This is the time of year when there is plenty of draft sake, so hurry up and try your first ㊗️ sake challenge ‼️ tonight is Kitajima-san👍.
With this appearance, I thought it must be Japanese food, so the lineup included grilled Hokke, a little bit of sashimi of tuna, mekabu with hot egg, fried asparagus, mushrooms and homemade pancetta, and pickles. ‼️
Mr. Kitajima has a fresh, slightly cemedine-like aroma, and a sweet-bitter, or maybe umami-bitter because it's not very sweet 🧐 No, the end result is a peculiar sourness. Not spicy at all! But not sweet! Yeah, it's delicious 😋💕.
It doesn't interfere with any of my meals, it's very nostalgic! I'd love to try the rest of the lineup 🥰.
I'm in charge of shinsake3 for impressions of the alcoholic beverages on their own💕.
Good evening, Mr. Pekho😄You've been going toward the dry side lately, Mr. Pekho⁉️ Kitajima, from your image it looks spicy💦I think it would be suitable for Japanese food sake🧐On the contrary, it would complement your dishes🥰I applaud your challenge👏.
HinaHanaMama 💕That's a surprise it's not spicy at all ‼️ but the label and name looks spicy 🤣I was worried when I bought it but I trusted the endorsement👍It looks modern, the complete opposite of the image. It's rather smooth and easy to drink 🥰.
Good morning, Pekho-san 😃.
I'm glad you enjoyed it, Kitajima-san 😋When we say it's good, you might think it's dry 😅It's really honestly good 🤗It's also great to have a table that Kitajima-san would enjoy 🤗‼️
Hi Pekho-san 🐦 Thank you for choosing Shiga sake.
Thank you for choosing Shiga sake despite your worries😊I am also aiming for this sake and would like to match it with Japanese food when I get it!
I would like to finish with Yosaku or Matsuri 🎶😁.
Ponchan🩷So true! It was the first liquor store I discovered and they had all the sake from Shiga ‼️ lol Shiki, Matsu no Tsukasa, and Kitajima, I think they still had some. I'm going back to buy some more 👍I think I'll buy some Kitajima and go home 🎵🤭.
Jay & Nobby 🩷Good morning 😃I'm enjoying the sake more and more 🤣I'm dreaming that one day we can all drink together, but first I'm going to go on a sake brewery tour to look for your recommendations👍.
Overall 9 (out of 10)
Never had this series + first time at a liquor store.
Pekho-san bought it for me after agonizing over it for an hour 😊.
This is my first Kitajima 😃.
According to the description
The description reads: "Aromatic and mellow. Soft acidity unique to Mizukagami, and a pleasant aftertaste. Fresh and vibrant.
The description says it all.
Delicious ❣️😋
I have the impression that this is similar to the Yamazan we had yesterday👍.
Yamasan has a sweet and delicious taste in the mouth, followed immediately by an unctuous bitterness, which is quickly cut off.
Such is my impression 😋.
We served it chilled.
Pairing impressions were made by Pekho-san
Here are my personal impressions
Aroma
Sweet and delicious aroma.
Taste sensation
The higher the number, the stronger the taste (5 is the maximum)
-Spiciness: 0 at the beginning → 0 in the aftertaste
-Sweetness: 1 at the beginning → 1 in the aftertaste
-Sourness: 2 at the beginning → 2 in the aftertaste
-Bitterness: 0 at the beginning → 0 lingering 0
-Astringency: Start 1→ Lingering 1
-Umami: 3 at the beginning → 2 in the aftertaste
Mouthfeel】→3
Smaller number = light and smooth
Large number = thick and rich
(5 is the maximum)
Good evening, shinsaku3😄Kitajima-san, you are very different from the image I had of you. ❗️ I thought you were super dry💦I see that Peckho-san was so worried about this one 😆I'll give it a try when I get a chance 🤣.
Yes, I was really worried lol. The image and the endorsement are totally different. ‼️ I drove an hour to get there and spent an hour worrying about it and bought it👍It was worth the effort 💕.
Good morning, shinsaku3 😃!
Oh, I see you've joined Kitajima-san! I've never had the -3 Mizukagami from here 🤗I'm sure it has a sharp taste like Kitajima-san 👍Let's drink Kitajima-san together 😋!
Hi shinsaku3 🐦.
Mizukagami looks delicious 😻It was worth the trouble 😉I've heard that this one and Miyamanishiki have a softer pungent taste than Subchan's so I keep aiming for it 😁I'll have to drink it!
Hi Jay & Nobby😃.
