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The first drink of the trip. The sake is yellowish and viscous, but the main taste is sour and refreshing in summer.
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2-chōme-8-21 Suwa, NaganoOpen in Google Maps
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Junmai sake from Ichihi using white malted rice from my favorite Honkin
"With the sky after the rain".
Mild aroma and extended acidity.
Refreshing and perfect for a hot and humid day!
Miyamanishiki produced in Suwa, Shinshu
Polishing ratio 59
Manufactured in June 2025
Alcohol content 15.0
Sake meter degree -1.0
Acidity 2.7
☆☆☆☆
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ジェイ&ノビィ
A week ago😅On this day, Jay was live in the early morning with Otani starting the game! And Nobby was cheering in his dreams 📣The Dodgers' losing streak was stopped 😊Let's go out for lunch once in a while! and left on the bus 🚌 before noon!
I went to a restaurant I was interested in, but it was closed for lunch on Sundays, so I got sucked into "Sushi Hana Tei" where there was a sign supporting lunchtime drinking!
The waitress in an anime character voice gave us a flowing explanation 😆 We ordered sashimi, tempura and fried food and toasted with beer 🍻! I had a quick drink and looked at the menu on the wall and thought, "Oh!
After that, we enjoyed Benten Yamahane and Kariho's Kisamon dry sake, and finished with these three bottles 😊Next, let's go to the liquor store! Next stop: Utsunomiya Station💦.
While looking at the liquor store in the station building, I saw a sign that said "Kaku-uchi (corner drinking)" and moved to the space next to it, which may sound surprising 😅J&N's first Kaku-uchi (corner drinking): ‼️
Here we had Kozaemon Pile Driver and Horaiizumi Shiboritate, which Satsuyu-san was drinking! Both were delicious 😊.
After returning home, I only had a light beer 🍺 for the night.
Conclusion: It was fun to drink during the day after a long time 😄!
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ma-ki-
Hi Jay & Nobby!
Congratulations on your first visit to the corner 🎉!
I remember Honkin-san from my trip to Suwa, but I haven't had it since then, so I'd love to try the lemon flavor of this delicious sake 🤤.
I'd love to drink some lemon-y goodness ἤ.
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ひなはなママ
Hi Jay & Nobby 😃
How was your first time at a corner bar? I haven't experienced it yet 🤣The two of you are so picturesque 💭🤭.
It's a strange feeling to drink during the day, isn't it? Am I the only one who feels like doing something bad 😅.
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ヤスベェ
Hi Jay & Nobby 😀
That's a great daytime drinking activity😇
I've been drinking a lot of Honkin-san lately, but I haven't had Kochira yet, so I'd like to try it 😀.
It was a bit surprising that it was the first time for both of you to try Kaku-uchi 🤣.
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ichiro18
Hi Jay & Nobby😃!
Congratulations on the corner shop ✨It takes courage to enter a corner shop 🫣I guess it's just me 😅I'm used to it now ✨Fun day drinking, it goes around surprisingly well 😋I'm ignorant of the real money so I'm learning a lot!
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Nao888
Hi Jay & Nobby 🌞I'm surprised it was your debut at a corner bar 😳It's psycho to be able to drink from noon ✨Moto Kin-san did a lemony one 🤤I'd love to drink it 🥰.
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ヒロ
Hi Jay & Nobby 😃!
We are two sake lovers and we chose to start with a quick beer 🤗and we drank 6 brands of Sake, which is great ✨Lunchtime drinking is fun 😆.
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イエノミ
Hi Jay & Nobby!
I didn't know about this gold, it's Suwa!
I would like to try it. Nagano sake is delicious, I want to try many kinds of sake: ☺️
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Manta
Hello Jay & Nobby 😊
The Dodgers' losing streak has finally stopped and the second half of the season has begun after the All-Star break.
Otani hit a home run today but lost the streak 😭.
I'm drinking this drink right now and will upload it today ✌️
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Kano
Hi Jay & Nobby 😄Hello 😄Corners from lunchtime drinking...well...it's immoral deliciousness ✨I haven't been able to have lunchtime drinking recently...but I must resume lunchtime drinking😁.
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ちょびん
Good evening Jay & Nobby, ❗️
This sake is delicious 😊
Of the five Suwa breweries, Honkin is my favorite👍
I wish I could go back 👍‼️
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good morning, ma-ki-😃Thank you 😊.
I was so happy to finally have a drink again 😙! I finally got to drink again😙Noon drinking is really fun🤗.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good morning, HinaHanaMama 😃.
I was a bit confused 💦 at first because I didn't understand how it works 😅but I enjoyed it 🤗
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good morning, Yasbay 😃.
