Review Naebasan Junmai

Naebasan Junmai

Naeba Shuzo brewery is located in Tsunan town where it has very heavy snowfall.

So, This area has a large amount of spring water.

Ryugakubo, the spring was selected as one of the 100 best waters of the Environment Agency.

The water is soft water with few minerals. The texture is soft and smooth. 

This brewery have been making sake with the water.

The SAKE, Naebasan junmai, is traditional type SAKE.

The taste is rich umami of rice. The after taste is sharp.

Suitable for daily food.

WebSite:English etc.
http://www.naebasan.com/

Review Matsunoi Tokubetsu-Junmai

Matsunoi Tokubetsu Junmai

Matsunoi Shuzo is in very heavy snowfall area in Niigata.

Heavy snowfall brings stabilized low tempratures in winter.

It provides long-duration fermentation which brew "clean-smooth" SAKE.

That is the feature of Niigata SAKE. 

This SAKE, Matsunoi Tokubetsu Junmai, is exactly that.

Website:Japanese only

http://www.matsunoi.net/

Review Koshinohomare Kanzake

Koshinohomare Kanzake

The SAKE brand, Koshinohomare, is popular in Niigata.

Because, we often saw Local TV commercial of this brand few years ago.

The narration in the film is Japanese poem.

The film is artistic and impressive for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqMXUTwsrLw

So, the brewery, Hara shuzo is large one in Niigata.

The brewery makes many types of SAKE.

This SAKE, Koshinohomare Kanzake is specialized drinking for Hot.

“Kan” means Hot SAKE about 30-55 deg.C.

Heating SAKE have some effects.

For example, emphasizing umami and aroma, softening acidity.

If the SAKE is served heated, you can feel gentle aroma and moderate umami.

Web site: Japanese only

http://www.harashuzou.com/about/