It has a sweet aroma on the nose, but when you drink it, it has a clean aftertaste.
Hiya was recommended, but it is also good when slightly watered and heated!
It was a gift for Valentine's Day.
After the seri shabu, ramen and rice porridge, I ordered some more drinks and food, but there was an air of 😳 about ordering more, so I decided to just have sake (lol).
There were a few sakes from outside Miyagi Prefecture, and one of them was Iraka, which has been talked about at Sake-no-wa.
I was in a hurry to drink it, and I remember it was delicious, but it was too expensive, so I'm not sure if I'll repeat the experience 😆.
After that, we had some time before the bullet train, so we met up with the couple sitting next to us at the after-party venue, but the restaurant was full 🈵 and we couldn't see them, so it turned out to be a phantom after-party 😢.
The one we received with the Seri Shabu along with Hakurakusei was Mizutoriki. It was my first time. I asked for it because I was attracted by the description of "directly pumped". I remember that it had an aroma that I had never smelled before, but I don't know what it was (laugh). I don't know what it was (laugh).
But it had more individuality than Hakurakusei, and I liked it.
I drank it with seri shabu.
Good morning, my first sake is Tasake 😃.
I knew the real Seri is different 🤩The roots are so fine and long 😍The Seri Shabu aroma and unique sake will go well together 😋.
Jay & Nobby, thank you for your comments here as well......the root was aromatic and great 😋 The restaurant Inaho is said to be the birthplace of Sendai Seri Shabu. The person sitting next to me at the counter was from Kansai.
It is no exaggeration to say that my trip to Sendai this time was to come to this restaurant and eat seri-shabu for the first time in my life.
The dish to be served there was Miyagi's Hakurakusei. It has a fresh, rich flavor and a sweet aroma. Easy to drink, good 😋.
With shallots and shellfish before the seri came.
Good evening, my first sake is Tasake 😃.
We had Seri Nabe 🍲 at home the other day 😊Sendai Seri Shabu😍Sounds delicious just by listening to it 😋and the ultimate food sake Hakurakusei! It's nothing but the best 🤗
Good evening, Jay & Nobby...I want to try Seri Shabu again. I'm too jealous of seri nabe at home. My local supermarket doesn't seem to have good Seri...lol...I also drank Suitoriki 🍶.
The second cup. Sasasamune, Junmai Ginjo, which I could not find on my trip to Fukushima. I was able to find it.
Sake goes well with food with a little bitterness.
We had shimi-shimi oden (grilled and stewed) daikon radish.
The first night in Sendai. There was still snow on the ground from a few days ago, and as a resident of Saitama Prefecture, it was tough for me to walk on snowy roads😥 My legs were aching.
The owner of the restaurant is from Aizu, so we had some Aizu sake.
It was my first time to try Zeroman. I found it a little bitter, but it was very tasty with the sake lees soup that was served with it 😋.
I went on an overnight trip to Sendai. I decided to go all the way to Shiogama, so I went to this sushi restaurant in front of the entrance to Shiogama Shrine. Well, before visiting the shrine, I had a purifying (lol) lunch, but only a single bowl.
First time at Abe-kan. The handwritten menu came with 👀, so I ordered a new sake. Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. I had told my partner and I that we would limit ourselves to one cup, so we really only had a small sip. The fish and shellfish with vinegared miso on the side was also excellent. Only one cup of sake is torture😭.
Hello 😃, Tasake for my first sake.
Abe-kan for sushi 🍣 in Shiogama on a trip to Sendai: ‼️
Yes, one sake is torture 😆 Please go home and drink it again 👋.
Thank you for your comment, Jay & Nobby... I really wanted to go to Urakasumi's new sake, but I had to endure a long walk and a boat ride from Shiogama to Matsushima afterwards. I'll post the next day's post later so you can get back to it 🫵.
Compared to the New Year bottle.
I think this one has more bitterness and less sweetness. If I wanted to drink it with a meal, I would probably go for this one.
My partner also said "both are delicious". Good, good 😊.
Now I can buy sake this November and December 😆.
The first of 2025, and the 200th check-in commemoration you'll find yourself in, is that. A New Year's bottle of Tasake. We were able to get it again this year. Thank you, sake store.
I took a picture of the New Year bottle and the new sake side by side, just like the picture from a year ago👍.
Now, I think Tasake lacks objectivity because it is my favorite and I don't have a discerning palate.
Yum. The mouthfeel is the same as the nama-shu, then comes the sweetness, and finally a nice bitterness. [Good tasake is heavyweight! 🐍
It goes well with everything: hamo no kamaboko (pike conger eel), simmered vegetables cooked by my partner, and chestnut kinton (sweetened sweetened chestnuts). The chestnut kinton and sake was interesting too.
