Cold wholesale stored in snow in Echigo. It has a crisp, dry taste that can only be found in Niigata, but it also retains its umami flavor. We enjoyed it with Hiramasa and sea bass sashimi.
It is simple, dry, and to my taste. The temperature has suddenly dropped today and it has turned autumnal, so the label design is perfect, but I can't help but think it looks a little cheesy, like something you might find in a mail-order set.
Sake from Iki Island, Nagasaki. 100% Yamada Nishiki. This is the first time I have had it. It is not so spicy as to be super-hot, and sometimes has a touch of sweetness, so it is well-balanced. It is a sake that should be drunk very chilled.
I had first had it a few months ago and found it delicious. My memory was not wrong. It is still delicious. It has a subtle gaseous taste and the alcohol is not too strong, making it easy to drink.
The 100% Aizu Miyazumi, Fukunoka from Miyazumi Meizou brewery, famous for its Collage. It is a pink label, but it is not a raw sake, but a fire-brewed one. The sweetness is very elegant. We compared three kinds of sake.
Sake from Okayama, which is not often encountered. 100% Yamadanishiki. Dry but with a hint of sweetness and a somewhat exotic aroma. We had three different kinds for comparison, but we liked it so much that we ordered another batch.
100% "Dewa-no-sato" from Yamagata Prefecture, 16.8% alcohol by volume. It has a juicy flavor and a light sharpness, a little sweet for me, but it is unquestionably delicious!