From the well-known Iinuma Honke in Koshi comes another year's Hoshiai.
Since its first release in 2020, this summer sake has received a very good response every year.
At the end of June, the last month of the year, the "Summer Pilgrimage" is held to purify the impurities of the passing days and pray for peace and tranquility in the remaining six months of the year.
This sake is made in conjunction with this ritual, and is prayed for good health, prosperous business, and family safety.
This sake is brewed to pray for the fulfillment of one's wishes, just like the miracle of "Hoshiai," or the reunion of Orihime and Hikoboshi (the star-crossed lovers).
It has a fruity aroma, acidity, and freshness that foretells of a bright future.
The bottle is covered with strips of paper on which wishes can be written.
On the evening of Tanabata, why not enjoy this auspicious sake while gazing at the starry sky and envision a future in which your wishes will be fulfilled?
Seems like the rate of yakiniku at 🍶 has been high lately 🤔.
Maybe I'm cutting corners😅
A little early for Tanabata, but I opened the bottle🎶.
Sweet fruity aroma
The first sip is sweet!
As you drink it, soft acidity, umami, and a hint of bitterness are added to give it a gently balanced taste 😄.
Second day: More acidity and umami than the day before 🤗.
It was delicious 😋😋😋😋😋.
July 7, Tanabata 🎋.
Dora prepared the following sake for tonight
Koshi Natsumode Sake Hoshiai💫. ❣️
I was going to take a break from drinking because I drank too much over the weekend.
But I can't stop drinking this one 🤭.
Now it's time to open the bottle✨🥂✨
Nice fruity aroma with a delicious acidity.
When you take a sip
Sweet and juicy... with a nice acidity...
It's gassy and tangy.
For more details, please check HinaHanaMama's review 🤗😜!
There are 5 different types of this bottle? There are 5 different strips 🎋 and
Dora chose the gold one 😊.
It looks like Tanabata 😊.
May Orihime and Hikoboshi meet...
And may we always be able to drink healthy and delicious sake
And may you always be healthy and drink delicious sake... 🙏.
Good morning, Tsubu 😃.
Hoshiai, it was delicious ❣️ glad we can share this taste together 🥹.
Did you see the Milky Way 🌌? I wonder if you were able to meet Weaver and Hikoboshi 😘I hope your wish comes true too ✨.
Good evening, HinaHanaMama!
Yes ❤️ the drinks you drink on the day Orihime and Hikoboshi reunite are sweet 😚💕I'm glad we can share the deliciousness 🥰Unfortunately we couldn't see the Milky Way, but I'm sure you can see it above the clouds 🤗💞.
It's Tanabata 🎋.
Sake with a prayer for good health and family safety 🍶.
It was fresh and crisp like a fresh sake!
It was the perfect sake for a summer night!
The third brewery in Chiba Prefecture is Koshi Summer Pilgrimage Sake Hoshiai by Iinuma Honke of Sakai-cho: ⭐️
This special sake is served only after the "Kayanowokuri" or visit to the shrine on June 30 to purge the impurities of the past six months and pray for peace in the remaining months of the year 🤔.
It is very easy to drink with only a hint of bitterness and not too sweet 🤗.
Alcohol content: 16%.
Sake degree: -7.7
Acidity: 2.3
Rice: 50% Yamadanishiki from Hyogo Prefecture
Kake rice: 58% Miyamanishiki produced in Yamagata Prefecture
Koshi and Hoshiai were opened 🎉.
Today is Tanabata 🎋.
That's why we drank Koshi, Hoshiai last night: ⭐️
This is a summer lucky sake that the liquor store brings back to the store after going directly to the brewery to have it purified at the shrine as a summer visit sake☺️ despite the long distance that takes hours to travel, we are very grateful to the liquor store 🥰.
This year, I gratefully pre-ordered a bottle and went to pick it up as soon as I got the call that it was in stock 🚗.
The label on the back says that it was brewed with the wish that the weaver princess and the Hikoboshi star would meet. If that's the case, you have to drink it on Tanabata🎋. ☝️ Our family had it a day early, but we had it with our wishes 🥂.
The aroma is gentle and fruity.
The sweetness spreads in the mouth and thickens a little, and in the second half of the bottle, the gasiness becomes stronger and the acidity spreads.
