Robatayaki Kohachi, Kumamoto, Japan
Slightly carbonated and juicy
Delicious!
I didn't expect to buy a bottle of sake only, but this one is No.4 bottle only 😇 This is my first time to buy a bottle of this size or something like that lol
Gorgeous ginjo aroma
A little bit of schwarziness
Sourness and richness give a refreshing feeling after swallowing.
This may be what is meant by a sake with a good sharpness.
It tasted delicious, so it was as good as the fat from the hokke (hokke crackers).
Thank you Inomoto Sake Shop for telling us about it.
Sangdo Shinpyo Limited "Hananoka x Shiroito" (Flower Scent x White Thread) 2025.
This is a collaboration between Hananaka Shuzo, which brews Sanchi, and Shiraito Shuzo, which brews Tanaka Rokuugo, and is a limited edition Sanchi Shinen sake brewed at Hananaka Shuzo using koji made at Shiraito Shuzo from Yamadanishiki produced in Itoshima!
It has a fresh, fresh nose with a strong lactic acidity and lychee-like nuances.
In the mouth, the strong gaseous sensation is pleasant, and the thick texture on the tongue is reminiscent of Hana-no-Kou. The robust sweetness of Yamadanishiki produced in Itoshima fills the mouth, while a refreshing bitterness and a smooth aftertaste can be enjoyed.
It is an exquisite collaboration that combines the individualities of both breweries!
Hello, YSTJ!
What a fascinating collaboration this is: ⤴️
And that it is a perfect combination of the personalities of both breweries 🤤.
It's a bottle of bliss only for the participants of the divine banquet 😋.
An elegant sparring of sweet and sour. It was very ordinary, but impeccably beautiful sake. It was a good wine that I could drink easily.
When I visited Fukuoka in early spring, I went to Omuta on the second day and rented a car to visit the brewery. We arrived at the brewery a little after 11:00 a.m., stopping at a roadside station along the way.
At the Hanakairo (store) attached to the brewery, there was one customer who had already purchased two bottles of sansho and only one bottle of sansho remained! Wow!
Fortunately, there is a SANDO store within easy reach of my house, so I bought a bottle of Hana-no-Kou, a local brand. My wife, who usually criticizes me for the pressure of the refrigerator on the draft sake, could not pass up the opportunity to buy three bottles of sake: a draft of Yuki-hana, a fire-brewed Sakura-hana, and a bottle of Umeshu. We were supposed to open them at the inn, but we changed our minds and decided to drink them in their proper form, so we packed them carefully and brought them home. I brought it back home with great care and attention to packing and so on. As an added bonus, I got a commemorative 200 check-in.
Good evening, ma-ki-. Thank you very much. It looks like you and your wife are getting along well. I'm trying to reduce the amount of raw sake in the fridge for the summer, but when I tried to move to refrigerating one bottle of fire-brewed sake, I got angry (lol).
Nf bapak, good morning 😃.
Congratulations on your 200 check-in ㊗️㊗️ with a full bottle opening 🎉Good job on seeing off the laying soil and going for the floral fragrance spark 🤗.
Nf bapak, congratulations on your 200 check-in 🎉🎉!
It's a good celebration for you, a very hard to find number at the Flower Incense 😊👍✨It was worth the effort to go there and bring it back 😉.
Thank you, Jay & Nobby. Sansho is good enough for basic Yamadanishiki, and I see it in stores quite a bit, so I end up choosing different sake. There are many delicious sake all over Japan ٩٩_.
Cherry blossoms purchased at last month's Sangdo Shinpyo party were opened: ✨️
I was actually going to open it earlier, but there was no time to drink it and for some mysterious reason it was called pre-Mother's Day 🤣(probably because I was happy to have any excuse to drink it).
I drank Umehana at the banquet and was impressed by its slightly cloudy and very light taste, and its fruity and light sweetness in the mouth.
This was my first Sakurabana...
First of all, the rich flavor of rice spreads!
Is it rich and thick? The bitter aftertaste is not as heavy as I thought it would be at the end.
It's quite drinkable 😙.
I was drinking it with a moist ham cutlet rice cracker, but it was as strong as the spicy sauce flavor of the rice cracker, and both the sweet and the salty were gone without stopping 😱.
A little ginjo aroma.
It is not limited to this sake, but the first sip is the most aromatic...
From the second sip, for some reason, you get used to it and become insensitive to the aroma.
The balance of sweetness and richness is good, although you can hardly feel the acidity! Even for a Daiginjo, the sweetness is not too strong.
I don't feel that much alcohol, but I think it has a bit of bitterness for me.
I would like to buy a bottle of Nama Sake next time.
Is it close to the flavor of sparkling flower incense?
