The first redwine. It is not very fruity, but has a rich ripe sweetness and umami. I drank it straight out of the fridge, but it would be delicious at a slightly higher temperature.
Again, my memory is a bit hazy as this was the second bottle I had, but it tasted more refreshing than Tanaka 65. It is an elegant wine that goes down smoothly.
The first cargo tag sake. Short-stalked boat with a slight sparkle and almost no oriki. It has a slight fruity taste, not very fruity, but has a sweet rice flavor and a slight bitterness. This is delicious.
We served it with smoked harushika pickles. I became a fan when I was served it at the tasting corner during a visit to a sake brewery. It goes well with smoky whiskey.
After drinking whiskey at the bar, we went to a sake bar. There was an abundance of Kyushu sake, and I tried Tanaka Rokuugo for the first time. I was drunk, so my memory is not so good. I have a vague recollection that it was a refined harmony of sourness and sweetness.
This is a hiyaoroshi of Suzukagawa by Shimizu Seizaburo Shoten, famous for its Saku.
It has a fruity taste similar to Saku, but because it is hiyaoroshi, it is mellow, sweet, and very tasty.
I left work early today so I was able to stop by Motosaka Sake Brewery on my way to work while they were open. I went there in search of cold sake, but they said it would be on sale from next week. I bought an orthodox Junmai.
I drank it cold. The aroma is weak, and it has a fruity feeling in the mouth, but the taste is a classic type. It seems to go well at higher temperatures.
I bought this at Kimimuro Sugi's store when I was in Nara the other day.
It is a sake brewed with Yamanokami yeast isolated from sasayuri.
It may be my imagination that it is more floral than fruity, but it has a clean, slightly sweet, elegant impression.
This is my first time to try Ni-Utsuri Manzai rice, also my first time. The rice is polished to 70%, but there is no strange cloying taste.
It is dry and quite rich. It is good, but it does not go in smoothly.