Hakugakusen Aged Junmai Daiginjo GAKU.
This is the first Hakugakusen from the series I received as a farewell gift.
The Yasumoto Sake Brewery is located in Yasuhara-cho, Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture, and is proud of its long history, with the 47th generation of the Yasumoto family being in charge of the brewery.
The name "GAKU" comes from Lord Matsudaira Harutake, the 16th head of the Fukui domain, also known as the "Four Wise Lords" at the end of the Edo period. 100% Gin-no-Sato produced in Fukui Prefecture is used, and the package is wrapped in Fukui's famous habutae furoshiki, or wrapping cloth.
The slightly tinted color of the sake and the ripe, banana-like aroma on the nose led one to imagine a matured taste, but the taste on the palate defied expectations in a good way, with a refreshing acidity and crisp, clear, and clean flavor. As the concept of "dancing acidity" suggests, we were able to enjoy a light taste even after aging!
Hello YSTJ, ☀☀☀☀.
Thank you for trying my sake "Hakugaku Sen" 🙇.
I hadn't drunk it yet because of the high price and another spec I was after, but I made up my mind after reading your review 🥰 I'll go buy it 🤣.
Hi Jive!
This was the first Hakugakusen I've had, and it was a delicious sake, and I can see why you've made it your sake of choice 😆 I'll definitely try the rest of your lineup 🫡.
4.5☆☆4.5
Acidic, crisp mouthfeel
Light sweetness that spreads smoothly on the tongue.
Light yuzu-like flavor in the second half.
Fashionable, I want it for drinking at home!
It is a little fresh, refreshing, crisp, and clean. As the temperature rises, it becomes softer, but when served cold, it tastes just like Hakugakusen's summer sake made from Gohyakumangoku rice.
On a fine day, a good coworker invited me over to help him make charcoal ❗It was the first BBQ of the season 🥩.
I brought along my first Hakudakesen (🍶).
Mr. Jive gave it to me 😆.
It was a bottle I wanted to try since it always looked so good on Kiri-ban!
Thank you so much, Gyve-san 🙇.
It has a gentle acidity and rice flavor and gently disappears ❗It is fresh but has a calm and mature feeling 👍"crisp, fluffy, and smooth" is a comfortable way to use the calculation 😋.
Gybe, it is delicious! I really appreciate it 🙏.
Hello, Mr. King of Noodles and Wine!
Thank you for tasting Hakugaku Sen and experiencing the pleasantly intoxicating acidity 🙇.
It still looks cold in Hokkaido at the beginning of May, come to think of it, I was having a BBQ on the same day 🤣.
Hi Jive 😃.
Hakugakusen was really delicious 😋Thank you very much 🙇.
Hokkaido's summer is short, so when it gets a little warmer, we BBQ whenever we get a chance 🥩 It matched perfectly with Fukui sake!
This is the third pole run 🤪2025 for the record this year alone.
Pears before! but once I learned to describe it as green apple, it started to feel more and more like that 😂 and the fresh sauvignon blanc aroma. Is the aroma a little milder this year?
It's got a nice, tight gasiness, a clean sweetness, a refreshing acidity, a mellow umami that spreads out and finishes with a bit of bitterness!
Yes, I knew it, no matter how many times I drink it, it's still yummy🫨🫨!
Happiness🫠🫠🫠🫠.
Happiness
SHIRAGAKUSEN Junmai Daiginjo Gokuso 2025
Rice used: "Gin-no-sato" from Fukui Prefecture
Polishing: Koji rice: 40%/Kake rice: 40
Pour: 14
One of the best sake brands in Fukui! One of the best sake that makes me glad I came to Fukui!
Summer sake is out... but it's just barely spring, isn't it? 🤣
It has a malty but elegant aroma similar to Hakuneri (Hakugakusen Jungin)! After the necessary sweetness, the sweet, sour, and bitter flavors flow like a clear stream with a beautiful effervescence! It's the kind of flavor that makes you want to drink it in gulps!
This elegance...Good Echizen quailty.....
I'm sure you like Hakugakusen's raw sake!
I used to avoid Hakugakuzen's low alcohol seasonal sake because of its low alcohol content, but it's still delicious 🧐.
Good morning, Termat!
I've been chasing "Hakugakusen" every year and sometimes I can't keep up with it because they release a new seasonal sake or a new sake almost every 2 months 🤣.
But still, the one I'm after is not on sale🤔.
Souvenirs of my trip to Fukui (3)
Purchased at Yasumoto Sake Brewery
The fourth one is a label that you can put on it at Fukui Sake Brewery Aruki.
Rice: Fukui Prefecture Special Cultivation District
Gin-no-sato
Rice polishing ratio: 50
Sake degree: +4.0
Acidity: 1.7
Alcohol content: 14
Basically, the gaseous taste is bitterness, but while it has a certain amount of gaseous taste, it is so delicious that I think it is the most ☝️ delicious sake I have had recently 🥰 I can't describe how delicious it is because I have a stupid tongue, but it is not sweet and absurdly easy to drink, although I have an image that spring sake is sweet.
I almost finished the whole bottle.
I want to drink it after a little bit of time 😅 Hakugaku Sen is a great one, it will be my favorite 👍.
Good morning, Maa-san!
I'm glad you liked the Hakugakusen Sakurazumi Nama Shu that comes out in early spring 🥰.
The next summer sake "Natsumushi" has also been released ✨.
Gohyakumangoku from Fukui Prefecture, Koji 55%/Kake 65
It has a slightly bubbly taste. It is not sweet and has a sharp bitter taste! The aroma is gentle and refreshing, and it goes down your throat nicely.
