Hakkaisan (Hakkai Jozo Niigata)

11/12/2025, 1:39:44 PM

11/12/2025

まつじゅ

I found this at a convenience store in Kanagawa Prefecture. I bought it because I have never seen it before, and it seems to be a Seven-Eleven only product. I guess it tastes like the middle of "light and dry"... (this is my personal opinion). (This is my personal impression.)

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うぴょん（豊盃こそ至高）

Hakkaisanしぼりたて原酒越後で候原酒生酒

11/12/2025, 11:42:06 AM

11/12/2025

家飲み部

うぴょん（豊盃こそ至高）

Alcohol percentage 19.0 Sake meter degree +4.0 Acidity 1.4 Amino acidity 1.6 Koji rice: Yamadanishiki Kake rice Gohyakumangoku, etc. Rice polishing ratio 60 Yeast used: Association No. 701, M310 Recently, I have been reevaluating the classic type of sake. The recent Kubota Aki-agari was particularly excellent. This time, I bought a bottle of Hakkaizan nama sake, which is only available during the new sake season. It is a member of the Hakkaisan group, along with Jyushiyo and Hakkaisan, which established the sake boom in the past! How good is it? Let's go! What? It has a very gorgeous apple aroma! Why does it have such a fruity aroma? Slightly viscous sweet brewing water! Yes! The apple-like sweetness and sourness envelopes you, but the bitter astringency brought about by the heavy structure of the 19% Hakkaisan is a very good punch and makes it drinkable! The sweetness of the rice is gentle, and above all, it has the best flavor. And a strong sharpness! This is really a great sake! Once you get used to drinking sake, try some Echigo-Tsumari! You will be reminded how delicious Hakkaisan is! I really like it as a base for the classics! Thanks again for the food tonight!

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Bullwinkle

Hakkaisan特別本醸造

11/12/2025, 1:44:39 AM

11/9/2025

Bullwinkle

Nose is quiet, but it is quite chilled. Flavor is bold and up front. Cotton candy, red vines, and a bit of spice but not much on the finish. The finish is long and maintains the sweetness. Not my preferred flavor profile but I'll have it with food.

Hakkaisan越後で候

11/11/2025, 2:56:39 PM

11/11/2025

It has a rich flavor and a nice spreading feeling in the mouth.

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フェルナンド

Hakkaisan特別本醸造ブルーボトル

11/11/2025, 9:30:45 AM

11/11/2025

フェルナンド

This is the first time I found the blue Hakkaiyama! I didn't know there was a commemorative bottle commemorating the partnership with the Dodgers. ☺️

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Bullwinkle

Hakkaisan特別本醸造

11/11/2025, 12:44:00 AM

11/9/2025

11/10/2025, 12:55:12 PM

ひかり

11/10/2025, 12:55:02 PM

いだてん

11/10/2025, 12:15:43 PM

たかし

Hakkaisan純米吟醸

11/10/2025, 10:45:54 AM

あおちゃん

Hakkaisan雪のなかの酒純米大吟醸

11/10/2025, 9:28:01 AM

11/9/2025

あおちゃん

I got this sake at a 🈶 tasting. I drank too much and don't remember what it tasted like😅. It is aged for a short period of time, which is normally aged for about 3 years in the snow. The owner said it is a very rare sake.

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コースケ

11/9/2025, 2:09:41 PM

wagyan

Hakkaisan清酒

11/9/2025, 11:34:11 AM

11/7/2025

wagyan

6 get into one's throat

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Hakkaisan魚沼で候純米

11/9/2025, 6:45:07 AM

11/9/2025

Hakkaisan特別本醸造

11/8/2025, 11:29:22 PM

Okinawa (2) A trip to Okinawa with my high school classmates, I thought we wouldn't drink sake in Okinawa, but the next day 🍶. In the morning of the second day, 3 of us joined the group and we became 7 full members. We went to Okinawa soba (Orion beer from noon 🍺) - Himeyuri no Toa - Saiba Utaki - Nago and went to an Okinawan restaurant in Nago. Oops, they have Sake 😳I chose Hakkaisan from a few that I thought would be refreshing and not interfere with the meal! Forgot to take a picture but it came out in a small kettle 😂. This one is light and dry! But is it softer than I expected? Mellow? Compared to Awamori, it goes down smoothly 😋. We had agu pork, umi budou, foo chanpuru, mozuku tempura, and many more 😋 We started at around 7:00 and it was almost midnight before we realized 😱. Of course we drank a lot of Awamori and Orion beer 🍺 We had a great time this day 🥰. 75 of Orion Beer means Nago Beer🧐.

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ポンちゃん

Hi, Takashi 🐦. It's nice - Okinawa with your friends! Sightseeing is one thing, but the food 😻I've never seen sea grapes in a bowl 😆💕. It's also the first time from the kettle 🤣 and it makes me happy too 🎶.

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ma-ki-

Hello, Takashi-san! 7 people is quite a large party 🎵. The Okinawan food looks delicious, and the sake too 😲. I wonder what kind of sake comes out of a small kettle 😁. It's a fun party 😋.

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Hi Pon 😊 Members who had not visited Okinawa much or for the first time this time said that Okinawan food was better than expected 😋. Not only did we drink too much, we ate a little too much😅.

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Hi, ma-ki-chan 😊. Not much variety, but about 3 izakayas I happened to visit had sake 🍶. Is it normal? I'm not sure if the kettle has a certain taste, but I'm not sure 🤣. I guess 🤣.

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Good evening, Takashi 😃. Okinawa with my friends 😍 everyone seems to be having fun right back in the old days 🤗. I'm going to rejoin the workforce in Okinawa before I retire! I'm kind of longing for it 🥹 but motivation is the key!

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Good evening Jay & Nobby😊. I feel like I'm lying about going to Okinawa to hang out with all these high school classmates, but we're having fun 🥰. We were all jealous of you getting a new job in Okinawa😍.

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うーちゃん🐰🥕

11/8/2025, 4:58:04 PM

11/8/2025

Hakkaisan純米大吟醸　雪室貯蔵三年

11/8/2025, 2:03:21 PM

11/8/2025

Next, it is aged in a snow chamber for three years. We were also able to visit the site where the entire tank is stored. It was amazing that a lot of snow remains in the snow chamber without melting even after a year! The taste is more mellow! I wondered if I could tell the difference. I was skeptical, but no, the aroma was better and the rice was a bit mellower. There was also a sweetness from the rice, further improving the balance! I then checked blind and could taste the difference.

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Hakkaisan純米大吟醸

11/8/2025, 1:56:07 PM

11/8/2025

Tonight I am drinking sake that I bought in Niigata with my father, mother, and second son! We bought these 300ml bottles to compare after our visit to the Hakkai Sake Brewery. We compared a Junmai Daiginjo and a Junmai Daiginjo that has also been stored in a snow cellar for three years. First, the regular Junmai Daiginjo. Steady deliciousness, light and dry. It is light and dry, with a crisp taste and a nice sharpness. The taste is also exceptional, perhaps because we toured the brewery.

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11/8/2025, 11:09:17 AM

11/8/2025

It may be dry, but the sweetness of the rice after drinking is good. As expected from Niigata!

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aloelight

Hakkaisan特別本醸造