Cold sake.
Sake from Japan's oldest sake brewery.
The color is a cloudy light yellow.
The aroma is faintly of cooked rice with a hint of myrin.
The first sip has a mild aroma of cooked rice with a honey-like sweetness.
The aftertaste is crisp and light, leaving a dry aftertaste on the tongue.
Although it is a sake made from the traditional sake yeast, it is a pure rice daiginjo that is stored unfiltered, so it is easy to drink and has a beautiful taste with a broad range of flavors.
Goes well with Iburi Goko cheese.
[Full specs of Japan's oldest sake brewery 😉 ]
Junmai Daiginjo, ice cold aged, unfiltered raw - all my favorite words in a row, a bottle that is impossible to pass up 😁.
I didn't know this, but it was founded in 1141 and seems to be the oldest existing sake brewery in Japan... Σ
883 years ago❗❗❗
The alcohol aroma is strong, though the strength is not strong.
It is quite dry, and the most impressive thing is the bitterness of the aftertaste.
I didn't notice much acidity and it was probably the most bitter sake I've ever had 😳.
It is said to be aged for one year, so I honestly wish it had more umami and a sense of maturity with hints of incense, but I learned a lot about it, including its history.
Also, it was a very unexpected but good match with sweet and tasty chicken liver stew 😋.
This sake was made by the Sudo Honke, said to be the oldest sake brewery in Japan. It was a junmai daiginjo with a subtle ginjo aroma and a sharp taste at the end.
Hankyu Brewery Festival (6)
This was the first appearance of Sudoh Honke.
He said he hoped this would be a good opportunity to have Hankyu handle their products.
He said that although it is not familiar in the Kansai region, Takimoto and Shimada Sake Shop in Osaka carry it. He said that since the Corona disaster, they have not been sold in Kansai for the most part.
The president's English pronunciation was very good, as he is mainly an exporter 🤣 He even dared to say "empty" again in English.
The oldest existing brewery.
The first brewery to produce sake.
The first brewery to produce sparkling sake.
The image of the first brewery to produce sparkling sake.
We tasted the following
Kasumiyama Junmai Daiginjo Unfiltered Namaizu
Kasumiyama Junmai Daiginjo Unfiltered Namaizu
Yukinomai Sparkling Unfiltered Nama-zake
Gonohonomoto Junmai Daiginjo Namaisho Namaisho
Gonohomyo Junmai Daiginjo Kurokin Unfiltered Nama-zake
Gonohonomoto Junmai Daiginjo Unfiltered Nama-zake
Gonohonomoto Junmai Daiginjyo Hyokyuu-aged Autumn
Yamatohana Junmai Daiginjo Unfiltered Nama-zake
The Kurogane tasted like chocolate and had a sense of maturity, but the brewer said it had not been aged.
The taste of the kamishimo is different from that of other kamishimo, but this seems to be the original kamishimo.
Sparkling tastes like pear.
Not enough words 🤣.
I spent the most time there and was able to hear many surprising stories. We met up with Aladdin here.
I was interested in the sparkling wine, but it was too expensive, so I bought a bottle of Yamatohana Junmai Daiginjo Unfiltered Namaizu, which I thought was the closest to my favorite.
Hello bouken😃Thank you very much for your time.
Thank you very much for your time 😊I joined bouken and Nemuchi as they were leaving after they had enjoyed talking and drinking at Sudoh Honke, both of them were very satisfied 😁.
bouken, here you go too😊.
We had a wonderful time talking and drinking a lot ✨we were also very interested in your detailed talk about everything from taste to management 😊I want to record it because I forget so easily these days 🤣.
Good evening, bouken 😁.
I don't see Go-no-Homare in Kumamoto.
I used to drink it when I was in Saitama...
I liked it a lot.
I wish such an event would come to Kumamoto too!
Hello Aladdin 😃
Thank you for the other day 🙇.
My main goal this time was to visit Sudoh Honke so I visited before I got drunk 🤗I don't remember much after this 😅.
