I wanted to try Kawanakajima Genmai, so I searched around and found this bottle😍 only it was made in June 2024, which means it has been aged for a year.
It has a sweet apple-like aroma, a beautiful mouthfeel, a very dense juicy sweetness, and then? Bitterness? A bit peculiar and bitter, then a refreshing acidity 😅.
A little bitter 🤣.
I had it after 4 days and the bitterness faded and it was too dense, juicy, sweet and refreshingly tart 😍.
I'd like to compare some of the other Genmai's ✨.
Good evening, ichiro18!
Congratulations on getting Genshu Mai 🎉!
I'd like to try it too, but I can't seem to find it 😅.
I've read your review and it sounds like a delicious Nagano sake 😋.
I want to drink it 😊.
Good evening, ichiro18😄!
I finally came across Genshu Mai, it's a bit of a shock if you find you don't like it at first impression 😭.
But I'm glad I gave it some time to change its taste to delicious ❣️ I can't wait to try other Genmai 👍
Good evening, ma-ki-😄.
Thank you very much 😊.
It's not easy to find 😅I searched for a long time 😓.
It was very sweet and I felt like this is Miyamanishiki? I hope you will be able to find Gensen Mai 🙏.
Good evening, hinahana mama 😃.
Thank you 😊 Is this the popular phantom dance? I was skeptical! It's really hard to describe but it had a peculiar taste 😅 other than that it was delicious, although it was a bit too sweet ✨.
Next up was Kawanakajima Genmai's Harmonic Emotion!
I have been wanting to try it for a long time and finally got to meet it.
The aroma is mellow and grain-like. The core umami can already be felt.
Kawanakajima Genmai is characterized by its rich sweet flavor, and this Harmonic Emotion is no exception.
However, the aftertaste is relatively sharp, making it a dangerous bottle that is easy to drink despite its substantial drinking power.
Today is my daughter's birthday 🎂
I don't have a daughter, but I'm going to celebrate on my own 🎉.
Oh 💡Manta's birthday is today too
🤗👏.
Happy birthday 🥂🥂.
The first bottle we opened was
The first bottle we opened was a new product from Genmai ✨ Yamae Nishiki ❣️
Now it's time to open the bottle ✨🥂✨!
It has a hint of apricot...
Full-bodied sweetness mixed with sourness? 🤔
I'm not sure 🤣.
When you take a sip
Sweet! Bitter! Sour!
Well... it's hard to describe 💧.
The taste is not coherent...
I was expecting a lot from Genmai since it's my favorite sake, but...
Something about this one is a bit different: 🙂↔️
I'm sorry but it wasn't my favorite taste 😔.
Good evening 😄Happy birthday to you, Tsubuchi 😄Happy birthday to you, Tsubuchi 😄Happy birthday to you, Tsubuchi 😄Happy birthday to you, Tsubuchi 😄Happy birthday to you, Tsubuchi ㊗️ You are Kawanakajima Genmai on your anniversary? It's nice! Yamae-Nishiki has a unique taste and it is not coherent at first. It will change a little as the days go by.
Good evening, Tsubu!
Happy birthday to your daughter 🎉!
Even if you don't have a daughter, it's still a special day, so I'm sure you'll be tipping a glass of sake 🎵.
I would like to try this sake someday 🤗
Good evening, Tsubu-chan 🎂Happy birthday, Tsubu-chan 🎂Happy birthday, Tsubu-chan
Happy Birthday 🎂 to you, Tsubuchi🥂🎊㊗️🎊
Cheers 🥂✨ and thanks for the Tsubu-chan Dora 😭💕.
Genmai is delicious 😋Yatsu also drank and left 🤣.
Good evening, Mr. Sashiu...
Thank you very much 😊.
The new product from Genmai ✨Yamae Nishiki...it tasted different from what I imagined, hmmm? I was like 🤔 💦 Can we expect a change in taste? I'll have to wait and see 😉.
Good evening, ma-ki.
Thank you 😊I guess we should celebrate 🍰🥂😄♪The kids celebrated by ordering a whole cake 🎂 and pizza 🍕 for delivery 😘.
I am looking forward to the day when I can meet you! I'm looking forward to the day we can meet!
Thank you, Mr. Muro 🥂✨.
I'm so happy for you ♡♡♡♡♡♡
It's a great dish for Mr. Muro & his juniors 💕.
It was 🤔......... 🤔...so I'm glad you enjoyed it 🤔...so I'm glad you enjoyed it ☺️
I'm looking forward to changing the taste 😋.
Hi, Tsubumi 😃.
Happy birthday 🎂 for Tsubumi 🎉One more year to officially 😁 drink it 😋.
Kochira is the one you bought before the prefects' meeting ‼️ we might like it 😙.
Good evening Jay & Nobby😄!
Thank you 😊One more year and we can proudly drink outside 🤭 Enjoy 😆♪
Yes, I'm sure you're right! I bought this one before the prefects' meeting: ☝️
It's not only sweet, it has a strong flavor! Please give it a try 🤗
Happy belated birthday 🎉🎂 to you, Tsubu, and Happy Birthday to Tsubu Michisan!
