Haneya 羽根屋 纯米吟酿 究極しぼりたて Junmai Ginjo Shiboritate 60% Seimai Buai

Rice - Gohyakumangoku 五百万石 🌾
Prefecture - Toyama 富山県
Brewery - Fumi Giku Sake Brewery 富美菊酒造
Alcohol - 16%
Color - Light Yellow
Aroma - 🍏, Vanilla, Starfruit, Roasted Nut
Taste - Light
Umami - Light
First impression - Fresh
Body - Light
Sweetness - Medium Sweet
Tail/length - Short
Notes - This is a bottle of Shiboritate, which means freshly squeeze sake and is only available from Dec-March. Shiboritate is bottled directly after pressing and thus doesn’t go through any pasteurization and is also one kind of “Nama sake”. Shiboritate is as fresh as you can get type of sake after pressing. Lightly sparkling when the bottle is opened with amazing aroma of tropical fruits. Slight nuttiness with a light toffee taste and the medium sweetness tends to linger in the throat after every sip.

Only paired it with savory Japanese snacks of くんさき (smoked thick 🦑 ) and つぶし豆 🥜. The savory snacks balances out the sweetness of the sake making it just sweet and more enjoyable on the palate. For food pairing, I would also recommend savory dishes like Shoyu 🍜 , fried 🥟, or cold cut charcuterie board to help balance out the sake flavor. Recommended for sake lovers who have not yet try a Shiboritate namazake.

Overall, this is a good sake. 🦑 🦑 🥟🥟