We were served a bottle of Imi's Gin-sen.
Gin-sen is a freshly pressed sake that is released at the beginning of the season.
It is a sake that is hard to come across, but we were fortunate enough to have it.
I was shocked when I tried it. It was a bit of an incident for me.
Ginsen is a brewer's alcohol-added sake, but it is different from the alcohol-added sake I know.
I have no particular preference for junmai (pure rice) or any resistance to alcohol addition, but I had a stereotype of what alcohol-added sake should be like based on my past experience. It is not that one is better or worse than the other, but that they are different genres.
First of all, Ginsen has a wonderful aroma. The aroma is elegant and gorgeous, with a fragrance that I have never experienced in a junmai sake. The taste is light nigori with a mellow sweetness and gentle acidity. After swallowing, bitterness follows, and it finishes nicely with the aroma passing through the nose.
The impression is that the alcohol taste is integrated with the sake, pushing up the good points even more.
After drinking this Gin-Sen, I realized that the addition of alcohol is a way to make sake more delicious. It is a sensation that has broadened my world.
Hi Hori 😃
Mr. Sagimi! I had the pleasure of drinking White Sagami at the Prefectural Association, but I can't get it for myself 🥲.
Great review and I would love to drink it and expand my world🌎🤗!
Thanks for your comment, Jay & Nobby 😊I happened to be there when this Imi came in and was able to buy it! I was drunk and overreacted, but maybe my perception of Aruzoe was just wrong in the first place😅.
Ibi for the first time in 2 years. It's become a brewery that you have to chase to buy.
The soliloquy of the father on the back label is one of the pleasures.
I think it was more fruity, but it's good.
There are a lot of impurities in it, but that's just the way it is.
Chinese noodle specialty at Tonchibo
I've always wanted to try a shot of Imi at my favorite restaurant, Tonchibo 😊.
Fruity and sweet, but not as fancy as I thought it would be.
It has a mild sweetness like white peaches 🍑.
Light, but with a kick afterwards due to the 17% alcohol content 🔨.
Special toppings on a separate plate as a snack 🍶.
I wished for it at the end of last year and luckily Santa brought me a bottle of Imi. I have wanted to drink this sake for many years but could not get it. It is slightly thickened, sweet and very tasty. Thank you Santa!
1000!
The curse that I put on myself should be broken at 1000🤣.
From now on, I'll drink eimi whenever I want without worrying about the number ✨.
GOLD once every 4 years 🏅.
40% of Ibi no Honor!
You're polishing it ✨.
It's fuller than silver,
It spreads a sweetness that is typical of Imi 😋.
I received a bottle of Sakekasu from the brewery at the end of the year!
It's delicious in a pot, so I'm grateful to get it every year 😆.
Thank you from 1001 🙏.
Congratulations to kino. on your 1000 check-ins ㊗️ It's true that you have to count a lot of things backwards before the deadline 😅especially if it's 1000! Please feel free to drink what you want from now on!
Congratulations on your 1000 check-ins, kino.🎉🎉!
And even though I can't see you at "Inbi" (I drank SnowWhite by accident once), it's amazing!
I'm jealous 😖.
kino.
Congratulations on your 1000 check-ins 🎉and....Sakekasu from Sagami!
I'm attracted to sakekasu!
I want to eat it in a pot! I'd love to try it in a pot 🤤.
kino. congratulations on your 1000 check-in✅㊗️🎉🎉🎉!
This is a drink worthy of the number 🤗.
I can only drink WHITE on rare occasions and have never experienced GOLD🏅. I would like to try it someday 😄!
Good evening, kino! 🙋
Congratulations on your 1,000 check-ins! 🎉🎉🎉
I think it is simply awesome! 😁😁
I've only had one shot of Imi, but I'm sure I'll get back to you 😅.
Good evening, kino.
Congratulations on your 1000 check-in 🎉.
It's really amazing that you were able to keep going from the curse of the Kiri number to 1000✨.
GOLD is the best for such a big milestone 🎵.
Have a great drinking season!
Good evening kino.😃
Congratulations on your 1000 check-ins 🎉.
It's a commemorative drink worthy of the milestone 🙇 Thank you for your support this year! I look forward to your continued support in the coming year 🙇.
Congratulations kino. on reaching 1000 check-ins 🎉!
If you reach it once every 4 years with "Ejibi GOLD", you should be able to break the spell of Kiri number 😁.
Let's open the 1001st bottle of "Ejimi SILVER" for now ✨.
Congratulations to kino. on your 1000CI🎊㊗️㊗️
I'm jealous that I've never even met a shot beauty 🥹✨Sake lees are especially nice in the winter too!
Let's keep drinking and having fun 🥳.
Good evening, kino.
Congratulations on your 1000 check-ins 🎊🎉.
You've reached the big milestone ㊗️ and the shooting beauty GOLD 🤩 As expected 👍!
I also drank GOLD on my birthday and it was very special and perfect for the celebration 😄.
