When the days are hot enough to make you feel like “summer has arrived?”, The sake shops will be lined with cool sake. Such sakeSummer sakeDo you know how it differs from other seasonal sakes? And do you want to know how to get the best summer drink?
In this article,
- Features of summer sake
- How to make crystal ice to make summer sake delicious
- Performance with summer sake! How to make sleet liquor
- Easy cocktail with summer sake
- Deep meaning of “summer is sake”
- Recommended summer sake
Introduce etc.
What is summer sake?
For those who say that beer is delicious in summer, this is the liquor you want to recommend"Summer sake".Japanese sake that blows away the sultry summer in JapanYou read it right!
Some sakes that are chilled are sold under the name “Summer Sake”Summer liquor with a light mouth that lowers the alcohol content and feels sour.
Such a summer liquor can go well rather than a little bit, so it's perfect for summer ♪
No definition for summer sake?
There are different types of sake and how to drink in different seasons.
After preparing fresh rice harvested in the fall, it was squeezed in the winter, lightly sown in the spring, and chilled and drunk in the fall.You can enjoy the change of taste every time the season changes, but only in summer people's hearts tend to flow into beer.
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Why are fewer people drinking sake in the summer?
Nowadays, due to the rise in popularity of specific name sake, Ginjo and Daiginjo have come to be recognized as cold or cold (room temperature).The previous sake has a strong impression of “drinking with sake” and “Sake is hot in summer”There were many people who said.
However, due to technological progressSake brewing and smoothing of sake are becoming smoother. In sake brewing, young managers and Mr. Wakate have emerged as generations change, and sake brewing with unprecedented ideasMany new sakes have been put on the market.
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Summer sake is a sake that has been devised to create a chilled and delicious sake that people can enjoy in the summer. As you can see at a glance, summer sake, the bottle color is blue and transparent, and the label has a motif reminiscent of summer.
Since there is no definition for “summer sake”, it cannot be classified as “this is summer sake” or “this is not summer sake”.Even if you don't display it on the label, you can feel the cool breeze just by looking at it..
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Features of summer sake
For the time being, the “beer” party is gaining momentum in the summer, and summer sake has not lost.
"Summer sake" has a low alcohol content
In summer, sweating becomes active and the thirst tends to thirst, and it is easy to drink vigorously to lower the elevated body temperature. At that time, sake with a high alcohol content is hard to say that it is light throat.
But,Low-alcohol specification for sake that was named summer sakeMany things are also seen.
Low alcohol content means thatEven people who are weak in Japanese sake and avoid daily can improve their mouthfeel and throat, so they can drink drasticallyThat means. Also,Recommended for those who do not want to leave alcohol the next day.
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A sweet “Sake Base Liqueur” that suggests a new way to drink sake. While feeling the flavor of sake, it has a refined and fruity fruit scent and a refreshing acidity that cools your body down! Alcohol content is low at 8, so even those who are vulnerable to sake can drink with confidence. There are 4 types of fruit liqueurs packed in luxury bottles, including plum, peach, chardonnay and yuzu. It's also fun to compare the taste by floating ice or breaking with soda!
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"Summer liquor" contains Shushushu carbonic acid
Speaking of the sake that young people like recently, “Sparkling Sake”. Sake containing carbon dioxide.
Even people who are unfamiliar with sake can drink sparkling sake., And soaring popularity as a toast liquor and food!
The bubbling that draws the string and the refreshing carbon dioxide gas dissolved in the sakeIdeal for refreshing your stomach and mouth.Summer sake is a must-have for those who like food and meat dishes even in summer.
"HANABI" Sparkiling SAKE
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Among the many sparkling sakes, the taste of the sparkling sake brewed by the “Pure Rice Sparkling” and “Niigata Prefecture's“ National New Sake Review Gold Award ”” is guaranteed! Unlike sparkling sake, which is finished by injecting carbon dioxide, sparkling sake that has been subjected to secondary fermentation in the bottle has a soft sweetness and the taste of rice. Alcohol content is 8%. It can be used as an aperitif or as a mid-meal drink with dessert. Big success at parties!
