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ねむち
Niigata Prefecture. Nagaoka City. Koshi Meisho Brewery Co.
Koshinotsuru Honjo Junmai Ginjo Unfiltered Maehara Sake Kameguchi Nao-tori
Purchased at the Sake Expo in Harukas.
It is served cold.
When the bottle is opened, there is a slight gas sound.
When poured into a glass, fine bubbles adhere to the glass.
The color is clear and almost colorless.
The top aroma is mild, slightly citrusy and alcoholic.
The mouthfeel is fruity and gassy.
The taste is juicy and has a firm sweet flavor, finishing with a clear and pleasant bitterness that keeps it from becoming sweet and sluggish. The harmony of mellowness and clarity is nice.
As bouken mentioned, if it is too cold, the outline becomes blurred, so I prefer it when the temperature rises a little.
On the second day after opening the bottle, the gaseous sensation settled down, and after the initial feeling of light and clear, it started to swell up with a slightly sweet and juicy flavor.
Ingredients:Rice(domestic), Rice malt(domestic)
Rice used: 100% Gohyakumangoku produced in Nagaoka
Rice polishing ratio: 55
Alcohol content: 16
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ひげぺんぎん
Nakakumi-genshu, crisp and delicious.
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Koshinotsuru純米大吟醸 鑑評会出品酒 袋吊り無圧搾り
へべれけしぎん
I'm late to the party...
We participated in the annual "Niigata Sake-no-jin (Niigata Sake Festival)" 😆.
The first time I participated was in 2012...
I've attended every year except for 2020-2022 when I couldn't attend due to some kind of infectious disease....
I don't know why I've been going so much, but this was the first time I've participated since I got really into sake, so I enjoyed it more and more as my resolution went up 🥰.
I was worried about my physical condition, so I carefully checked the list in advance and carefully selected the sake 😋.
I picked out a few of the drinks I tasted that day, mainly the paid tasting drinks ✨.
First of all...
I went to the booth for Ichikozo 21, which I tasted and bought last year and the year before, but it was so good that I bought it immediately 💸.
It tasted mellower and richer than Ichikozo 21.
I guess I have a weakness for kuro-hozuri, shizukuri, tobin-tori, and non-pressure pressed types...
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bouken
Purchased at the Sake Expo in Harukas.
Like Saka, I heard from Nemuchi that he recommended it beforehand 😁.
It's not on the label, but it's a fresh, gassy sake.
It is fresh and gassy. It has just the right amount of sweetness and spiciness, not flashy but delicious. Some people may like it better than Yamashiroya.
I think it becomes sweeter and more umami when it is a little closer to room temperature than when it is fresh out of the fridge.
The quality of sake is quite different from that of Yamashiroya, but I personally prefer Koshinotsuru.
I have the impression that Yamashiroya tastes great right out of the bottle, but the taste changes so much that I gradually come to dislike it.
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キム 大翔
It feels dry, clean, and full of degrees, just as it is.
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ねむち
Abeno Harukas Kintetsu Main Store Sake Expo 2025 SAKE EXPO⑯
The last stop was the Koshinotsuru booth, where I spent the longest time talking with the visitors.
We joined in the promotion of the delicious and amazing sake to the visitors who came to the booth, and at the end, the brewer said thank you.
I was taking pictures without thinking, but according to Mr. Bouken, there were some he didn't want me to post on SNS, so I voluntarily restricted myself from doing so.
Fat Honjo
It was delicious, with a gentle, mildly delicious taste at first and a clean aftertaste.
Koshinotsuru (◯Koshinotsuru)
The brewer said he would drink this sake in the end, and it is very tasty with a sense of sake but with a mild flavor. It is so cosy that if this one sells well, they can't sell the others.
Koshinotsuru Tsuruhi Chishakusetsu Katsudo Nigori Sake
It has a very high level of deliciousness. It is powdery, but has a nice sweet flavor.
Koshinotsuru PREMIUM Junmai-shu Takane-nishiki, unfiltered
It has a smooth and smooth taste, and is very tasty.
Koshinotsuru Premium Junmai Ginjo Nakadori Gohyakumangoku
A very well-balanced sweet/umami medium-bodied sake. All the flavors are well balanced.
I was most impressed with this one.
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ねむち
I also drank a premium junmai daiginjo, a sake for the sake competition, and one that was polished to 21% and aged, all of which were delicious.
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bouken
Good evening, Mr. Nemuchi.
The reason why they are not allowed to upload on SNS is because they only serve Harukas and Sake no Jin, so they don't want local liquor stores to ask for them 😅.
