Sakura Face New Sake Winter Limited Nama Special Honjozo
After being pressed and bottled in 2014, it is matured in the cold storage at the brewery to give it a mellow taste.
Rich, mellow, and full of umami
We were lured by the supermarket pop-up of this very rare matured raw sake!
I tasted it with sashimi grated on a willow leaf sharpened by a local sawyer!
The taste is clean and light, but the full flavor of the rice comes through later.
I enjoyed the long aftertaste.
I enjoyed it while thinking about the story of the recovery from the earthquake.
The following is a quote
In November 2011, eight months after the Great East Japan Earthquake, Tae Kikuchi, a resident of Ando, Otsuchi Town, Iwate Prefecture, found three ears of rice growing on the site of his house that had been washed away by the tsunami. The town of Ado faces the sea, and there are no rice fields around. The rice had been washed ashore from somewhere by the tsunami, sprouted naturally in the rubble, and formed ears after surviving the disaster. Tae named this rice "Otsuchi Fukko Mai" (Otsuchi Recovery Rice). Just three ears of rice can now be produced to create a beautiful rice field landscape.
Sweet!
That was my first impression.
The next day, I felt a little sourness and it was getting closer to my taste!
Looking at the label, I see that it is carbonated, so I guess it is not a draft sake.
The alcohol content is low at 12%.
This is the kind of sake that can narrow down the target of your preference.
Shin IWA" is made by Shiraiwa (Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture), the brewery of Richard Jofrowa, the former chief brewer of the French luxury champagne "Dom Perignon".
Kengo Kuma introduced Richard Jofrowa to the Masuda Sake Brewery, and the collaboration was realized.
The IWA bottle was designed by Marc Newson: it resembles the shape of a Burgundy wine rather than a traditional sake bottle. The neck of the bottle also gives a slightly different impression.
The etiquettes were a collaboration between calligrapher Mariko Kinoshita and art director Hideki Nakajima.
Super savory with a tangy sour taste
Owl" is also called "FUKU-RAIRO" or "FUKARO" and is said to be a bird of good luck and wisdom.
An original product of Kojiya Sanshiro Shuho, a sake store in Ginza
A special limited release of Koshi's highest junmai daiginjo with alcohol reduced to 13%.
A special gem with a low alcohol content and a light, yet robust and thick flavor.
A junmai daiginjo-shu with a gorgeous aroma and a good bitter flavor that wraps around the palate, with a refreshing finish.
Agreed on the impression that the sake is like a gentle light, reminiscent of a beautiful spring day. ☺️
The rice, which requires delicate handling, is treated with the same care as in the sake competition and fermented at an ultra-low temperature.
The piquancy characteristic of unfiltered unpasteurized sake was a little weak, but this may have been due to the timing of opening the bottle.
A gorgeous aroma reminiscent of pineapple.
Light and refreshing, with a good sharpness.