I drink by myself in the dust sometimes. I am not so sure if I’m a lightweight alcoholic, but I’m a bit skeptical these days. But now that the self-restraint has been lifted, I am able to go out for a drink, and the day has come when I feel that it’s good to drink at my own pace. I’m not sure if it’s a good time to go out for a drink.
I have been picking up sparkling sake whenever I see it, and I have noticed that liquor stores surprisingly don’t carry sparkling sake. So, I decided to drink more and more of the ones that caught my attention.
I read it as “Miyama”. I couldn’t read it at first. It is a gorgeous label, isn’t it? Black letters on a gold background. The design looks like a gold folding screen in a castle.
I mistakenly thought I had bought the wrong champagne at first because the brewery was written in katakana. At least, they should have written it in English. As a side note, for some reason, the Japanese word for “police box” has been forced to be written in romanized form as “koban. Why not just use “PS” for Police Station?
You don’t even have to alphabetize the word “dry”…
This sake is brewed at a brewery overlooking Yayama, the main peak of Itsukushima, one of the three most scenic spots in Japan, on the opposite shore. The character for Yazan, the face of the label, was written by Mr. So kanji Ueda, the head of the Ueda Sokei school of tea ceremony in Hiroshima. The character for “1st” expresses our wish that the sake be drunk as the first drink (toast), and the gold leaf folding screen pattern on the label expresses the Japanese character for “Japaneseness”.
Official web saite
After all, it seems to have been inspired by a folding screen made of gold leaf.
I have had several sparkling beverages, but this shape is a first for me. It is a champagne type. As stated on the official website, it seems that they focused on “strong effervescence similar to champagne”. As expected, it overflowed from the bottle.
Cork from here
I loosened the cork until the very last minute and opened the bottle in the sink, but then I found that nature was terrifying!
In the end, only the cork rolled on the floor.
Struggling with bubbling sparkling alone
I’ve got to pull myself together.
It’s good, isn’t it? The sound of strong carbonation. After all, the smell of sparkling wine flies away with carbonation.
Gulp!
It is pleasantly carbonated. Stimulation comparable to that of foreign champagnes. It is well-balanced and has no special characteristics, but it is a very easy-drinking aperitif, after all. The alcohol content is low, so even those who are not comfortable with sake can easily drink it. The sweetness of the lactic acid acidity makes it easy to drink. It has a dry finish, so it is not too sweet to finish drinking, and you will be able to drink it nonstop. I checked the official website later, and it seems that this is what they are aiming for.
I received cod roe from a friend. I had some leftover ingredients, so I thought it would be good on a pizza with champagne.
I made a cod roe cheese pizza, but it was burnt all over.
It looks bad, but it was delicious. If it’s bubbly, it’s not bad with a greasy meal.
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It was a good day to be tipsy again.
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