Today at the end of my friend's wedding party.
From the Kinmon Akita Sake Brewery in Daisen City🍶.
Junmai sake made with three times the usual amount of koji rice.
It was a delicious sake in a glass of wine with a caramel-like sweet and bitter taste 👏👏.
The last of the alcoholic beverages bought at the Sake Expo!
I opened Hanayuki and wasn't going to open it, but for some reason (not a refrigerator problem), I opened it.
It has a powerful and strong flavor, partly because it is 19 degrees Celsius. It's rich, umami, and delicious.
It's not very sweet, but it's very different from Senju's hi-iru, which is very interesting.
It is very spicy when you drink it again.
It's the opposite of "light and dry" dry sake.
I think it gets sweeter the longer it's been open.
Purchased at the Sake Expo
I've been curious about Hanayuki's unfiltered unpasteurized sake for a while.
It has a rich sweetness like a kijoshu.
It is like a honey apple, and the second half is a little alcoholic. I drank hi-ire sake before, but I think hi-ire sake was easier to drink.
I got the impression that it is not a modern sweet sake, but a classic sweet sake.
I had the impression that it was a little sweeter when I tasted it, but the atmosphere in the second half might be a little too much for me.
But as the temperature rose, the second half became easier to drink.
A sake brewery near Dogo Onsen. Like Saka and Motomasa, it was purchased at the Sake Expo in Harukas.
They were sold out of 4 bottles so I got the Sandesi 😁.
Seems like Dogo beer is more famous than sake 🤔.
The top aroma is fruity. It has a refreshing yet tropical sweet taste. Sakurahime yeast is a yeast from a flower called Delphinium 🪻.
Hi Nemuchi 😃
It's a light drinker and I could linger on it forever 🤣.
I think I'll open it tonight and perhaps next time it will go in a different direction 🤔.
I'm looking forward to your review of this positive 😁.
Purchased at the Sake Expo in Harukas.
Like Saka, I heard from Nemuchi that he recommended it beforehand 😁.
It's not on the label, but it's a fresh, gassy sake.
It is fresh and gassy. It has just the right amount of sweetness and spiciness, not flashy but delicious. Some people may like it better than Yamashiroya.
I think it becomes sweeter and more umami when it is a little closer to room temperature than when it is fresh out of the fridge.
The quality of sake is quite different from that of Yamashiroya, but I personally prefer Koshinotsuru.
I have the impression that Yamashiroya tastes great right out of the bottle, but the taste changes so much that I gradually come to dislike it.
Sake purchased at the Sake Expo at Kintetsu Department Store
Moderately sweet, but overall strong alcohol taste. Complex and a little nutty in the second half.
The impression is quite different from that of the tasting, which was sweet and tasty, but I guess that's what it's supposed to be.
Like Nemuchi's review, I wonder if it was tasting magic 🤔.
I thought it had juicy fruitiness like apples and muscats when I drank it again.
But the nuttiness is very strong.
Not only the freshness of freshly squeezed sake, but you can also enjoy the taste of rice with a hint of carbonation.
It is easy to drink, yet has a deep flavor.
This is a sake with a sense of acidity and sharpness.
It is described as "the ultimate food sake," and we feel that it goes well with a wide range of dishes.
Junmai Ginjo-shu made with Sake Mirai.
This sake has a mild sweetness and acidity.
The alcohol content is low at 13%, so be careful not to drink too much.
Nama-shu made with Akita Sake-komachi.
It is made with soft water, which gives it a soft, sweet taste. However, it is not as sweet as the -7.0 sake strength suggests, and the freshness of the unpasteurized sake makes it a perfect match for all kinds of food.
It uses hops in addition to rice and koji as ingredients, and is what is called a craft sake.
As such, it is not considered sake under the Sake Tax Law.
It has a refreshing, slightly carbonated taste, making it an easy drink even for those who are not comfortable with sake.
It is also good as an aperitif.
Made from Yamagata Prefecture's "Yuki-No-Majin" rice suitable for sake brewing.
Fruity is the only word that comes to mind.
It also has a moderate acidity and a refreshing taste.
This was a glass at the eat-in space at the Sake Expo, and I think you will enjoy a different flavor if you let it settle for a few days after opening the bottle.
This is a cup in which only the good parts of the elements of Kaoru-shu and Soshu can be felt in a well-balanced manner. It is not only easy to drink, but also has a clear and elegant taste, just as the name "shizuku" implies.
I bought this Daishichi cup for some reason.
When I drank it before, the classical flavor was not good at all... but... it's good.
This is good. I am happy to confirm that my capacity is expanding.
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Last but not least, Shojo, it's been a super long time since I've been to Shojo.
I think it's been since we tasted it at Harukas in 2019 or so.
According to Nemuchi's advance information, all of them are aged for one year this time!
I drank
Zendoiki Junmai Ginjo Unfiltered Nama-shu
Clean and a little fruity, with a sense of ripeness.
Myodo-ki Junmai Unfiltered Nama-shu
It has just the right amount of sweetness, but also has a strong umami flavor.
Gogo Onigami Junmai Ginjo Unfiltered Nama-shu
It felt lighter on the palate, but not as sweet as the first two.
Koukaku Junmai Daiginjo Unfiltered Nama-shu
Forgot to take a picture💦.
I bought and drank this in the past. I reviewed it as nutty back then, but this time it seemed pretty sweet and tasty.
I think I drank some of the later demons too 🤔.
I couldn't talk to the brewer because there were people there all the time talking 😅
There are many more breweries I haven't tried but that's it for this time!
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I was curious about Kunimei, so I tried to drink it.
They said they didn't prepare the one without music playing, so I couldn't compare...
It was sweeter and a little more modern than the Junmai I've bought at Yodobashi in the past. I was surprised because I imagined it to be rough and dry.
I don't know if it's the effect of the music or if it originally tastes like this 🤔.
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It was hard to find Miyoshikiku, so I asked for another sake, and the one that came up was Yamatan Masamune.
I could clearly taste the difference.
The one with music had a more rounded taste.
I guess the vibration has the same effect as aging.
I heard that he had them listen to music for about 6 months.
I heard that the taste of alcohol submerged in the ocean also changes due to the effect of the waves, so vibrations do have an effect on alcohol 😳.
Nice Masamune it was👍
Good evening bouken🌙
I've never heard of music mellowing the taste 😳this is like jazz, but I wonder if the taste changes depending on the genre of music you play 🤔that would be worth researching 😁.
Anyway, nice Masamune👍😆.
Hello, Hiro-san.
Do you have a speaker attached to the tank and the vibration makes it age better? I think it will change depending on the genre of music 🤔.
I wonder what would happen if I let them listen to some heavy rock 🎸.
