Year 2025...today is the last day of work 😆.
Well...I've done a lot of things this year 😅
Well, the sake I'm bringing for the end of the year... this is the only brand that applies to me anymore ‼️🤭
That is... Jikin... 🤤.
I've had a lot of Jikin, but this "light nigori" is the best of all the Jikin I've had.
The happiness of being able to drink it in the comfort of my own home... I'm really grateful to the liquor store this year as well 🙏.
Now then... here we go: ❗️
It was stirred by itself a little after I opened it 😅(see the picture).
The aroma is not that strong but it has a slight lemon-like sourness🤔.
The sweetness is also exquisite 🍋.
No wonder it won first place🥇 in sakenomy...it was so delicious that it surpassed the Mimuro Cedar I drank yesterday😰.
The moment it hits the palate, it's like a sizzle... the harmony of sweet and savory flavors spreading through the mouth... the clean, crisp taste... 🥰 It's perfect....
It's perfect...well, maybe this was too luxurious for the end of the workday😅.
Jikin....yummy... 🤤.
Day 2: 🗒️
The juwattiness is a little less, but it's still going strong 🫧.
I think the flavor has improved since yesterday 🤩.
Hi Jay & Nobby 😆
I was torn between the Hachitan-Nishiki Nama... and this one, but I went for the Nigori Sake that I had already acquired 🍶.
I was still very pleased with the stability of the Jikin, which did not disappoint... 😍
Today's sake is a sake made with Yamada Nishiki from Jijikin, as the Jyushidai Bessen we drank today was made with Yamada Nishiki❗️
The aroma is fresh and sweet❗️As you take a sip, after the dense texture, there is a sharp numbness on the tip of the tongue, and a fruity feeling spreads in the mouth❗️Good sake❤️ compared to Jyushidai, it leaves a little numbness on the palate⁉️
impurity
Sweet green apple aroma, and sourness and astringency. Dry adult Calpis. I like acidity and astringency. 88 points
Sweetness: 2.7
Sourness: 3.2
Dryness:2.8
Hinted aroma:2.7
Xmas at the Shinmachi branch 🎄
We are here to greet you for the last time this year 🚶.
The first sake was a Nigori from Jigokin, a legend in the Nigori Sake world.
We are very happy to see you here from a nigorist's point of view 🍶.
The appearance is a beautiful white light nigori with a slight green tinge and a sense of transparency.
The aroma is ripe, sweet and mildly refreshing.
Euphoric sweet aromas of ripe banana and ripe peach.
There are also subtle hints of white flowers and color.
Fresh and rich rice aroma like freshly pounded rice cake.
When you drink it, you will find a smooth texture with a slight viscosity and a chili chili gas feeling.
It has a melon-like sweetness with just the right amount of density and freshness, which is balanced by a soft Japanese citrus acidity.
This is the taste of Jikin, and it makes you groan. ☺️
The soft but firm umami of the rice flows and disappears with the sweetness of the fragrance and flavor, while also giving a sense of coolness.
It has a beautiful bitter aftertaste with a full-bodied flavor when swallowed.
We also tried it hot (🍶).
Aroma of cooked rice and a sense of alcohol release.
The sweetness is thicker and the umami is thicker, and the plump umami combined with the mellowed sweetness is intoxicating.
It was drunk again this year. ☺️
Hi Aladdin 😃
A firm end of the year greeting! It's important 😊
Legendary Jikin🥹I've only had it once🥲I'd like to try heated sake🍶 if I ever come across it again😌.
Good evening, Jay & Nobby 😃.
I had checked the information about the opening of Jigori-Nigori in advance 🤣It's important to say a cheery hello at the end of the year 😆.
I found out about the active nigori heated by chuin who recommended me to try the heated Jigokin nigori 😄.
Christmas sake 🍶 followed by Jikin's special junmai namaishu😊The aroma is very beautiful, like melon or apple! The aroma is very beautiful, like melon or apple! It is a nama-shu, but it does not feel sharp. The aftertaste is also very clean and pleasant. This is another sake that I never get tired of drinking. Delicious 😄.
