Sake from the Kikumori Fair at Asano Sake Shop Umeda 🍶.
Kikumori Sake Brewery was devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, when its brewery was partially destroyed, making brewing impossible for a time.
In 2014, the company borrowed a brewery that was going out of business in the neighboring city of Hanamaki with CF financing, and restarted and began brewing as an all pure rice brewery in Hanamaki City.
Currently, the reconstruction of the original brewery in Kitakami City is almost finished, and this season is the last for sake brewing in Hanamaki-shi.
Finally, brewing is scheduled to resume in February 2024 at the original Kikumori Brewery's reconstructed warehouse! We are looking forward to it 😊.
The brand name "Viktor-nage kara no jujigatame" comes from the finishing combo of President Fujimura, who was also a martial artist.
The face I've seen somewhere has a line in the eye, but this is the original story of the "Viktor method" (= a sales technique where the same sake is sold under similar different labels). This is the original story of the "Viktor method.
The third and fourth pictures have nothing to do with this fair, but they are concrete examples of the Viktor Business Method 😁.
The appearance is a mist white that retains a sense of transparency.
The aroma of cooked rice and freshly pounded rice cake is rich with a hint of fruity flavor.
From the feeling of gas that makes you shiver, the umami spreads with a slight bitter astringency, and it finishes with a transparent and beautiful sweetness.
Not dry but not sweet.
Very tasty. ☺️
Hi Matsuchiyo 😃
Did you drink it😊🍶🍶The labels are all weird, including this one, but they are all serious sake and delicious ☺️
I'm looking forward to checking in with you too, Matsuchiyo-san 😄
Sake from the Kikuzakari Fair at Asano Sake Shop Umeda (3) 🍶.
Cab Driver" is a representative sake that has grown to the point where it can be said that Kikuzakari is known for this sake.
As proof, it was sold out on the first day of the fair at the Umeda store! Even though we have one more week to go!
Cab Driver was the result of a conversation over drinks with Yoshiki Takahashi, a designer in the movie industry.
Although it is easy to be distracted by the name and label design, the contents are also full of Mr. Fujimura's character: the sake rice, koji, and yeast are all Iwate junmai sake.
Specifically, the sake rice is 100% edible Iwate "Kakehashi" rice, the yeast is Iwate Prefecture's original "Yuko no Koi," and even the koji is Iwate Prefecture's original "Reimei Hiraizumi.
It is full of local love.
The aroma is gentle and discreet with a nice fruity flavor.
On the palate, there is a smooth umami and a dandy bitterness, from which a slight sweetness spreads and the bitterness and acidity kick in.
While the sweet umami and bitterness are in harmony, it also has the impact typical of nama-zake.
It is an anachronistic expression, but it is a manly sake.
Very tasty. ☺️
I heard that it tastes good heated up, so I thought I would like to buy a four-pack bottle and drink it carefully at home.
Hi Yasubeyesan, 😃I went to Takudora 😁Asano and Umeda stores are no longer selling Takudora and it is doubtful how long the store's set will last 🤔By the way, Seijo Ishii was also selling fresh Takudora the other day 😳.
Sake received at the Kikuzakari Fair at Asano Sake Shop Umeda (2) 🍶.
Kikuzakari's sake bottles are designed by Mr. Fujimura, who is an avant-garde, underground and subculture-loving person, with his taste in full bloom, and the sake's hard-edgedness is not even slightly apparent. The bottle design is a perfect example of the Japanese taste for sake.
The sake bottles more than adequately embody the characteristics of Mr. Fujimura, whose roots lie in areas such as video games and martial arts, which are different from the typical Japanese sake world.
This is Kitakami Yakkyoku.
It is a junmai sake made from 100% Kame-no-o from Kitakami City, polished to 55% and brewed with Kyokai No. 6 yeast.
The aroma is again typical of sake, but it is not unpleasant, perhaps because it is unadulterated junmai sake, and has a gentle and elegant sake aroma.
The taste is characterized by acidity, with a taste of plums and plums, and a gentle finish.
The aftertaste is medium with a slight hush.
Interesting. ☺️
This sake is delicious on its own, but I'm curious to see what it would be like with food.
It might go well with vinegared octopus or pickled plum rice balls 🤔.
Hi Aladdin 🐦.
I've been curious about this fair too 😆 I've never been able to get my hands on it because the label is so unique 💦 I'd like to try this one the most after reading your review 😊The bottle is also very retro 👍✨.
