The 6th bottle of Ponshu club. The second bottle is dry but has umami flavor. This one has more acidity. Enjoyed with potato salad with boiled egg. Alcohol 15%, Polishing ratio 50%.
This is the fifth bottle of Ponshu club. Recommended as a dry but tasty sake. This is delicious. The balance between the sharpness and the umami of the rice is great. Best with Kampachi no Namero. Made from 100% Sakonishiki produced in Shimane Prefecture. Alcohol content 16%, Rice polishing ratio 55%.
The fourth bottle of Ponshu club is a limited edition. The beckoning cat label is cute. In addition to the freshness of junmai ginjo, you can taste the flavor of rice. Serve with ume crystal. 100% Omachi, 15% alcohol by volume, 56% rice polishing ratio
The third bottle of Ponshu club. A crisp and refreshing Junmai Ginjo. Perfect for sashimi. Alcohol 15%, Polishing ratio 50% (Koji rice), 55% (Kake rice).
Second bottle of Ponshu club. Delicious, clean and well-balanced. Pair it with sauteed cod milt with garlic and anago (conger eel) and deep-fried tofu with starchy sauce. 100% Miyamanishiki, 15% alcohol by volume, 55% polished rice
A ponshu club meeting was held with colleagues from work. We started with an aperitif-like, slightly sparkling Amanagashi. It is sweet and sour and sweet. Made with 100% Akita Sake Komachi from Akita Prefecture, 8 degrees alcohol by volume, 60% polished rice.
I bought a Noto Support Set from KINMI, which is spending a lot of SNS advertising. This sake comes in a set with sashimi. It has a juicy and sweet taste and certainly goes well with sashimi. Made from 100% Noto-produced Hyakumangoku No Shiro. Polishing ratio 48%, alcohol content 16.5 degrees.
Here is this year's New Year's sake. It's a delicious flavor type! It is paired with Osechi, but at night we plan to have Beef x Beef 🐃 with Sukiyaki. Polishing ratio 50%, alcohol content between 15 and 16 degrees.
An original product of Yakitori Miyagawa. It has a good balance of flavor and acidity, and is certainly perfect for chicken dishes. We had it with grilled chicken. Made with 100% Miyamanishiki from Akita Prefecture, 65% polished rice, 15% alcohol by volume.
This sake also has a delicious flavor and is very powerful. It is perfect for pairing with extremely tasty simmered dishes such as beef tendon or horse hormone. Alcohol content 17%, rice polishing ratio 65%.
Reizan's Junmai Ginjo is 100% naturally grown Yamadanishiki from Minamiaso. Powerful yet aromatic. A wonderful accompaniment of raw Amakusa sea urchin dressed with Amakusa crustaceans. The alcohol content is 15% and the rice polishing ratio is 58%.
Kumamoto sake with a robust flavor to go with the horse sashimi. It is refreshing but also tasty. The alcohol content is 15% and the rice polishing ratio is 65%.
This is now the world of sparkling wine. Alcohol content 13%, rice polishing ratio undisclosed. A naturally farmed sake. Light, airy, and gorgeous. I drank it before the food was served.
A gift from a native of Gunma. You can taste the robust flavor of the rice and the acidity. Serve with salted salmon. Polishing ratio 70%, alcohol content 14%. It is still hot, so I drank it chilled, but I think it would be good at room temperature or even heated.
Sasaki Sake Brewery is the family home of actor Kuranosuke Sasaki. I went to the brewery myself, and this was a summer gift. It has a clean, refreshing taste and a gorgeous aroma. With new salmon roe. Rice polishing ratio 40%, alcohol 16%, sake degree +2.5 (dry).
This one is also dry and goes wonderfully with seafood. Serve with saury sashimi, grilled white clams with butter, and whelk sashimi. Polishing ratio 70%, alcohol 15%.
Super dry. It is said to be the northernmost sake brewery in Japan. Serve with sashimi (tuna, sea bream, kampachi, trout, herring, etc.) and raw oysters. Rice polishing ratio 65%, alcohol 17.5 degrees.
Another round of drinks at Rokugan. This is the well-known Yukino Kayasha. It is an autumn sake, hiyaoroshi. It has a strong flavor. Serve with fried matsutake mushrooms, autumn vegetables, or black beef with tomato miso. Polishing ratio 55%, 16% alcohol by volume.
A well-known sake at Rokugan. It has a moderate umami, refreshing acidity, and goes well with meals. It goes well with a bowl of steamed figs with sake, grilled bonito, or grilled hamo (pike conger). Polishing ratio 50%, 15% alcohol by volume.