Tateyama Ginjo-shu.
This is the third bottle in the Toyama local sake series. It has a sharp taste, but you can also taste the umami of the rice.
Tonight, we will enjoy it with ponzu (Japanese sauce made of white cod roe).
This is Ginrei-Raitori Junmai Ginjo.
It is one of the series of Toyama's local sake that we received with WESTER points. You can enjoy the flavor of the rice, yet it does not interfere with the food.
Tonight, I served it with amaebi (sweet shrimp).
This is Kurobe Gorge Junmai Ginjo.
This is one of the Toyama local sake sets that we received as WESTER points. It is light, but you can taste the flavor of rice.
Tonight, we will enjoy it with firefly squid.
Hakkaisan Special Honjozo.
Tonight, my wife and I went to an izakaya (Japanese-style bar) where we always have a good time. We had ankimo, steamed himegai clams with sake, assorted tempura, yellowtail kama, etc., and finished with beef tendon curry.
Hakkaisan is a light, easy-drinking sake that went perfectly with the fish dishes.
This sake is a collaboration between Marukyu and Nagayama Honke Brewery, a well-known sake brewery in Ki.
It is easy to drink, refreshing, and does not interfere with food, making it a perfect match for delicate fish dishes.
Tonight, we will be serving it with shirako ponzu vinegar.
It is Junmai-shu at the foot of the east.
I received this sake as a shareholder's special benefit catalog gift, as I did last time. It was a set to compare sake, but the rice was more highly polished than the last one, so it was drier and more refreshing.
Tonight, I will enjoy it with bonito tataki.
This is Junmai-shu at the foot of the east.
I received it as a shareholder special benefit catalog gift. It is dry, refreshing, and easy to drink.
Tonight, I served it with terrine.
Senpuku Nigori Sake.
It is creamy but has a clean aftertaste, so it can be paired with a variety of dishes.
Tonight, we served it with grilled yellowtail.
Sorry for the delay, but Happy New Year!
Houraisen Kata. It is a special junmai sake.
I am currently back home in Nagoya. I bought this sake at a local convenience store to drink at home. It is refreshing and easy to drink. It went perfectly with the salty taste of the potato longs that were left at my parents' house.
This is a limited edition sake commemorating the 70th anniversary of Toyo Bijin and Marukyu.
It had been sold at a local supermarket before, but it was on sale again, so I bought it.
It is fruity and easy to drink.
This evening, I went to Yatai Sushi with my wife Bibi. We enjoyed the recommended and new menu items and ended with an assortment of sushi.
The Koshino-Hachitoyo was sweet but easy to drink and went well with the sushi.
Tonight, my wife and I went to a Chinese restaurant in our neighborhood. We had a course meal that included Peking duck, stir-fried beef with oyster sauce, abalone and shark's fin stew, and fried rice for dinner.
Harada is fruity, so I enjoyed it with simmered dishes and fried rice.
The price was reasonable because of the shareholder's special benefit.
I am Heian Shishin Blue.
Today was the company's softball tournament, and we came in an impressive third place. So I'm enjoying it more than usual. It's fruity, but with a clean aftertaste.
Tonight, I'm having it with smoked beef.
Today, I participated in a marathon. The result was 59 minutes for 10 km, 3 minutes slower than last year.
After returning home, we went to an izakaya (Japanese-style pub) where we always have a good time. The sake was dry, so I was able to drink it in large gulps. Since I was alone today, I had beef tataki, swordfish tempura, and curry for shime.
Yachiyo Junmai Sake Bd-14 Hard Water 4-Stage Brewing.
Procured yesterday when we visited Abu-cho, a roadside station. It is sweet but has a refreshing taste. I heard it is also delicious on the rocks.
Tonight, I served it with small sardine tempura.
It is Ottersai Junmai Daiginjo, Polishing 20% to 33%.
I had prepared this as a gift for a client's reception, but one of the guests had to cancel his attendance unexpectedly, so I had to have it myself.
It is fruity but easy to drink with a clean aftertaste, but when I compared it with Sanwari Kubun before, I felt Sanwari Kubun was more fruity ... .
This is a limited edition sake commemorating the 70th anniversary of Toyo Bijin's Marukyu.
As this sake is a collaboration between Toyo Bijin's Sumikawa Brewery and Marukyu, a neighborhood supermarket, we had no hesitation in procuring it. It is fruity, but it is refreshing and does not interfere with food.
Tonight, I served it with sauteed mushrooms.
It is a nigori sake from Shin Niwa.
I went to Yatai Sushi with my wife Bibi, who has a special benefit for Yatai Sushi shareholders.
In addition to the seafood salad and fried lebanilla, we had sardine sashimi, deep-fried tuna blood, and monkfish, and finished with nigiri-zushi.
We had a special benefit program for shareholders, so the price was about half of the original price, which was very reasonable.