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Seasonal Sake Part 3: Freshly squeezed draft sake 일본 계절주③갓 짜낸 생주 by Kosuke Kuji
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Kosuke Kuji
Fifth Generation Brewery Owner Nanbu Bijin, Inc.
Born May 11, 1972. Entered Tokyo University of Agriculture’s Department of Brewing and Fermentation. In 2005 became the youngest person ever to receive the Iwate Prefecture Young Distinguished Technician Award. In 2006 was selected to be a member of the board of trustees of his local alma mater, Fukuoka High School. Currently is featured in a number of media outlets including magazines, radio, and television. *Positions of Public Service: Chairperson, Cassiopeia Corporation Youth Conference; School Board Member, Fukuoka High School, Iwate Prefecture, Vice-Chairman, Technology Committee, Iwate Prefecture Brewers and Distillers’ Association
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his series introduces the sake representative of each season. This report introduces the winter “draft sake.” Hot sake is delicious during the frigid winter season. Production starts with a new crop of sake rice harvested in the fall. New sake is first squeezed fresh from November into December. Many sake breweries release new freshly squeezed sake from sake rice
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본주의 계절을 대표하는 술을 소개하고 있는데 이번호는 겨 울의「갓 짜낸 생주」입니다. 겨울의 추운 시기, 일본에서는 데 운 술도 최고의 겨울 아이템인데, 일본 주 제조는 가을에 수확한 햅쌀로 담그 기 시작하므로, 그 새로운 술의 가장 먼 저 짜서 나온 것이 11월에서 12월 쯤 이 됩니다. 바로 그, 금년의 햅쌀로 담가 바로
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harvested that year as a winter limited edition draft sake. New sake is fresh in aroma and flavor, with some slightly carbonated from the gas in the mash. New sake is a winter limited edition sake commonly enjoyed in the frigid winter season from December to March. The fresh flavor of new sake is highly compatible with white fish sashimi or oden steeped in dashi broth.
Also, many sake breweries also release rich, freshly squeezed “unprocessed sake.” In Iwate prefecture where snow falls heavily, chilled unprocessed sake is enjoyed with a hot pot seated below the kotatsu (Japanese table with a heater underneath), one of the best ways to enjoy the frigid winter season.■
나온 생주를 겨울의 계절한정상품으로 내는 곳이 많습니다. 신주라고 하면 신선한 향과 맛, 생 생하고 그 중에는 약간 모로미 가스를 품은 미세한 거품이 있기도 합니다. 12 월에서 3월정도 추운 시기에 즐길 수 있 는 겨울 계절한정주입니다. 아주 생생해서 흰살 생선회라든지, 육수를 듬뿍 우려낸 오뎅등과 즐기면 최 고의 맛이 됩니다.
또한, 갓 짜낸 생주는「원주」로 내 는 곳도 많아서, 원주 나름의 강한 맛도 즐길 수 있습니다. 바깥은 곳곳에 눈이 쌓이고, 집안 은 따뜻한 이와테에서는, 따뜻한 집안 에서 차게 한 시보리 타테 생주를 코타 츠에 들어가서, 뜨끈뜨끈한 냄비요리 와 함께 마시는 것이 최고의 겨울 즐거 움입니다.