When I started drinking sake, they still had it in Fukuoka.
At that time, there were so many sake that I wanted to try, and I thought that I could drink it anytime since it was from Kumamoto, a neighboring prefecture.
But it became a Kumamoto-only sake and I couldn't drink it 😆😆.
I wandered over to a liquor store in Tamana, Kumamoto,
Oh wow! I found Hana no Kou 😍😂😂.
I'd forgotten all about you because of the major popularity of Sandon in the country 😂😂.
When you open the cork, it has a sweet fruity aroma.
Not flashy but gorgeous sweetness in the mouth 😋😋.
Rounded acidity😍.
It's like strawberries 😍
It's so delicious ⤴️⤴️⤴️👏👏👏👏👏👏
Ingredients Kumamoto rice Kumamoto rice Kumamoto rice Koji
Polishing ratio: Yamadanishiki, 50% for koji rice, 50% for kake rice
Alcohol content 15
Production Date 2025.02
@ Shimokawa Sake Brewery, Tamana City
Hana-no-Kou Sake Brewery is making a strong showing with their Sanchi, but this is a test brew, so they do not call themselves Sanchi. It is a raw sake that has been laid down at a low temperature for two years.
It is so vigorous that the lid makes a noise when opened. As the previous reputation that it is vinegar-like, it is not sweet but has a sour taste. It also has a white wine-like taste, but maybe it is vinegar because it is not sweet.
My impression is that it is a very interesting and sharp sake. They recommend it with strong-flavored Western food, such as Chinese food. I had it with a hamburger, which was junky, but that was okay.
Hana no Kaori is definitely the most drunk Kumamoto sake.
It's only available in Kumamoto now, so it's a great souvenir for people outside of the prefecture 😁.
Kikka is a slightly austere type of sake, somewhere between classic and modern 😋.
This time the sake also had an austere taste, and I enjoyed it more when it was warmed up than when it was cold 🥰.
Since drinking at an izakaya on the first day of my trip to Kyushu in January
Hana no Kaori 🍶.
I opened a bottle of unfiltered raw sake that I had gotten for drinking at home 😙.
Polishing ratio: Yamadanishiki, Koji rice 50%, Kake rice 50%.
Alcohol content 15 degrees Celsius
When the bottle is opened, it has the same melon-like ginjo aroma as the last time. When you drink it again, you can feel the fizziness and the sweetness in the acidity.
It finishes with a nice bitterness ✨.
Yes, like this 😄.
The taste is my image of my favorite type of sake made with Yamadanishiki 😊.
It's relatively easy to find in Kumamoto Prefecture because there are many stores that carry it, but it's a local brand so it's a shame we won't see it in other prefectures 💦.
If I were greedy, I would like to compare it with the Yamadanishiki from the same brewery.
