Posting No. 549
This is a light and refreshing sake. It has a strong acidity and a citrusy, weak aroma. Sweetness and umami are weak.
Pairing with food
Abalone sashimi
Sashimi with abalone
Satsuma-age (fried fish cake)
Personal taste ★★★☆☆☆☆
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.
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