本格芋(番薯)燒酎——大伊雅美～DAIYAME～

會開始接觸燒酎是因為在「獨樂清酒食堂」品嘗到了燒酎成熟的滋味，從此我就只愛不甜的清酒還有香氣濃郁的燒酎了。

I started getting into shochu after tasting its matured flavor at “Dokuraku Seisyu Shokudo". Since then, I have developed a preference for unsweetened sake and aromatic shochu.

之前在住家附近發現一間不起眼的燒酎專賣店，這樣的專賣店真的很少見，一進門我就問老闆有推薦新手的燒酎嗎？老闆馬上推了這款銷售很好的「大伊雅美～DAIYAME～」。

Recently, I discovered a small shochu specialty store near my home, which is a rare find. When I walked in, I asked the owner if they could recommend a shochu for beginners. The owner immediately suggested “Daiyame," a popular brand.

濱田酒造株式會社
產地：鹿兒島
酒精度：25%
原料：甘藷、米麴(黑麴)

「だいやめ(DAIYAME)」是鹿兒島方言，語意是「晚餐時喝杯酒，消除一天疲勞」。

“DAIYAME" is a Kagoshima dialect meaning “have a drink during dinner to relieve the fatigue of the day."

這款酒我會說是燒酎界的妹仔酒，酒感非常滑順，香氣濃郁又甘甜，入口就散發荔枝般的華麗香氣，口感甜而圓潤。

I would say that this shochu is very suitable for young women’s taste preferences. It has a very smooth texture, a rich and sweet aroma, and a gorgeous lychee-like scent that fills your mouth upon tasting it. The taste is sweet and rounded.

沒有嘗試過燒酎的人，真的非常推薦試試看！會顛覆對於燒酎的想像。

If you haven’t tried shochu before, I highly recommend giving it a try! It will definitely change your perception of what shochu can be.

因為喜歡這款酒，所以我還去讀了《燒酎手帳》，以下是我的讀書筆記：

Because I enjoy this shochu so much, I even went to read “The Shochu Handbook," and the following are my study notes.

以書中介紹，依味道和香氣分類，DAIYAME應該是屬於香氣濃、味道單純的「薰酒」。

According to the book’s classification by taste and aroma, DAIYAME should be classified as a “kunshu" with a strong aroma and simple taste.

後來也買了其他燒酎，但就沒有DAIYAME這麼令人驚艷，希望之後還能有酒造出這麼特殊的燒酎。

I bought other shochu later on, but none of them impressed me as much as DAIYAME did. Hopefully, there will be more special shochu like this in the future.

是說除了在「獨樂清酒食堂」我沒有在其他的居酒屋看過那麼多店家自己親自挑選並輸入的獨特日本酒，原因應該是一般的居酒屋沒有酒侍師可以介紹各款酒，而且要挑酒及單獨輸入費時又費工吧。

By the way, I haven’t seen as many unique Japanese sake selections handpicked by the restaurants themselves other than at “Dokuraku Kiyoshi Shokudo". This is probably because most izakayas don’t have a sake sommelier to introduce various types of sake, and it’s time-consuming and laborious to pick and import sake on their own.

住在台北的朋友，真的很推薦去這家居酒屋，酒好又有侍酒師會推薦適合你的酒，每次去都很喜歡！

I highly recommend this izakaya to my friends living in Taipei. They have good sake, and the sake sommelier will recommend the right sake for you. I always enjoy going there!

這是幾張之前去用餐時拍的照片，真的都是在其他店家看不到的酒，雖然貴但是值得一嚐。

These are some pictures I took during my previous visit. The sake they offer is not available at other restaurants. Although it is expensive, it is worth a try.

而且每次去當日的酒品都不同，也有當日才有的料理，很有新鮮感。

Moreover, the selection of sake and dishes changes every time I go, which gives it a fresh and exciting experience.