Kuromatsukenbishi (Kenbishi Shuzo Hyogo)

4/20/2024, 1:10:02 AM

4/19/2024

Kuri

Notes from Tippsy Sake: This honjozo has a little more color than some sake because the brewers don’t carbon-filter it as much. This helps retain that tantalizing umami taste and a comfortable viscosity, something to give it some weight. My thoughts: Room Temperature - A full, unbridled flavor that sinks into the tongue and leaves some tingling behind as an aftertaste. Warm - Shockingly smooth when warm. I used my new sake heater set for the first time and it was what I’m guessing is nurukan.

juju

4/19/2024, 2:00:47 PM

juju

(Umami) ☺️

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すんすけ

4/18/2024, 11:55:04 AM

すんすけ

I bought it with a friend to study... Maybe it was a little too early. It has a brown sugar-like sweetness and a strong liquor taste, which makes it a bit hard for me to drink. I learned a lot.

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4/15/2024, 10:21:10 PM

家飲み部

The ones I bought at the supermarket and stored at room temperature. It was served at room temperature in a wine glass. At the entrance, the aroma of ripe rice straw and mushrooms, and the acidity that makes you feel the richness of the wine. In the mouth, the thick and at the same time light acidity supports the thick umami of the rice. The finish is soft and moderately dry. This is still a wonderful wine. It's half a miracle that such an authentic sake can be bought "normally" at a supermarket at a reasonable price ✨✨. Next, I heated it up. This time, I poured half of the sake into a 8 shaku tasting cup and heated it for less than 20 seconds. It was probably about 50℃, a little too warm from the aroma. At first, there is a strong smell of alcohol, but after waiting a while, the warm and soft sweetness of the rice spreads in the mouth with just the right amount of dryness. The aging aroma also becomes part of the mild mouthfeel as it warms up, very nice ✨✨. A sense of maturity from the entrance, thick umami, soft acidity, sweet and gentle mouthfeel and a mild and crisp finish. I am reminded once again that this is a sake that will continue to be loved beyond time. It has all the elements of a good sake 🍶. And this 1-gouple size bottle is both well designed and easy to use ✨✨.

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ひるぺこ

Hello, Yasu-san. This bottle of Kuromatsu Kenbishi is excellent, isn't it? I wonder why this taste is available at supermarkets? The taste is so stable that it makes you wonder why you can buy it in supermarkets. It is indeed just right to be lukewarm 😊.

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Hi ☀️ this bottle is really useful for dividing leftover sake into small portions and heating it up as it is ✨It's a safe thing to reach for when you go out to buy sake and are lost and can't make up your mind 😊.

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ねむち

Good evening, Yasu-san 🌛Kenrishi has always had a great taste and a strong management policy 😊These bottles can be lent to keep convection going and I was impressed by what President Shirakashi said 😆 We are keeping them at room temperature at home too 😁.

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Nemuchi-san, good evening 🌙The development of these small bottles, the rethinking of the detailed process for the "unchanged taste", and this flexibility is probably what keeps the "tradition" stubbornly alive ✨The refrigerator is always full, so long live the sake that is stored at room temperature 😆.

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あお

4/12/2024, 2:23:10 PM

1/19/2024

焼き鳥床島

あお

Heavy, hate it. I wonder if this is what you wrote down?

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4/8/2024, 2:14:34 AM

ケンビシ

3/27/2024, 12:09:57 PM

3/27/2024

7-Eleven (セブンイレブン芦屋駅北口店)

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らいおん

Home dinner, strong flavored

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taku

3/25/2024, 2:45:40 PM

Chokki

Kuromatsukenbishi普通酒

3/19/2024, 11:45:36 PM

Chokki

Kuromatsu Kenrishi Special 17% brewed alcohol 1.8 liters 2816 yen This is a standard sake often seen in supermarkets and purchased as a return to its origins. It has a yellowish color because it is not filtered very much. It has a unique flavor, with a rich, umami-kuchi taste and a slightly caramelized sweetness. It is good at room temperature or warmed. I can understand why some people don't like Kenrishige. It's a bit sticky and cloying. I try to drink my old favorite sake on a regular basis. My taste buds may change with age, or the quality of sake may change. Rated 3.4 (out of 5.0) 20230326

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ちばさん

3/19/2024, 11:16:59 AM

3/19/2024

ちばさん

I saw it in dancyu and was curious about it, so I got it at a local supermarket. It was not bad at all at room temperature, but I recommended to try it at a slightly warmed temperature to open up the aroma. Easy heated sake. It's good!

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Fジータ

Kuromatsukenbishi瑞穂

3/18/2024, 2:18:20 PM

Fジータ

Drink at room temperature. Delicious. Lingering aftertaste like Shaoxing wine. It tastes even better at 50°C.

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赤兎馬

3/18/2024, 10:03:16 AM

3/18/2024

赤兎馬

. Rice polishing ratio: 63 Fluffy sweetness spreads from hot to lukewarm! The balance with the acidity is nice! The cherry blossoms have not bloomed yet! ✩4.0

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こいさん

3/17/2024, 4:00:37 AM

Yuto

3/10/2024, 7:33:29 AM

芳醇甘口

3/4/2024, 9:53:43 AM

3/4/2024

やまや尼崎水堂店

bonchi

Clear and colorless. Sweet aroma like cotton candy. The full aroma is reminiscent of freshly pounded rice cakes. The strength of the aroma is medium. The overtone is reminiscent of golden sugar. The slightly aged overtone may be due to the preservation condition of the store where it was sold. The acidity is mild and the astringency is strong. It has a medium lingering finish. A mellow sake.