Hi Pon 😃.
Once you have ceased to make the same thing, you cannot make the same thing. I felt the words "once it's gone, you can't make the same thing again" 😊.
I should record it like an interview 😅I'm sure I'll get a lot of attention 🤣.
Hello TOMO 😃
The brewery also said that they mainly export, so maybe they don't distribute much 🤔.
Let's let Tsuruya department store do their best in Kumamoto 😁.
Hankyu Brewery Festival🍶9th Brewery
Arrival of Mr. pyonpyon!
The four of us are tasting 🎶.
This is the oldest brewery in Japan, dating back to the Heian period ✨.
Yukinomai Nama Sparkling
Junmai Daiginjyo Namaekase Namaekase
Junmai Daiginjo Kurokin Unfiltered Nama
Sparkling is refreshing, sweet soft and easy to drink 🫧.
Sparkling has also been made for 180 years 😳
And Kurogane! It tasted like bitter chocolate🍫. I was surprised by the richness: ‼️
I could tell from the brewery's story that they teach their techniques to wineries overseas and that their sake is made with an awareness of overseas markets 😊.
Hello Ponchan 😃
The taste of the sake and the stories of the brewer were all shocking and left the biggest impression on me this time. I spent a lot of time here and got quite drunk 🤣.
Good evening, bouken!
I was amazed at your skills, not only in alcohol, but also in teaching famous winemakers abroad 😳It's amazing that you are doing so many things like collaborating with chocolate and doing events ✨.
Good evening, Pon-chan 😃.
You Kansai group is really close 🤗.
I guess it's double the fun 👍and double the deliciousness when we all go together 😋I didn't know there has been a spark for 180 years 😳I'll learn a lot from you!
Good evening, Jay & Nobby!
It's nice to be able to share our thoughts with each other! Conversation with the brewer also brings up questions you didn't expect and really doubles the fun and deliciousness 😆💕.
I see that sparkling wine has been drunk since the Edo period: ‼️
Sudo Honke, the proud brewer of Ibaraki!
This is actually the first time I'm buying it myself! I'm looking forward to it!
I'm going to have it with a snow-cold Nosaku gugu-mini!
The aroma is quite restrained.
The taste... comes in quite lightly... but after that, it has a "that sake" feeling that reminds me of good old-fashioned sake!
It's the complete opposite of the sake I've been drinking lately, so I've been busy being confused and impressed with it.
However, I feel that it is better to drink it well chilled.
It's not my favorite when it's lukewarm...
Purchased from a warehouse
It has a slightly muscat-like aroma.
The taste is unlike anything I have ever tasted before.
You don't taste much when you put it in your mouth, but there is a spiciness in the aftertaste and in the throat.
What is this?
Is this a traditional taste? Is it an old taste?
The atmosphere of the direct sales place and the person who helped me were elegant and made me nervous.
This Sudo Honke is a very old brewery....
I was curious, so I took a peek on my phone after buying this sake.
So this is the first brewery to release a sake with a "nama" (raw sake) flavor!
This sake also has the word "Nama" written on it lol.
And the fact that it's made using the traditional method of honjikomi sounds kind of awesome!
What surprised me is that this is 20 years old💦.
I don't know what changes have occurred over the past 20 years.
It starts with a unique aroma, then comes a caramel-like sweetness, and just when you get used to the unique aroma, the rice flavor spreads.
I think this aroma is different from the ginjo aroma, so maybe it has been aged and the aroma has changed.
I don't dislike it❤
It's delicious❤.
Aroma that's almost addictive, in a good way! 👍
I think they are making only daiginjo now, so ginjo might be precious.
Sudoh Honke is said to be the oldest existing sake brewery in Japan.
The description of the brewery's unique brewing method, "traditional method of brewing," gives a sense of history and tradition.
The color has a slight amber tinge like old sake, and the taste is classical, with a lingering caramel-like aftertaste.