Shizuoka Sake Tasting: Eikun Brewery-Eikun Daidai Junmai Ginjo Muroka Nama Genshu (conducted at La Sommeliere in Shizuoka City)

I don’t mind repeating it all the time but I prefer conducting sake tastings in the right environment but not many places are propitious for that exercise or willing to help.
But La Sommeliere in Miyuki Cho, Aoi Ku, Shizuoka City is certainly becoming a habit as not only I can conduct my tasting in the best conditions possible but also exchange views at the same time!

This time we conducted the tasting of a brand new brew by Eikun Brewery in Yui, Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City:
Eikun Daidai (“orange” for “rnage label”) Junmai (no pure wrice alcohol blended in) Ginjo Muroka (unfiltered) Nama (unpasteurized) Genshu (no pure water blended in)!

Rice: Bizen Ohmachi (Okayama Prefecture)
Rice milled down to 55%
Yeast: Shizuoka HD-101
Alcohol: 17~18 degrees
Dryness: +6
Acidity: 1.6
Bottled in March 2015

Clarity: very clear
Color: faint golden hue
Aroma: dry and fruity. Banana, custard. Hints of pineapple and mango
Body: fluid
Tasting: very dry and fruity attack backed up with strong junmai petillant and pleasant acohol.
Complex. Dark chocolate, chestnuts, cashew nuts, banana.
Lingers for a short while warming up the palate before before departing on notes of dry coffee nuts, dark chocolate and oranges.

Overall: Eminently enjoyable on its own in spite of its strong alcohol.
Would superbly marry with cheese and chocolate in particular.
For all its declared “macho” approach would probably please ladies more.

LA SOMMELIERE

420-0857 Shizuoka City, Aoi Ku, Miyuki Cho, 7-5, Aiseido Bldg, 1F
Tel. & Fax: 054-266-5085
Opening hours: 11:00~22:00 (~20:00 on Sundays and Holidays)
Entirely non-smoking!

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