National Sake Fair 2025 (2)
The second bottle is Nanafukujin.
This sake is made by Iwate Prefecture's Kiku no Tsukasa Sake Brewery.
I compared the sake rice at the Iwate Prefecture booth with Yui no Kou, Gin Ginga, and Gin Otome (3rd 📷), and I was still curious about the Seven Lucky Gods, so I popped it in for a refresher.
It is served chilled.
The color is almost crystal with a few bubbles.
The top aroma is sweet and gorgeous with aromas of apple and melon. There is also a slight banana feeling.
From the smooth mouthfeel with a gentle effervescence, the sweet and fruity taste slowly dissolves and spreads a soft sweet richness with a slight caramelized taste. The lingering sweetness is slowly brought together by a refreshing acidity and gentle bitterness in the finish.
From the gorgeous aroma, a gentle, full-bodied sweetness develops, which can be easily tasted with a greenish acidity and a gentle bitterness. I like this lingering bittersweet fullness.
Research shows that Kikuno-ji Sake Brewery is the oldest sake brewery in Iwate Prefecture and is currently located in Shizukuishi Town, Iwate Prefecture. This Nanafukujin has been a long seller since 1966, and with renewals, it is now a Junmai Daiginjo made with Ginga. I wonder if the yeast is from Giopanni, a GI Iwate sake.
It is only at the National Sake Fair that you can meet such a sake 😊.
Hi Hirubeko 😃
We were Okuroku -> Akabu and the Ginga was followed by Ginga!
Preparation 🍶reparation is important for both children📚 and adults🤤 studying 🤗.
Good evening Jay & Nobby, I see you had a Ginga Festival 🏮 at J&N's house.
I'm so confused about what a lot of tasting events are 😆 I don't have time to review them this time 😅.
It is dry but very drinkable.
It is made using rice with a strong sweet taste, which is suppressed as much as possible.
However, the sweetness cannot be suppressed and it has a sweet taste despite its dryness.
National Sake Fair 2025(*)
I drank shochu for a while and went to the Iwate Prefecture booth.
I wanted to go to Fukushima Prefecture, but it was crowded, so I didn't go there.
I thought Iwate was empty between Akita and Fukushima, but as if he read my mind, he said "Iwate is not good at advertising...".
It was true that I knew less about Iwate than other prefectures in the Tohoku region.
And the character "tezukuri" is still a charm!
This is an elegant Junmai Daiginjo-shu with a rather simple flavor!
It is said to be a staple of Iwate, but there is no doubt at all!
Good evening, Shinjou-san. I'm glad you commented because I too asked for a sake made with Ginga and was recommended Nanafukujin and thought it was delicious. Iwate sure seems like a waste 💦.
Good evening.
I don't buy expensive Junmai Daiginjo here, but this is one I can drink every day!
I don't know much about Iwate sake, only the famous ones, and I don't see it at many events.
Good evening! I'm sorry to hear that 🙋 ...
Too many things are happening today 😓 that often make me depressed.
Is it because of the not so good news?
I have to be careful not to be dragged down.
I attended an event at Tsushima Tsuru last weekend.
The event featured a rice farmer in Shizukuishi Town, Iwate Prefecture, who grows rice mainly for sake rice, called "Sunakabe.
The first toast was actually a junmai daiginjo made in Hawaii, shown in the fourth photo.
What kind of sake is made by providing rice to a brewery in Hawaii? I thought to myself, as I toasted President Kudo of Washio Co! I followed with a sip.
Oh my, it has an honest, soft, sweet taste.
I wouldn't go to Hawaii to buy it, but I was a bit surprised that it tasted so good in a different environment.
Next was the super dry Nanafukujin.
It is said to be a bottle that pursues sharpness, and it is indeed light and dry, but you can also taste the delicious flavor of the rice.
It was a bit of a surprise to me! 😁
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The sake rice is Yui no Kou🌾.
It has a subtle sweetness and a delicious rice flavor. ☺️
It is smooth on the palate and has a nice clean finish.
Although it is labeled "super dry", it is easy to drink with a hint of sweetness 🤗.
I thought the word "dry" was an old type of sake 🧐.
Hi Hiro 😃
I know there are some dry wines that are fruity or have sweetness in the back 😋, but I feel confused when they write "dry" 😅.
Maybe we need to make "nice dry 👍" more popular 🤗.
Hi Jay & Nobby😄
That's right 😅. I know it's the sake degree, but I'm still confused when it comes to Dawn😅.
Nice dry 👍🤣.
I don't like dry sake, but can I make it trendy 🤣.
