Matsumidori's Matsubiyu. I have been wanting to buy this Junmai sake for a long time. I finally got it. This is a great sake with good cost performance. It has a solid body, but has just the right amount of sweetness to make it easy to drink. I served it cold, but I think it would taste better cold or warmed.
The second day after opening the bottle. It was great when drunk cold, as the corners were removed. This is a great wine...it's sure to be too good when heated up. I wouldn't choose heated sake at the beginning of the rainy season, but...
Matsu Midori summer sake. I bought this twice last year. The fruity aroma typical of Omachi spreads. It is well tasty, wonderfully sweet, and fearlessly astringent. Ahhh, this is it. It's outstandingly delicious regardless of the season.
The first Izumi brand. I love white malted rice brewing. The clear aroma of rice. The fine bubbles are pleasant. The acidity, which is typical of white malted rice, is refreshing and the total balance is very good. It is a typical low-alcohol summer sake.
My first brand of purple space. I bought it at a local liquor store that I had not seen for a while. I was surprised to see a big change in the lineup. One of the most delicious bottles was this one. It has a savory aroma like bread. The acidity is refreshing. And the umami taste is coming out. I like the astringency at the end. This one was a winner.
Nigori (nigori) sake from Tsururei. It is a nigori sake with a hint of sweetness. Opening the bottle was relatively easy. My wife, who failed to open the bottle last year, opened it very skillfully. The fizziness is surprisingly modest, but the sweetness is very good.
Sparkling nigori in appearance. Sparkling takes a long time to open the bottle -. It's sizzling and delicious. Like a bitter calpis sour. Light attack and heavy aftertaste.
A new sake from Sagaminada. Mild and sweet rice aroma. Whoa, it has a bit of cucumber type sweetness. But it has a refreshing finish that is typical of Sagaminada. Sagaminada is still good. It is delicious. Our local liquor store didn't stock the first nigori, the new sake. Where should I buy it...
Shuho's new sake. Purchased because of its sake strength of +10. Mild aroma of rice. The impression of complex sweetness and umami is so strong that you do not feel the sake degree. When swallowed and air comes in contact with the mouth, a strong astringency hits. This is another good sake.
A new sake from the natural brewery. Mmmm, delicious. The combination of the sweet and sour freshness and the richness of the sake is good. It is addictive taste. I wonder if there is a slight hint of oriki in it.
Izumihashi's new sake, active nigori. We were told to be careful when opening the bottle at the liquor store. We mixed the nigori from the beginning. The strength of the bottle at the time of opening was indeed strong. The aroma was mild and bread-like. Wow, I thought for a moment that it was Calpis soda. It has a strong fizzy taste and a hint of sweetness like a lactic acid bacteria drink. This fizzy feeling seems to be addictive.
A new sake from Zanso Hourai. The top-rising aroma is mild. It has the freshness of new sake and the sweet and sour taste of Zanzou Hourai. There is a strong bitterness. Although it is a new sake, it has a rather strong umami. Hmmm, a local liquor store. I wonder how much zanzou they will put in this season...they are so particular about unfiltered nama sake. The seller is particular about it, but I don't think the drinker cares that much. I'd like to drink all the zanzou throughout the year, no matter how it's made.
Izumihashi's new sake, Raku-fu-mai. Slightly sweet aroma. Melon-like aroma with a hint of sweetness, strong astringency, and sharpness. The harshness of wintering and the joys that lie ahead are well expressed. This is a new sake that is full of promise for another season of stable and delicious sake.
First brewed forest in a long time. The aroma is like yogurt with a slight nigori. Wow, it's so smooth! The acidity is very strong. It is like whey. Interesting taste.
Hiyoroshi of pine midori. Fruity aroma reminiscent of green apple and pineapple.
Delicious, delicious, delicious.
It has a firm sweetness, but it is not unpleasant. It has a rich umami and a strong matured flavor. However, it's hard to find a good snack for this. Sake is too good. Is it something to be enjoyed on its own?
Sagaminada's Autumn Cherry Blossom. It is one of the hardest bottles to get every year. This year, a liquor store in our neighborhood stocked it in response to our request last year. Sorry I haven't been visiting recently.
First, I drank it cold. There is almost no aroma. The taste is...delicious. It has a good balance of sweetness, umami, and astringency. But the outline is a little blurred. This is the kind of sake that opens up when it's heated. Expectations were high.
Next was the long-awaited warming. I warmed it up to human skin temperature. Oh, this is it. It's a good heated sake. I love the fact that it's not overdone. It was a night to thank the brewer and the seller.
Yushin blue fall wine. Slightly sweet aroma. Quite a refreshing taste, just like last night's Tanzawayama. I wonder if this one has a more rounded taste. There is a hint of sweetness...this one is also delicious.
Tanzawa-yama Autumn Agari. The aroma is quite subdued. Strong yellowish taste. Quite a refreshing taste. Almost no sweetness, and a strong alcohol taste that makes the mouth chatter. It takes the fat of avocado and amberjack very well.
Izumihashi's Akatombo Yamadanishiki. It is recommended to be heated, but we started with a cold sake. The aroma is very much like a sake made from the traditional sake yeast. It's a robust pure rice sake with a strong flavor, just like an autumn sake. The recommended warmed sake was... quite delicious. The aroma and taste are wonderful.