This year's slaughter. It is better to have this much spiciness for a sweeter New Year's Eve. I feel so because the one I drank on New Year's Eve was sweet.
The label looks like it's Koshi's 100th anniversary sake. In my experience, Kouji is too sweet for my taste, but I gave it a try. But...I like it with just a hint of sweetness, but Kouji is still too sweet for my taste.
Aged sake produced in 2023 by Shibotan, which is said to have been drunk by Ryoma. This is the first time for me to try aged sake. It is said to be an aged sake recommended by a group of professional sake dealers.
Contrary to my expectations, it was smooth and smooth to drink. It is just like water.
It is said to be sold only at seven sake stores in Aomori City, but unusually we obtained it at a product exhibition in Tokyo. The sake rice is "Hanamoi".
Tonight is nabe.
Sake given as a souvenir. With horse sashimi from Kyushu.
The brand name "Takasaki" was not registered at Sake-no-Wawa, so I registered a new one, but I guess it is "Ousai" inside.
At a tempura restaurant. It's a good sake, but I think a little more sweetness would go better with tempura, which is basically a salty dish. My personal opinion.
Sake from Miyazaki. Alcohol level 19.
Aged for six months at zero temperature, "Zero no mezame" is a rich sweet sake with a mellow aroma and mellowness remaining. The brewer said, "It is a very good sake. It seems a far cry from the local character of Miyazaki, a tropical country, to leave it at zero degrees for half a year.
Perhaps this is the first time it has appeared at Sake-no-Wawa?
Hiyayogoshi Daishichi. I look forward to tasting it.
Compared to the previous sake, at first I thought it was like water, but this one has a depth of flavor that makes you drink a lot.
It is said to be a limited edition sake made with Tsuyahime. It says it is recommended as an autumn food sake.
I think sake is basically a food sake. I have the impression that this is generally the case with sake that claims to be a "pure" sake, but it is a bit sweet.
Dubroque style, which my wife likes. Last year's sake just before the new sake was released. The website says it is popular among women. It has aged well and looks like a different sake from the first one.
It has mellowed on the palate, but the alcohol content is actually high. It might be a lady-killer sake.
A cup of sake while waiting at the soba noodles restaurant.
It seems to be a limited edition sake. Very easy to drink. The following is from the brewer's website
The Kujukuri-hama coast near our brewery has a variety of seasonal expressions. We understand that one of the meanings of brewing sake here is to understand and express the climate, including the sense of the seasons. Just as what we eat and what our bodies require changes with the seasons, the sake we offer should also change daily. This seasonal series expresses what is unique to Japan and to this region.
Junmai Nama Hashiroshi Nama Genjyu without filtration, apparently using a rice called Nojoho. It has a high alcohol content of 19 degrees. It is a sake that cannot be found in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
It has a rich flavor.