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Retro label 👍 Juicy and easy to drink. 66 points.
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The wooden vat pressing seems to be a very careful and labor-intensive process.
Aroma of maturity, like brown sugar, fills the nose. It makes you salivate a little.
It has a nuance of matured sake, a soft mouthfeel with a rich umami flavor, and a sourness that makes the tongue feel tight. It has the same 15% alcohol as Kinjaku, but Haru has a gentler alcohol taste and is easier to drink ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️.
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Junmai 🍶Harakusyu fast fire 🔥Sake for the summer heat🍉Mizukagami🌾.
Sour and squeaky 😆Summer sake-like dry and refreshing ✨Pears on the back side of sharpness🍐Great with ethnic shrimp cheese spring rolls🍤👍
Umi and @Takadanobaba 20230912
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Yasui Sake Brewery's Ikuhashidataro, a sake brewed using the raw yeast method.
The sake shop recommended this limited-edition sake made with the finest Shiga Prefecture Ginbukietsu.
It had a fruity aroma, umami, acidity, and was refreshing.
It was delicious and gone in no time.
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Hatsusakura初恋 中汲み 生酒
yuki
Koka City area of Shiga, my favorite place to visit these days.
While visiting the Shigaraki Ceramic Forest, I went to stock up on sake.
I found a limited edition sake from Hatsuzakura!
Made from 100% Shiga Prefecture Ginbukiyo. It is a "super" limited edition sake with a medium kumi.
The aroma is more yogurt-like acidity than fruity.
It is lightly cloudy.
The taste is strong - the acidity is effective, but the umami and flavor are strong.
There is a bitter aftertaste and the alcohol content is 17%, so it has a lot of punch!
I like the Namahashitaro series!
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🍶しんしん🍶
cold sake
Fresh
acidity
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Light mouthfeel
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倍割り
Pungent thinness, supported by acidity.
Slightly full-bodied, it extends to the end.
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WOM
Got it on a petit trip to Shiga. I was attracted by the Sakura Crepus-like label at Hikone Sazanami Sake Shop, and the store owner recommended it.
Well, what a surprise, the rice is Nihonbare, which once dominated Japan with the largest cultivated area for rice, and even now, is the main variety in Shiga Prefecture.
The first aroma is melon! Nutty and sweet later, then astringent and bitter, but light and delicious. Sake, I like it.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, WOM 😃.
A little trip to Shiga! Good job 😄It is true that the label looks nostalgic somehow 🤗.
I like the sake. I'm sure you'll be able to find a good one.
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WOM
Thank you, Jay & Nobby. There are many attractive breweries in Shiga. Both the breweries and the liquor stores in the places we travel to have their own flavor.
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ひるぺこ
Good evening, WOM. New Hatsusakura! You have acquired a nice sake. I bought the same sake at the Spring Sake Brewery Festival and loved it so much that I drank it in small sips, too good to finish 😊.
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WOM
Hirupeko. Thank you very much. I am experiencing the depth of the world of sake at all. I'm chibi-chibi too. It's always chibi chibi, but it's lovely.
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ポンちゃん
WOM, it's been a long time 😊 please come again 🙇.
I see you were in Hikone! I wanted to say welcome in real time 〰💦I haven't had this label 😅I'll make a note of it as a drink to sip slowly 😁🙏.
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WOM
Thank you Pon-chan, thank you and welcome back, and thank you for giving me so much energy! I am very impressed with the depth of Shiga's sake. Please keep up the good work!
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Hatsusakura初恋 純米吟醸 超限定酒
Ryohei
This is the first cherry blossom first love that I received from an acquaintance and had for the first time.
It has a sweet and sour taste, really like first love.
As a strain, it tastes similar to Senkou and Izumibashi, but it is a little different from both of them. It was a fresh taste and I liked it.
It was the first time I had heard of this brand, so I am very glad to know about it because I would not have picked up this sake by myself.
It is not something I often see at liquor stores, but I would like to pick it up again if I find it.
I realized once again that there are still many sake brands in the world that I don't know about, and that what I know is just the tip of the iceberg.
Thank you very much for the sake.
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こぞう
Ryohei
Good morning...
Sake whose naming matches its taste! I like it 🤩I think I'll be attracted by the picture and the font on the label😘.
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ひるぺこ
Good evening, Ryohei. I envy you for getting a good sake, Hatsukoi from Hatsuzakura! The other day I went to a brewery opening in southern Shiga Prefecture, where Hatsuzakura is located, and Hatsukoi was the most popular sake at the Hatsuzakura booth. It's so sweet and sour and delicious 😋.
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Ryohei
Thanks for your comment, Kozo!
The label is very pretty too!
I've never had a sake where the naming and taste match so well lol.
I recommend it lol!
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Ryohei
Thanks for your comment, Hirupeko!
I guess it was very popular! It seems the sender was also at the event in Shiga, so maybe he saw the line at the same event and bought one! I was so happy to hear that!
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Hatsusakuraニューハツサクラ 生酛太郎 木槽しぼり 中汲み
sio_sakesuki
4.0☆☆4.0
Aroma of lactic acidity that passes through the nose from a sharp acidity.
The deep flavor spreads slowly.
You can feel the sharpness from the acidity.
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もふりーと
Dinner after work and overtime. Today we went to SAKARAKU in Takadanobaba.
It's spring and the cherry blossoms are in season, so the first sake is Hatsuzakura Sakura Label Special Junmai Namaishu. The taste is full and thick. I would rather drink it lukewarm or at room temperature.
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sakepower
It's for my drinking record 🍶📸.
