Izumibashi 泉橋 Junmai Ginjo 純米吟釀 50% Seimai Buai

Rice - Yamadanishiki 山田錦 🌾
Prefecture - Kanagawa 神奈川県
Brewery - Izumibashi Shuzo 泉橋酒造
Alcohol - 16%
Color - Light Yellow
Aroma - 🍌, 🍑, 🍈, 🍍, Honeysuckle
Taste - Light
Umami - Light
First impression - Lively
Body - Light
Sweetness - Medium
Tail/length - Short
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Notes - Despite having visited Izumibashi Shuzo in Feb 2023, I haven’t really given a review of their 🍶 which has been a long overdue project of mine until recently that I could get my hands on a bottle of their Junmai Ginjo which is currently served in the business class flights of Singapore Airlines. Izumibashi was founded in 1857 and has been growing 🌾 mainly for food since before the war. In 2016, they became a cultivation brewery where they grow, harvest and polish their own 🌾 used for their brewing.

Brewed with the king of 🍶 🌾, Yamadanishiki, the taste is smooth and rounded in the mouth with exploding ginjo fragrance of fruits. Elegant and well balance on the tongue and finishing off with a slight bitter aftertaste.

This 🍶 was enjoyed over dinner @thegyubar.sg where we decided to go for their appetizers and shabu shabu. Their shabu shabu soup base was made using konbu and fresh Napa Cabbage (大白🥬) was added to enhance the sweetness of the soup base. The beef cuts are nothing but wagyu which is the signature of the restaurant. The 🍶 pairs well with the light tasting shabu shabu and goes really well with the wagyu beef by adding a deeper natural juiciness to the meat. Despite ordering 1 bottle just for myself, it is easy enough to finish the bottle without any help needed. A very elegant 🍶 that you can taste the hard work behind the brewing process. Excellent job indeed by Izumibashi. 👍 👍 👍