Congratulations kino. on your 1000 check-ins!
Congratulations 🎊㊗️🎊
At last, you have reached the 4-digit mark.
After all, the last number was 🎊✌️
Will the next 1100 continue to be Ebi?
Will you change it to something else?
Looking forward to it 🤭.
Good morning, kino.🌅😀
Congratulations on your 1000 check-ins 🎊🎉kino., the Kiri number is a shot beauty 😚👍Great milestone for you 🥳 Enjoy your drinking life 😊.
Congratulations to kino.on your 1000 check-ins: ㊗️🎊
1k check-ins for a basic home drinker is impressive!
Now that you are free from the spell of Kiri-ban, you can enjoy sake more and more freely 😊🍶🍶.
Congratulations kino. on your 1000 check-ins 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
The curse is lifted and now you can freely drink 😁.
Can't wait to see what the next number will be 😆.
Hi kino.😃
Congratulations on your 1,000th post and your entry into the famous sake club 🍶㊗️㊗️㊗️㊗️㊗️㊗️㊗️㊗️㊗️㊗️🎉!
You can drink Sagami anytime now that the spell is lifted 😄How about Sanzenzakari which is easy to find in Gifu 🤗?
Hi kino.😊
Congratulations on your 1000 check-ins 🎉㊗️
Did you step on the number every time you were in Imi? That's great! Are you starting a new curse at 1100? 🤣
Good evening kino.😄
Congratulations on your 1000 check-ins㊗️🎊🎉Great job 👍I like the commemorative sake shooti 😍I would like to drink it too😆Please continue to have fun next year and send out the goodness of sake ❣️
Thank you very much, Takashi!
It's not easy to get the Imi, even in Gifu, because it's only available by lottery 😅.
I will continue to participate in the lottery ✨
Thank you, Hiro!
WHITE is only available in 4 bottles, so maybe it's easier to get a larger number 😆.
GOLD is only available every 4 years, so please GET it in the year of LA Olympics 🏅.
Thank you, Tomoyuki Kumagai!
I wish the pain of only being able to drink at the Kiri number would end now 🤣.
We only make sake until about April, so please manage to get it ✨.
Thank you, ma-ki-!
I was doing it with a willpower called curse, but I'll stop now 🤣.
GOLD🥇 The fact that you can only drink it once every 4 years makes it even more palatable 😋.
Thank you, Kotaro!
It's hard to buy Imi because it's never going to increase in production 😅.
Sake lees is always in the pot, so it's a big part of kino. family's table in winter👍.
Thank you, Yann!
Now that I've crossed the big mark, I'm thinking that I don't have to say anything about the number from now on 😊.
I'd like to drink when I want to drink 😆👍.
Thank you, Maecin!
It's become a regular occurrence 😆 I too pray that the curse of the number one will be lifted this time ✨.
I hope to drink many more drinks in the future 🤤.
Thank you, Aladdin!
There's definitely not a lot of outside drinking! Maybe I just don't take pictures outside so I don't review them 🤣.
I'll be releasing my stock of shots soon!
Thank you, bouken!
I can't quite keep up with the number of check-ins of the legendary bouken, but I'll keep working on it 😆.
I may not declare Kiri number in the future 😊.
Thank you, Jay & Nobby!
You made it into the great sake club ✨ I was kind of aiming for 1000 so I'm glad to have surpassed it!
You like Sanzenmori too much 🤣 Make sure you get the new sake 😊.
Thank you, HinaHanaMama!
It was a perfect shot for the big achievement 😆.
I'm not sure if you can tell how delicious it is from my rambling 🤣 I'll keep on reviewing it without any pains!
kino. congratulations on your belated 1000 check-in 🎉🎊!
It's nothing short of amazing that you can prepare this drink on the last day 😳👍✨I wonder what you will do next time 😁.
Masaaki Sapporo, thank you very much!
I used to be able to get the Corona disaster 😅 but now it's not possible 😅 I'm going to stick with my local sake, Chiyonohana 😇.
Congratulations to kino. for completing ㊗️1000CI🎊Binding to the beauty of the shooting, thank you for your hard work. 🏃♂️I hope GOLD shines more brightly ✨and tastes even better only if you drink it at this time 🤩New year, thank you again. ☺️
Congratulations kino. on your 1000 check-ins ㊗️🎉🎊You decided to go for GOLD 😆🙌You are a legend ✨Great job 🤩👏.
The curse is lifted and you can drink the Sagami anytime you want... 👏👏.
WHITE sake lees looks delicious too 😋.
Thank you very much, Tsubu!
Now that the curse is lifted, I'm going to drink a lot of Sagami 😋 I haven't been able to buy any lately 🤣.
The aroma of sakébi spreads from the pot with sakekasu in it 🍲.
Ginsen Funaba Unfiltered Nama Sake
Slightly refreshing, but with sweetness and bitterness. The aftertaste is slightly bitter. Soft on the palate.
Fruity,