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ねむち
Good morning bouken, I think we talked about something like that ☀... but I was too drunk to remember 🤣 breweries have many reasons 😅.
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bouken
Sake Expo 2025 SAKE EXPO⑥
I knew I had to go to Koshi Meikozo based on Nemuchi's advance information.
It was always crowded, so I flew there as soon as it was open😅.
I drank
Motomasa Junmai Ginjyo Kameguchi Directly filtered raw sake
No picture because I bought it.
I didn't write it down, but it's a raw sake. Nemuchi-san recommended it.
It was sweet and fruity and delicious.
Koshinotsuru PREMIUM Junmai Sake - Takane Nishiki Unfiltered
It is said to be dry, but it was not as dry as I expected, but fruity. The floral and acidity are impressive.
Koshinotsuru PREMIUM Junmai Ginjo Nakadori Gohyakumangoku
Transparent taste, but sweetness is also present.
Koshinotsuru Tsuruhi Chishaku Yuki Activated Nigori Sake
They said it was left over for the Harukas event.
They said it was out of gas, but it was slightly effervescent with a trace of sweetness and a strong rice flavor.
Koshinotsuru Bessen Normal Sake
The cost performance is very good. Easy to drink.
It's a regular sake, but it tastes great even when drunk cold.
I also drank some other sake, such as Fukuro-hozuri and 21% rice polishing ratio, but I will not go into details because I was told that it is not allowed to upload on SNS 😌.
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bouken
All of the Koshinotsuru PREMIUMs were fresh like raw sake.
I was surprised at how different it was from Yamashiroya.
Yamashiroya seems to be limited to outside Niigata Prefecture.
The guy at the brewery talked a lot 😁.
He was like a comedian from Kanto!
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Koshinotsuru壱醸 ドメーヌ雷 純米原酒
おっ
common squid (Todarodes pacificus)
It has a citrusy aroma. Soft mouthfeel, acidity, and a hint of sweetness. Fruity, but with a strong aroma of rice in the depths. It is good. It is delicious. Quite to my liking.
We bought it at a liquor store in Niigata City.
I went to the Niigata Sake-no-Taien (Sake Festival). While enjoying a bottle of Hi-iri Ichijozo Junmai at the Koshi Meijo booth, I asked about the special feature of this sake, which is that it is named "domaine ikazuchi" and is made from local rice. Nagaoka? I was surprised to hear that it is made with local rice.
I have no good photos because they are blurry, so I'll add photos of the trip to and from Toki Messe.
Note that typing in "Sake no Wani Ichibrew" will associate it with a liquor store.
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倍割り
Last of the day.
Takananishiki.
A hint of sweetness from the first sip.
The umami extends gently, and it finishes with a smooth finish.
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Koshinotsuru壱醸 純米原酒 雷
まぐさん
This was another sake from Koshi Meizou, one of the breweries promoted by the Local Sake Defense Force, on the way back from the Niigata Sake Festival! I bought it without hesitation! It has a nice aroma and a sweetness that is typical of Koshi-tanrei. It has a nice sharpness, good taste, delicious, and highly recommended.
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Koshinotsuru純米大吟醸中取り
はなたろ
Sake sold exclusively through exclusive dealers.
Gentle aroma.
The taste is well-balanced, which can only be achieved with a medium-bodied sake.
The aftertaste is crisp, refreshing, and easy to drink.
The dry taste makes it easy to pair with meals.
Price: ¥1,980 (tax included)
Content: 720ml
Taste: Dry
Degree of alcohol content: 16
Sake degree: +2
Rice polishing ratio: 50
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Koshinotsuruほんじょう 壱醸
きょうち
It had been a while since I had been to the Yuzawa Station Ponshukan, so I had a hard time deciding which one I wanted, but since it was a limited edition, I picked it up.
It has a dry mouthfeel with a sweet taste of rice and a spicy aftertaste on the tongue.
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のろ
Ponshukan@Niigata
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WOM
Niigata is Nagaoka's sake party? The organizer of the event, who was not a sake drinker but a sake connoisseur, gathered all the local sake breweries in Nagaoka for the event. The number of sake breweries is the largest in Niigata, with 16 breweries, which seems to be second only to Kyoto City on the city level.
Since I had given up trying to drink all of the sake from the beginning, and for some reason I also had to have a beer today, I went to the sake corner toward the end of the day while the conversation was still going on.
There were at least 10 brands lined up.
First of all, this was the first sake from Koshi Meizou. Takane-nishiki is rare. Although it is junmai (pure rice), it is fruity, especially when you put it in your mouth, and the fact that it is so crisp and refreshing makes it a tanrei!
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