The founder, Shoemon Yokota, was trained at a sake wholesaler in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, and when he set up his own business, he named the sake after the place where he trained, with the thought that he should never forget his first love. It is very difficult to register the name of a place as a trademark today, so it is an extremely valuable trademark.
It has been a long time since I last tasted Sanzo. It is dry with a slight bitterness, but surprisingly easy to drink. The sweetness comes in later. Legs are hardly noticeable.
This is the 640th one-cup, one-pack festival.
This is a sake from Yokota Sake Brewery in Gyoda City, Saitama Prefecture, which we stopped by on our way home from my wife's hobby of making haniwa (clay figurines).
Since it is a pure sake, the alcohol content is a little high, so it tastes great on the rocks.
It is good to drink it on the rocks.
Well, it was already cool, so I just drank it cold.
It tasted light and was not heavy even though it was high in alcohol, so it was easy to enjoy.
The three of us drank it all together with barley tea.
It was delicious 🤗.
Opened October 24, 2025
Purchased at the brewery
Amazing, it tastes like many things ^ ^.
Sweet, spicy, acidic, umami, and a freshness that is typical of nama-zake, it also drains off the oil. ☺️ Even though it is a nama-zake, it is a good food sake. ❗️
Today, I served fried bonjiri with soy sauce.
It has a strong rice flavor and an old-fashioned atmosphere. It is not too heavy and not too aromatic, so I thought it would be good to drink with a casual snack.
A bottle that I opened yesterday because I didn't drink enough.
And I couldn't finish it, so I continued to drink it today.
I think it is a traditional sake. I think...
Sake from the Yokota Sake Brewery in Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture, which we received.
I drank it for the first time, and it was delicious!
It has a strong rice flavor, but also a melon-like sweetness!
I was drinking it with a bowl of tuna on top of a bowl of zuke, but I think I'll drink this sake without a side dish...
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Nihonbashi
Ukishiro
Junmai Sake Set
Airport Limited Edition
Junmai Ginjo
Polishing ratio 60
100ml
Yokota Shuzo
Gyoda City, Saitama Prefecture
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Nihonbashi
Edo Banquet
Junmai Sake Set
Airport Limited Edition
Mellow Junmai
Polishing ratio: 70
Yokota Shuzo
Gyoda City, Saitama Prefecture
Purchased at Takashimaya's Sake Festival (****)
The International Wine Challenge 2024 seal is different from last year
It still has the distinct flavor and ripeness of the original sake.
The taste is more dense than last year's!
Maybe it's just my imagination.
I wanted to buy a set of three small bottles as an objet d'art, but I bought this one.
Maybe it's personal, but it's my favorite!
I also bought a cup of Hokusetsu.
I'll see you next time!
Another nihomshu that needs time to breathe. When first open, mainly tasted the sharp alcohol, but after a few days, it mellows to a taste of rice, melon, sharpness with a slight bitter finish. Very drinkable cold. The taste mellows over time and 2 weeks later is still good with less alcohol hit.
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