Visit a phantom shochu brewery
Last time, when I ate "Katto", I told you that you drank shochu named "five stars" together.In the article, I wrote only the brands, but in fact, this "five stars" is a "phantom shochu" that is said to be a fruity and tasteful among potato shochu, which is said to have a strong habit, and can only be drunk only in the Goto Islands.is.
Following the first day of the tour, the rain is raining.At first, I was planning to go to the clam beach beach, but I was able to see the "five -star" brewery, Goto Nada Sake Brewery.I arrived at the brewery at 9am.One step into the building, it already smells of shochu.Maybe you can drink from the morning?Is it good?
新上五島町有川郷にある「五つ星」の蔵元、五島灘酒造内部は焼酎のいい香りが漂っている
From the morning, I was suddenly caught by an impure idea, but first of all, the process of making potato shochu.To make potato shochu, it is said that it is first from rice preparation.After steaming the rice, mix koji mold, then add yeast and culture for a week to create a primary.Is it rice for potato shochu?I think this is the source of alcohol fermentation.After that, it was steamed with a potato steamer, then crushed sweet potato and primary throat, fermented for 2 weeks and went to the secondary throat.
機械で米を蒸して冷却し、麹菌を培養。その後、酵母菌を加えて培養して一次もろみを作成芋を加熱するための芋蒸機Just listening to the explanation of Moromi seems to be delicious, and my expectations for shochu are raised, but not yet.There is an important distillation in shochu.
It is said that Goto Nada Sake Brewery also performs reduced pressure distillation at low pressure, in addition to normal pressure distillation.In the case of normal pressure distillation, in addition to alcohol to boil at a stretch at a high temperature, a lot of ingredients of raw materials are mixed, and it is a shochu with a strong taste and habit.On the other hand, in the decompression distillation, it is said that the alcohol purity is increased by slowly boiling at a low temperature, making it a refreshing and fruity flavor shochu.After distillation, aging and storage are performed and shochu is formed.
一次もろみと加熱して砕いた芋を混ぜ合わせ、さらに発酵させて二次もろみができる蒸留機では、もろみに蒸気を加えて加熱し沸騰させることで、焼酎の元となる蒸気を取り出すIt is said that shochu also changes taste depending on the type of koji.In white koji, shochu with a refreshing sharp and sharp, and black koji is a shochu with a strong sweetness and aroma.It seems that Goto Nada Sake Brewery manufactures shochu of various brands using koji and distillation methods.In addition, the previous "five stars" are made of white koji and decompression distillation using a variety of sweet potatoes called "Golden Senuki", which have a lot of starch "Golden Senuki" for this year.It is a refreshing and sophisticated scent when you drink it.However, in addition to the large number of productions, 2000, it is not possible to ship outside the island due to trademarks.That's because it's called a phantom shochu.If you want to taste it, you have to search for a store in the Goto Islands.
After talking about shochu structure and "five stars", the tasting time is finally time.It is still 9:30 at this point.I'm sorry for the world, but it's work.My face was fluffy, but it was just a job.First of all, from "Goto" made by reduced pressure distillation like "five stars".Refreshing, gorgeous, fruity triple beat, easy to drink.
Another thing I received was the brand called "Koshitori Minami".This is a black label with 36 % alcohol, and 28 % white label, but this time the black label was tasted.This is a rich and flavor than "five stars", and when you drink a bite, the dark scent spreads in your mouth at once.Even in a word with potato shochu, it is actually deep.The brewery tour was a time when I was touched by such a profound world.
五島灘酒造の焼酎のラインアップ焼酎造りについて説明してくださった杜氏の新西利秋さん銘柄ごとに個性のある芋焼酎を試飲。朝から飲むお酒は美味しかった五島灘酒造
Location: 1394-1 TEL, Arikawago, Shinkami Goto-cho, Minamimatsuura-gun, Nagasaki Prefecture: 0959-42-0002WEB Site: Goto Nada Sake Brewery