Yakiniku and heated sake. Hakutsuru is a local sake from Kobe and Nada. We received a bottle from Shinshin SY. The more you drink, the sweeter it gets.
It's been a while since I've been to Tsukiji. I have been a regular customer of this restaurant for a long time, and since it will close this month, I went to get some delicious fish. The sake was a dry junmai sake. It has a strong flavor and goes well with the albacore.
First, it was served cold. It was smooth on the palate, but not very powerful. I thought this was a good idea, so the next time I had it warmed up, the flavor of the sake spread out.
This year's outside drinking starts with Nabeshima. It has a clean, elegant sweetness that spreads in the mouth. It is one of the best Nabeshima I have ever tasted.
New Year's Eve is Kiritanpo hot pot with Hinai Jidori chicken. With Akita's Yuki no Bijin, of course. This junmai ginjo is made entirely from the rare Akita sake rice "Koudou Shinko". Soft and gentle sweetness and refreshing acidity. Very satisfying.
A classmate of mine who played baseball with me in college returned to his parents' home in Okayama last year to devote himself to the family business. The other day, I got this Yamanari Shuzo's [Ran-no-Homare] Sakura-kei at the airport and had it immediately. It is a very good sake, with a delicious and refreshing taste.
The seventh glass is a Junmai Daiginjo of Tasake. I finished with this. Sake from the Tohoku region is right up my alley. I got to know Hakodate a little better this time. Delicious sake and food. I would like to visit Hakodate again.
From the junmai ginjos up to this point, the sixth glass was a junmai daiginjo. I knew about Hiroshima sake at least as far as Drunken Heart and Kamotsuru, but it was Amego no Tsuki. I looked it up and found that it was the top ranking sake in Hiroshima.
The fifth cup. This restaurant, Misina, has a wide selection of sake from all over Japan. There was Nabeshima, so I asked for it. It is refreshing and powerful.
I came to Hakodate. Mishina" near Goryokaku. We started with Yamagata Jungin. As the name suggests, it is juicy. It has a strong sweetness and a clean taste.
Drinking at home with Kiritanpo hot pot of Hinai Jidori chicken. Of course, I used Akita's Fukkomachi to match the dish. It has a sour and slightly bitter flavor.
The fourth and final cup is a Junmai from Hokkaido. Kuriyama-cho in Yubari? Kuriyama-cho in Yubari, the town where baseball manager Kuriyama moved to, right?
It has a soft taste. It was quite a gem with a sharp and tasty taste.