It was quite a fresh impression as it was more about the sharpness rather than the midway through the drink👍.
I'm interested in your other brands 😃.
Hi Pon 😃
Subchan ❗️🤣
Indeed.
The taste that is sharp except for the sweet and tasty, it's sharp but soft.
That's my impression 😋.
I have to drink the others 🍶.
This is the popular Ayako!
I've been hearing his name around me a lot lately.
It is easy to get, but it is often sold out.
It's delicious and cost-effective, so it's no wonder it's so popular.
I went to buy it at Horikoshi-san because the PayPay campaign had started in Sakado City.
The parking lot was full and there were many cars with out-of-prefecture license plates!
This is the first time I've tasted Asaromi, and it's as juicy as the label says! It was juicy and had a peach🍑 feel!
It was juicy and had a peach🍑 feel!
Opened a bottle of Yuki no Bijin nigori🍶.
Very fizzy and always shrieking 🫧.
The sweetness is moderate but easy to drink at 14% and enjoyable enough to be enjoyed on its own.
It tastes best when chilled to a crisp 😊.
Adult Calpis just as I had heard by word of mouth.
Easy to drink at 6% alcohol, I drank more and more and soon I had a whole bottle 😆.
Sweet and sour with a milky aftertaste from the molasses.
It felt like amazake that became very easy to drink for me.
Light and easy to drink from start to finish.
The sweetness of the rice is felt in the mouth, and there is a weak alcohol taste at the end.
It is easier to drink than Hitachi-Nishiki and I think I prefer this one👍.
The melon and sweetness were more pronounced and tasted better after a few days than when the bottle was just opened.
The mouthfeel is gentle, and the aftertaste is refreshing even though there is a sense of alcohol when it goes down the throat.
It is easy to drink even though it has a fire-like taste.
A very tasty sake with a rich(?) and sweet taste that spreads on the palate but disappears quickly! The sweetness spreads on the palate but disappears quickly, very delicious sake!
I drink Toyo Bijin every year, but I want to repeat it and drink other rice as well 😁.
Juicy, sweet, delicious!
Maybe a little more acidity in the aftertaste than the rest of the series?
The impression is that the sake is refreshing and can be enjoyed on its own or with a meal.
Hiyaoroshi 😋😋
Still waiting for the Akatake Hiyoroshi and
Nozomu...waiting to drink it all in the fridge 😂.
The full moon of the fifteenth night 🌕 looks beautiful
I'm still waiting for a full bottle in the fridge 😋
I bought it because it is a hiyaoroshi and I thought it would be safe!
It is very well balanced and easy to drink!
It is also very well balanced and easy to drink!
I thought it would be gutsy, but it is fruity👍.
Kuroryu Ginjo Hiyaoroshi by Kuroryu Shuzo in Fukui Prefecture.
I looked up the brewery and it's located near Eiheiji in Fukui Prefecture!
I've been to Eiheiji before as a tourist, before I got into the sake swamp like I am now, so I wasn't able to visit, but now I'm sure I would have visited the brewery more than Eiheiji!
This sake is made from Gohyakumangoku from Fukui Prefecture, polished to 55% and brewed with aluzoe. The production date was September 2018.
I bought it from Horikoshi Shoten, and the POP advertised it as "one you can only get at home", so I quickly reached for it (lol).
The scent is very Semedyne-like. If you don't like it, it's probably not for you. When you take a sip, the sweetness comes along with the bitterness, and then the spicy stimulation comes in. It's quite a lively first move.
You can hardly feel the sourness, but the bitter bitterness. It seems to go well with meals with strong flavors!
Thank you for the treat!
★★☆☆☆
Morishima's Omachi Junmai Daiginjo.
I've always wanted to try it! I'm glad I didn't get a chance to meet you!
I can meet new sake by visiting sake shops and talking with various shop owners, and after I buy it, I go home. I'm enjoying this as well.
It has an aroma like a white wine. From the first sip, there is a refreshing gaseous feeling and a slightly strong bitterness that tightens it up crisply.
I think it's better to enjoy it as a food wine than just a sake!
★★☆☆
Hakurakusei one of my favorite sake😊.
Corona disaster, message sake from the brewery
Tomorrow again...Tokyo to be declared...Mambo extension in nearby prefectures.
The Olympics is also a goal for the athletes and it's not easy to say cancel 😞.
Of course I want to support them as long as they are doing it!
If the sake shops are closed, the sake breweries will be...
What's wrong with all the parties involved, the breweries and the shops? ...I don't know, but...
I guess we just have to keep our heads up and keep moving forward.
