I know this is back and forth, but today is my birthday and I would like to finally get my hands on my Jikin collection 😋.
I was lucky enough to buy two more bottles of another kind recently, but I remembered the only one I had dabble in, Hakutsuru Nishiki, and pulled it out of the collection freezer 🥳.
The aroma is quite to my liking, with a gentle muscat and pear-like ginjo aroma 😆.
Here's a sip!
It's mmmmmm... ‼️ It seems to be mellower than when I drank it before.
It has a clean and refreshing mouthfeel, with a refined sweetness of rice spreading on the palate, and yet it also has a fruity taste like muscat, and the acidity finishes it off....
One word to describe this wine is "wonderful".
It's not too sweet, but has a strong acidity, and I personally think it's great as a mealtime sake or on its own.
It's like a similar sake to my favorite Oumine-san? 🤔
I'm still going to work hard on my sake drinking even though there are only a few days left in this year 🥳.
Good evening, Ofio 😃.
Happy Birthday 🎉🎉
I went to buy the Hakutsuru Nishiki Jikin once but it was sold out 😅That's great that you have a tab for it 😍Let's have another year of good sake life!
Happy Birthday, Mr. Afio 🎉!
Isn't it great to celebrate your birthday with Jikin👍!
Hakutsuru-nishiki is available once a year, though I also have a chance to get it. It's the best birthday present to myself 😆.
Good evening ichiro18😊.
Thank you 🥳.
I happened to win the lottery twice this year so I dabble 🥰.
I probably ran out of luck for next year😇 lol.
Let's try to get each other drinking again next year ‼️😆
Good evening, Swissisusan: ☺️
Thank you 🥳.
I wasn't sure what to drink, but I opened it because I wanted to celebrate my birthday with Jijin 😆✨.
Hakutsuru Nishiki is a rare find, isn't it?
It was the best birthday ever ✨
Happy Birthday, Mr. Afio 🎉🎂🎂!
You celebrated with a nice sake 👍Hakutsuru Nishiki itself is rare, so two bottles of Hakutsuru Nishiki is great 😳I wish you luck with sake in this year too 🙏✨.
Happy birthday 🎂, Afio 🎉!
This is the only day to open a bottle of Jikin! It's like ⭐️ good sake and good celebration ㊗️ let's enjoy another year of sake life 😊!
Happy Birthday, Afio 🎂🎉🍶!
I can't wait to celebrate with my very own Jishin Hakutsuru Nishiki 🤤!
I just realized that there are only 3 months left in this year😳!
Let's continue our drunken drinking activities until the end of the year! 😊🍶
Thank you so much, Pon 🥳✨
I happened to be lucky enough to get the second one, so I took the plunge and opened it: ☺️
I hope I win the lottery next year too😱 lol
I hope we both have good luck with alcohol this year and next year ☺️✨
Thank you, Hiro 😆✨
I opened a big bottle of it because I was saving it for this day 🥳.
I'm still going to be doing sake activities this year as well.
Let's enjoy each other's company 😆👍
Thank you, Aladdin. ☺️✨
I didn't have the courage to open a bottle of Hakutsuru-Nishiki, but when I did, I'm glad I did because it was the best I've ever tasted 🥳.
There are only a few days left, Aladdin, but let's finish the year with a drunken drinking activity: ☺️👍
Good evening, Mr. Afio!
Happy Birthday 🎉!
Celebrating with Jikin-sama's home drinking 😁✨✨.
And your review looks too good 🤤!
Let's continue to enjoy drinking 🤗
Good evening, ma-ki-😌.
Thank you ☺️✨
I thought it was extravagant of me to celebrate with Jikin-sama 🥳.
Unlike the last time, this time I was able to savor it more fully so I could write about it in detail 😋.
Let's have a lot of fun 😆✨
Hi Jay & Nobby 😌.
Thank you ✨
There's nothing to be afraid of when it comes to stock! We opened it with gusto: ☺️
I'm sure Jay will be gathering soon 🥳.
Let's collect it all together 😋✨
Modest, elegant, delicate, fruity aroma.
The acidity is quite strong, which is not found in other Jikin, and it disappears after the mid-palate (after a few days, the acidity at the mouth is quite mild).
The sweetness and umami are mild throughout, and the back palate has a strong umami with depth, which is typical of sake.
I feel that this is a sake that should be paired with expensive kaiseki dishes.
Without any preconceptions, it is a sake that adds color to special occasions.
It is expensive, so even if I could buy it, I wouldn't repeat drinking it at home.
4.50
The balance of sweetness, depth and fruity is as good as it gets! I love the sweetness of the rice when you drink it, including the feeling of not having a nasty sake taste that lingers on your tongue!
Luckily, the second bottle of Jishin is on its way home!
I will have it with sushi on a good day.
The elegant mouthfeel makes you feel like you are drinking a top quality sake. The deep flavor of rice disappears as it seeps into your throat, and if you eat sushi with it, there is no need for words.
I wish you another good day 🙏.
I tried drinking trendy Japanese sake.
Fruity with a hint of muscat
It is very easy to drink with its elegant sweetness.
The sweetness does not linger on the tongue, so I finished it right away!
Well, well, well... Today is the anniversary of the death of my dear one🙏🙏.
I mean, she is my aunt....
She is my father's sister, and it has been 26 years since she passed away. I was still in my early twenties at that time, before I met my wife.
My father and I had this cake while talking about the memories of my aunt. It reminds me of many things. She was a very strict aunt, so when I was young, I was more hurt than touched🤣I'm older now, and the situation I'm in now makes it all the more poignant. I wish she had taught me more 🤔.
I wish I had been taught more 🤔 I wish I had been taught more 🤔 I wish I had been taught more 🤔 I wish I had been taught more
I enjoyed it in a good way 🙏.
Definitely delicious. Stable and safe, raw Yamadanishiki 😋.
It's the best & best that you can drink at home 👍✨.
Good evening, Mr. Swissisan!
In memory of your aunt, you and your father had a drink at Jikin-sama 🍶.
Jikin-sama is always there for a moment of reminiscing ✨.
It was a great time to drink with your father 😊.
Thank you for the comment, ma-ki-😊.
It's a good time, for me it's the time I'm closest to my dad right now.
Maybe he doesn't even remember what we talked about this night 🤣.
Good evening, SwissieSue 😃.
Sometimes the words that were said to us in the past become our own thing over time 😌I thought that the anniversary of our death is also a day that reminds us of such things 😇I am a good companion for such a time now!
Thank you for your comment Jay & Nobby😊.
It's even more deeply moving when you remember it after a time and understand how much you appreciate the words 🙇.
I'm so thankful for you ✨
Hi Swissisun 🐦.
I saw that you were drinking a good one and it was the anniversary of your aunt's death 🙏 I often find that the same harsh words were said for me 😊.
A good drink to cuddle with, good for you!
Hello, Pon-chan 😊.
As we get older, we understand the weight of words and remember them even more vividly.
That's why I'm doing the best I can right now.
And now, thank you ✨