Yes, it's good to see you again! It was nice to see Honkin again 😊 and it was a good lunchtime activity 😊 ‼️ I hope to do many different firsts 🤗.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good morning ichiro18 😃Thank you 😊.
Yes, I did cross one barrier 😆 Yes, I had 5-6 drinks but I was pretty drunk 😄! I crossed one wall 😆 Yes, I had 5-6 drinks, but I was pretty drunk 😄.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good morning Nao888😃!
I'm still a rookie when it comes to drinking 😅I enjoyed this new experience😊Honkin-san is delicious 😋.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good morning, Hiro 😃.
This heat ☀️ makes beer 🍺 first 😋.
I didn't think I drank that much 🤔Noon drinking goes around quite a bit 😅I also had beer to finish off the day.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good morning, Yennomi 😃.
We were sotonomi too, which is rare for us 😄.
Yes, it's a very good sake from Suwa! It's a very delicious sake from Suwa 😋 Please give it a try 👋.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good morning, Manta 😃.
Ah 😩Pahez why don't you run 😡Ya bad streak of losses 😓I'll just have to switch it up with a good drink!
The main gold went up: ‼️
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good morning Kano 😃
We rarely do this 😅I can't stand this immorality 😁 I'd love to do it again 🤗
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good morning, Chobin 😃.
We drank Honkin 2 years ago 😅I couldn't forget that taste 🥹I'd like to visit the brewery too 🤗.
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こぞう
Jay & Nobby
Good evening 🤩It's nice to meet Honkin-san at lunch 🤩An unexpected encounter by chance 😘This is why I can't stop going to liquor stores 😘.
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ポンちゃん
Good evening Jay & Nobby 🦉.
That was a fun lunch 😆🎶 first time in the corner was really unexpected 😳 another one to look forward to 😁.
Whenever I meet someone from Anicara Voice, I always copy them later 😂.
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Takashi
Good morning, Jay & Nobby 😊.
I remember stopping by this liquor store next to the station when I was in Utsunomiya on a business trip before, did my shopping in a big hurry and jumped on the bullet train 🤩.
Of course I can't afford a corner shop 🤣.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Kozo 😃.
I was hoping to meet you again 🥹I was happy to run into you by chance at a lunchtime drink that I only do by chance 😄I think it's important to keep up with your drinking habits!
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Ponchan 😃.
I'm a home-drinker 😅Kakuchiuchi was a new experience for me ‼️ I might be going there a lot from now on 😆.
You seem to be a good imitator 😄
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Takashi 😃.
It's nice to be able to corner at a liquor store near the station. ‼️ Next time, please call me and let me know when you're coming 👋
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＠水橋
Honkin Junmai Ginjo Bisei Nigori Nama Shu 720ml
Rice used: 100% Miyamanishiki from Nagano Prefecture
Rice polishing ratio 55
Alcohol level 16%.
It has been waiting in the refrigerator for a while, but it is time to open the bottle.
Open the bottle, puff it up, and tighten it up!
It's very active 😆.
After repeating 10 times, the bottle was finally opened.
We had the active nigori. The dryness and the fruity taste are intertwined and it's so refreshing and delicious.
I should have bought another bottle.
But it gets drunk so fast when it's this hot😅.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hello @Mizuhashi 😃
Honkin-san! I haven't had a drink since my Nagano trip 🥲 but I enjoyed "With the sky after the rain" for the first time in a long time 😋 during a weekend lunch outing.
I'd love to drink at home again!
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＠水橋
Hi Jay & Nobby 😃
I saw on FB that both the active nigorigo and the rainfall are sold out at the brewery's store 😄.
Hope they come home soon 🙏.
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Manta
@Mizuhashi Hello ^_^
Not here, but I brought home some Honkin on my Nagano trip ✌️
Let's drink today😁.
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＠水橋
Hi Manta 😃.
I like it... ✌️
We are out of this gold stock 😅.
I'm hoping to go next month 🚙.
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(カワダ調べ)
Hongqin (China)
A refreshingly sour food sake.
The name was chosen to express both the meaning of brewing the true best sake (honkin) and the "no back-and-forth business" implied in the symmetrical characters.
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ジュリー
Deep sweetness
Slightly spicy aftertaste
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chikumo
Tsayo-san gave me some 😊.
Sukkah and delicious 😋.
Thanks again!
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とみちゃん
Sake Nunoya Honkin Sake Brewery (Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture)
Honkin Yamahai Junmai
Alcohol percentage 14
Rice polishing ratio 59
This is one of my personal favorite sake breweries.
Taichi is dry and has a strong mouthfeel, while Honkin has no peculiarities and is very easy to drink.
It is also a sake that can be enjoyed by everyone.
It has a full and mellow mouthfeel.
