My favorite liquor store, Sagajo Shoten, has just started carrying Houjun 🍶 Apparently it is brewed by a father and son in a revived brewery 🤔I'm glad because Oita sake is hard to come by 😊.
This is so delicious 😋It's been a while since I've tasted something so Omachi 😋‼️
The balance between the moderate sweetness and the firm umami and acidity is also great 😆 I'm going to pursue this brand 🎵.
Last week, I attended a reunion of my school days in Sapporo ❗ Some of my friends were reunited for the first time in 20 years! It was a lot of fun 🎵There were a few who were a bit of a jerk, but it was a great time ❗Everyone seemed to be doing great at their jobs, even though they are still struggling 💪.
I hope this event will be held every year 😆.
Hi, Noodle Sake King 🐦.
I haven't seen many Oita sake 💦 this is my first time too 😳I wish I could meet you!
You all look like you're having fun before it even starts 😆 as I get older, I'm having more and more reunions 🎶.
Hey again, Mr. Noodle Sake King 🌛.
You must be a very energetic person to bring sake from Oita to Hokkaido 😁.
［I've never been to one of these reunions, although it would be fun 💦.
Hi Pon 😃
We drank from noon and drank at the hotel as well ❗One of my classmates got together on the group line and said he wanted to meet everyone! I'm so thankful that it didn't start without a trigger 😊.
Hi Jive 😃.
It's been too long since I've been to a reunion ❗I've never had a high school reunion ❗I think it's important to be the initiator ❗Sagajo Shoten's active stocking is shivvying 😆.
Nemuchi-inspired.
This is my first time drinking Orikagarami, but I am interested in this sake because it seems to be a food sake type. It is a sake from Kyushu, which is far away from here, but it was recommended as the most popular sake at a liquor store.
The bottle was opened once without any problem (it was a stopper). The aroma is rather mild, slightly melon-like.
The aroma is rather mild, slightly melon-like, and there is a gaseous feeling.
When you drink it, it is rather spicy, and the spiciness is preceded by a cider-like feeling, with a slight sourness like apple cider vinegar, which turns into bitterness and gradually raises.
The sourness and bitterness complement the food. It goes well with slightly dark pumpkin and deep-fried tofu stew.
The official recommendation is to warm it up to 50-60°C, so we warmed it up to 50°C on the third day. The aroma became milder, and as expected of a gas.
The aroma becomes milder and the gassy feeling disappears. The melon feeling is gone and it tastes like sweet and sour kiwi, becoming spicy and sharp. The modernity remains, but the sourness becomes stronger as the sake warms up. The sourness disappears and the taste becomes more pleasant, but we think we prefer it at 60°C, where it is sharp and crisp. It is not outstanding, but it is a light nigori that suits my taste.
Kab, good evening 🌛I see that you drank the Houjun right away 😊The toji was trained in drunken whale and Tosa shiragiku, so maybe there are many sake suitable for food 🤔I haven't had a chance to drink the Houjun properly yet, I would like to 😄.
Good evening, Nemuchi.
Right on schedule😊.
Intuitively, it was a melon cider with added sourness, which I liked 🫧.
Maybe it's a light-weight oriented one.
The 7th Matsuo Taisha Sake-1 Grand Prix 8
Oita Sake's Houjun booth, where we drank a while ago.
Founded in 1868, this sake brewery was closed in 1988.
In 2008, the brewery resumed production upon the return of the sixth generation, Junpei Komatsu, who trained at the Ikemoto Brewery (Biwa no Chouju) in Shiga, the Drunken Whale Brewery, and the Senju Brewery in Kochi.
The small, family-owned brewery is working to revive Oita Mitsui, which disappeared in the 1960s.
Houjun aims for "sake that plays a supporting role.
Houjun Special Junmai Orikagarami
It has a lactic acid taste, and is not too sweet, but has a clean and crisp finish. Bottle-fermented, lightly cloudy.
Houjun Shiro Koji Junmai Namaishu
The freshness of the nama-shu stands out more than the acidity, compared to the hi-ire sake we drank the other day. The hi-ire sake was very sour, though.
There is a place where you can buy Hojun, so let's drink Oita Sake as well.
Hi Nemuchi 😃
I'm curious about Houjun, as it seems to be my favorite strain and is surprisingly available at major liquor stores 👀.