I see you celebrated from afar this year😊I'm so impressed with how grown up you've become 🥹.
I'm surprised to know that there are so many different flavors of Gensho Mai 😳.
Today was a little bit easier 🙂 🙂 Tomorrow is my day off.
Tomorrow is my day off, what should I drink 💖.
and hurry home 🏠.
It's...
The legendary D Paisen will give you a 🍶 to share: ‼️
It's here 💁.
A bit of a surprise😳
What a luxury...
I think this might be the most personal of all the Genmai 🤔.
Of course it's sweet and juicy, but the rice flavor and the pleasant bitterness in the aftertaste? I wonder 🙄...
It's soooo delicious 🤤.
D Paisen . Thank you for everything 🙇♂️
I appreciate it 🥲.
Good evening, Mr. Muro 😄♪
I'm glad it suits your taste 😆🙌
I was kind of worried that it wasn't good enough for the crush & dora, although it was nice that I sent it to you 😅.
Good evening, Tsubu!
He asked me to let him drink today too, so I just gave him some of my share 😅.
It would be greatly appreciated by me and him💕
Please do it again 🤣👍
Good evening, Dr. Jay & Nobby 💖.
Today there was a nice breeze in the countryside, typical of Aizu 🥰I was remembering how Aizu was like this when I was a child 💖.
And I think you'll like this one, Genshimai Sensei. ☺️
Good evening, Mr. Muro 😆.
It's cold in Fukushima 🤣.
I was back home yesterday too.
I'm jealous of your good sake friends and good sake circulating 🤤.
Speaking of which, let's have a Kenmin-kai sometime soon ☝.
Shall we do it in Tokyo? I'd love to 🤭
Hi N.E....
I'm hot, so cold is just fine for me 🤣.
Welcome back 🫡.
It's great to meet some rare out-of-prefecture sake thanks to my sake friends 😍
I'd love to do a prefectures party ❤️
I got this one at a liquor store I stopped by on a trip to Nagano, too: ‼️ My first Kawanakajima Genmai: ‼️
I can't find it anywhere in my neighborhood, so I made sure to buy this one: ‼️
I brought it home and opened it at a sake party with people from my company: ‼️
The aroma was a little bit bad timing, but I drank it as soon as I could. ‼️
Then a sip: ‼️
It has a unique aroma, and although it is pleasant on the palate, the aroma that comes afterward is not very pleasant. I think this is a product that can be liked or disliked.
Hello, Yoshiyoshi 😃
Shimizu-ya! We also stopped by there on our previous Shinshu sake trip 🚙 ‼️ It's a beautiful and nice liquor store 🤗 Another Genmai is also a try!
Jay & Nobby, ‼️ thank you as always 🙇 I'm so glad we went to the same store 🤭 The store was good, as you said: ‼️
Another Gensai, it's hard to get, but I'll do my best to get it: ‼️
Kawanakajima gembe (species of horse mackerel, Trichoglossus kawanakajimae)
Unfortunately, I forgot to give it to you after drinking it two weeks ago, so I don't remember what it tasted like, but it was delicious.
I want to make a sake that has a transient quality that will soon disappear like a phantom, but has a deliciousness in it that makes you want to dance unintentionally. That is the starting point of "Genmai.
The image of Mai is based on Uemura Matsuen's Jyunomai.
The toji, Mariko Chino, the brewer's only daughter
Yep...
I went to buy a bottle of Genmai to drink 😊.
There was only one bottle of Genmai, and I couldn't see the price well with my old eyes, but I picked it up and went to the cashier.
A little expensive...
Yes👍That was delicious ❗️
chikumo for sharing 😁.
Thanks 😆
It's sweet and tasty 😆.
I think it would go well with cured ham or something like that.
It tastes great on the rocks too!
We received information from Mr. Tetsu Boya and went to the distributor.
As you can see in the picture, the new deep green label is eye-catching.
The only Yamae-Nishiki I have tasted is Shinshu Kamerei.
Of course, this is the first time for me to taste Genmai.
Since the outside temperature was high, I brought it home and put it in the refrigerator for about 2 hours before opening the bottle.
The taste is completely different from Shinshu Kamerei.
It does not have much sourness and sweetness.
It has a deep taste.
It is different from the conventional Genmai.
I think this is the first time I have tasted this kind of approach.
I think it is a sake for different tastes.
Mr. Chino continues to give sake a variety of flavors.
I can only say that he is a genius.
Rice used: Kinmon-Nishiki Polishing ratio: 55
Alcohol content: 16
It has a gorgeous sweetness and umami like the honey of Hana🌸, and yet it is easy to drink.
It will wash well with fried food such as tempura and fatty dishes such as Japanese beef shabu-shabu.
The last one is Miyamanishiki, which is the name of Kawanakajima Genmai!
I've had this one several times, and I know it's delicious, but this is my first attempt to compare it with others.
When we compared them, we found that Miyamanishiki is also a very rich bottle.
It has a nutty aroma and a sweet, umami taste.
However, it also has a somewhat soft and relaxing atmosphere.
The high alcohol content also made me quite drunk just by comparing one glass at a time.
All of them were delicious, but I personally preferred the Yamadanishiki the best!
