Two Cup Sake

Well, just spent some time outdoors, digging ourselves and the neighbours out. Work is more rewarding when there's a reward.

Nikko Homare Junmai Ginjo - from Tochigi Prefecture's Watanabe Sahei Shoten. Gohyakumangoku rice and water from a source underneath Mt. Nikko. SMV +2, acidity 1.7, 15.5% abv. Very prominent, yet light notes of caramel, honey and strawberry jam on the nose, carrying over to the palate, creamy, soft, smooth and round, but enough acidity to balance it out, giving an overall sense of dryness. I don't know if the strawberry notes are just word-association, but it seemed real enough.

Oyaji Gokuraku Junmai Ginjo - from Tottori Prefecture's Chiyomusubi Shuzo. Goriki milled to 50%, SMV+5, acidity 1.6, 16% abv. Active nose, rich, round, floral but not sweet. Very prominent acidity, from start to finish, just very alive, lending a lightness to what is otherwise quite a full, rice-y and nutty palate.

Both very tasty.