Orikagarami sounds delicious 😋.
Kab, good evening 🌛I haven't had much luck with the Yujun, but the Shiro Koji was pretty tart 😅The Orikarami was a bit modern, but it was nice and sharp with a low sweetness 😋Please try the Yujun if you see it 😊.
60%, 15%, -2 sake, 2.2 acidity, Gin-no-sato, fresh melon aroma, slightly sweet and slightly carbonated as well, very refreshing. It was hot today, which makes it taste even better! Yum!
Matsuo Taisha Sake-1 Grand Prix 8
It's been a long time since I had a chance to drink this sake, as it's not sold very often.
I drank
White Koji Junmai Namaishu
I had a fire-aged version in the past and was impressed with it.
This is the sake that Nemuchi-san posted about drinking at home the other day!
Rice is Oita Mitsui
Moderately sweet and sour. In a past post, he wrote that it was like wine yeast, but I guess he felt that way because of the strong acidity.
Easy to drink with low alcohol content.
I prefer nama-zake to hi-ire.
Orikarami Nama Sake
I've had it at home in the past. The rice is Gin-no-sato.
The impression of the past is still the same, bursting with the flavor of rice. On the scale of sweetness and spiciness, it is sweet, but the taste is quite dry.
Usa City, Oita Prefecture. Komatsu Sake Brewery Co.
Houjun Junmai Shu, white malted rice sake, made with 100% Oita Mitsui.
I was thinking that I haven't drank much Oita sake, and then I found this bottle of Houjun.
Oita Prefecture is my mother's birthplace, so I think I'll buy a bottle and take it with me.
I'll have it cold.
The color is a light cloudy yellow.
If you look closely, you can see air bubbles and a slight oriole-like substance floating in the water.
The top aroma is mild and slightly citrusy.
The mouthfeel is very citric acid-like from the start.
The sweet and sour taste is more acidic than sweet, and the aroma on the nose is yogurt-like.
The use of 13% low alcohol leaves a sour lump on the tongue even after swallowing, a sourness that is typical of white malted rice brewing.
I could say it has a white wine-like finish, but I think it is similar to bcaa, which I used to drink during muscle training.
Ingredients: Rice (domestic), Rice malt (domestic)
Rice ratio: 100% Oita-Mitsui
Rice polishing ratio:60
Alcohol content: 13%.
Hi Nemuchi 😊
I see you have your roots in Oita Prefecture, hot springs, horse mackerel and mackerel, nice place👍.
BCAA, isn't it an essential amino acid 🤣?
Sake is a must for you now, isn't it? 🤣
Good evening, Nemuchi 😃.
I just picked up a bottle last year and it was delicious! I picked up a bottle of ogara-mi last year and drank it and it was so good 😋.
I'm always interested in sake from places I have a connection with 😊.
Maru-san, good morning 😊I'm half Oita and half Yamagata, pure Osaka 🤣Oita also has good food and good sake 🍶I'm sure I'm getting more sake than BCAAs 😁 Sake is a must for mental nourishment 🤣.
Good morning Jay & Nobby😊I bought this to drink with my mom at my parents' house, but after a quick taste, it was all gone🤣I'm going to buy a different Houjun to take with me 😁I think I might like the Houjun Origami 🍶.
A fried chicken restaurant opened in my neighborhood.
opened in my neighborhood.
Take out
There was a liquor store on the way home
Slightly sweet aroma of unrefined sake
O, the smell of unrefined sake
Slightly gassy and
Good sweetness
No bitterness
Umami and bitterness
Pleasantly sharp.
Sake-like enough
Very high level of quality.
Kato Sake Shop 1,650 yen
Fresh and sharp taste "Houjun" Hatsushibori
It has a fresh aroma with a hint of muscat,
The freshness of the freshly squeezed, silky texture is pleasant.
The taste is fresh, crisp, and dry,
It is fresh, crisp, and dry, but also has the umami of rice and an elegant sweetness that is refreshing and crisp.
There is a slight bitterness in the aftertaste, reminiscent of grapefruit,
It has a moderate drinkability, but it is also one that will keep you coming back for more.
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Rice used: Koji rice: Gohyakumangoku, Kake rice: Oita Mitsui
Polishing ratio: 60
Sake degree ... +5
Acidity・・・・1.8
Amino Acidity・・・1.5
Alcohol content・・・・16.7
