Shizuoka Sake Vintage (3): Fuji Takasago Brewery Vintage

 

 Fuji Takasago Brewery Vintage: I suppose I’ll have to repeat every time, but I have the particular luck to know a liquor shop, Matsunaga Saketen (Japanese), whose owner, Mr. Matsunaga, has collected and safely stored sake from the Showa Era, that is, since 1988 and before! He even has introduced his stock on the internet, a document that any Japanese-reading sake-lover ought to consult!

Melinda, Etsuko and even Tim are going to scream again for my skin as I continue exploring the whole Shizuoka stock (repeat, LOL)

Actually this particular bottle could also be called « A Last Bottle » as it was produced in 1985, that is, when the Brewery in Fujinomiya City was still called Takasago Brewery before it became Fuji-Takasago Brewery after its merging with a shareholding company.

Takasago Brewery: Daiginjo
Rice: Yamada Nishiki
Rice milled down to 40%
Yeast: No 10
Brewing (moromi) period: 35 days
Alcohol: 17.3 degrees (high)
Dryness: +7 (very dry)
Acidity: 1.1 (very low)
Amino acids: 1.2
Fermented in 1985
Bottled in November 1986

Clarity: Very clear
Colour: Almost transparent
Aroma: Dry, Fruity: melon. Alcohol
Body: Velvety
Taste: Short tail. Dry. Complex. Strong alcohol. Almonds.
Lingers on sweetish on second sip.
Turns dry with coffee beans on third sip.
Drinks well with food. Tends to turn sweet with salty food.

Overall: A true vintage sake. Could have been stored safely for many more years!
Aggressive at first. Turns mellow with food. Extremely well-preserved.
A complex experience. Clearly made with a different mindset.

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1 Shizuoka Sake Tasting: Junmai Ginjo Nama

2 Shizuoka Sake Tasting: Homare Fuji Junmai Genshu

3 Shizuoka Sake Tasting: Junmai Ginjo

4 Shizuoka Sake Tasting: Brewery-Takasago Shiboritate Otafuku Honjozo Nama Genshu Muroka

5 Shizuoka Sake Tasting: Fuji-Takasago Brewery-Junmai Ginjo « Nama »

6 Shizuoka Sake Tasting: Sekai Bunka Isan Tooroku-Yamahai Junmai Ginjo

7 Shizuoka Sake Tasting: Fuji-Takasago Brewery-Takasago Homare Fuji Junmai

8 Shizuoka Sake Tasting: Fuji-Takasago Brewery-SOLEIL Daiginjo

9 Japanese Gastronomy: Fuji-Takasago Brewery Public Opening with Sanoman Delicatessen in Fujinomiya City!

10 Shizuoka Sake Tasting: Limited Edition-Kotobuki

11 Shizuoka Sake Tasting: Fuji-Takasago Brewery-Shiboritate Diamond Fuji Tokubetsu Junmai

12 Shizuoka Sake Tasting: Fuji-Takasago Brewery-« Tatsu/Dragon » Limited Edition Futsushu

13 Saké de Shizuoka: Brasserie Fuji-Takasago Brewery-Tokubetsu Junmai Diamond Fuji

14 Shochu Tasting: Coffee Spirits

15 Shizuoka Sake Tasting: One Cup Series 11): Fuji-Takasago Brewery-Takasago Honjozo

16 Shizuoka Sake Tasting: Fuji-Takasago Brewery-« Karakuchi »

17 Shizuoka Sake Tasting: Fuji takasago Brewery-Junmai Ginjo Nama

18 Shizuoka Sake Tasting: Fuji Takasago Brewery-Homare Fuji Junmai Genshu

19 Shizuoka Sake Tasting: Fuji-Takasago Brewery- Yamahai Junmai Ginjo

20 Shizuoka SakeTasting: Fuji-Takasago Brewery-Takasago Premium Yamahai Dai-Ginjo Genshu Nama

21 Shizuoka Sake Vintage (3): Takasago Brewery

22 Shizuoka Sake Tasting 7-5: Fuji-Takasago Brewery

23 Shizuoka Sake Tasting 7-4: Fuji-Takasago Brewery

24 Shizuoka Sake Tasting 7-3: Fuji-Takasago Brewery

25 Shizuoka Shochu Tasting 7: Fuji-Takasago Distillery: Fuji No Tsuyu

26 Shizuoka Sake Tasting 7: Fuji-Takasago Brewery/Yamahai

27 Shizuoka Sake Tasting 7-2: Fuji-Takasago Brewery/Junmai Ginjo