Personal preference
70/100
[Sweetness/Sweetness]
Sweet☆☆☆☆☆⭐️☆☆☆☆☆Dry
Appearance.
[hue].
Slightly cloudy
Aroma
Medium
Ginjo aroma
Ingredient aroma
Aged aroma
Other
[Examples]
Mainly mild ginjo aroma
Taste
[Attack]
Slightly short
[Texture]
Light and smooth
Late sharp
Fine texture of foam
[Taste]
Sweetness △ Light
Acidity x Fresh
Bitter △ Light and crisp
Umami (flavor) x light and refreshing
[Complexity]
Medium
[flavor] Somewhat weak
Same as Kamitachiko
[Lingering scent]
Slightly short
Slight bitterness continues in the latter half.
≪Distinctive elements
≪Attention!
[Classification by flavor characteristics]
Sake with fragrance △
Sake with freshness △
Mellow sake
Mature sake
Wife's birthday. We open a good sake.
Sake obtained at the Sanso Sake Brewery Opening. It is a limited edition sake. It was very expensive.
The aroma is a little lactic acid bacteria type. The mouthfeel is clean and mild. It has a beautiful sweet taste with a bit of sourness. The aftertaste is beautifully clean. It was a wonderful sake.
Good evening, Gula 🤗.
Happy Birthday to your wife, Gula 🎉㊗️. It's great to be able to enjoy a luxurious drink together on your wife's birthday! 🥰.
I wish you a wonderful year for your wife, Gra: ☺️☺️☺️
Good evening, Mr. Gula!
Happy Birthday to you, Wife Gula 🎉!
I would love to drink the flower fragrance 😲.
It looks quintessentially delicious 😋.
Wishing you both many more wonderful days 😁✨!
Heppoko-san Thank you for your comment😊It was really luxurious drinking 🍶I'm happy to drink alcohol alternatively, but I have a high Engel's coefficient... lol
Thank you for your comment, ma-ki-San😊Hana-no-Kou, it is only available in Kumamoto and has become much rarer. Sansho is delicious, but Hana no Kou is also delicious 🍶.
Thank you for your comment, Maru-san 😊Yes, I opened a bottle! It was the kind of sake that I would never drink unless there was something special about it. I hope you will be able to drink Hana-no-Kou sometime (please come to Kyushu!)
Happy birthday to your wife, Mr. Gura 🎉🎂🎂!
I'm so happy to hear that it's a limited edition sake, and at such a great price 😻I can imagine how happy she must be 😊.
The most impressive sake I've ever had at a Sangdo Shinbanquet
The rebranded Umehana.
I was told it was only available locally
Procured from a liquor store in Kumamoto
Personal preference
75/100
[Sweetness/Saltyness]
Sweet ☆☆☆☆⭐️☆☆☆☆☆☆Dry
Appearance.
[hue].
Slightly cloudy
Aroma
Slightly short
Ginjo Aroma △ Slightly faint scent of plum
Aroma of raw materials x
Aged aroma x
Other x
[Examples]
Mainly mild ginjo aroma
Taste
[Attack]
Slightly short
[Texture]
Light and smooth
[Taste]
Sweetness △Smooth and refreshing
Acidity -Refreshing
Bitter x Very light
Umami x elegant
[Complexity]
xslightly simple
[xHinted aroma]
Slightly weak
Same as Kamitachiko
[Lingering]
Slightly short
Length of first half flavor and second half bitterness
≪ Characteristic Elements.
≪Notes.
[Classification by flavor characteristics]
Sake with fragrance △
Sour sake △
Mellow sake
Mature sake
This is one of the best sparkling wine I have ever had.
It is one of the best sparkling wine I have ever had.
My personal favorite.
75/100
[Sweet and spicy]
Sweet ☆☆☆☆⭐️☆☆☆☆☆☆Dry
Appearance.
[hue].
Cloudy white
Aroma
Slightly short
Ginjo Aroma △ Young melon
Ingredient aroma: dumplings
Aged aroma
Other
[Examples]
Mainly mild ginjo aroma
Taste
[Attack]
Medium
[Texture]
Smooth
Tight
Fine lather
[Taste]
Sweetness - Clean
Acidity - Fresh
Bitter x Very light
Umami x light
[Complexity]
Somewhat simple
[Inclusion]
Slightly weak
Same as Uetachiko
[Lingering]
Medium
≪Characteristic Elements
≪Notes.
[Classification by flavor characteristics]
Sake with fragrance △
Sake with a fresh taste (△)
Mellow sake
Mature sake
Sake on display that was available at the brewery.
The aroma was not as strong as expected, but the sweetness and sake aroma came later, making it a very tasty sake.
The first one has a very strong, refreshing taste with no cloying flavor.
It is very tasty and impressive.
Thank you very much.