Mr. Sake (personified!) Thank you, everyone at Sake-no-Wa, for a wonderful year 🙇.
Thanks for the comment, Jay & Nobby!
I suddenly realized it was in the 190s, so I decided to adjust it, and when I posted the sake I hadn't posted, it was just right. ☺️ I'll be with Mr. Sake and Mr. Sake...lol!
Congratulations on your first sake, Tasake, and congratulations on your 200 check-ins 🎉🎉!
It's so festive with the New Year bottle and the new sake side by side! I'm jealous you get to compare the drinks ✨.
Thanks for your comment, Pon... 😊The liquor store recommended that I compare it with a zodiac bottle of Hato Masamune, also from Aomori. I'm thinking 11 months from now, that I want to compare our drinks with something else next year, lol!
And the last sake of 2024 was Sentori, which was served after the Edo Eri.
The clear part of the sake is very drinkable and tasty, even though it is a sake with a sourness that is typical of Sengoku and is a sake with a fresh yeast yeast base.
When I mixed in the oli, the sweetness of the rice was added and the taste became even more to my liking. My partner said, "Sentori is really delicious, isn't it?
I'm glad he was pleased with it.
I'm glad he was happy with it. I think so 🤣.
The order of posting is New Year's first. Tomorrow, on the 2nd, we are planning to have a New Year's party at our house. Of course, we will open it with that!
First sake was Tasake, Happy New Year 🌅.
Renewal Sentori was a great success! We are glad you and your wife enjoyed it as locals 🤗New Year's party is a thing👍.
Thanks for your comment, Jay & Nobby. The Sentori distributor is a bit far away, but I regularly show up and buy it 🫡 It's one of my favorite sakes.
I had a New Year's party at the store. Of course it was that one (lol).
20241230 Year-end party at our house.
Every year on the 29th or 30th, my wife and I hold a year-end party at our house.
This one was recommended to us at a liquor store in Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, which we visited for the first time.
At first attack, the aroma was strange, but the blood and sake taste and habit were strong,
After taking a second sip again, the impression changed to as if I was drinking a noble sake.
I have never experienced this aroma before, but it is addictive. Thank you very much for your store 😊.
For the record.
I thought I would, but then I remembered.
When I first drank Yonotori, I must have thought it was definitely one of the top 3 kijo sake I have ever had!
I must have thought.
However, I don't know if it was because of the lot, the length of time since the bottle was opened, the storage conditions, the glass, or my physical condition?
I do not know the cause, but I was a little disappointed this time 😢.
For the record. The waiter accidentally swung the top and bottom of the bottle and there was a loud noise, even though this was sparkling.
It was a very close call, though it didn't overflow because there was only a little left.
It was a good memory that the waiter and I laughed so hard.
Happy New Year 🎍.
For the first sake of the year 2025, I chose this one so that I can spend the year (four seasons) with a smile 😆.
I bought it at the end of the year at a liquor store and left it at my parents' house because I had a good impression of it when I went on a trip to Shiga (lol).
It was a sake made from the traditional sake yeast, but at first I thought it was a bit strong. I thought it was too strong at first, but when I paired it with a meal, it was so easy to drink that I opened half of it by myself. It went well with roast ham 🤤.
Happy New Year 🎍 to Tasake for my first sake 🙇 and I wish you a happy new year!
Thanks for the first drink of Shiga sake! I haven't had the black label since it was made from the raw yeast, but it looks delicious: ❣️
Happy New Year, Pon. It's nice to meet you too 😊.
I see that many breweries are starting to make their own sake yeast! I have a solid image of it, but it varies from brewery to brewery. Let's drink various kinds of sake this year!
The spoils of my trip to Nagano. I could not find Kawanakajima Genmu, so I bought this one, which was sold at Nagano station.
In my mind, nigori often has a sweet taste of rice, but this one was more of a clean dry taste and thicker than sweet. I warmed it up and drank it, and I was right👍.
It has been a while.
For the record. I am a purist. I've been drinking at home a few times, all with this junmai (lol).
And recently, I've been impressed again by the taste of this junmai 🥺 This slight bitterness. It's a nice salty taste 🥺.
It's been about a year. I put this one aside because I am not comfortable running out of tasake stock 😊.
Yes, I have a few more of these. No doubt about it. Delicious.
It's Yamada Nishiki so it has more sweetness and aroma than the usual special junmai 💫✨.
I love the taste 😘.