Limited Junmai Ginjo-shu by Ryusen Yaezakura Sake Brewery recommended at a tavern in Morioka City.
It was a delicious sake with a slight sweetness that could be enjoyed in a relaxed atmosphere.
Local sake recommended by a izakaya in Kanazawa.
It was a beautiful sake with rich amino acid taste and a slow lingering taste in the mouth!
I ate a variety of foods, but the salted sea squirt was the best match!
Sake from a brewery in Kamaishi recommended at a tavern in Morioka City.
It has a light and refreshing flavor, but the umami and acidity slowly come up in good balance!
It went well with raw oysters and bonito sashimi.
Junmai Ginjo-shu from Kuribayashi Shuzo, a brewery in Akita, recommended as a new arrival at a local izakaya.
The smooth and refreshing acidity of this gentle sake will slowly relax your body after a long day of intense heat!
I first drank this sake when it was recommended to me at an oden tavern near Morioka Station.
It was a little sweet, but did not cling to the tongue, and had a good balance of umami and acidity.
It was a delicious sake that was worth the challenge. It was a bit expensive, but we will have to order again next time. ❗️
First attempt at a sake brewery in Wakayama. It was a delicious sake with a rich, junmai daiginjo-like mouthfeel, but with a sweetness that was not clingy.
Hirotogawa recommended by the Fukushima food campaign at an izakaya in Sendai.
It was a delicious sake with a light taste but with a crisp acidity that goes well with sashimi!
Shirakami recommended at a tavern near Aomori station.
It was a slightly acidic sake with rich amino acid and sweetness coming later. It went well with salted scallops.
Tsurunoe Shuzo's "Aizu Chusho Yuri" recommended by an izakaya in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture.
It was an excellent sake with a rich flavor typical of daiginjo-style sake, with a smooth texture and a long lingering aftertaste!
Junmai Ginjo from Tochigi Prefecture recommended by Gon, an izakaya in Sapporo/Raccoon Street.
It was very smooth and mellow on the palate, but the rich amino acid flavor spread later, and the lingering taste was very delicious Japanese with a slow spreading aftertaste.
Since this is a restaurant where many locals gather and where the owner has his own special Tsumami, there was no local sake from Hokkaido on the menu.
Tsumami notes: grilled hamo (hamo), grilled leek, raw oysters, scallops, tuna
Kagatobi" hiyaoroshi recommended at a sake tavern I recently started visiting.
It has the impression of old-fashioned sake with a stronger flavor than the regular "Kagatobi".
It enhanced the sweetness of the Thai fish among the sashimi!
Junmai Ginjo-shu recommended by Izakaya/Matsuya in Hirosaki.
It was a perfect match for the 2,200 yen set meal, which included a hairy crab/zuwai crab with plenty of miso, sashimi, betara-zuke (a type of pickled radish), fried egg, grilled gindara with sake lees, and unlimited refills of Aomori brand rice "Bolt from the sky".
Junmai sake from "Kitaya" recommended by a izakaya in Hakata
The sticky, slightly sweet, dark flavor went well with the seasonal bonito straw-roasted with freshly grated garlic and kanpachi-nimono (simmered kanpachi).
Recommended at a sushi restaurant in the Susukino neighborhood.
The Junmai Ginjo-shu with a sake level of +5 was surprisingly refreshing, with a light sweetness and amino acids afterwards, a delicious sake to go with the vinegared rice!
Junmai Ginjo-shu "Takanami" by Marunaga Shuzo, recommended by a jidori yakitori restaurant in Matsumoto.
It was a mellow tasting sake with a slightly acidic flavor that went well with the salt shaken char-grilled chicken made with jidori chicken!
It was recommended to me as an accompaniment to sashimi after drinking a hoppy drink at a standing bar in Nagoya.
It was served cold, but it had a rich sweetness and mild acidity that complemented the sashimi without shrinking.
I thought it was a good value for the price 🖐.
Sh_Shuji: "Onikoroshi", a super-harsh +9 sake from Kunimare Shuzo, recommended at an izakaya near my hotel during a business trip to Sapporo.
It was a good partner to complement the flavor of the Hokkaido sashimi platter!
Kunimei Shuzo is a sake brewery in the town of Mashige that was featured in the Rumoi Main Line section of NHKBS's "Drinking Iron Line"!
I have not visited the Zumo area, but it is a small town on the Sea of Japan side. The Rumoi main line has been closed and can only be reached by car, but I wanted to visit the sake brewery!
I asked for a recommendation for a "dry" sake at an izakaya in Kofu, and this is the first time I have enjoyed a local Yamanashi sake.
It was labeled as +9, but it wasn't that bad. It was a very well-balanced sake with a slight sweetness and a strong umami flavor.
It was a beautiful sake that complemented the taste of the tsumami.