Today is Xmas Eve, but it's my daughter's birthday at home, so I was busy shopping, cooking, and the dinner table was Chinese as she requested ✨.
I brought the long awaited Jikin today and opened the bottle immediately ✨but for various reasons that are popular right now, I'm not sure how I'm going to store the bottle😅I guess I'll just drink it anyway and it will run out 🥳.
It has a mild fruity aroma and a hint of gas.
The mouthfeel is clean, with a light sweetness like pineapple 🍍 and a richness of umami that spreads out, the acidity is mild, but it's refreshing at the end.
When I think of pineapple🍍, Hachihan-nishiki comes to mind. There is a difference between jun-dai and jun-gin, but Hachihan-nishiki of Hachihan-nishiki is more gorgeous and light. The umami strength and sharpness are stronger in Jigin 🥰.
Good evening, ichiro18😄.
Happy birthday to your daughter 🎁🎉
I'm sure your daughter was pleased with the nice party 😘🎅🎄🎄I see you have a bottle now ‼️ I like it, I want to help you 🤣.
Good evening, ichiro18!
Happy birthday to your daughter 🎉!
Oh my favorite Jikin's Hachikan Nishiki - this is a good celebratory sake 😍.
I got a bottle of Hachitan-Nishiki from Hana-Hanayo on the other hand 🎵I'm looking forward to it 🤤!
Good evening, ma-ki-😃.
Thank you 😊what a strange coincidence 😁Huayou's Hachikan Nishiki is more gorgeous and my personal favorite, so please enjoy ✨I look forward to your review 🥰.
Hello ichiro18😃
Your daughter's birthday is on Eve ✨Congratulations 🍾I think this is the perfect sake for that anniversary 😍.
I totally understand the problem of storing one bottle 💦 and transferring it to a four-pack 😅...
Hi Chirsta 😃
Thank you 😊I'm glad I wanted to try a home brew once ✨I'm currently frowning at the diagonal placement in the vegetable room 🤣I'll get a bottle tomorrow so at worst I'll put it in a quart bottle or a cooler box 🤣.
Good evening, Pekho 😃.
Thank you 😊and Merry Christmas 🎄Merry Christmas 🎄Mething like the concept of now, we had fun celebrating now... we have to enjoy the moment 🥰.
Happy birthday to your daughter, ichiro18!
[I'm so jealous of the pairing of Chinese and Jikkoman 🥰.
I applied for the lottery several times this year at the distributor but did not win 🤔.
Hi Jive, good evening 😃.
Thank you 😊I had a great time drinking and eating ✨This time I was lucky that there happened to be a 而今 in the set sale 🥰The lottery is not easy to win 😅I hope I win next year.
Hi ichiro18 😃
Happy birthday to your daughter 🎂🎉Happy birthday on Christmas Eve🎄, what a cool 😇!
I think Jikin-san would go perfectly with Chinese 👍I want to drink at home for the first time in a long time!
Good evening Jay & Nobby 😃.
Thank you so much 😊Birthday present and Christmas present and it's hard work over here 🤣.
I could drink it in Chinese without any discomfort 😁 It's good to drink it every now and then ✨.
Happy birthday to your daughter 🎉🎂, ichiro18!
Birthday on Christmas Eve is wonderful ✨I guess it's both birthday cake and Xmas cake 😆👍The drinks will be special too! I like drinking at home ❣️
Good evening, Pon 😃.
Thank you 😊I used to prepare the cake but my tossed daughter asked for sesame dumplings instead of cake 🤣🤣 in the end, fried rice, dim sum and sesame dumplings took the lead role 😅.
It's Christmas, so I open it.
It's good anyway, like a clear, rich sweetness of rice and somewhere like a ripe mango. I wonder if I can buy it again next year.
taka9 you opened the bottle at Christmas 🎵而今様 looks as delicious as ever 😍I was lucky enough to get one and I look forward to drinking it more and more 😋.