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Enjoy the fresh taste of summer sake
It is normal that fresh sake circulated from spring to summer is not sterilized by fire.So, the taste is fresh and fresh! furtherIf there is a label on the label, “Sake”, sake with no added waterTo say. So you can enjoy the fresh taste of sake without losing water even if you drink on the rocks ♪
Hakuryu Daiginjo "freshly squeezed fresh raw sake"
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“Hakuryu Daiginjo Honshu Sake Namahara Sake 1800ml” is a sake brewed exclusively by Hakuryu Shuzo, which has won numerous awards. Non-filtered, non-hydrated raw raw liquor without sterilization by heating is dry and comes with a convincing sake. You can enjoy the taste of a long-established sake brewery that continues to brew only sake that you want to call “work” without pursuing a taste for young people.
“Summer Sake” There are also fresh sake that contribute to beauty
Even fresh sakeNigori Nama Sake also contains moromi, koji and koji enzymeSo plenty of nutrition. Especially recommended for women who care about beauty and health.
The taste is fresh and mellow, but it also has a sour taste, so your mouth is refreshing. There is also a low alcohol type, perfect for people who are not accustomed to drinking sake!
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However, even if you say “Nigori Nama Sake”, it is actually divided into several types. It is useful to know the type so that you don't get lost when you choose nigari sake next time.
Types of fresh sake
Entanglement
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The white part that accumulates in the lower part of the sake bottle is called the “ori” or “star”. When squeezing moromi from sake, the moromi ingredients are mixed with the sake if you use a sake bag with rough eyes.
In the past, sake with a cage was not welcomed, but recently it is just as popular as Dokuro. That ’s not to say,The sea urchin cage has an elegant taste with a fine and smooth texture.. There is no crushed texture like a doboku or a crisp feeling, and it flows smoothly into the throat like summer sake.
Incidentally,The entanglement is “Ori Sake” “First Shibori”Sometimes called.
Sea bream
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Turbidity, turbidityIt is also often described as. It's a raw sake that makes you feel like it's a little bit. Depending on the sake brewery, the label "LightlyMay be written.
Active
Bottled raw mash with moromi fermented, carbon dioxide continues to be generated in the bottleIt is a feature.Effervescent sakeIt is also called.
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Koji enzymes produced by Koji bacteria live in sake, and the quality of sake changes as it gradually degrades the sugar and protein of sake. Therefore, I would recommend that you drink fresh sake as soon as possible after purchase, but even if you open it for about 3 days, the mouthfeel will become softer and the taste will be calmer. Please try various things and decide the expiration date of sake.
How to drink summer sake to the best
For those who have read so far and who are wondering why Japanese sake is in a sultry summer, here are some tips on how to drink summer sake that makes you feel cool when you look at it. With this, `` beer for the time being '' may also turn into a toast group with summer sake !?
“Summer Sake” is the original sake type on the rock
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Just pour summer sake into a glass with crystal clear and large ice, but ordinary ice melts quickly and becomes watery. There are 3 points that do not dilute the taste of summer sake.
- It must be transparent ice made by the slow ice method
- It must be as big as ice
The slow ice method is to freeze slowly over time. The ice produced by the slow ice method is difficult to melt, so summer sake does not become watery. In addition, since the water does not contain air, the ice does not become cloudy, and it is clear and transparent, doubling the coolness of the appearance! Why don't you try this crystal ice because you can make it at home?
Now, I will give you a quick overview of how to make transparent and hard-to-melt ice that you can do at home.
- Use "pure water". It is not industrial pure water. Use for beverages.
- Bring the water to a boil to cool it down once, then boil it again to cool it down. Then freeze it in one of the following 3 ways:
① Put chilled water in a glass or ice tray, place it in a cooler box, cover it and put it in the freezer for 24 hours.
② Or set the freezer temperature to -1 ℃ and slowly put it in the freezer for 24 hours
③ Or make salt water and cool it, put a cup on it, put water in the cup and put it in the freezer
For further information, please read wiki how "How to Make Clear Ice" for more information.
