After harvesting Hitogokochi rice in Shinshu Sanada, Tozawa area, we had a sake party at Tozawa community center 😅.
The lineup of the fierce people who brought their own sake was amazing 😁 This Yamazan is also a new brewery that is back with a series of hits that are sure to be the next breakthrough 🤤.
Good evening, Mr. Tetsu Boy 😃.
I see you are participating in the Tozawa sake rice growing project😊Thanks for participating in the rice harvesting 🌾.
I'm also a member of the crafan, but I haven't been able to visit the site yet 🥲The launch at the community center looked like a lot of fun😊.
Aladdin-san Good evening 😊 It was a friendly and enjoyable meeting for both the organizers and the participants 🎵 The community center even allowed us to bring sleeping bags and stay overnight 😁.
Yamazan, Kinmon Nishiki was opened 🎉.
We just got word that Yamazan's new sake has been released 🤩.
I must pick that up as soon as possible: ❣️
But first, we have to drink the last of the fire-brewed Yamazan that will be in our fridge for the last time this year 😉.
So we've had a lot of Yamazan this year, but the last one to appear is Kinmon Nishiki: ☺️
In your post on sakénowa, it seems it tends to have a strong astringent and bitter taste 🧐.
That's a bit of a pet peeve of mine... 💦.
So I drank it with this previous information in mind 😆.
Well, cheers 🥂.
First, the aroma
Refreshing and gorgeous aroma!
In the mouth, the gentle sweetness gives way to the umami of Kinmon-nishiki, and then Kita Kita Kita from the second half! Astringency and bitterness!
But I was prepared for it, so it's not that strong!
Yes, it's okay at least this much 👍.
No pungency, no gassiness.
Kinmon-nishiki is interesting. The change from a firm sweetness at first to bitterness and astringency gradually is amazing🤔.
I thought it was a distinctive sake rice 😚.
But Yamasan is delicious 😋.
Different sake rice tastes totally different, and I have my preferences, but they are all delicious ✨.
New Yamasan sake, I'll have to stock up as soon as possible 🚗💨.
I can't wait to see how Yamazan evolves in the future 🥰.
Hi chika 😃Thank you for your comment...
Nagano looks like a fun place to attack because there are so many good ones!
I wonder how many 🐢 will be in chika's cellar next season🤣.
Hi HinaHanaMama, Good evening 🌛You are consistently going to Yamasan 🤤💕I still can only drink pink 😅I want to catch up but I can't go buy it 😭I guess I'll ask Jikon to do it for me after all 😆.
Good evening, HinaHanaMama-san!
There is a wide variety of Shinshu sake including "Yamazan" with different rice, so there is no end to the exploration to compare tastes.
I guess it's hard to know if it's to your liking unless you try it in person, since it's just reference information.
Nao888, good evening😄Thank you for your comment♪
Yamazan, I think I have been quite aggressive this year ☺️ and looking back, the level is still high! But pink is still the best 😋Jishin, keep up the good work 👍.
Good evening, Mr. Jive😄Thank you for your comment♪
There are many high level sake breweries in Shinshu. Nagano also has many varieties of sake rice, and there is a lot of depth to explore. ❣️ I'm looking forward to seeing the world I don't know yet 🥰.
Good evening, HinaHanaMama 😊.
I haven't had a sansan in a long time😅.
It's true that the bitter and astringent taste gives it a sharp edge 😙.
It's also delicious though~☝️
Hi HinaHanaMama 😃
I like the fact that you can prepare yourself in advance with the information on ℹ️ 😊It's really interesting to see the different flavors of sake 🍶, even from the same brewery 🤗.
Hi Kano 😃Thank you for your comment...
How about Yamasan, how about after a long time? It's quite delicious 😋.
They just released a new draft of sake, which I highly recommend 🥰.
Hi Jay & Nobby 😃Thank you for your comment...
It's a different way to enjoy a drink when you are prepared for it! Yamazan, the 💚 label is now available!
You should definitely check out ❣️ before they sell out 😅I wonder if the fridge is full right now... 😅
Good evening, HinaHanaMama!
I have a strong image of Kangiku mama and Takachiyo mama, but yes, you drank a lot of Yamasan too 🎶I appreciate your review of the same brands 🙏.
I'm looking forward to your new sake review 😊.
Good evening, Pon-chan😄Thank you for your comment♪
I have been drinking a lot of Yamazan this year! Thanks to Yamazan, I can now taste a little more about sake rice, and I think I may have figured out which sake rice I like: ☺️ I will review the new sake as well!
Hina Hana Mama
Good morning 🤩.
You also drank Kinmon-nishiki 😍Good luck getting your favorite sake and it's great to try and taste even the sake with a flavor you don't like 🤩New sake is also expected 🤩.
Good evening, Koizo😄.
Thank you for your comment.
Yamazan, I drank the last of the fire-brewed sake! Now we can welcome the new Yamazan sake as soon as possible 😆.
I can't try dry sake, which I don't like, so sake rice is a challenge👍.
😋4.2
Light! Goes well with summer! 😃
This sake understands the term "refreshing sourness".
I quite like the unique citrus sweetness that comes with the sourness!
Yamazan Junmai Daiginjo Hitogochi Gowari Unfiltered Unrefined Genshu Hi-iri.
It is a hi-iru version brewed with 50% polished rice using 100% Hitogochi produced in Takeishi, Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture.
The mild sweetness and umami spread out, accompanied by a hard acidity and firm bitterness, and the finish is clean and elegant.
