Daishinshu Junmai Namaishu. This is also aged for a year. It has quite a strong miscellaneous taste. It has a strong hardness in a surprisingly roundness.
Suminoe Junmai Ginjo Nakadare. Most chu-dorire and chu-tori are quite clear with a strong umami flavor, but Suminoe's has a bit of bitterness and astringency. It goes well with meat.
Izumikawa Junmai Ginjo Hi-ire. The FUKU NO TORI Gathering is also an event where the manager tries to see what will happen if this sake is aged for a long time, so this Izumikawa has also been aged for about a year. It has become rounder, mellower, and calmer. However, in terms of change, it is not that much.
Fukkai Yamadanishiki Hi-iri. Junmai? It does not seem to be a special junmai. It is dry with a bitter taste, but has a fruity aroma with a soft sweetness in the back. Wow, it's good.
Today is the sake event at Fukuno Tori Iidabashi. Due to bad timing, no one was able to gather, so I will enjoy it alone.
Yuki no Bijin Junmai Ginjo Summer Shiboritate Nama Sake. It has a light sweet and sour taste. It has a light sweet and sour taste with a refreshing cool sensation that goes through you smoothly. I wonder if it would go well with vegetable dishes.
Ganki Junmai Unfiltered Nama Sake. I like Harada for Yamaguchi Prefecture's local sake, but I also like Ganki in some way. It is naturally dark since it is an unfiltered, unpasteurized sake, but the light, loose feel does not make it seem heavy.
Mutsu Hachisen Urara. This is Mutsu Hachisen's spring sake, but I've never seen it before. The gorgeous aroma, light flavor, and subtle sweetness typical of Mutsu Hachisen make me think it is a spring sake. I think this will soon be out of season, too, and the seasons change so quickly.
Tonight we went to Fukuno Tori Kojimachi for the first time in a little while. I had almost no sake before, so I adjusted my timing today.
First up was Eiko-Fuji Itsusen Kaze-Blade. I had this relatively recently, but if the restaurant changes, so does the taste. However, the strength of flavor and umami is still the same.
Eiko-Fuji drinking comparison. On the left is the Kumasan Junmai Daiginjo Unfiltered Nama-Genjyu, and on the right is the Junmai Daiginjo Natsu-shu Nanahoshi. Both are Junmai Daiginjos with a 50% rice polishing ratio. The acidity is also 1.6. The sake rice, degree and sake level are different, but Morinokuma-san has a lower degree.
Morinokuma-san is a light, unfiltered, raw sake with a soft aroma and acidity that spreads. Nanahoshi has a strong acidity, but it also has a strong umami flavor. It's different after all.
Kido Junmai Ginjo Natsu no Shippu. I came here to drink this. I can't get enough of this refreshing taste, the coolness of the aroma, and the way the acidity comes through. When I drink this, I get the feeling that summer has started .......
Today is the welcome party for new employees at the company I work for. We had a barbecue by the sea in Toyosu, and then came to Sake Brewery in Ikebukuro for an after-party. I heard that they had opened a nice sake bar.
I started with Kido Tokubetsu Junmai Karakuchikid. Let's go light and nimble. It has a nice dryness that lives up to its dry name. However, it also has a nice, relaxed umami taste.
Saku Waetsu Junmai Ginjo. I heard it was a limited edition for restaurants. No wonder I had never seen it before. The aroma and acidity are quite strong. It has a strong core.
The Hitakami Betsujyu Nakadori Junmai Ginjo that was just poured. It is also refreshing. However, it has a subtle acidity and a firm taste. It's nice. I was planning to finish with this kind of sake.
Raku-no-Se Junmai 4-dan rice over-brewing. This is your first sake. I drank it thinking that it would be dark and sweet, but it was sweet. But it was sweet. Very thick. It was more than I expected. This is not something you can drink casually.
Toyo Bijin Jyundo Ittou Junmai Ginjo Omachi. After all, the combination of Toyo Bijin and Yumachi is a sure thing. It is delicious. Refreshing aroma and rich flavor.
Today we went to Sakelaba, an all-you-can-drink sake bar located at the west exit of Kanda Station. It has been a long time since I have been here.
Tenmei Orikarami Junmai Namaishu Nakadori No. 2. It is a slightly cloudy Tenmei Namaishu Junmai. It has a gorgeous aroma and a deep flavor. It is a taste that you can drink slowly.
Modern Sentori Omachi draft. Wow, we are too lucky to have this one. It is fresh and fruity, with a plum-like sweet and sour taste. It has the taste of Omachi, but at the same time, it has the goodness of Sentori.
Jay & Nobby Good evening and thank you for your comments. It was really good, but as you can imagine, I feel bad for the other customers if I have to refill it ......😂.
Since the Tengu Mai didn't fill my glass, I had a little bit of Ume Ichirin Kuradashi dry sake as a service. It is refreshingly dry, but has a hint of sweetness along with a thickening taste. It's interesting because it has a mouthfeel that is not typical of sake with alcohol.