One sip and you will say, "Oh, it's delicious! is the first word that comes to mind when you take a sip.
You can drink it without food. It is delicious.
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つよーだい
What a favorite book gold 😆.
Refreshing and delicious👍
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KARA
Water, rice, yeast all produced in Suwa
Fruity ginjo aroma and refreshing rice flavor
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Honkin純米 雨あがりの空と
ミセスサッカロ
One of the five breweries in Suwa, Nagano Prefecture
By word of mouth on Google Maps
It seemed to have a good reputation, so I went there and
and bought it.
100% Suwa Miyamanishiki
Citric acidity from the use of white malted rice
I heard it has a citric acidity... 🧐.
Yum! Delicious! It's like a summer sake 😆😆😆😆.
At first I thought it was a bit heavy,
But after that, it has a moderate sourness,
refreshing and refreshing 😊.
Just like the name!
The sky after the rain 😆😆😆😆😆.
There seems to be no special distributor in Aichi Prefecture.
Too bad 😭
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hi Mrs. Saccaro 😃
I see you made it to the warehouse: ‼️
This looks sour and delicious HONKINSAN😍I'd love to get some 🤗.
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ミセスサッカロ
Jay & Nobby.
My parents live in Nagano, so this was a side trip 😎.
Honkin-san is a small brewery.
It's a small brewery, but it's a family-run business and they are doing a great job.
It's a great brewery ✨
You must get it 😆😆😆😆😆.
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ポンちゃん
Hi Mrs. Saccaro 🐦.
I also visited last year and I thought it was a nice brewery with a kind mother and a hardworking son 😊I would like to try this one at home 🎶.
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ミセスサッカロ
Pon.
When I visited.
I had a great time with the energetic and friendly proprietress 😆😆😆.
I still have some "active nigori beauty blue" to look forward to 😋😋.
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Pei
This is recommended. The sweet and sour aroma spreads and matured banana aroma is similar to melon and fresh yellow apple aroma. It has an elegant sweetness with a nice fresh and sharp acidity. The mouthfeel is hard to believe it is sake. It is also inexpensive and cosy.
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ぴねき
On the bottom right of the label.
"Good times, good sake."
... Nice 💓
When I was planning my trip to Nagano, I learned that there are many sake breweries in Nagano.
This is one that I visited and welcomed in Suwa City. Maybe more Nagano sake posts for a while 🦆.
Now, Honkin summer sake🍶.
Very clear and easy to drink! With some acidity.
I could feel the deliciousness of the water in this bottle.
Last but not least, a reminder of our trip...
We arrived just before closing time, so we made a mad dash around the town lined with sake breweries.
We were in a huge rush, but the brewers showed us around and we were able to shop with satisfaction 🍶.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Pineki 😃.
Nagano is a great destination for sake breweries and liquor shops 😍for sake drinkers 🤗.
We had a great time visiting there before 🚙.
I still remember the delicious Honkin I bought back then 🥹I must drink it again 😋.
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ぴねき
Good evening, Jay & Nobby - ☺️
You are absolutely right! I think I need to visit other sake breweries outside of Suwa City to enjoy Nagano sake more 😆.
You two got along well and drank well together 🥺🙌Smileful~！！！！
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ヤスベェ
Summer Nigorinpik 91
In April, I had the light nigori of Mio, a junmai ginjo from the same company, and today I will have the active nigori version 😀.
The top aroma of the light nigori was a little more gorgeous than the light nigori 🤣.
Both are fruity and delicious, but the active nigori is naturally more fruity and has a more robust fruitiness with a hint of sourness.
Both are delicious, but I think I prefer the active nigori more 🤣.
I would like to compare the two next year if I have a chance 😇
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Nao888
Good morning, Yasbaye 🌞Motokin-san's active nigori fruity and looks delicious 🍶Motokin-san is one of the top Shinano sake drinkers, so I'm jealous 🤤I would love a review comparing drinks: ❣️
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ヤスベェ
Nao888, good evening 😀
I think Honkin-san is one of the top Nagano sake brewers in my opinion.
If you have a chance, please give it a try 😇
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Yasbay 😃.
I remember the first time I drank it a long time ago! I have a strong memory of how good it was when I drank it for the first time a long time ago ‼️ I think I have to drink a second bottle this year 🤗.
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Honkin純米雨あがりの空く
Zhang-E
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At first glance, the label Smooth does not seem like real gold!
Fruit-like aroma
Sweetness and acidity like fruit juice pops!
It is nice that fine gas is still there.
Miyamanishiki produced in Suwa, Shinshu
Polishing ratio 59
Manufactured in May 2025
Alcohol percentage -13.0
Sake meter degree -22.0
Acidity 3.1
☆☆☆☆☆
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