Our neighbors returned from a trip to Japan about a month ago and brought us back a bottle of sake from the Otokoyama Sake Brewery that was only sold at the brewery. After receiving the gift, I did a web search for any information about this bottle of Kita No Inaho sake but couldn't find one hit. In fact, it's not even listed on the Otokoyama website.
They also gave us a bag of rice crackers and were informed at the brewery that it was a perfect accompaniment for the sake. I assume the rice crackers were the by-products of the sake production with a little sweetener added... and they did pair nicely with the sake...
So yesterday was as good a day as any to sample the Otokoyama. I've had other Otokoyama sake (Otokoyama translates as Man's Mountain) which are on the heartier side though these are the junmai sake. This Kita No Inaho had a nose with melons, papaya and a touch of lime with a medium body and soft pleasing finish. I would venture to say that it's a Dai Ginjo based on the nose and flavor profile. of course, the print is all in kanji which I can't read at all except the notation of 100%...
And since sushi is sake's partner, I had to pick up a couple of trays from Ninja Sushi... the kalbi-kim chee...
And the Negitoro... yes, it's not exactly Mitch's Sushi quality but it was good... look how much negitoro is rolled into the sushi...
A nice afternoon snack for me and after work appetizer for the Mrs. Thanks to the T's who brought this sake all the way from Hokkaido - it was superb! And perchance you've tried this bottle and actually know what it is and the story behind it, let me know...
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