My favorite Senzuke.
It is a summer sake, Blue Label.
We had it at the store last year. This time I bought a bottle! I can drink a lot of it.
The aroma is apple. It smells like sweet chewing gum.
I guess it's still apple when I include it~!
Well, it is delicious!
There is no gassy feeling.
It is sweet and fruity. However, it is refreshing when you finish it.
All Senzuke is delicious~!
Pekkar, I'm so glad to see you 😃.
I have not seen you in Utsunomiya and I have been longing for Jay Senzuke! If this happens, I would like you to go to my hometown 😋.
Hello ICHIRO18!
Senzuke was the sake that was recommended to me when I first started drinking sake. I was very impressed! It is a brand that I have a strong emotional attachment to.
ichiro18, your map of Hyogo is very dense! As a resident of the prefecture, I am happy to see it!
Sakai Bring Your Own Off-line Meeting 2025④.
Sake I brought
This is the first sake brewed with Omachi by Sensuke.
Not from Okayama, but from Nishiwaki City, Hyogo Prefecture.
It came with a box, but I threw it away because I originally planned to drink it at home😅.
Everyone said it was different from Senzuke's usual sake.
Maybe it's because it's fire-aged, but it tastes a little more subdued.
There is also a draft version of this, but the draft is only available in one bottle...
I tasted the draft when I bought it, but it tasted more flashy than the hi-ire.
I think people probably liked the raw one better 🤔 because it was more of a yo-yosu-like strain.
Next time please release the raw in shugou bottles too 🙏.
Yamada Nishiki.
It is designed to be served on the rocks, but it can also be served straight.
The sweetness and umami come in the mid-part of the bottle.
The fullness of the umami comes in a little, but it remains firm until the back end.
Summer Nigorinpic 96
A bit of clear sake has been added, but the Nigorinpic is still going on 😀.
Hyogo sake from Banshu Issen 😀.
We had a bottle of Senzuke's White Koji Activated Nigori 😇.
First of all, the label didn't look much like Senzuke's, I thought it might be Ni-Utari...but the word Senzuke was hidden behind the rabbit 🤣.
It was a low alcohol sake, but it had a lot of ori and a robust taste, full of flavor and delicious 😇.
Banshu Issen was more fruity, but this Senzuke has a more robust flavor with more rice flavor 😇
Good morning, Yasube 🌞I haven't had Senzuke for a few years, but I remember being offered a dry, rice-like clear sake directly from the brewery 🍶I thought it was hot, but it was gone quickly, so it must have been delicious ✨.
Hi Yasube, 🐦.
I didn't see this label Senzuke 😳I thought it was another brewery because I couldn't see the faint 😆 Senzuke's active 🦍🦍 is surely delicious!
Good evening, Yasubeyesan😃.
Senzuke-san is one I would like to drink😍but I haven't encountered it in Utsunomiya🥲White koji & active nigori ‼️ are the only elements that make it delicious😋 Oh! I want to drink it🥹.
Good evening, Nao888!
I had a strong image of dryness in Senzuke's sake, so I couldn't get my hands on it, but this white malted rice sake is very easy to drink and you can hardly feel the dryness😇.
Senzuke also has a variety of sakes so be sure to check them out 😇
Good evening, Pon-chan 😀
Just like the label on Pon-chan's sake the other day, if you don't look closely, you can't tell which brewer's sake it's from🤣.
You really can't tell which brewer it's from unless you look closely 🤣 It's a definite sake.
I hope you will try it too 😇.
Good evening, Jay & Nobby 😀
As I said, the ease of obtaining sake is totally different depending on the region 🤣.
Please come back to Kansai and enjoy Nada and Fushimi sake again 😇
We will be happy to take you on a tour of the Kansai sake breweries 😇.
Saturday morning drinking in Sannomiya (8) Memorandum
We finished the day with a super dry sake from Hyogo, our hometown 😋.
The third one is "Kido" and "Funaka Hachisaku" 😄.
Rice used: Hyogo-Nishiki produced in Hyogo Prefecture
Yeast used:: HYGO NISHIKI
Rice polishing ratio: 60
Sake degree:
Acidity:
Alcohol content: 17%.
Purchase at the brewery (3)
On the rocks only
Slightly gassy
Mellow, rummy flavor.
Nice acidity and a clean aftertaste.
I prefer it on the rocks.
A little quirky, but tasty.
Degree of liking:★★★★★
Senzuke Junmai ROCK Unfiltered Nama Sake" by Izumi Shuzo
Senzuke Junmai ROCK is a pure sake made with a little more koji rice (22% koji ratio: 2% more than our company's) for the exclusive use on the rocks.
It is a raw sake made with a little more koji rice (22% koji ratio: 2% more than ours).
Ingredients Rice (domestic), Rice malted rice (domestic)
Percentage of koji used 22
Rice polishing ratio 65
Alcohol content 16
Rice used: 100% Yamadanishiki from Hyogo Prefecture
Yamada Nishiki and Hyogo Nishiki.
The richness of the umami.
Refreshingly sweet, with a slight acidity and a full-bodied umami flavor.
It is a summer sake.
So, this is the one I'm drinking today 🍶.
I went to visit Arima Onsen town and dropped by a liquor store, where I found an A4 poster right at the entrance of the store. I felt some kind of passion for it.
I told the shopkeeper, "I like dry sake," and he said, "This one is sweet," but I bought it. I bought it.
The result was okay ( ◜௰◝ )Sweet is also delicious 🤤.
It made me realize that I like sweet fruity sake with a fizzy taste.
I think it said something about a limited edition of 3,000 bottles on an A4 sheet of paper. I don't remember. I have a weakness for limited editions.
Postscript.
I drank the rest yesterday (2025/7/16) and it was very astringent. Of course, I left it chilled.
Is that how sake is supposed to be? I don't know.
Senzuke's third drink is a drop of water.
The same Junmai Daiginjyo but the Shizukutori has a deeper sweetness and umami 😍.
The acidity is also sharp, but the umami prevails.
Second drink for Mr. Sensuke.
The aroma is also moderate.
The mouthfeel is soft and the umami spreads more than the sweetness, and there is a firm and sharp acidity.
From Himeji to Sannomiya! Sake tasting at Asano Sake Shop
Weak aroma, but apple-like aroma
Clean mouthfeel, juicy sweetness of Omachi to crisp acidity, dry sake
Hello, ichiro18!
Asano Sake Shop in Sannomiya 🎵
Sake tasting is good ⤴️
Next time I'll have to try sake tasting too 😋.
I hope you enjoy your sake activities 🤗.
Thank you so much, ma-ki-.
I'm enjoying Hyogo, so I'm fully enjoying sake, but I think they used to have kata no sakura at the Sannomiya store too 🤣I'll look for it in Umeda tomorrow and try it 🤣.
