I've come a long way... the fragrance of flowers...
I crossed the sea from my parents' house and spent a total of 3 hours to go to the Hana-no-Ka sake brewery in Kumamoto to make a pilgrimage to the holy land. ☺️
And this is the first time in a while that I bought a bottle of Sandoni Nozomi Brewery ✨ at a direct sales place!
I bought it because it was a ras 2!
The top aroma is beautiful, like banana and white grapes 🍇.
The overtone aroma is a bit of banana and a bit of white peach 🤔.
It's made from the traditional sake yeast, so it has a strong acidity, but it's not harsh at all, and when the sweetness and umami that comes later catches up with it... oh my goodness 😊.
The medium to slightly strong gassiness combined with the sweetness and umami that follows is like a sparkling wine 🫧.
The taste lingers a bit longer, and from the second half, you can smell the aroma of rice and malted rice, and it is also full-bodied!
It finishes with a grapefruit-like bitter acidity 😋.
Ohhhh, it's delicious ☺️
Personally, I feel that this Yamadanishiki Ni Nozomi is the most comfortable and easy to drink 🤔.
Now, when should I open another bottle of Kumamoto limited edition Hana-no-Kou which I bought separately from this one 🤔...
Good evening, Chisti 😄.
I like it 😩I was really disappointed that I went all the way to Kyushu and couldn't find sansho 😭I don't think I can get it locally at all... 💦Sansho, is it like Jiran?
Good evening, Mr. Chirsta!
I see you made the pilgrimage all the way to the holy land 🎵.
I would like to visit this brewery someday too 😊.
The Ninonozo brewery certainly has a good sweetness and a nice schwarziness to it 😋.
I'm looking forward to your review of the Kumamoto limited edition Hana no Kaoru 🤗.
Good evening, HinaHanaMama!
I used to see it at Sumiyoshi Sake Shop in Hakata station until a while ago, but I haven't seen it recently 😅.
I sometimes see it at Yajima Sake Shop's online store in Chiba 👀 I think you'll like it because the taste is similar to Tobiran 😍.
Good evening ma-ki-.
I'm not that far away, but it took me a long time to get there because I had to take a ferry 😅.
I like the Ni No Nou Brewery the best because it has a good balance of gassiness and flavor and is very cost effective 😍.
I will probably open a limited edition soon 👀
Recently, I had a suspicion that fresh, fruity, unpasteurized sake nowadays actually deteriorates quickly, and I tried it here (in Sanchi?). (In Sanchi? And in Nananoujyo? I tried it here (in Sanchi? and Nananoujyo?).
As a result, it has been about a month since the bottle was opened, and the flavor seems to have increased. The time change from fresh and crisp is wonderful. I conclude that a good sake is still better even though it is changing (although I think temperature control is important).
Ingredients : Yamadanishiki produced in the Kikuchi River basin
Kimoto / Cultivated without pesticides / Cultivated without fertilizers / Brewed in wooden vats / Yeast additive free
Rice Polishing Ratio : Not disclosed
Alcohol content : 13%.
Country of origin : Hananokoh Sake Brewery
Shuppock!
Not too sweet, refreshing, modern sake
I brought in the seven farms I was able to buy at the right time, even though they are a bit expensive, and we all toasted 🍺.
I asked the staff to bring out wine glasses 🥂 and poured them.
It's a little bubbly.
I wouldn't call it champagne, but the bubbles are quite strong.
I've had a lot of wines from various regions, but this one was the sweetest without bitterness.
It doesn't go well with food, but you have to try it at least once.
Good morning, massa!
I also got the Nananoujozo at the right time 🎵.
I had a slightly dry impression of the Rokunoso that I drank at New Year's, but it is sweeter 🤤 I'm looking forward to it 🤤.
San-do is perfect for a toast 😋.
Native rice, Homase🌾, is one of the signature sake rice that symbolizes the Hanakoka Sake Brewery.
And "nōzō" is an indicator of the concept that "all elements, from farming to brewing, are always one and the same".
In this case, the "Roku-no-brew" is brewed with (1) Hozu grown in the Kikuchi River basin (3) without fertilizers (4) without pesticides (2) in a "nama-hashiroshi" style (5) brewed in wooden vats (6) with no yeast added.
It has a pale yellow-green appearance.
The gasiness is vigorous, and when poured, it bubbles and fizzes.
The aroma is sweet and fresh with a glossy and colorful flavor.
Moderately ripe Japanese pear.
Other aromas are pear and ripe melon.
The sense of sake yeast is modest, with a slight wheyiness.
The wooden vat feeling is also elegant.
The rice aroma is about the size of a white dumpling.
The smooth, smooth entry and deep sweetness is very juicy and fruity, like pear juice.
The acidity is fine and fine.
After the fine bubbles of vigorous gas boil off, a rounded sweetness flows through the wine.
The end of the bottle has a beautifully wild bitterness and astringency, with a sharpness that seems to seep into the wine.
The lingering finish is long, and the remnants of the beautiful bitterness and astringency allow you to enjoy Hozu.
Toward the end of drinking, it becomes orizzled, and the sweetness, acidity, and bitterness intertwine with each other, giving the rice a much stronger flavor.
It was great until the last cup of bliss 🍶.