Hi Pon 😃
Aside from the presence of the label, the sake inside is a genuine authentic junmai sake brewed with sincerity and Iwate love, so I hope you will try it 😊I think you will be more into it if you also like it heated 🥰.
Sake (1) received at the Kikuzakari fair at Asano Sake Shop Umeda.
Kikuzakari Sake Brewery was founded in 1894 in Kitakami City in inland Iwate Prefecture.
The brewery's fifth president, Takuya Fujimura, who has been the brewer since 2003 after the sudden death of his predecessor, is a hard-core sake brewer that releases all of its sake as pure rice sake, pressed in the tank, and unfiltered.
Mr. Fujimura became the brewer at the age of 30, and last year marked his 20th anniversary. Congratulations on your belated success. ㊗️
First up is the Junmai Daiginjo "Denki Bosatsu".
Named after part of the name of a work by a manga artist that President Fujimura loves, this sake invites you to buy a packet.
It has a characteristic aroma with a strong sake-like character, with the habit of being an aged sake.
But it was aged for about 4 years or less, and was bottled on February 24, 2020 😳.
The taste has a soft attack of umami and acidity, followed by a sweetness lurking in the background that emerges in the middle to end of the bottle, which is also unique.
It has a nice sharpness, with a lingering sweetness and a fruity after-flavor.
The opposite of the order you would normally perceive in a normal sake😳.
The sweetness is deeply felt as you continue drinking.
I thought it was a deep sake that you need to buy a bottle and face it carefully, drink more of it or drink it warmed 🍶.
Hi Aladdin!
I was surprised to see such a sake label when I first started drinking sake, I didn't know there were so many other kinds of sake besides "Taxi Driver" and "Viktor Throwing" 💦.
Aladdin, good evening 😃Kikumori Festival ✨I wish I could experience it once.
After all, all the labels have so much impact that I can't get the sake information into my head properly💦.
Hi Gyve 😃
The impact of the label may be unique 😁It is similar to Miyoshikiku but Kikumori is more underground 🤔It is not often that we get a chance to drink all these together, so thank goodness it was a fair 🤔☺️
Hi Wakata 😃.
Kikumori, it's good 😁, if you drink it ☺️, it's a serious sake, so we sake lovers will definitely moe a gap 😁.
It was fun to say the brand name out loud when ordering 😄.
Hi Hirupeko, good morning 😃Kikumori drinking comparison is rare, so even though I couldn't meet President Fujimura, I just went to get some sake 🍶I bought a four-pack of posthumous mackerel so I can enjoy it later: ☺️
This is "KURABITO from KOKUZEI" from Kikumori Sake Brewery in Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture.
Please forgive the scratches on the label🙇.
Kikumori is a brewery that makes pure rice sake from 100% Iwate rice.
They are famous for "Taxi Driver" and although their sake looks sharp, it is very serious inside 🤣.
This man, whose eyes are looking at you from a very different angle, is Mr. Tadatsu, a brewer at Shirasugi Brewery in Kyoto!
This is a collaboration label created by the 5th generation of Kikumori and Mr. Tadatsu's enthusiasm and groove 😎.
The name of the brand comes from Mr. Tadatsu's career as a former IRS official turned brewer at Shirasugi Shuzo 😳.
The appearance is a mist white color with a bit of unmelted residues mixed in with the cloudy color.
When the bottle was first opened, it had a strong gas feeling 🫧.
The aroma is refreshing with a sour koji aroma and a refreshing alcohol release!
When you sip it, you first feel the mellow and firm umami of rice, and then the clean acidity spreads quickly, with a slight soft sweetness and a short aftertaste of pulling away with the acidity at the end.
On the day the bottle is opened, it has a more refreshing mouthfeel with a stronger gaseous sensation.
It is a Han sake that is tight without being dull, leaving an astringent taste on the tongue!
It was a real nigori sake, which you can't imagine from the jokey label (I mean it as a compliment 🤣)!
Thank you for the treat 🍶.
Good evening, Aladdin.
You can see his face from the misaligned eyes 🤣I didn't expect this Shirokikyu collaboration 😳There is also a label for the president of Okuhiroya, so please check Okuhiroya's instagram too 🤣.
bouken-san, good evening 😄I heard from Mr. Tadatsu himself, but his point of view is not correct at his request 😅The collaboration label development of Kikumori's "Viktor-nage to Kneecross-kata-gatame" is called "Viktor business" 🤣.
