Limited edition 2023BY Sharaku bought at Hasegawa. A gorgeous flavor typical of Sharaku runs through the mouth at once from the first sip, a medium to almost full-bodied sake.
Tonight, I drank a junmai sake from Naraman for dinner. It has a slight alcohol edge on the palate, but it is not an unpleasant edge, and the crisp rice sweetness typical of junmai sake makes it easy to drink with a dry, so-called "dry" taste.
Ona's special junmai hiyaoroshi. Since it was Sake Day, I bought it even though I wasn't planning to drink it. As is typical of hiyaoroshi sake, it has a slightly thickened, robust rice flavor on the palate, followed by a slightly bitter taste on the finish. It is a sake that seems to go well with strong flavored food, but when I paired it with today's dinner of spicy mapo tofu, it went very well with it.
PS: As I drank it, the flavor of chocolate banana came out in the taste. It is an interesting sake including this point.
Good morning, Kasshi 😃.
Kochira Ona-san! It's so good 🤗
It's interesting that you put it with the bean curd 😙and that the flavor changes as you drink it 😚.
This time it is a dry junmai autumn sake from Tedorigawa. On the palate, there is a slight gasiness and a gorgeous sweetness that is typical of modern sake. Next, a slight bitterness and just the right amount of sticky rice flavor hit the palate. A perfect sake for long autumn nights.
The name of this sake is "Umifudo (Seafood)". It is a sake created by Tomikyucho to go well with seafood dishes.
It tastes like white wine with a citrus-like acidity, yet it also has the sweetness of rice that is characteristic of sake. It is the perfect sake for seafood dishes.
Yoshinogawa Long Aged Koshu (Old Sake) Yuukyu-no-tori 2008 received as a birthday present.
I was looking forward to this day as it was my first time to drink old sake of this level.
It looked like whiskey, so I thought the aroma would be whiskey as well, but it was more like vinegar with a strong sourness, followed by the smell of matured alcohol.
When I actually drank it, the sourness was not as strong as the aroma, but rather an aged, gentle sweetness like that of whiskey spread in my mouth, with a moderate sourness coming from it. It is not as strong as whiskey, so it is easy to drink.
The mild, pleasantly refreshing sweetness runs through the mouth from the first sip, and the lingering aftertaste is moderate and comfortable to drink, remaining in a not-too-dark way.
Rice and agave hyuganatsu (a type of Japanese sake) brewed with hyuganatsu. It is said that only people related to Akita and Miyazaki are allowed to drink this sake.
The aroma is pleasantly faint Hyuganatsu. The mouthfeel is first tinged with the acidity of sake, then the acidity and slight bitterness of hyuganatsu run through the mouth along with the sweetness. It is a delicious sake even if you drink it in a wine glass instead of a faceted glass.
The wine has a pleasant sweetness that runs through the mouth with just the right amount of floral notes on the palate. It is light-bodied and easy to drink.
I took this picture after I had already drunk all of it, but it was delicious, so I recorded it.
It is mild on the palate, but the sweetness of the rice on the aftertaste makes it a very drinkable beer, but it still has a light taste that is perfect for the summer.
After much deliberation in Ginza, we chose the Shizenkou bio medium-bottled sake.
From the first sip, the rice's firm yet elegant sweetness and a hint of carbonation hit the tongue with a thump, yet it was not dull at all, but rather easy to drink.
Kangiku OCEAN99 Junmai Ginjyo Aomi -Summer Sea- Unfiltered Nama-shu
From the moment the bottle is opened, you can feel a gaseous sensation. The mouthfeel is surprisingly soft, and even though it is a junmai ginjo, it is not heavy in body; it has a robust taste but is easy to drink.
Get Houou Mita's Graduates Lemon Liqueur. It has a freshness like lemon juice, but with a delicious alcohol behind it.
Drink it on the rocks for a perfect drink on a hot day.
From the first sip, a gorgeous, firm rice sweetness typical of junmai ginjo runs through the mouth. There is a slight spike of alcohol, but that is also good for an everyday evening sake.