Third one this term: ⁉︎
I had a bottle lurking in the back of my fridge.
I can't believe I forgot about this delicious drink, I'm so lucky to have found it!
Refreshing ginjo aroma.
Fresh with a sense of gas.
When there is a sense of gas, the sake has a dry feeling in the foreground.
When the gassiness is gone, you can taste the umami, which is also good👍.
The clear texture, umami acidity, and light bitterness make it a good choice 🐎 😋😋😋😋
The sweetness and spiciness is dry.
It is gone quickly at the rate of 2 cups a day. No wonder it's now a very popular sake!
3,200 yen without tax
I can't stop loving the mountains 🖤.
What a surprise!
The last of the 2024BY was waiting for us before the new sake!
(The liquor store said the next one is new sake.
I'm sure this time 😅)
Hitogokochi 50% polished, 15% alcohol by volume
This is my first Hitogokochi Jun Dai!
The black label was a nice finishing touch.
The sound when the bottle is opened is mf and bhush bhush ♫
I like this feeling even when it's fire-aged!
Microbubbles when poured into a glass.
The top aroma is citrus 🍋 with a little honey apple 🍎.
Drinking.
Fresh piquancy and acidity with a slight effervescence.
The aroma gives a good impression: ❗️
The sweetness and umami immediately after opening the bottle are moderate.
The refreshing part is Yamazan style. ☺️
The bitterness in the last part is really Hitokochi-like.
The proof of Yamazan love that started with drinking outside
2024BY including 2022 vintage
14 bottles for drinking at home‼️
We drank almost all of them ✨✌️
Good evening Jay & Nobby 😃.
This is a testament to your single-minded love of the three mountains 😆.
This year I was partial to them, but next year
I will love them a little more and love them for a long time
I'd like to go for a long time.
Post-birthday celebration, a small restaurant in Joetsu City ④.
Yamasan, often seen at Sawa-no-wa!
I wanted to drink this.
I thought it might be modern and unfiltered, but it was the first sake brewed with Yamae-Nishiki, so I gulped it down with a curious look on my face.
This... A sense of minerality!
If you want to call it modern, it is modern, but if you want to cite it, it is a type of sake like Kaze no Mori or something like that, which is characterized by that kind of complexity.
It is quite an interesting and delicious sake.
I would like to try other Yamazan and also sake brewed with Yamae Nishiki.
... Shinshu Kamerei, for example. (Laughs)
Hatsuyuki Light Nigori 2 years aged from Yamazan, my favorite.
This is my first brand.
It was a sake that I found irresistibly delicious, with a firm pear-like sweetness that greatly exceeded the sweetness associated with the gentle ginjo aroma, a slight gassy feeling, and a slight bitterness that left a gentle aftertaste before disappearing.
Although the variety may vary, I would be happy to drink this light nigori sake every evening.
Purchased at Sake-no-Osaka-ya.
Thanks to my wife who always makes a nice selection.
Yamasan finally came to our house 😊.
I pre-ordered it from the online store of Yajima Sake Shop, which I've been a frequent customer of lately✨.
I couldn't find any nearby liquor stores, and there were no distributors in the Kyushu area 😅.
Well, as for the taste, the top aroma is calm and sweet, like banana.
To be honest, I couldn't really tell what the overtone was, but I would say it was a slightly fruity sweet aroma 🤔.
There was a slightly medium gasiness, with a strong sourness and bitterness.
The sweetness is not as much as I expected, and the flavor seems to increase slightly from the mid-palate.
Overall, I had the impression that it was a little heavy, and I thought that the acidity and bitterness were its characteristics!
Well, there is no doubt that it is delicious, but if you ask me if it is my favorite, I don't think so...(ω・ω・`)
I wonder if another kind or raw sake would be a little different 🤔.
Good evening, Chirsta!
I would like to say congratulations on your first Yamasan, but it was a bit subtle 🥺 quite disappointing 😥I would have definitely started with Usunigori. Next time I'll try the Sanke Nishiki Usunigori🩷 label👍.
Good evening, HinaHanaMama🌝.
I feel like I drank in the wrong order 🥺.
I feel like I suddenly went from the oddball Black Jack to the best of the best 😅.
I remember the light nigori🩷 label of Sanke Nishiki!
Good evening, Cheestar!
Since the revival of "Yamazan", its popularity and sales channels have been expanding rapidly, so I have a feeling that more and more stores will start selling it in Kyushu.
I also drank "Hitogokochi" myself and thought, "What? I drank another one and was hooked!
Hi Gyve 😃
I'm still itching to get a deal somewhere soon because it's exploding in popularity right now 🙏.
I see 🤔 I should have done a little more research before ordering 😅
I've been waiting for the bullet train at Ueda station on my way back from harvesting rice as a sake rice owner in the terraced rice paddies of Inakura, Kakawari-tai 🎵 Delicious 🎵 Yuki Kurihara, the toji, brilliant!
Slightly effervescent, with a strong acidity and a slight sense of rice in the acidity. The sweetness is also felt within the acidity. It is refreshing and easy to drink, but I would like to see more rice flavor.
☆☆☆☆☆
Yamazan is so good, isn't it?
Gentle acidity, clean sweetness.
This may be my first pure Daiyamazo, but it's delicious!
It's not so much that it's good with food as it is that it's just plain good!
But it's not that it doesn't go well with food either.
It is exquisite!
Yamazan is delicious!
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