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Suehiro.
Gensai is quite my favorite this year.
I stopped by Izumiya in Koriyama on a trip to Fukushima and bought it.
First day, slightly gassy and fruity aroma. Pear. The sweetness and acidity are well-balanced and moderate. No bitterness, light and very tasty.
The next day, the aroma of muscat is strong and sweet. Slightly sour. No bitterness. Delicious.
Suehiro Shuzo's new brand announced in April 2024. Until then, it had been designated as a sake for the sake competition.
The "Kaei Kura" is designated as a national tangible cultural property and is popular as a tourist brewery. We had the opportunity to visit it on our last trip.
It is named after Tanaka Harunaka, a famous retainer of the Aizu clan.
Genzai" as a preparation for the Wakamatsu trip!
This time it's the Tokujo version. I was so excited before I even opened it because the Tokujun was so good ✨.
When opened and poured, the aroma is gorgeous and fresh, with hints of melon, white peach, and cider.
The mouthfeel has a fine carbonation that gives it a shwashy feeling. Contrast between pure sweetness and refreshing acidity. The taste is elegant, like lychee, muscatel, melon, or wasanbon.
However, the beauty is that it doesn't linger, but rather finishes with a bit of austerity, while also bringing out the flavor of the rice. The richness of the flavor in a smart way makes you go "mmmm" 👍.
It has been a long time since I last visited Aizu in summer.
I hope to enjoy a relaxing trip to the place where I have a connection with. But my heart is in a festive mood!
Here is the fourth (and last) one!
It is Mr. Tokkuei, who has a one-rank higher appearance from the outside 🥹.
This is the one I brought😊.
I brought it because I predicted, without a doubt, that everyone had never had it before.
A nice sound when you open the bottle 🎉.
Well, I'll have some 🙇.
It's extraordinarily delicious 🥳.
It is deliciously sweet and has a modest but sure aroma, and it disappears in the mouth, surrounded by happy fruit.
Very tasty! Excellent balance 👏.
Personally, I think it's today's number one 🥇.
But all of them were really delicious💕
I ended up finishing 4 bottles 🤣.
Next up is Genzei✨.
This drink is becoming more and more popular these days😄.
I was curious 😆.
It's kind of fruity when you drink it ✨.
The sweetness is gentle, but the sourness and bitterness comes later, this is... a delicious sake 😆.
Hi Jay & Nobby 😆 Good evening 😆 This was my first time at Xuan Zhai and it lived up to its reputation ✨It was delicious - if you see it, please visit ☝️🎉!
I had a chance to try it once in June and enjoyed it so much that I brought it as a souvenir when I went back to my parents' house.
It has a sweet, fruity, fresh aroma with a hint of pear and a touch of gas. It was well received by my family. Thank you very much for the treat 😁.
This is Genzai, which has been the talk of the town lately.
Sake from Aizu is delicious after all.
It is said to be like Tobiroki, but it is delicious in its own way.
Fresh melon-like aroma🍈.
On the palate, the fresh mouthfeel is gassy, with soft flavor and grapefruit-like sweetness 😋✨.
The bitterness brings cleanness to it and brings it all together 🙌💐.
It's so delicious! And this sake is also from Fukushima 🍶 too awesome ❗️💦
Genzai Gensai Special Junmai
Rating 4.4
Alcohol 15%, Rice used: 100% Aizu-produced Yumenokou, Polishing ratio 55
All the rice used is locally grown in Aizu. The mellow aroma and clear, fresh sweetness spread refreshingly. The moderate fullness is pleasant and smoothly lingers on the palate.
Trendy drinks, Genzai ❗️
I've been trying to compare the steadfastness of the drink.
I wanted to drink a sake with a slightly different flavor
I opened a bottle of this one😊.
First up was a special junmai❗️
Modest fruity aroma❗️
It has a good amount of sweetness and umami flavor, but the aftertaste is refreshing👍.
The aftertaste is refreshing👍
More like Nagano than Fukushima sake 🤔.
It has a feeling of 🤔.
A certain Shinshu XX aroma understated atmosphere ❗️
Very well balanced
It's very tasty 😃.
It can be drunk on its own easily and is
It's also perfect as a food wine 👍
I can see why it's so popular ‼️
I'd like to try the special top later 😊.
Good morning, Chobin 😃.
It's good to refresh your taste buds by putting different ones in between the steadfast drinking! And 2 bottles of Genzai ‼️ special jun is delicious 🤗I'd like to try the special one 😋.
I recently found "Genzai" at my favorite bar, which I had been curious about, so I had a drink.
It starts off with a restrained sense of fruity flamboyance and freshness, with an unrecognizable acidity and bitterness, and finishes with an elegantly balanced, light finish. It is the type of wine that goes down your throat with a swoosh. There is no cloying taste at all, so it would go well with fried food in kaiseki cuisine or something like that. ❗️
If I were to drink it at home, I would pair it with lightly oil-fried simmered dishes when it gets a little cooler.
I agree with its popularity 😋.
One of the most popular brands these days is Genzai from Aizu Wakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture.
It has received many comments at Sake-no-wa, and with its fruity, rich sweetness and chirpy, slightly effervescent taste, it is no wonder it is so popular. The sweetness is followed by a bittersweet finish. It feels like a white wine and was the right choice to pair with pizza.
After the wasanbon type aroma, a close sniff reveals muscatel.
Strong sweetness and acidity from a mature mouthfeel.
After the alcohol, it ends with bitterness and a slightly long aftertaste.
The aroma of muscat, which is very current, and the acidity stand out and it is quite good!
Genzai Tokkuei.
The aroma is melon-like and fruity.
The acidity is pleasantly tangy, with a soft umami and a hint of bitterness, while a well-balanced sweetness supports the core.
As the temperature rises, the freshness is felt, and the aftertaste fades away with the acidity.
It is not flashy, but the taste is well-balanced.
My personal preference is a sweetness that is balanced and restrained, but easy to perceive qualitatively.
It is better matched with a sake bowl or other sake cups that can enhance the good points of the sake, rather than with a sake bottle that is easily identified as having flaws.
It is a sake that I would like to drink with tempura.
Koriyama Izumiya Sake Brewery
It has a sweet rice-like flavor similar to the famous Kamonishiki. It also has a nice gassy taste and goes well with a rich meal. You can't go wrong with Aizu sake.
Here's one for tonight!
Holy crap!
I'm a meek person, so I got it by accident.
The cap is so tight that it's hard to open... The aroma... it's creamy and cider-like... then take a sip... it's delicious with a refreshing sourness and a good sweetness. It's so easy to drink that it's hard to believe that the alcohol content is 15 degrees.
4 stars
When the bottle is opened immediately after it is taken out of the ice compartment, it has a mild aroma of apples and pears with a silky feel.
When you drink it, the fresh acidity spreads out despite being fire-roasted.
The rounded yet smooth texture on the tongue is filled with acidity, with a slight hint of sweetness and umami coming out from behind.
The sweetness and umami fade out quickly, and there is a slight acidity and a hint of bitterness in the lingering aftertaste.
The difference is more noticeable in the latter half when compared to the incremental point method sake bowls than the subtractive point method honkyaku.
I am looking forward to comparing it with black 🍶.
