Nagano Prefecture. Suwa City. Ito Sake Brewing Co.
Yokobue, closure, Honjozo Harajuku, super sweet -11
Purchased at the brewery during a tour of five Suwa breweries.
One of the 3 bottles I brought back from my trip (8/9).
There is still some sake left from the Bon...
It is served cold.
The color is a solid yellowish gold.
It has a mild aroma with little alcohol flavor.
The mouthfeel is smooth and smooth. The taste is not extremely sweet, but has an unctuous sweetness with a hint of sourness, and a clear astringent taste that gradually becomes more pronounced. It tastes sweet and astringent.
Although it is a honjozo sake, it does not have a strong alcohol taste, and the clear astringent aftertaste is not my favorite.
Ingredients: rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic), brewing alcohol
Rice polishing ratio: 65
Ito Shuzo (Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture)
Yokobue Junmai-shu
Alcohol content 15
Rice polishing ratio 65
This is the first junmai sake from Yokobue. Until now, it has been junmai ginjo or junmai daiginjo.
This is the best food sake. It is refreshing and easy to drink. I was the happiest of the day when I paired it with stewed daikon radish.
Purchased at the brewery during a trip to Suwa.
It has a mild taste, a heavy aroma, and an old type of sake! This is the kind of sake I used to drink in the old days.
Ito Shuzo (Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture)
Yokobue Junmai Ginjo
Yamae Nishiki
Alcohol content: 15
Rice polishing ratio: 59
Slightly dry sake.
Easy to drink. Best as a food sake.
I want to keep buying it in 300mL bottles.
2025 New Year Suwa Gokura Tour (4) Yokobue
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Ginjo-nama sake Hatsutsukuri
Great flavor, maybe close to shochu.
Low alcohol ginjo-shu.
It is said to be a delicious low-alcohol sake for summer, but it was not available last summer, so this is the first time I'm drinking it here. It is light, very soft, sweet and easy to drink. Indeed, I would like to drink it casually in summer!
Bottle-fermented nigori sake
This nigori sake has a strong honey-like sweetness. The bubbles and acidity make it easy to drink.
Junmai Ginjo Yokobue Yamae Nishiki
The taste is gentle and soft with umami. The aroma is very nice through the nose and you can enjoy the lingering taste.
Sweet Junmai Sake Yokobue
It has a thick, syrupy mouthfeel, but it is not as sweet as expected. The acidity makes it easy to drink and the mellow flavor is strong and lingers in the aftertaste.
I like it a lot.
Sake rice: Yamae-Nishiki (only Miyamanishiki is shown in the photo)
Very clean taste with no sticking points!
Yamane Nishiki is definitely preferable to Miyamanishiki!
Ito Shuzo (Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture)
Yokobue Junmai Ginjo
Alcohol content: 15
Rice polishing ratio: 59
Gentle on the palate with a non-habitual taste.
It goes well with anything as a food sake.
There are only a few days left in this year.
Since my health has not fully recovered
I wasn't going to drink any more this year.
But I decided to finish it with just one light drink.
I decided to finish my drinking with just one light drink... 😜.
A small bottle of nigori sake 🥂.
Sweet and sour aroma.
A little bit of supernatant first.
It tastes really strong ‼️
It has sweetness but the sourness is amazing 😳
Mix well
Mmm this is sour 〰︎ amazake ‼️
The sourness is a bit unique...
Hard to describe...
I'm kind of halfway through the post, but I really only finished one cup 😌.
Thank you all for your support this year😊.
I look forward to working with you again next year 🙇♀️🙇
Please have a happy new year 🤗
Good evening, Tsubu-chan 😃Please take care of yourself. Even if you are not fully recovered, I understand the feeling of wanting to finish your drink somehow. Please close with a nigori and drink a lot when you recover again. ☺️Thank you for all your involvement this year 😊.
Good evening, Tsubu.
Please take care of yourself🍀.
Thank you so much for all your help this year 🙇.
Let's keep each other healthy and have fun drinking next year 🎵.
Have a happy new year 🌄.
Good evening, Wakata 😊.
Thank you very much for ☺️ my foot injury rehabilitation is finished within the year 🫡I realized that I can't take it easy this year🤣Thank you too😊My reviews ☑️ are always too slow and I get left behind 😂.
Good evening, ma-ki-😊.
Thank you for all your comments 🙇♀️
I'm always late in checking ☑️ for your reviews, so I'm always left behind 💦.
Let's enjoy each other's health and drink happily........
Happy New Year, Tsubu-chan 🎍.
We have been waiting for your health to recover, but it seems that you are not in good shape yet ❗
I'll be waiting for your wonderful post once you are fully recovered ✋.
Hi, Tsubu-chan 😃Happy New Year 🌅.
Have a drink 🍶 and a good sleep 😴 and rest well when you can 😌.
I look forward to working with you again this year: 🙇🏻🙇🏻♀️
Be in good shape for the women's meeting 👋
Happy New Year, N.E. 🎍✨I'm finally feeling better and was able to have my first drink 😆 I got off to a very late start, but I look forward to working with you this year: 🙇♀️
Happy New Year, Jay & Nobby 🎍✨Finally got to have my first drink 😄♪
Please keep up the good work this year: 🙇♀️
We plan to be on top of our game at the women's party 😁👍.
Happy New Year, Yasbay 🎍✨I've been sick for a long time and was away from sakewa for a while 🥲I finally recovered and was able to have my first drink ☺️ I hope you have a great year 🙇♀️
Happy New Year, Kotori 🎍✨I've been sick for a long time, so my first drink is just now 💦I should be fully recovered by the time of the Women's History Party, so I want to enjoy it to the fullest 😆 Please look forward to working with me again this year: 🙇♀️
