Came back to my SIL’s house (栃木県出身) for some sake with snacks.
This is so much better!
Yuto is delicious for sipping and also great with salty senbei or fresh strawberries 🍓
Sugita Shuzo is her “neighborhood Kura”, I hope she gets more the next time she goes to Tochigi.
So happened I visit the area, so I bought this very local sake from the Shuzo. Frankly I can’t rank high for this sake, it is a more traditional type of- coming with cheese and umami feel, but too heavy and not blending very well. For Honjozo, I would expect it to be more sharp and crispy - but totally not that thing. Just for fun sake, not for serious drinking from my view.