“Summer sake” Fresh sake is frozen.
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Frozen sake is frozen sake.The type of sake is often raw and can be frozen for long-term low temperature aging.
Non-fired fresh liquor is susceptible to changes in quality due to the activity of enzymes and yeast, but freezing stabilizes the quality and keeps it freshly squeezed.
When you drink frozen sake, put it in lukewarm water and let it thaw half, then shake the sake bottle and pour into a glassI will. If it is frozen sake in a cup, you can just put it in a spoon and stir and eat!
You can also enjoy the crispness of summer sake in your mouth, and your heated body will be instant!
"Summer sake" cold performance is sleet
The crispness of frozen liquor changes summer liquor into a mysterious taste, but sleet liquor can enjoy a little performance.
The difference between frozen sake and sleet is as follows.
- Frozen sake is frozen from summer sake
- `` Mizore Sake '' changes into a sherbet as soon as it is poured into a glass without freezing summer sake
How to make sleet liquor
First, cool the sake in a refrigerator, then transfer it to a freezer set to -20 ° C to make it supercool. Supercooling is a state in which a liquid remains at a temperature that would otherwise freeze. At the same time, leave the sake glass in the freezer.
At this timeThe amount of summer sake is about 1. Time to put in the freezer is 15 minutes for summer alcohol around alcohol level 90.
After 90 minutes, if you pour into a chilled glass from a higher position, it will become a sherbet with that impact.
Note that
- If you want to replace it with a bottle of sake and freeze it, use a sake bottle that is not ugly even if it breaks.
- Do not give a shock when removing from the freezer after freezing. During freezing, do not shake because you are worried. Be careful as it begins to freeze even if it hits the door. Please handle it anyway
It may be difficult at first, but if you get tips on the freezing time, the amount of summer sake, the alcohol content, etc., it will be an easy win. Please entertain everyone at the party.
“Summer sake” looks like a colorful cocktail
It is also recommended to make summer sake a cocktail. For example,
- Samurai rock: summer sake + lime juice (or lime syrup) + ice
- Samurai: Summer sake + lime + lemon + ice
- Sakinic: Summer sake + soda + tonic water + ice
- Nagomi: summer sake + green tea + ice
- Red Sun: Summer sake + tomato juice
Please enjoy the amount you like depending on the mood at that time ♪
Summer sake is sake! Especially for cold
We have introduced summer sake that you can enjoy cold so far.Summer is the season when many people are disturbed by autonomic nervesIt is also.In a modern environment where the outside is extremely hot and the air conditioning is perfect for the room, it is difficult to adjust the body temperature, and many people are coldThing.
In addition, if the tropical night continues, you may not be able to feel better due to lack of sleep.
For such people, sake that restores the disturbance of autonomic nerves is perfect!
Because,Sake contains a substance called adenosine that dilates blood vessels.It is.
Sake contains a nucleic acid, adenosine, 1.4 times that of wine and 11.5 times that of shochu. Adenosine has the effect of suppressing vasoconstriction caused by mental stress caused by sympathetic nerves (for example, strong surprises, worries, lack of sleep, etc.).
Source: Tomoko Yuasa"Sake sickness from the viewpoint of heart rate change"J-Stage
Japanese sake has a body temperature that is 2 higher than other alcoholic beverages and has a longer durationIt has been with. If it cools down to the core of the body by cooling, it is more effective for women with coldness to drink it with a jar than summer sake using ice.
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Coldness and hypothermia that many women are worried about. For those who can't let go of cardigans and socks even in summer, drinking beer, whiskey, and barley shochu, which are shades of sake, is counterproductive. When body temperature falls below 37 ° C, the enzymes in the body weaken and the physical condition deteriorates, so you should choose alcohol carefully.
"Summer sake" summary: beer is good, but summer sake is also good
Even if you can't escape from the image of “Sake is a hot sake,” I hope that you will be able to drink sake deliciously regardless of the season.
Please enjoy this year ’s intense heat with “Beer is good, but with summer sake”.
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