Iwanokura Junmai Ginjo Unfiltered Nama</trp-post-container
This is my first sake from the Tenzan Sake Brewery in Saga Prefecture. I had always thought that Kyushu was a place where good sake was hard to find due to its shochu culture. Well, the sake rice is from Saga Prefecture and the sake is freshly squeezed and unpasteurized. The color is almost clear and the aroma is fresh but not strong. The mouthfeel has the characteristics of freshly squeezed sake, with a slight fizziness and sweetness that gives way to bitterness. The aftertaste is clean, but unlike Niigata sake, it leaves a sweet taste.
| List of Labels | |||
| raw rice | Saga prefecture (Kyushu) | Malted rice used | |
| ratio indicating the quantity of polished rice gained from a given quantity of brown rice (nowadays usually expressed as a percent) | 55 | sake brewing name | Tenzan Brewery |
| Yeast used | Manufacturing Prefectures | Saga prefecture (Kyushu) | |
| sake (implied to be low-grade) | ＋About +3 | Production period | 202502 |
| acidity | slightly | Date of purchase | 20250419 |
| amino acid degree | Tasting Day | 20250420 | |
| alcohol content (usu. expressed per cent) | 16%. | Where to Buy | Ishimaru Sake Shop |
| specific name | ginjo sake with no added alcohol | optional entry | |
| Other Special Notes | 1725 yen | ||
| wine tasting | |||
| Information on vision | |||
| cage | even | ||
| sunshine | colorant | almost colorless | |
| Information on sense of smell | |||
| (incense) pastille | slightly | incense | |
| tobacco smoke | incense for the aged | ||
| type of incense brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60% | slightly | ||
| Information on Taste | |||
| sweetness | ant | elegant | elegant |
| depressing the string of a zither with one's left hand | light (flavor, flavour) | ||
| heavy | sliding | ||
| light (i.e. not heavy) | Not light. | bitterness | ant |
| grudges and hard feelings | slightly | bustling | |
| peppiness (of a ball) | now, now (used in calming people down) | rich | |
| clean | 幅 | ||
| off-flavor | old age | ||
| acidity | slightly | swelling | |
| astringency | slightly | dimwit | |
| round | young | young | |
