宇都宮。高宮進にはある目的があった。古酒とスイーツの組み合わせ。いつかは試したいと思っていたチャンスがついに巡ってきたのだ。
まずは明治18年創業の和菓子屋で燻した羊羹を入手。そしてJR烏山線で約50分かけて島崎酒造のどうくつ酒蔵へと向かう。店員の話では、戦争中の遺構を改造した蔵で、温度が一定に保たれて天然のワインセラーのようだという。
ひんやりと薄暗い洞窟を歩いていく進。その先に求める“宝”が眠っている。
Utsunomiya. Susumu Takamiya had one goal in mind. The combination of old sake and sweets. He had been wanting to try it for a long time, and now he finally had the chance.
First of all, we got some smoked yokan (sweet bean jelly) from a Japanese confectionery shop established in 1885. Then we took the JR Karasuyama line for about 50 minutes to Shimazaki Shuzo's Dokutsu Sake Brewery. According to the shop assistant, the brewery was converted from a war-time structure, and the temperature is kept at a constant level, making it like a natural wine cellar.
We walk through a cool, dimly lit cave. At the end of the cave lies the treasure we seek.
