Seafood Restaurant Kasuri [Ekimae-cho, Masuda]

This popular restaurant, which offers delicious cuisine and a wide variety of sake, is run by a sake-lover

After listening to many stories about sake at the brewery, sake is a temptation. This evening, Miwa Ishihara visited Kasuri, an izakaya (Japanese-style pub) with a reputation for its wide selection of sake and delicious food that goes well with sake.

Miwa has visited Kasuri several times and is familiar with the shop owner, Mr. Nakajima, as well as his wife and his son. Mr. Terai, who is the Toji (chief sake brewer) of Kuwabara Sakaba and a friend of the owner’s son, joined for a relaxed and enjoyable drinking session.

“Please try this Saka Nishiki with this Aji (horse mackerel) dish.”

Mr. Nakajima suggested the perfect sake for each dish. Miwa was impressed by the exquisite pairings, tasting the dishes that were served one after another.

The story about “Shoki,” a sake made by the six breweries, was also the main topic.

Miwa asked, “Shoki is an interesting project. Each sake has a completely different character, but how would they taste if they were mixed together?”

“Yes, it was the first attempt by the breweries and we were excited to see what kind of sake we would end up with.”

Mr. Terai, the Toji, was actually involved in the development of “Shoki.”

In fact, there is a nifty trick in this sake, “Shoki.”

You can watch a video of the Iwami Kagura performance “Shoki,” when you read the QR code printed on the label.

We hope that an encounter with this sake will help people become interested in Iwami Kagura and sake.