2025 0102
☆☆☆☆
Western Gate
Junmai Daiginjo
Rice polishing ratio 40
Alcohol 16
100% Yamadanishiki from Hyogo Prefecture, District A
Water from the Saigawa River system (from a well in the brewery's own well)
Nagano D yeast
Touji (Master brewer): Hiroo Harada
Sake Brewery Tasting
Manufacturer Yoshinoya
941 Nishinomon-cho, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture
Processing Plant YOSHINOYA
11-1 Arcs, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture
2025 0102
☆☆☆☆
Western Gate
Junmai Daiginjo
Polishing ratio 35
Alcohol 16
100% Yamadanishiki from Hyogo Prefecture, District A
Water from the Saigawa River system (from a well in the brewery's own well)
Nagano D yeast
Sake Brewery Tasting
Manufacturer Yoshinoya
941 Nishinomon-cho, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture
Processing Plant Yoshinoya
11-1 Arcs, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture
Today I went to Nishinomon in Nagano 💨 I tasted a variety of sake, but I moved to Shinshu Kuraudo in front of the station to buy some modern sake.
Today, I will have Nishinomon, which is a first for me. The aroma is sweet and fruity like green apple.
The sweetness comes on the palate and disappears gradually. It is delicious with nozawana and motsu-ni (boiled pork) 😊✨.
Here is what we have on the night of the winter solstice. I bought this bottle when I visited Zenkoji Temple. It is a matsuri (a kind of Japanese tea), but it has a refreshing aftertaste.
Nishinomon Junmai Daiginjo 40
Yoshinoya (Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture)
Nishinomon Junmai Ginjo
The aroma is very mild. It has an alcoholic smell.
The mouthfeel is sweet and a little heavy. However, it is easy to drink for a sweet sake.
It has no sharpness and is suitable for leisurely drinking. There is not much aftertaste, and the image is of drinking it in a calm and leisurely manner.
It has a heavy mouthfeel for a junmai ginjo, so it may be suitable for different people.
Postscript: 4 weeks after opening the bottle
The corners of the bottle become a little more angular, and the acidity becomes stronger.
The heavy mouthfeel has shifted to crisp and dry. The aftertaste is still mild, but it has become more sharp.
As the yellow label suggests, it is delicious with a pineapple-like aroma and taste.
It is a refreshing sake with a harmonious balance of sweetness and sourness.
It is delicious.
Tastes like ripe melon, cemedine. Too sweet for my taste.
I had the nabe as a side dish, but the sweetness still seemed to prevail.
Alcohol content: 17%.
Rice polishing ratio: 50%.
Nishinomon Junmai Ginjo Nigori Sake 720ml
Rice polishing ratio 60
Alcohol content 16%.
On 11/25, I wanted to buy Iraka black sake at Hattoya Sake Shop, but before I went there, I dropped in at Yoshinoya Nishinomon near Zenkoji Temple. They did not have any nama-shu on sale, nor did they have Junmai-daiginjo, which is only available at exclusive dealers.
I opened the bottle. It was surprisingly refreshing and creamy. It is a perfect food sake 😃. It is perfect for a mealtime sake 😃.
Lunch was at Daizen-san in Zenkoji Omotesando.
