⭐️4.2
Sour aroma.
Mild and gentle sweetness like lactic acid beverage.
The color is like calpis with a lot of leesiness.
The aftertaste is rather refreshing, tasty, and easy to drink.
A bottle that I would like to repeat.
This time it is Hanaboe's Yamahai Honjozo.
This sake is from Yoshino, Nara Prefecture.
I took this sake home with me the other day when I participated in Hanaboe's sake brewery tour.
First at room temperature.
Yellow in color.
The top aroma is soy sauce, caramel, freshly pounded rice cake, fermented butter, and even a hint of cypress.
It has a creamy mouthfeel.
The clear acidity of the Yamahai style develops into a complex umami and creamy rice flavor with a light soy sauce-like aroma, and then slowly fades away while leaving a lingering umami aftertaste that is typical of Hanaboe with its acidity and calm bitterness.
When served warmed,
The sharp angle of the acidity sharpens and the full-bodied sweetness of the umami is reflected in the taste, making it delicious when heated.
The tour of Hanabatake's brewery included a full tour of every corner of the brewery, and we were even allowed to enter the koji room where the sake is being brewed.
It was a rare opportunity to hear directly from Mr. Hashimoto, the company director, about his passion to express the taste that can only be achieved by brewing sake in the Yoshino region.
If that is the case, take back the Natural Selection series!
I was very rude to buy a bottle of Black Label, but I did,
I wanted to enjoy it in many different ways 💕.
I wanted to enjoy it in various ways💕.
I recommend this bottle for a gentle taste of Hanaboe's character.
Hi Peco🌞.
It's great that you show us the inside of the koji room.
Do you check natto (fermented soybeans) for visitors?
That's a very astringent choice of Yamahai Honjozo Peco 😊🍶.
Good evening, Ms. Matsuchiyo. I was told not to eat natto and yogurt for a few days. I was so impressed that I could observe everything that he told me to ask any questions 😊.
Yogurt too 🤔
I heard that there are a lot of cases recently where the acidity of Yamahai does not come out easily, and the toji of Raku no Se blurted it out on his Instagram.
I think it's possible that the recent yogurt has been affected by the low acidity.
Hi, Matsuchiyo-san. Is it hard to get acidity out of Yamahai? - I wonder if it is hard for lactobacilli to multiply even if it is Yamahai because of recent advances in hygiene control 🤔Raku no sei, I'll follow you too 😊.
⭐️3.6
From the aroma before drinking, the aroma contains sourness.
The sourness and alcohol aroma come all at once as it passes down the throat.
I personally don't like sourness, but Miyoshino Brewery is one of the sake breweries I pay attention to.
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Slightly amber in color🟡.
Tastes like thinly split whiskey 🥃.
It says... what does it mean 😅?
I can't believe my notes 🤣.
The cedar smell 🌲 was present and it was a straight up barrel liquor 🍶.
Onsen Trip Record No. 4
The last part of the hot spring trip was a private room on the Saphir Odoriko.
Since it was a private room, we didn't have to worry about the return trip home and opened Izakaya Express 🤭 for sashimi and sake.
The sake was very tasty with a strong acidity and sweetness. I thought it would be better to drink it with a chaser 😊.
Rice: -Polishing ratio: 70
Rice polishing ratio: 70% Sake degree: - Acidity: - Amino acids: - Alcohol: 16
Good evening, Jay & Nobby. I was a bit concerned about my surroundings on the outward journey, but on the return journey, I was able to enjoy the private room without worrying about anything 😊.
We arrived at Shinagawa in no time: ‼️
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f i r s t a n d f o r m a t i o n s
Hanatomoe
Nara Yoshino
Fast brewing
Light Nigori Nama-zake
17% alcohol by volume
Miyoshino Brewery
Yoshino Town, Nara Prefecture
Gulped it down with albacore tempura.
I had heard that it was a junmai ginjo with a sweet mellow taste, but the impression I got was that it was easy to drink. The gorgeous fruitiness that passed through my nose made the aftertaste of the seafood go away cleanly.
6/10
Active nigori sake from Hanaboe.
The label is cute.
It is labeled as a soda, but it is surprisingly bitter and not so refreshing.
Of course there is sweet and sourness, and you can feel the juiciness from it.
It is not very sake-like, but it has a new and interesting taste.
It is a sour taste, and the first mouthful of it makes you say, "Oh, wow! The image is sour and spicy. It is not hard to drink because of its sweetness.