Care for a Glass of Winter..?

What winters are supposed to taste like...?

Maybe we could roast chestnut over a fire, and get all Christmasy and cozy, and what have you. A little Jack Frost, some eggnog. A little fondue on the fingers. A little time for reflecting on the past, the present and the future. What have you....

winter sake cup

Winter Its not about Santa. It has never been about St. Nicholas. Some Jolly fat white man who delivers presents to good little boys and girls all over world, spreading cheer. Nevertheless, winter is and has been an appellation for Xmas for the whole entire Western world it seems. We think winter, we associate it with stuffed stockings, candy canes, reindeers, Christmas trees with presents all around it. Family and friends, generosity, and so on. Make no mistake. Christmas is Christmas. Its one day, and it has nothing to do with winter. Winter is a season. Lets not forget this. Though Japan celebrates Xmas, or at least acknowledges it, Christmas is a marketing ploy for young couples and silly little Japanese kids who are becoming less Japanese by the millisecond. The truest definition of Winter is below. Hot sake warming; hot onsen relaxing; hot Jukujo womb(ing); hot nabe pot boiling; hot kotatsu leg warming; Hinomaru loving; and warm lactose imbibing. The official drink of winter in Japan is warm sake. It has always been that way. Warm sake. Warm sake. Warm sake. The essence of warm sake is the Jukujo bijin.

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Shimamura Reiko
Age 40; Height 163cm; B93 (F-cup)
Jukujo Class / Blue and White Half Draped Winter Kimono Mother Play Nurse Play and aged to amazing perfection. Her Sake prole is below.

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Yuki ManMan
Snow Country
Yuki means snow Manman means vast expanse or boundless

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Dewazakura Daiginjo-shu
Yamada Nishiki, a premium rice used for brewing sake 45% Seimaibuai , percentage of the rice remaining after milling. Ogawa Brook Yeast, ferments well at low temperature and has low acidity Alc. Nihonshu-do + 5, sweet to dryness indicator. Higher numbers mean drier. Sando or acidity 1.2 15.7%

This sake is slightly aged in low temperature for a few years

Aged sake, or koshu, is an acquired taste that some may or may not like....or even appreciate. Most sake enthusiast tend to savor the delicate flavors most closely associated with popular sake that render floral notes whereas koshu type sake generally yield baritone notes. Yukimanman, though aged, does not taste like a koshu, at all, and if you were to blind taste it youd never guess otherwise. Think crispy green apple.

Typically served chilled, Yukimanman, can also be served warm. When its chilled you can really enjoy the texture and palate feel on it. When its warmed, you still get hints of fresh crisp green apple. I prefer this one heated. One reason is because you dont get the vapor in the nose reaction like you do with some heated sake. Or at least for me you dont, and I have a sensitive nose. And of course with every sake theres the Jukujo because the Japanese matron is the essence of Japanese sake. Sake, though made by man, is not the essence of man and never has been.
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When I fawn over Shimamuras creamy mochi skin goodness it all comes together very naturally. This is winter in a cup.

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