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Kohei

3/3/2024, 11:10:30 AM

Kohei

A regular sake in our house. Nutty, honey-like sweet aroma with a robust umami flavor, as expected from Kenryo! Transforms to dry when heated. The balance of acidity and sweetness is wonderful, and the taste is refreshing and clean. Aroma★★★⭐︎⭐︎ Taste: ★★★★★ Sweetness★★★⭐︎⭐︎ Acidity★★★⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎ Lingering★★★★⭐︎

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いーじー

2/26/2024, 4:25:55 PM

2/27/2024

家飲み部

いーじー

Purchased at a nearby supermarket. Kenrishi is sold at supermarkets and donkis. This is my first tasting. At room temperature. Slightly strong ginrei aroma. The taste is rich and mellow. The taste is not that heavy and calm. The sharpness is good. I saw on the Internet that the concept of Kenryo Shuzo is to create a flavor that never changes. They do not follow the fruity taste that is popular in the sake world today, but rather, they are trying to produce the same taste that they have been making for a long time. It is a great food sake, especially with strong flavored dishes. Recommended for intermediate to advanced drinkers.

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Kuromatsukenbishi瑞穂

2/19/2024, 5:59:25 AM

2/12/2024

ペアリング部

170

Japanese sweets and local sake pairing tasting (3) Lastly, three kinds of yokan Chestnut Yokan Yokan with a lot of chestnuts Hagi no Tsuru Kotatsu Neko Tenjo Mugen Tokusyu Nama Eikun Special pure tank top-loaded raw Hot water.　Nama Hashiroshi Junmai Tsuruya Yoshinobu Yokan Brown Sugar Brown sugar yokan with a rich flavor Tenjo Mugen Tokusyu Kaiun Unfiltered Junmai Namauchi Yamadaho Eikun Miss Cherry Kaiun: Unfiltered junmai namaeshu Yamadaho Eikun: Miss Cherry Kuromatsu Kenbishi Mizuho Tsuruya Yoshinobu Yokan Caramel Yokan with the aroma of caramel Kami Kamegen Jungin Namaekameo I was surprised at the number of sake pairings that go well with yokan, especially brown sugar! The best pairing this time was also brown sugar yokan with heated Kuramatsu Kenbishi Mizuho sake! When paired together, it felt like a warm sweet tea! Overall, the light sweets tended to be paired with light sweetness, while the strong sweets tended to be paired with strong sweetness and flavor. Above all, the Japanese sweets were delicious 🥰.

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まつちよ

Hi Pon-chan ☺️ I once thought it would go surprisingly well with sweet bean paste sweets to mask the bitterness, but I think it would go well with something like kenrishii 🤗.

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Hello, Matsuchiyo-san 🐦. I'm so glad you've already tried it! You've already tried it 😆👍When I ate yokan and drank some heated Kenrishi, "Ho!" came out naturally 🤣Wagashi is also an option...

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ヤスベェ

Good evening, Pon-chan 😀 The pairing of Japanese sweets and sake is moderately nice 😀. I wanted to go to this event with my wife, but I couldn't because I had to work on a three-day weekend 😢. I would love to attend the next one if there is one 😀.

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Good evening, Yasube-san 🦉. I heard that Tsuruya-san is a regular customer of the store and made it happen😊 so maybe he will do it again...it's interesting how sweets can make a slightly difficult drink easier to drink! I think I'll try it at home too🎶.

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付喪神

Good evening, Pon-chan 🍶. Kembishi and yokan... 😳 I'll try it if I get a chance 😋.

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ジャイヴ

Good evening, Pon 🌛. I see you attended this event 😁. I've been curious about this pairing since I read a special feature on Sake and Japanese sweets in a book, and I thought it would be cold sake, but [yokan and hot sake] was an eye-opener and I'm going to try it ✨.

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bouken

Good evening, Pon-chan 😃😃 When I drank kenrishi at home before, I thought it would go well with vanilla ice cream 🍨, so I agree that it goes well with sweets, but yokan and hot sake is a surprise 😳

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Hello, Attached Mourning God 🐦. I felt that sweet and dark tasting liquor would go well with dark tasting sweets 😊Please don't if it doesn't taste good 💦.

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Hi Jive 🐦. I thought I might be able to grab something if I had a few more sweets 😅The warmed sake seems to go well with the whole thing. The yu~ho. The person who had us warm up the sake also said it matched and tasted great 😊.

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Hello, bouken 🐦. You're right, bouken! I wish I could have tried a few more 🥺.

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ルテルテミ

Hi Pon 😁. The Japanese sweets look delicious first of all 😋 It is quite an interesting event. I had Nozomu and Yokan at a previous Takashimaya event and found them delicious.

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Good evening, Rutemi🦉. Tsuruya's wagashi is delicious 😳❣️ Rutemi, you have tried many different kinds 😳and the yokan is still strong 😆 I will try the warabimochi too 😉.

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sedomamsi

Kuromatsukenbishi特撰

2/17/2024, 11:41:01 AM

miya0428