Hana no Ka (Hananoka Shuzo Kumamoto)

5/14/2025, 11:50:04 AM

5/13/2025

ささとら

Kazu

Hana no Ka雪花

5/13/2025, 9:03:09 PM

Hana no Ka雪花純米大吟醸生酒おりがらみ発泡

5/11/2025, 12:26:44 PM

5/11/2025

蔵元部

Elegant sparkling with sweet and sour taste. It is a 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 decided to buy a local brand, Hana-no-Kou (fragrance of cherry blossoms). 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, including packing. As an added bonus, I got a commemorative 200 check-in.

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ma-ki-

Nf bapakさん、こんばんわ 200チェックインおめでとうございます🎉 奥様も納得の購入の貴重な花の香さんで節目酒～呑んでみたいお酒なので羨ましいです😋 これからも益々酒活楽しみましょうね😁

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).

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ジェイ&ノビィ

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 🤗.

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ポンちゃん

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 😉.

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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_.

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Thank you, Pon-chan. Lately, it has become my default travel luggage to bring a set of cushion sheets and a 4-gallon bottle-sized bag, lol.

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sibylla_tks

Hana no Ka朝絞り　生原酒　純米大吟醸　桜花　無濾過生原酒

5/10/2025, 7:26:57 PM

5/10/2025

sibylla_tks

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 😱.

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gomibako

Hana no Ka桜花純米大吟醸

5/9/2025, 12:59:25 PM

gomibako

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.

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Hana no Ka産土神宴限定　花の香x白糸

5/7/2025, 11:56:23 PM

5/7/2025

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

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たまこ

Hana no Ka梅花

5/5/2025, 12:33:37 PM

たまこ

甘い

Hana no Ka二〇二四出品酒 9純米大吟醸生酒

5/3/2025, 10:04:47 AM

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.

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へっぽこ

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: ☺️☺️☺️

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ma-ki-

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 😁✨!

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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

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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 🍶.

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マル

Good morning, Mr. Gura: ☀️ Happy birthday to your wife 🎉🎊 You opened a nice bottle! I've only had sansho, so I'd like to try hana-no-kou as well!

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Hi Gula 😃 Happy birthday to your wife 🎂🎉! Here we go! A good guy at the right time ‼️ is great to share it with both of us 🤗!

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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!)

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Jay & Nobby, thank you for your comments 😊I'm really glad we got a good drink at the right time 🍶.

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ポンちゃん

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 😊.

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Thanks for your comment, Ponchan 😊It was a nice priced drink that I wouldn't normally buy 💦 but it was a taste I didn't regret 🍶.

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Hana no Ka桜花純米大吟醸

5/3/2025, 4:41:57 AM

5/2/2025

日本酒バー蔵辺

Hana no Ka梅花

5/1/2025, 9:44:44 AM

5/1/2025

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

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Hana no Ka雪花　スパークリング

4/30/2025, 12:38:37 PM

4/30/2025

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

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まちん

Hana no Ka出品酒9純米大吟醸

4/30/2025, 10:34:04 AM

4/30/2025

まちん

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.

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としき

Hana no Ka桜花　純米大吟醸

4/29/2025, 8:40:32 AM

4/8/2025

としき

This sake is made by Hana-no-Ka Sake Brewery, which brews San-do, and is only available in the prefecture. Delicious 😋.

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Hana no Ka2024出品酒9

4/28/2025, 2:24:57 PM

4/28/2025

Junmai Sake is a challenging sake to enter in a sake competition Completely different taste from its origin Dry, with a bitterness that quickly dissipates in the second half. Personal preference 65/100 [Sweetness/Sweetness] Sweet☆☆☆☆☆⭐️☆☆☆☆☆Dry Appearance. [Color]. Almost colorless and transparent Aroma》《Fragrance》《Medium Medium Ginjo aroma ○ Young melon Ingredient Aroma △ Koshinko, Wasanbon Aged aroma Other [Examples] Mainly gentle and beautiful ginjo aroma Taste [Attack] Medium [Texture] Fine-grained smooth sharp [Taste] Sweetness x Smooth Sourness x Slight Bitter △ Somewhat sharp Umami x Light [Complexity] Slightly simple [Aroma] Medium Same as Kamitachiko [Lingering] Slightly short Bitterness remains slightly in the latter half. ≪Characteristic elements ≪Points to be noted [Classification by flavor characteristics] Sake with fragrance △ Sake with freshness △ Mellow sake Mature sake

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Adb4XfVTu4

Hana no Ka

4/18/2025, 11:35:52 PM

Hana no Ka純米大吟醸　桜花

4/18/2025, 10:54:26 AM

4/18/2025

Local and Limited Flower Scent Taste different from the land of origin Personal preference 70/100 [Sweetness/Sweetness] Sweet ☆☆☆☆⭐️☆☆☆☆☆☆Dry Appearance. [Color]. Almost colorless and transparent Aroma》《Fragrance》《Medium Medium Ginjo aroma ○ Young melon Ingredient aroma: △ Wasanbon Aged aroma Other [Examples] Mainly mild ginjo aroma Taste [Attack] Medium [Texture] Light and smooth. Tightened quickly in the latter half. [Taste] Sweetness △ Clean Sourness x Refreshing Bitterness - Light and gentle Umami (elegant) [Complexity] Medium [Aroma] Medium Same as Kamitachiko [Lingering] Medium The lingering bitterness is short. ≪[Distinctive elements ≪Notes. [Classification by flavor characteristics] Sake with a strong aroma ○ Sake with freshness Mellow sake Mature sake

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YT0zwZa6zd

Hana no Ka純米大吟醸　桜花

4/18/2025, 1:55:38 AM

ちょろ

Hana no Ka菊花