No astringency, pungency or bitterness.
It leaves a sweet and sour aftertaste.
Well... it's beautiful 🤩🤩😋😋😋😋 my favorite sweet and sour juicy taste 😋😋.
No clutter, clean, easy to drink, just the right amount of sweet and sour 👌.
I want to drink this all the time 🤤 but I found myself finishing it in no time😅.
I'm glad I got to drink another summer lucky drink this year💕.
Thanks for the sake shop😊
And may the weaver and Hikoboshi meet tonight✨
Good morning, HinaHanaMama 🌞Koji just looks delicious, but it's also a sake with many people's wishes ✨If it's sweet and sour and juicy, which I love, it's no wonder I finish it in no time 🥰.
Hina Hana Mama
Good morning!
I'm so jealous that you drank the perfect sake for Tanabata 🎋🥰 and I'm glad that the taste was also perfect 🤩... I tend to drink too much of summer sake with its refreshing lightness...
Hi HinaHanaMama 😃
What a romantic sake 😍also the name and label are cool ✨and a lucky sake that seems to be hard to find! Glad you enjoyed drinking it 🎉.
Hi Nao888😃Thanks for your comment 😃.
I like Kouji because it is similar to Kangiku 😍It was sweet and sour and juicy and perfect👍.
I hope you had a good summer drinking and you will be in good health until the end of the year 😆.
Hi Kozou 😃Thanks for your comment...
This is like ⁉️ when you drink if you miss the Tanabata 🎋 😆 We rushed to go out in order 👍the taste is great 💖.
Thanks for the match ⚽️ and good luck ❣️ with the win 🙌!
Hi ichiro18 😃Thank you for your comment 😃.
The label is cool 👍 with a nice wish on it... it's nice ✨.
It's pre-ordered at a liquor store, but some stores might sell it normally: ⁉️
Hi HinaHanaMama😄
Hoshiai💫 we are going to drink it tonight too 🎋.
Sweet and sour and juicy😍It's definitely delicious already 😚 I can open the bottle with confidence 🥰Great review, I might throw in my thoughts 🤣🤭.
Hi, Tsubu 😃Thank you for your comment 😃.
Hoshiai ✨ you are going to drink it today 😆.
It's best to drink it on Tanabata 🎋💖.
If you can see the Milky Way 🌌, please make a toast 🥂 with your wish to the stars ❣️ I'm sure it will taste great 🤗.
Good evening, HinaHanaMama: ⭐️
Oh wow, this is totally the hoshimi sake for the day ✨.
The label looks hardcore, but the taste is sweet and juicy and more modern. ☺️
The description on the back is also good ☺️
Good evening, HinaHanaMama!
Unfortunately, it was a cloudy night in Fukui, so we couldn't see Orihime and Hikoboshi.
I haven't had a drink in a while, but I didn't know Koshi had such a name, it's perfect for star gazing on Tanabata night ✨.
Good morning, Chirsta 😃Thank you for your comment...
It is exactly the sake for Tanabata 🎋.
Kouji is similar to Kangiku, it's fruity and juicy 😆 Maybe because they are the same Chiba, they also have similar water sensation 🧐.
Good morning, Jive 😃Thank you for your comment.
I wanted to follow your example and have a ✨stargazing drink✨, but I started drinking in the evening and finished before it got dark😅😅that's no good 💦.
Good evening, HinaHanaMama 😃.
We are from Chiba and we love Koshi too 😄.
I've never had this one 🥲 but it's one you should drink this time of year 🤗.
This will surely bring you good luck in the second half of the year 👍.
Good evening, Jay & Nobby😄!
Chiba has good sake as well as Tochigi👍I feel that if you drink lucky sake, only sake luck will be okay❣️The connection between sake and traditional culture is wonderful☺️I want to cherish the spirit of Japan 🫶.
Rice rice produced in Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Using Chiba Prefecture rice, Fusa Kogane
In general, the rice is polished to 70% to remove impurities.
To remove the miscellaneous taste, it is common to polish the rice at a ratio of about 70%.
However, we dare not over-polish the rice to 80% milling ratio.
The unique manufacturing method of preparing rice at a low milling ratio
to bring out the full flavor of the rice.
Double the flavor when heated
Gold medal for heated sake