Praying for the safety of those who are in the warning areas and in all concerned areas who are busy responding to the tsunami warning issued this morning. ✨️
The busy summer season has been jam-packed with on-site work every weekend since the election of the House of Councillors 🌞.
The second site was successfully completed on the 26th, but we worked much longer hours than planned and were exhausted when it was over 😵.
In order to heal my tired body and get energized for the next site, I'll open a bottle of seasonal summer sake and have a drink 🍶.
Ding Junmai Ginjo Natsusei Oorigarami
First time drinking at home
I finally discovered it in June at Shusenan Mizukami in Kanazawa (✴️).
It's been over a year since I abandoned the purchase during my trip to Shinshu last year.
［A glass.]
The aroma is of sweet rice, similar to that of ramune, and the mouthfeel is refreshingly sweet and umami, like a cool breeze blowing across the mouth, followed by a clean sweet aftertaste, and finally a bitter taste at the back of the throat.
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The aroma of rice is refreshing and sweet, similar to that of ramune, and the mouthfeel is clean and refreshing, with a full-bodied sweet umami flavor, followed by the same refreshing finish and a refreshing aftertaste.
The refreshing sweetness is perfect for this season, and can be drunk at night after sweating it out during the day, or while BBQing in the afternoon.
The entrée is the customary [yakitori from Yuben Akiyoshi].
The fourth one is a slightly full moon from the new moon that I found when I was looking at the evening view on July 28th.
This one makes me want to drink "Koei Kiku" 🤣.
Hi Jive 😃Good job ❣️
Kanae 🤍Jive you make it look so cute when you say it 😍It looks like a summer sake, crisp and delicious 🌻Yumari-tsuki makes me want to drink Koei Kiku... 🧐I need to learn how to do that 😅
Hi Jive, good evening.
Beautiful sunset - I was so taken by the sight of it, but the main course was Yubari Getsu✨.
I was impressed by the aroma of rice in the Ding-san, but since it is a summer sake, it seems to be very refreshing and very easy to drink 😋.
Good evening, Jive 😃.
The tsunami warning was a surprise 😟.
Congratulations Kanae on your first drink at home ㊗️ 🎉We felt it was too subtle for our first drink at home 🥲We'd like to try it again!
Sake with a fruity feeling like apples & a strong rice flavor.
It's not too sweet nor too spicy, so it's easy to be accepted by anyone.
By the way, there are only 13 stores in Japan that carry it, so it's worth a try if you see it ^_^.
Yakitori and sake are the best 😋.
I enjoyed Yakitori and Sake today 🥰.
We started off with Ding-chan🍶.
It's a summer sake, so it's not too sweet and has a refreshing taste, but it's delicious 😋.
It's delicious 😋 and the sake and yakitori go well together 🥰.
Hi tomo 😃
Yakitori and Sake 😍It's nothing but the best! This yakitori restaurant looks like it has a nice atmosphere 😊I love this kind of outside drinking!
Good evening, Jay & Nobby 🌟!
This restaurant has moved to a new location and is now chic and relaxed ☺️ nice atmosphere so you'll want to have a good drink 😁.
Ding Natsuo, Origami
Ramen for lunch in Nagano 🍜.
popular in Ueda City.
We went to Mendou Chigori.
The restaurant opens at 11:00 a.m.
I thought I would go a little early and wait in line.
I thought I would go a little early and wait in line,
But when I checked the restaurant's information
I found out that reservations are accepted from 9:30 a.m.
After running one or two errands, I went to the restaurant.
I got the 8th reservation: ✌️
In the time before the store opened, I went to the liquor store,
I went to the liquor store and bought some sake for this event.
After that, we went back to Chikko,
My wife had the special Chinese soba
I had the special salt soba
Wagyu beef on rice was also recommended by the restaurant: ✌️
All of them were delicious✨!
I ordered some more
I also ordered the spicy egg salad.
The waitress said
It's spicier than you think.
No, no, not so much...
It was spicier than I thought it would be.
The third sake I bought in Nagano was my first Ding.
I was quite curious about this label 😁.
Although it is a draft sake
Mellow mouthfeel
Firm sake quality
Is it fresh because it's a nama-shu? I thought so!
I thought so myself 😁.
Sweet and delicious, but not too sweet.
Sourness that sometimes shows up,
The feeling through the nose is also pleasant ✨.
Good evening, Manta-san!
I am sure you are a great traveler!
I am interested in the summer sake from Ding Ding 😋.
I remember that the Ding-san I had before had an impressive aroma of rice 🤗.
I have the impression that the summer sake is more refreshing 😊.
Manta, I'm sorry to bother you so often 😊🙏🙏.
Ding-chan‼️😻This is delicious...one to get when you go to Shinshu!
I see it's a popular place to make reservations in the morning 😳It helps that you don't have to wait in line in the heat 😁.
Hello ma-ki-chan ^_^
When I go away, I look forward to checking out the liquor stores, bakeries, and ramen shops that I can visit nearby ✨.
My first Ding-san, it was delicious ☺️
I'd love to drink at other Ding-san too😊.
Hello Pon-chan ^_^
I tried Ding-chan this time and I wonder why I didn't buy it the last time I went to Nagano 💢.
Next time I go to Nagano, I'll be sure to bring back some Ding-chan for you: ☺️
Hello @Mizuhashi ^_^
Last time in Nagano, I was able to go to Mendou Kirinji and Tsuke Soba Chinese Soba Shonen, but this time I was able to go to Mendou Chigori, which I wanted to go to ✌️
Next time I want to go to Ramen Mugi Ichigokubin 😁.
Hi Jay & Nobby ^_^
There are many ramen restaurants in Ueda, but I think this one is pretty high on the list👍.
If you ever go to Ueda, please consider it as one of your plans ✌️
Part 1: 2025 Amateur Sake Tasting Championship Ueda Preliminary Round
Part 2: Tasting Ueda's Sake and Talking with Sake Brewers 2025: Ueda's 6 Sake Breweries All Together
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Today is a day for drinking out.
I'm not surprised that the people at the restaurant don't remember me yet 😆 I come here every week and order almost the same menu. I wonder if they just don't tell me. Or maybe they're saying behind my back 🤣"Oh, here comes the drinker."
I drank too much last week, so after drinking the Dawn and the Nineteen that were on the menu (I know the price), I still wanted a drink that wasn't on the menu, so I had the Ding brought by the waitress. Yes, it is fresh and delicious.
I left with 3 shots, which was unusual for me that day. It's raining 🤣.
Aunty.
Good morning 👍
I'm sure the store owner knows what he's doing👍
He must be a craftsman-like shopkeeper.
Like they don't interfere with their customers 😅
Good morning, Ane-san. After Choroki-san posted about bicycles in Nagano, you post about the famous Ding in Nagano. That's how it is, isn't it? I understand 😍.
Good evening, kozo🌇.
The general is a taciturn kind of guy. Whenever I call, the general always answers and I think it's easy to remember him because my last name is simple. Maybe I'll go alone this time.
Good evening, Nochi-san 💢.
Where there is no fire! 🔥
Do you know? Matsumoto and Nagano are 80km apart. By the way, Matsumoto and Hakuba are 70km. that's not far.
Everyone, please look at the date: ❗️
Ding Limited Edition Nigori Sake
April 5, 2025
Asahiya Sake Shop
2330 yen
A blend of nigori from Daiginjyo to Honjozo, Nagano Prefecture's Ding. Purchased to try as it is reasonably priced. It is not fruity, but has an aroma of sweet sake with a hint of koji, a light nigori, and a tart but robust body. When heated, the rice aroma and acidity stand out and become more to my liking.
