At dinner.
This is the second time I have had Eikun, and unlike the fruity junmai ginjo I had before, this sake is more of a classic sake with a strong rice flavor 🍶.
It was very much a honjozo sake.
Next was Kihei, a local sake from a brewery near the Abegawa River in Shizuoka.
This sake was also crisp and dry, with a moderate sweetness compared to the Garyubai we just drank.
There is also a Heiki sake brewery in Okayama, which is said to be a brother brewery.
Happy New Year 🎍.
I wish you all the best this year 🙇.
The first bottle of the New Year was Garyubai, which was included in the Shizuoka local sake drinking comparison set, a tax return gift from the hometown tax office.
Garyubai is a brand I've been wanting to try for a long time. 🙆♂️
It is a light and dry sake with a refreshing sweetness.
It was delicious!
Happy New Year to you, Mr. Tattsu 🌅.
I look forward to working with you again this year: 🙇🏻🙇🏻♀️
I'm sure it's going to be a year of good things for you that you got it as a tax return 🤗.
The last sake of the year is another brew 🥃.
One made with ancient rice and an extract used in cosmetics called Rice Power.
It is low al at 7.5% and has a sweet and sour taste typical of ancient rice sake. 🙆♂️
It's like juice lol.
It was delicious!
Thank you for another year 🙇.
Happy New Year, Mr. Tatzu 🎍.
Thank you for all your help last year🍀.
Oh, something about the last sake of the year looks awesome 😍.
Let's continue to enjoy the sake life at our own pace this year 🤗
Happy New Year to you, ma-ki-!
Thank you too for last year 🙇🙇.
It was delicious like Ine Mangaka, though similar in color 🍷.
I will continue to enjoy the sake life this year 😊.
At my wife's parents' house in Kagawa.
My wife's parents prepared sake🍶.
First up was a bottle of Kinryo no Kirai.
This is the second time I've had it, but it was a delicious bottle, very smooth, fruity, and sweet 😋.
At my wife's parents' house.
This is the second time I have had Chiyomusubi, but this one is a San-in style sake with a strong rice flavor and spiciness.
I had it cold, but it is good for warming up.
At my wife's parents' house.
This is the first brand of Yamaga's local sake I've had, but it's a classic one with a good flavor of rice.
It might be good warmed up.
The last item in the drinking comparison set of Kyotango City hometown tax return gift is Tango no Hikari.
It is a sake made from Koshihikari rice and has a fruity, sweet and gentle taste. 🙆♂️
It is possible to make such a delicious sake even from edible rice.
As expected of the Shirasugi Brewery👏👏👏.
The fourth bottle of the Kyotango City hometown tax return gift drinking set is Yoshinoyama.
It was named after Mt. Yoshino, which used to exist in Kyotango City, not in Nara.
It seems to be produced in fairly small quantities, but it was a high quality bottle with a well-balanced sweet and savory taste of rice that spread out slowly.
Tamagawa at Christmas🎄
It may seem conflicting, but this Christmas we had Tamagawa with seared sea urchin.
The rich seaside and sweet umami of the seared sea urchin goes well with the tasty flavor of the Tamagawa. 🙆♂️
I like modern sake, but I drink Tamagawa surprisingly often.
The more I drink it, the more I like it 🍶.
By the way, my wife seems to really like sake like Tamagawa 🤭.
The local sake from Kyotango, which I received as a hometown tax payment, continues from today.
First up is Yaetsuru.
It seems to be written "Shuku-kura-mai" and read "Iai-kurabu" 🍶.
It is made from Kyoto's sake rice, Shuku.
It said be careful opening the bottle but it didn't feel gassy at all lol.
Maybe because it was sent at room temperature 🤔.
It was a food sake with a good taste of rice 🙆♂️
The last bottle in the Toyama No Sake and Food series.
It is light and dry with a strong alcohol taste 🍶.
I had it with kama-age shirasu and it went well together. 🙆♂️
I was watching M-1 and Takuro who won was really funny 🤣.
It's been a long time since a Kansai team won 👏👏👏!
I was so happy!
For dinner. First time drinking Narimasa 🍶.
It has just the right amount of rice sweetness and mildness 👏👏👏.
There are many light and dry sake, but Toyama sake is also very deep with various flavors. 🙆♂️
Drinking at home after work. Today's drink is Toyama sake.
This is a brand new to me, but it is a dry sake with a slight pineapple-like fruity aroma and a sharp taste.
I don't know what the specs are because it doesn't say, but I wanted to try other Yoshino Tomo as well. 🙆♂️
A bottle of sake bought at a supermarket. It is a local sake from Saijo🍶.
It was delicious, light and easy to drink with a sweet taste of rice.
It had a calm taste even though it was a draft sake.
I would like to visit the sake brewery street in Saijo at least once 😌.