went to Fukuno Tori Iidabashi. It's been a while since I've been out drinking alone.
The first sake is today's service sake, Houjun Junmai Shu Dry. It is dry and crisp, but has a bitterness that spreads gradually. Delicious!
Tasake Tokubetsu Junmai Amoureuses is a sake that Nishida Sake Brewery, which had stubbornly refused to do PB until now, was persuaded by IMADEYA to finally produce a PB sake for the sake shop.
The label is stylish, but the taste is just like Tasake's special pure sake. It is very well-balanced.
Hanaoyukyu Ginpu Naokumi Junmai Daiginjo. If this is available, of course I'll order it. I like it.
It is characterized by its sweet and gorgeous aroma, but the aroma of this one is a little subdued. However, it still has a strong sweetness. I like it.
Today I went out for a drink after work alone for the first time in a while. The reason why it has been so long is because of a change in my lifestyle.
So I went to the Ikebukuro flagship store of the Sake Cost Sake Brewery.
I started with Tobiroki Special Junmai, which I hadn't had in a while. It's so good! This taste is still wonderful. It goes down smoothly and doesn't stop.