Today, while it is still cold, it is starting to feel a little like spring. I bought a bottle of Izumihashi's Sakura Tonbo, which has a spring-like label, at a liquor store. I was told that it was once-fired.
From the aroma, it has the gusto and freshness of a junmai ginjo. When you actually drink it, you will feel the freshness of Junmai Ginjyo rush through your mouth at once.
Serve cold. It is smooth on the palate with a slight banana flavor on the finish. It is a perfect sake for sipping with a small glass of sake in the evening.
Chitozuru Junmai Hiyoroshi is made from the sake rice "Ginpu".
From the first sip, a pleasantly floral taste runs through the mouth, and the complexity at the end is pleasant.
In the cold state, the aroma and mouthfeel have a slight spike of alcohol, but it is not so unpleasant, and the sweetness soon arrives. If anything, it has a unique sweetness and flavor similar to that of old sake.
When the sake is cooled down to about chilled temperature, the alcohol content is removed, and the unique sweetness, thickening, and faint koji (malted rice) taste that is similar to that of old sake are more and more noticeable.
Sake left at home. At first glance, hiyaoroshi sake at this time of year may seem out of season, but it is surprisingly good.
It is good to taste the sake-like flavor with a little malted rice on the palate.
The aroma is faintly sweet. From the first sip, it has a gentle sweetness typical of Shizen-go with a hint of koji, and can be drunk as much as you like. A stable Shizen-go.
Hikkami's light nigori Junmai Ginjyo Nama. Purchased because of the bottle design.
The aroma was fruity, and the fruity flavor ran through my mouth from the moment I drank it. The aroma is like gentle melon juice, and from the moment you drink it, you feel "Yum! I can feel it from the moment I drink it. I will say it clearly, it's so good!
Thank you, Jay Nobby, for your help! I was pretty confused because there were so many good looking drinks at the liquor store, but I'd like to commend myself for choosing this one lol.
The aroma has the gorgeousness of a Junmai Daiginjo, but it is not so strong as to be overpowering, but rather pleasant.
When you drink it, the juiciness typical of Junmai Daiginjos runs through your mouth, but it is not heavy, so it is easy to drink.
The aroma is faintly sweet with a slight sour note. When you drink it, a distinctive sweetness that is similar to that of sake from western Japan runs through your mouth. Yet, there is no unpleasant aftertaste, so it is a sake that can be drunk without hesitation.
Kitaya Junmai Ginjo 59% polished Gin no sato Ni-Natsu Koshi. I wanted to drink Fukuoka sake today, so I bought a sake from Yame.
The aroma is a pleasant, gorgeous ginjo aroma. It is gorgeous on the palate, but without the unpleasant harshness and strength often found in junmai ginjos, and the aftertaste has a pleasant sharpness that lingers on. It is a gentle yet elegant sake with a core.
It has a fermented taste on the palate with a moderately juicy sweetness. It has a freshness that is typical of the first shibori-style sake and is appropriate for the New Year.
I don't have a picture of it, but it is wonderfully delicious!
Yoshida Kurau Hyakumangoku No Shiro Nama Sake
From the aroma, the rice has an elegant sweetness. The elegant sweetness and a hint of carbonation run through the palate, yet the crisp aftertaste makes it easy to drink as much as you want.
Musical Instrument Masamune Forte Piano forte piano TYPE-C Honjozo Namazume
Rich and gently sweet on the palate, this sake can be drunk in large gulps. It can be served with any kind of food.
San-do Yamadanishiki Ni-no-shujuku Nama-shu Nama-hashiroshi
The glass looks like a champagne glass and the sound when the bottle is opened is just like champagne. The aroma from the glass is fruity and sweet. The first sip has the same fruity taste as the nose, but as you taste it, the complexity of the flavor is gradually revealed.
The fact that the flavor changes a little with each sip is also a unique attraction.
The taste was as good as its reputation.
From the aroma, it has a voluptuous and gorgeous Junmai Ginjo-like aroma. The mouthfeel also has a strong aroma and a robust flavor that runs around in the mouth.
Sawanoi's new sake, freshly squeezed. It has the koji (malted rice) taste typical of freshly pressed sake, and the amazake-like aroma, but it also has a refreshing sweetness and a crisp finish that makes it easy to drink.