I thought 🤔 what would be good to pair with fried bean sprouts with hormone and bought this one.
The label also has a nice coloring with a traditional austere look with the large cups and the expertly written mustache 😊.
Let's start with the standing aroma. The color is yellowish and there is a hint of lactic acid aroma like pickles. When you put it in your mouth, the sweetness of the rice and the sourness that reminds you of lactic acidity, along with the alcohol and umami that are unique to sake, spread out. It is sweeter than expected and easy to drink. The last taste is slightly bitter.
Serve with fried hormone with bean sprouts. The sweetness and umami of the fat from the hormone combined with this sake mellows out the acidity and increases the sweetness and umami 👍It could be a sake that goes well with anything as a food sake🍶☺️
Rice polishing ratio] 60
Alcohol content】15度
[Snacks] Stir-fried hormone with bean sprouts
Price including tax】1,650yen
This week is already mid-week... Is it my imagination or is it because I'm getting older that time seems to be passing even faster every year 😅.
Thinking about it, you can't drink all the sake in Japan if you only drink on weekends ❗️🤣
Well, that's not important to preface... I'm sure you already know that the SAKE COMPE🥇 award winners were announced last month, which all Sakegawa users are aware of: 🙂↕️
Among them...I was interested in a special junmai🌾 from Gunma's Makino Sake Brewery, which brews the MACHO💪 series.
I got it the other day and couldn't resist opening the bottle on a weekday 🤣 lol.
When you open the bottle, you can smell the gentle and gentle apple-like aroma of Junmai ✨.
You can feel it even more when you pour it into a glass 🤤.
Sip and you'll be convinced that the Gold Award 🥇 is well balanced: ‼️
The sweetness, umami, and rice flavor create a perfect harmony...it can be served before, during, or after a meal. ‼️
The description "slightly dry" is certainly true. On the contrary, this level of spiciness is just right to accentuate the lingering flavor🙆🙆.
After drinking MACHO...I fell in love with Oubai, but this one was on another level 🥰.
Day 2🗒️
I think it's because it's junmai? I think it has a little bit more alcohol and a little bit more miscellaneous taste 😅.
Still, the cohesiveness is superb 👌
Good evening, Mr. Koiing Gull 😃.
I'm sorry to hear that! Time is going by so fast 🧐I might get passed and left behind 😅.
Or maybe you'll forget when you drank and just keep drinking😇
Good evening, Jay and Nobby.
Time seems to be speeding up, probably because I'm drunk 🤣.
However, I mustn't forget to keep a reminder of good sake lol.
I knew I'd end up with pure rice 🌾 these days 😆.
This sake was purchased in Gunma. Brewed in tank #67 at Makino Shuzo in Oosakizuki, it is said to be the best conditioned Junmai sake for the first half of 2025. The taste is fruity and full, like melon juice. But it's not too rich, so you won't get tired of drinking it. A good buy.
Yesterday we drank out... today we drink at home 🤩.
I opened the fridge to see what I was going to open...that label that stands out so much...🤣
Fascinating supple body lol!
This is the MACHO💪 series ✨ from Ohibai.
This is already my 3rd bottle since I discovered this deliciousness with Gorilla🦍😅!
The fusion of Yamada Nishiki🌾 and Aiyama💎...that can only produce something delicious, right? 😋.
I opened the bottle 🍶 with this in mind.
The aroma is like a moderate strawberry 🤔❓
The impact is not that strong.
Well, let's have one first 😏😏.
Maybe because it is fired 🔥, it doesn't have any of the juiciness of the raw sake 😭.
However, it has a strange taste with the umami that is typical of Aizan expanding and the sharpness and stability of Yamadanishiki increasing along the way 😊.
My personal ranking of the 3 MACHOs I've had so far is... Gorilla🦍 > Aizan ❤️≒FUSION 🙂↕️
The rest are going to the fridge 😎 in anticipation of a change in taste.
On the second day, it tastes more raspberry🍇 than the first day⤴️, but in general, it's a beautiful taste and it doesn't seem to surpass Gorilla🦍... 😅
Day 3🗒️
Beautiful taste but refined 🤔.
Tasty but... still won't surpass the impact of Gorilla🦍😭
Manufacturer Makino Shuzo
JAN code 4940349310798
Reference retail price 360 yen
Capacity per bottle 180
15% alcohol by volume
Place of Origin Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture
Container Bottle
Number of cases 20
Sake Characteristics: Special pure rice, slightly spicy
Rice polishing ratio 60
Acidity/Shochu degree 1
Ingredients: Rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic)
We received this as a souvenir!
1 gou is like drinking water.
Thank you very much for the treat 😋.
Go to Kusatsu Onsen to soak in ♨️ (pic4)
I found Macho for the first time at a liquor store I went into after strolling around town.
I found Macho for the first time and bought it immediately
I bought it immediately✨
Lucky to find it in such a place ❗️
Come to think of it, Kusatsu is also in Gunma Prefecture, the same prefecture as the brewery: ☺️
80% Omachi polished rice, 15% alcohol by volume.
Association 14 yeast
When the screw cap is opened, it is pushed with mf ♫
Poured into a glass and was surprised to see big bubbles 🫧flowing up, not like it was fire-aged 😳.
I checked and they said it was fire-roasted with a pastry riser
The upper standing aroma is rummy, muscat, banana🍌.
Isoamyl acetate comes in with a bang 🔨.
There is a little bit of malty taste, too.
For a moment, the aroma makes you think it is sweet.
But then, I felt a strong umami taste in the acidity.
While it has a strong umami taste, it has a strong bitterness.
The bitterness is sharp and clean.
This is it, this is it, this is it. ❗️Macho!
I'm so happy to drink it at home for the first time 😆.
Hello, ymdaz!
Kusatsu Onsen is the best place to soak in hot springs. ♨️
I'm sure you'll have a great time at your destination as well 🎵.
I haven't had MACHO yet, but it looks like it will stimulate my taste buds in many ways 🤤!
Hi, ma-ki-San 😃😃It was my first time in Kusatsu.
It was my first time in Kusatsu, but it was a "nice place" with hot water that smelled of sulfur and left me feeling refreshed after bathing.
Macho, the label is a joke but it's surprisingly good! Give it a try 😊.
Memorandum
Sake rice Yamadanishiki 48%, Aiyama 52
Polishing ratio 80
Sweet and fruity on the palate. The feeling on the nose is like rum raisins. The aftertaste is refreshing with moderate acidity. Delicious.
Brewed by Makino Shuzo in Takasaki, Gunma
Oaihei macho macho Aizan Junmai 80% Nama
My favorite Ousai Macho 😆.
This is the second draft sake,
macho macho man!
When I drank it, I knew it would be
It's beyond my imagination 😆 It's quite delicious😆.
It's quite delicious 😆.
It has a slight bitterness and
with a little bitterness and a fresh fruity feeling
and the fresh fruity sensation
The double structure is not half bad 😂😂.
The body is very drinkable and the
The gasiness is nothing to speak of 😂😂😂.
It's the best 😂😂
It is a very strong Yamagata-like sake, distinct from Oze no Yukidoke or Gunma Izumi. However, it does not have the violent strength of the Kamikigen we just drank, but instead has an umami flavor. The main flavor is umami, with a light bitterness and acidity as accents.
