tokuwaka | Sakenowa

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12/1/2023

January 27 "Nada Gogo no Kurabiraki" (④) The booth of "Dewaka", which I have never drunk before, was the last objective of the event. Bandai Osawa Brewing Company / "Dewaka", Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture Junmai Daiginjo-Shizuku-shu Nama-no-Maruju, aged for 4 years. The brewer kept recommending this sake, so I decided to try it even though it was the most expensive one with four tickets. Although it is a four-year aged sake, it does not have a strong old sake feel, and it has a sweet and tasty flavor. It is easy to drink because the taste is moderate for an aged sake. But at the end, there is a sense of maturity. Tokuwaka Shiboritate Junmai Nama Nama-junshu Fresh, but with a hint of rich sweetness and fullness. It also has a hint of bitterness. Forgot to take a picture💦. They also had "Kiwami", "Shinshu Nigori", "Honjozo", etc. I decided to drink mainly shiboritate and nama sake and some rare sake.

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ヤスベェ

Good morning, Nemuchi-san 😀 Last November, I tasted a new sake at the brewery and was told by the brewer that the new sake and nigori would be ready soon and that he was very proud of them 😀 I went there first thing when the brewery opened the doors. It was delicious!

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ねむち

Hi Yasubeyesan, ☀☀☀ near miss, or rather you were in the same venue 😊I didn't know you visited the brewery in person last year, that's great 😉 I didn't drink the nigori, but the freshly squeezed one was deep, rich and delicious 😋.

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bouken

tokuwaka純米原酒生酒

mandai-osawa jozo Hyogo

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12/2/2022

Hanshin Department Store (阪神百貨店西宮店（阪神・にしのみや）)

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bouken

Basically, you can only buy this sake at the brewery, but it was sold at the Hanshin Department Store in Nishinomiya. It is a relatively new brewery, founded in 2005. It was spun off from the Osawa Brewery (now Osawa Honke Brewery), which is located next door. It seems that the two breweries were separated due to differences in direction, and they do not get along well with each other despite being neighbors. Osawa Honke Shuzo's brand name is Houmusume. It is the only active wooden brewery in Nada Gogo. A peculiar aroma. It has a thick mouthfeel. Slightly sweet and nutty. The nuttiness becomes stronger in the latter half of the bottle, and the taste is sharp and clean. It is a bit on the dry side, but I prefer it to the Shiboritate Junmai Ginjo I had before. I prefer the Shiboritate Junmai Ginjo I had before. Well, maybe it has a little bit of an aged feel. I drank junmai ginjo 4 years ago, so it's possible that my taste has changed...

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Rafa papa

Good morning bouken 😃 The original owner would not be amused if it was independent and next to it, the name Kurazaku was also named Osawa 🤣It's good to see new breweries being created, but I wish they would take on more challenges anyway 😆.

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bouken

Hi Rafa 😃 They are right next to each other, so it's convenient to haggle 😁. Houmusume has added sugar and Tokuwaka is mainly junmai, so maybe they are well separated 🤔I think that's the cause of the split 😅.

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