Hiran BlackJack extremely dry. It's great that they have "Hiran", but I didn't expect this one. It is really dry, and even though it is a sake brewer's yeast, it has a very sharp taste. It has a good strength of flavor.
Tatenogawa Seiryu Junmai Daiginjo. I didn't expect to be able to drink this even though it is a standard sake. We are very grateful. The taste is clear and clean, and this is Tatenogawa.
After a night of overtime work and being very tired, I went to Fukuno Tori Iidabashi today. It was a Thursday in the latter half of August, so the restaurant was empty. The restaurant is prepared for the gathering and does not have any hiyaoshi sake on the menu.
First up was today's sake, Hideyoshi hideko Junmai Ginjo-shu, a sake served in Akita Prefecture. This sake is from Akita Prefecture, and this was our first meeting. It has a clean taste and light aroma. I wonder if I can drink this for less than 500 yen. ......
Ura-Kiyama Super Dry Junmai Daiginjo. The regular Ura-Kiyama is very fragrant, sweet, and gorgeous, but this one has the label backwards and the taste backwards as well. It is very sharp and very dry. This is the first time I've had it, and it's also very good.
Houou Mita Junmai Ginjo Reserve Orders Mita Aikoku. It is a 100% local sake made from 100% Aikuni rice grown in the former Mitamura area where the Kobayashi Brewery is located.
Unusually for a Houou Mita sake, it has a dry taste with a slight astringency in the back. However, it also has a clear aroma like a clear stream, and is a beautiful sake.
Today was a day for drinking out, after asking my wife to do a little too much. We went to the Sake Cost Sake Brewery in Ikebukuro.
The first glass was Kangiku Ocean99 Aomi. It is one of the sweetest of the Kangiku Ocean series, with a pineapple-like aroma and sweet and sour taste. The sweetness has a nice sharpness, as one would expect from Kangiku.
Sawanoi Tokubetsu Junmai Narukuchino no Sake. It is very sharp and has a bitterness that spreads quickly. It is a very drinkable sake. I have liked this one for a long time.
Today we went to Shuraku in Takadanobaba, which is closing at the end of this month. I heard that they are considering relocating and making a fresh start, so although it will be sad for the time being, I wish them the best.
The first one is Hishiko Junmai DRY from Niigata Prefecture. It is dry but softly sweet, and the bitterness that spreads slowly is pleasant.
Eikoufuji Itsusen Kazehada Junmai-shu. If Eiko-Fuji is called "Eiko-Fuji" in summer, it must be this one. It is crisp, dry, and refreshing. It is pleasant to drink.
On the last Friday of the month, I made a trip to Takadanobaba to visit Carrot Shop. Since it was after my payday, I was a little bit nervous.
First up was Hououmida Arashigiri Oshikiri Merger Junmai Daiginjo Unfiltered Hon Nama. Probably the type that combines the Arashigiri and Oshikiri parts. While the gorgeous aroma comes, it has a messy acidity and umami.
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.