#純米酒

I have never heard of this sake, but I had this ginjo-shu at a soba restaurant near Niigata Station. This time it is its junmai number. It is from the Itsumi Sake Brewery on Sado Island.

This is a sake from Niigata Meisho of Ojiya, a well-known sake brewery. It is a new type of sake made to be drunk chilled and served in a wine glass. It has a slight color and aroma.

We found an unusual limited edition sake from Takachiyo Shuzo, one of the leading sake breweries in Minamiuonuma City. What a pink label, assemblage, and Uonuma only!

It is a famous sake from Saga Prefecture. It is sold at a premium price in many places, but we purchase it at the regular price from an authorized distributor. The aroma is full of ginjo aroma.

This is a sake brewery that we receive every year as part of our hometown tax payment to Nagasaki Prefecture. This is a junmai-shu made from brand-name sake rice Yamada-Nishiki. According to the spec sheet,

It is a local sake from Minamiuonuma City. It is slightly colored, which is common in sake, and has little alcohol smell, probably because it is pure rice. The taste is dry, but it is a low-polished sake.