Kariho純米吟醸 百田 瓶火入れ
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It is fire-aged, but sweet and juicy like fresh sake!
Purchased at the Akita Product Center in Shinagawa.
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Kinteki純米生原酒 蔵生
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It is a rare sake at this time of the year, and is believed to be a limited edition sake from the brewery.
My grandparents' house is located near the brewery, and I welcomed them with sushi with my relatives, but since Hokkaido is full of beer drinkers, there was no one to accompany us with sake, so I enjoyed the sake alone. (My grandmother is always kind enough to go to the brewery to prepare a bottle of sake for me).
I am very happy to be able to have a bottle of nama sake at this time of the year, the kind of sake we drink at New Year's!
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After the strong sweetness, there is a strong sake taste and bitterness. The mouthfeel is thick and mellow and quite tasty. It went well with Genghis Khan.
However, because of the added sugar, it is treated as a liqueur, not sake.
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It is served with sushi from Nagoyakatei, a conveyor-belt sushi chain based in Kushiro. Basic port city sake
As a local, I have to say that Hokkaido's sushi ingredients are top-notch, but the sake to go with them is not.
I wonder why Nemuro Hanamaru and Nagoyaka-tei only offer standard spec sake.
I always wish they would carry Junmai or Junmai-Ginjo sake with higher specifications. It is a waste that only a few restaurants do not have the concept of pairing sake with food, although this is partly due to the fact that we live in a car-oriented society. It's time to get rid of the idea that all you need is Sapporo Classic.
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田中酒造久蔵翁 純米吟醸 原酒
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This is the second sake from back home.
This one is a local brand using a rare rice called "Akagebyo" from Otaru, Kitahiroshima (the city where Escondido's Escon Field is located).
The sake has a nice ginjo aroma and sweetness with a hint of alcohol!
From an out-of-towner's point of view, this is a hidden sake brewery, but the taste is as good as you would expect!
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The first sake back home. Otokoyama sparring.
Very easy to drink with a strong sweetness and rice aroma!
It also has a strong core and goes well with Genghis Khan without losing its flavor!
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Purchased at the Akita Product Center in Shinagawa.
Low sweetness
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Third drink of the day.
Sweet and juicy
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Second drink of the day, first time I saw another brand of Takachiyo!
It tastes crisp and clean!
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Today's first drink, a refreshing summery taste
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I bought it two years ago when I visited the brewery in the fall. Somehow I lost the chance to drink it and had it in the back of my refrigerator.
This sake is made mainly from glutinous rice and is treated as a liqueur because it contains mulberry leaves and cinnamon.
My personal first impression was that it reminded me of Yomeishu, the sake that my father used to drink when I was a child and I was allowed to lick a drop of it.
The slight sweetness and medicinal aroma of mulberry and cinnabar is refreshing and easy to drink when mixed with lemon soda water
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Purchased on a trip to Miharu last fall, it was one of the last remaining bottles at the liquor store.
It has been aged for a long time, and was bottled only a year ago.
The color is golden like mirin (sweet sake), and it has the peculiar taste of aged sake. The alcohol content is 19 degrees, which makes it a super baby sake!
Serve this with squid with wasabi!
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Harushika純米酒 旨口四段仕込
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Today, we will be pairing it with salt fried chicken from a delicious fried chicken restaurant in the neighborhood.
Harushika's Umakuchi 4-dan brew. The sake has a strong mouthfeel and goes well with the fried bean curd. It was very tasty, and we could feel the umami of both the fried bean curd and the sake!
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Aizuあらばしり 吟醸生酒
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You can find this sake anywhere in Aizu Tajima. But this one is good. It is arabashiri sake, which means it is rough but has a beautiful sweetness and a good taste.
I buy some every time I go there!
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It has a slight sweetness of rice and is suitable as a food sake.
I paired it with Nasu steak and grilled ishimochi, and it went very well.
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Kariho純米吟醸 六舟
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At lunch at the Akita Products Museum in Shinagawa.
It is said to be dry, but has a nice sweetness after the juicy flavor.
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The second drink is a slightly higher grade, Hyakumoku. This one is refreshingly sweet and very easy to drink.
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Kikumasamune生もと しぼりたて
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At my favorite izakaya (Japanese style bar) which serves delicious fish snacks. This is a restaurant dedicated to Kikumasamune.
It is freshly squeezed and goes well with sashimi of tuna and whelk, and homemade nukazuke (pickles).
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Opened a bottle purchased on a GW trip to Kumamoto.
The aroma is not much, but it is rather nice because the water is from Aso, which is very good water.
The taste starts off sharp and dry, with a hint of sweetness and a fairly small aftertaste. Personally, I think this lack of aftertaste is very good because I never get tired of drinking it.
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Denshu特別純米 古城錦
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Today's first drink, refreshingly sweet and delicious
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