Today we had yellowtail sashimi that we received from our hometown tax payment, so I went to buy sake for the first time in a while.
HASAMI=Made in Hasami (Nagasaki Prefecture), this sake has a mild and elegant ginjo aroma and a good balance of umami and acidity.
I was told to try one with a lower alcohol content, which would go well with sashimi. The palate-pleasing fruity and rice flavor complemented the food and was delicious.
No daikon or shiso leaves, not a good presentation 🤣.
100% Yamada-Nishiki used
Polishing ratio 50%.
Alcohol content 13 degrees (undiluted sake)
720㎖ ¥1,800, tax not included
I bought this on my way home from work because I wanted something low in alcohol and sparkling.
It's been a while since I've had a Garden Ugly, but this is my first sparkling 😊.
The sparkling is fermented in the bottle, and I carefully opened the bottle by repeatedly loosening and closing the screw-type lid.
When you pour it into a glass, the bubbles rise up in a swish, red yeast pink color 🩷.
Sweet aroma and refreshing mouthfeel, my favorite type.
Perfect for this time of year and delicious. ☺️
Ingredients Yume Issen from Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture
Rice polishing ratio 60
Sake degree -48
Alcohol content 11
720㎖ 2,860 yen (tax included)
This is a representative brand of a sake brewery founded in 1745 in Jojima, Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture.
I bought it because of the description and the design of the label, which I noticed was "gone" ("no-naru" in Hakata dialect). It is a private brand sold exclusively through liquor stores.
Mild aroma, sharp 🧐.
Not my favorite on day 1💦.
A little easier to drink on day 3.
Category [modern light
Ingredients Rice(domestic), Rice malt(domestic)
Rice: 100% Yamadanishiki
Polishing ratio 55
Alcohol content 15 degrees or more but less than 16 degrees
720㎖ ¥1,760
Finally, on the weekend, I bought it on my way home from work to say goodnight for the week.
I just transferred to work and there are so many delicious looking restaurants on my commute route. I buy only sake and go home without giving in to temptation 😊.
Here's something light to drink.
It has a gorgeous aroma like melon🍈 or la france, a fizzy feeling, and a deliciously smooth and sweet flavor!
Hozasu" is a native breed of Kumamoto's Edo Higo rice, which has recently been revived from only 40 seeds.
It has a wilder image than the Yamada-Nishiki we had previously.
We paired it with grilled ishiki.
Day 2 The carbonation has gone out a bit, but the taste is still as good as ever. We paired it with mizutaki, a local dish of Hakata. My husband, who usually only drinks beer, also drank some and it was gone 💦.
Category [modern light
Rice (from the Kikuchi River basin in Kumamoto Prefecture)
Rice malted rice (produced in the Kikuchi River basin, Kumamoto Prefecture)
Alcohol content 13
720㎖ 3,390 yen including tax
