Otter, Junmai Daiginjo, 39% polished rice, slightly on the dry side. Mmmm, good. Sokka Matsuri. Yakitori at Kokugikan is delicious! The first night of a wonderful holiday weekend has begun!
Sou Yuu from Yamagata, Junmai-shu. This is probably the first time I've tasted it, and I think it's quite rare. It seemed a little sweet, but light and perfect with oden. One more day to go!
Sake from Kagawa. Unfiltered raw sake. It is a so-called "aluzoe," but because it is a raw sake and has a strength of 19%, it is very punchy and goes very well with strong-flavored snacks. I had raw crowfish for the first time. Delicious! I wish you all a happy new year!
Asahikawa on a recent trip, the most expensive sake (lol) purchased at Takasago Shuzo, Asahikawa, Japan. It is a junmai daiginjo with a rice polishing ratio of 35%. Perhaps because it is fire-aged once, it is a bit dry, but delicious with a refreshing mouthfeel. It was served with sashimi, sea squirt, and konowata, which only go well with sake. Happy New Year, everyone!
Year-end party at a sushi restaurant in Tsukiji. Saitama is Igarashi in Hanno. Dry. Ultimate mackerel and aged sushi. It was so delicious that I was in heaven. It goes so well with sake that it's a problem. Have a good New Year's.
Visited Takasago Sake Brewery in Asahikawa, Hokkaido! After getting tipsy from the tasting, we went to a nearby sushi restaurant and had some Kokushimusou! Delicious! It quickly became my favorite brand. Naturally, I bought a mountain of sake (laugh).
Aomori's Zenchidori (Utou). I drank it for the first time. Daiginjo with a rice polishing ratio of 40%. It is not junmai. But it is delicious. It has a complex taste. After all, there are many kinds of sake, such as ginjo and junmai, but it is good to drink sake that you feel delicious.
Kido from Wakayama, Japan, specializes in squid. It is crisp but also sweet and easy to drink. This is a dangerous one (laugh). The king of squid, the bluefin squid, with ponzu sauce of albacore. Tonight, too, I will ascend to heaven.
Sawanoi, Tokyo's sake. It is neither ginjo nor junmai. But it is tasty enough! Slightly dry and crisp, it goes well with living things. For some reason, I think it tastes even better in this 1-gou bottle.
Sanriku Tanabata hoya with ponzu sauce and steamed hoya with butter soy sauce served with Kochi's daiginjo sake, Tenpyo. Mmmm, I'm blown away! Have a great weekend!