It has a good balance of umami, spiciness, and acidity, so it is the type that goes well with meals. It is a little too weak for the current season, but I think you will probably discover more of its charms if it is served lukewarm.
I think this is a good bottle to keep on hand.
Soft and classical sake aroma.
Clear and glossy texture despite being highly polished in the bottle.
Fresh aroma of young grapes,
The sweetness and umami are very voluptuous.
The spiciness comes through with a gusto. Sharp bitterness and a quick cut.
It goes well with simmered vegetables and shabu-shabu pork with bean sprouts.
Degree of liking ☆3.5/5
Nice to meet you series🍶This time it's Zanzou Hourai from Oyataka Shuzo🍎This subtitle has a lot of "O" in it🍎Don't have any preconceptions just because I said apple 🍶.
The top aroma is not so high citrus impression 💨, if you ask me which one it is, it's apple 🍎Without lees, it has sourness, sweetness and bitterness, which makes it a refreshing drink 😋, but I don't feel the acidity as much as the number 🤔With lees, the impression from the top aroma changed 😳It has sweet aroma and candy apples 🍬. The sweetness in the mouth also stands out and balances out the acidity☺️If you expect too much apple, you'll be disappointed, but it's definitely delicious💕Doesn't go well with sashimi, but went well with a little darker western food✨.
Good evening, Nao888😄.
Another rarity! The Kanagawa sake 🍶 naming brainwashes the apple🍎 ❣️ I wonder if that had the opposite effect 🤣This post made me think again that labels and naming are important ☺️
Good evening, Nao888!
I see the new warehouse series is coming along nicely 🎵
The naming is also interesting 😁.
I've never actually seen this brand before, but I get the impression that it's a bit dark, sweet and sour, but it seems easy to drink 😋.
Good morning, HinaHanaMama 🌞I was totally pulled in by the naming 😅I put it in the sun and it got a little sweeter, so you might want to put it in the sun 🍎 They say looks determine taste 🤤.
Good morning, ma-ki-, 🌞I'm trying a little bit more ✨It's a delicious drink with a sweet and sour taste that is easy to drink, but it didn't exceed the impact of the naming 🤣.
Hi Nao888!
I have an image that Zanso Yomogina has a lot of Chinese character labels 🧐 but you have such a cute one 😊What about fruit labels? I know sometimes it's different from ⁉️ 😅
Jay & Nobby, good evening 🌛There are so many "o "s 🤣I didn't know which warehouse you were from when I first saw it 💦Everyone has their own way of perceiving fruity, so even if it's different, delicious is justice. ✨️
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Zanko Hourai Junmai Ginjo Queeen Nama Shu
Low alcohol. Tastes like grated apple!
We visited two days in a row 😊.
Location: Naha City, Okinawa "Wakamatsu.
It is not that I have drunk many Zanso Horai and Shoryu Horai, but I like them very much. Among them, I especially like the dry green label. I could not forget the impression I had when I drank it before, and I kept it carefully for two years.
It's a pity that it doesn't have that rummy taste that I imagined when I drank it the last time! That's a shame!
The aroma is weak and there is not much sweetness. I personally think it is easy to drink, but I don't know why. Is it simply because I like dry sake, or is this umami flavor connected to its drinkability, or is it because it does not have that strange sake-like taste that is often associated with the negative image people have of dry sake...?
Personally, I like to drink it cold because it has too much harshness or the outline of the sake becomes too firm when it is at room temperature.
It goes well with Japanese-style noodles such as soba or somen, and I think it is even better when the flavor is not too strong.
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Shirokushiki Tokuboshiki Tokuboshiki Junmai Namazake R5BY
If I hear it's made with white malted rice, it must be my favorite flavor!
Acidity is also 3.2!
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture "Wakamatsu.
1929 2025/7
Zanso Horai Shirokushiki Tokubetsu Junmai
Unrefined unpasteurized sake made directly at the brewery
Made with 60% Nagano Miyamanishiki
Acidity 3.1 16° 25/7 A
Aikawa-cho, Kanagawa Oyataka Shuzo
1800 3630
It's been a long time since I've had a Shirokuchiki.
When I drank it for the first time, I had a vivid impression of its strong acidity and its firm taste that was not defeated by the acidity, but after tasting it for the first time in a while, I found it to be lighter than before.
The alcohol content is now 16%, and although there seems to be a slight difference, I wonder if this difference is significant.