Snow Kayasha is one of my favorite brands, having visited a sake brewery in the past.
It is a little dry, with a freshness and umami, and is very refreshing. It is different from the image of Yamahai.
Sake made from red rice. The color is like rosé wine.
It has a strong sweetness and acidity, and is more like an aperitif or dessert wine than a mid-meal drink.
I bought this sake at the brewery of Tsujun Sake Brewery on a trip to Kumamoto. It is said to be sake made from organic rice from Yamatomachi.
The color is a bit yellowish. It has a unique flavor at room temperature. When warmed up to lukewarm, it has an even more pronounced acidity in addition to the umami.
My father bought this sake as a souvenir from his trip to Nara and sent it to me.
It has been about two weeks since the bottle was opened, but there is still quite a bit of gas in the bottle.
It has a muscat-like aroma, acidity in the umami flavor, and is not heavy on the palate, making it easy to drink and dangerous but delicious.
This is the first sake from a brewery in Kure, Hiroshima. It is a rather small sake brewery.
It is quite dry with an assertive acidity.
It looks like it would be good warmed up.
First sake from Nagano for the first time at Sake-no-wa. Only 10 more to go before it conquers the whole country.
It has freshness, umami and acidity, and a clean aftertaste. It is easy to drink.
The second cup was Okayama's Kyokusei, hiyaoroshi.
It tasted mildly delicious and slightly dry.
It is a pure sake, and according to my research, it has a high alcohol content of 18 to 19 degrees, so I felt quite intoxicated.
It was a Friday in Okayama, and many restaurants were fully booked, but we managed to get in.
The first drink was a local Okayama sake, Sake Ichisuji.
It has a strong umami flavor and is slightly dry. The aroma was subtle.
It goes well with the simmered dish of iodako (sea bream) and sashimi of mackerel, which we ordered as our main dish, and is suitable for a mid-meal drink.
The color is slightly yellowish and the taste is dry with a hint of umami. It is very drinkable.
Many of the other sakes also seem to be suitable for a mealtime drink.
At a standing bar directly owned by Takeuchi Sake Brewery in the Osaka Ekimae No. 2 Building.
Sake is reasonably priced, starting at 200 yen per glass.
This sake is dry with a moderate aroma and acidity.
It gives a very different impression when drunk on its own or with food. The acidity seems to soften when paired with food.