Kubota Suiju.
Kubota is a representative brand of Niigata. Among them is Suiju, which is shipped once a year. It is a raw sake. It is a daiginjo-shu made from 50% koji rice and 40% kakemai rice. It has a nice fruity ginjo aroma on the palate. The taste is light, refreshing, and slightly acidic. Purchased at Kaneda-ya in Urasa.
| List of Labels | |||
| raw rice | Malted rice used | ||
| ratio indicating the quantity of polished rice gained from a given quantity of brown rice (nowadays usually expressed as a percent) | sake brewing name | Asahi Sake Brewery | |
| Yeast used | Manufacturing Prefectures | Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area) | |
| sake (implied to be low-grade) | Production period | 202403 | |
| acidity | Date of purchase | 20241229 | |
| amino acid degree | Tasting Day | 20241231 | |
| alcohol content (usu. expressed per cent) | Where to Buy | Kanada-ya (department store) | |
| specific name | optional entry | ||
| Other Special Notes | |||
| wine tasting | |||
| Information on vision | |||
| cage | even | ||
| sunshine | colorant | nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta) | |
| Information on sense of smell | |||
| (incense) pastille | fruit | incense | |
| tobacco smoke | incense for the aged | ||
| type of incense brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60% | ant | ||
| Information on Taste | |||
| sweetness | elegant | ||
| depressing the string of a zither with one's left hand | light (flavor, flavour) | light (flavor, flavour) | |
| heavy | sliding | ||
| light (i.e. not heavy) | bitterness | ||
| grudges and hard feelings | bustling | ||
| peppiness (of a ball) | rich | ||
| clean | 幅 | ||
| off-flavor | old age | ||
| acidity | somewhat strong | swelling | |
| astringency | dimwit | ||
| round | young | young | |