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Hatsusakuraニューハツサクラ 生酛太郎 純米吟醸 吟吹雪 火入れ
ひるぺこ
This time it is Gintaro-kun from New Hatsusakura.
This sake is from Tsuchiyama, Shiga Prefecture.
I went to the brewery openings in Konan and Koka City, Shiga Prefecture, where many members of the Kansai Branch participated, and decided to bring this sake home with me.
Crystal appearance.
First at room temperature.
It has a sweet, raisin-like aroma with a mild mouthfeel.
It has a mild mouthfeel.
When you take a sip, you will taste a sweet and sour taste like a persimmon with a soft sweetness from the savory rice flavor. The bitter and astringent taste is mixed in with the lingering rice flavor, which slowly fades away.
When served hot, the aroma of freshly cooked rice and the clear sweet and sour taste are enhanced.
It's just so good, just the way I like it!
It was the right decision to bring it home.
Spring Tokaido Sake Brewery Festival,
This year, six breweries participated in the festival and shuttle bus service was available between the breweries.
Hatsuzakura and other breweries also had stalls at the Kisogawa Station, which is the base of the festival,
This is a great event where you can enjoy the atmosphere of each brewery across the city and taste sake from Konan.
It was a great day to get excited and drink.
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ポンちゃん
Good evening, Peco 🦉.
I see you bought this sake! I was saying it was warmed up, but I didn't know it tasted that good 😳I'm not ready for it yet 😂I'm happy to drink my first love 🤣.
I was more than happy to meet you 😊💕
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ひるぺこ
Good evening, Pon. Hatsukoi is the most popular one and everyone said it was delicious 💕Namaishihotaro is my taste, but it is delicious, so please come sometime! I was so happy to see you, Pon-chan, I had to pinch you with my wings 😆.
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まつちよ
Peco-san, good evening 🍶.
I thought it would go well with heated sake as well, but I always drank the Ikashihotoaro series of sake cold, probably because it's chilled.
Maybe I'll try it heated next time 🤔.
Pon-chan this is sour 😂.
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ポンちゃん
😱😱😱
付喪神
Hi Hirupeko 🍶.
A few years ago, I was so impressed with the Yamada Momoe I drank at the inn that I drove to Yasui Sake Brewery😅.
I haven't had it since it became new, but it sounds delicious. I wish I could drink it again 😋.
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ひるぺこ
Good evening, Mr. Tsukemogami. We also had Yamada Momoe! I was wondering if I should call Momoe Yamada "Ms." when I asked for a tasting 💦 Please try New Hatsusakura and see for yourself 😊.
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ねむち
Shiga Prefecture brewery tour (5) Kisogawa venue: 2️⃣
Takeuchi Sake Brewery
The label made by unique AI and the brand name is still the same. Gura-san reviewed it in detail.
AI〜Ai〜 Special Junmai Unfiltered Nama Sake
The taste was quite unique, chocolatey and nutty, I think.
Yasui Sake Brewery
I have been a fan of Yasui Sake Brewery since I drank a heated bottle of their Ikashihoto Taro.
I don't know what it is, but it's still good.
I don't know what it is, but it's still good when hi-ire. I don't know what it is, but it's still good when hi-ire is used.
Hatsukoi
He told others to talk about their first love, but he didn't tell his uncle 🤣 He said it was sweet and sour, but it didn't leave much of an impression in my opinion.
[Hatsuzakura Special Junmai Tamakae.
Full-bodied, rich and umami, but with a clean aftertaste, so it's easy to drink.
Hatsuzakura Special Junmai Mizukagami
It has a clean, dry taste, but it is not as mild and spicy as sake +14.
Shiga Shuzo
I drank Junmai nigori before, but it was not nearly as impressive.
Ki Seimei Musume Junmai-shu Shiboritate
I think it was a somewhat light, but firmly orthodox Junmai sake.
Drunk and feeling the need to go to the restroom, I went to Kitajima Shuzo just in time.
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bouken
Good evening, Nemuchi-san 😃.
I guess you didn't say "remembering your first love" 🥺Hatsuzakura is only available at the nearest distributor or at Issho bottles, so I guess I'll have to go to Nishimoto-san or Mystery Chee-ya 😢.
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ねむち
bouken, good evening 🌛I don't know why they didn't say "first love" 😤Masterpiece A-Un is also available and I have to go to Nishimoto-san who is reluctant to put out 😅.
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bouken
Tokaido Sake Brewery Tour in Spring (8)
We moved to the tasting and sales area in front of Kisegawa Station.
Various breweries that do not hold "kurabiraki" were also there.
We went to the booth of Yasui Sake Brewery.
I had a good impression of Yasui Sake Brewery when I drank their sake at home once in the past, but I haven't had it since 😅... 😅.
I drank
Nama Hashimoto Taro Gin Fukiyo
I was impressed by its acidity and thought it would be suitable for warming up.
Hatsukoi
I was told to drink this as a reminder of my first love, so I did while thinking back to my elementary school days... 😌 It was a good drink with a strong sweet taste 🥰.
Special Junmai Tamakae
I think the acidity was also impressive. I think this is also the type of sake recommended for warming up.
I also had a bottle of Shiga Shuzo's Kisei Musume Shiboritate.
It had the same unique woody flavor that I have had in the past. I passed by Shiga Shuzo on the way to the restaurant, but Kyuzo-san said he didn't know if they were open or not😅.
According to internet information, there is a convenience store next to the brewery? According to online information, the adjacent convenience store or bento box shop? According to online information, the adjacent convenience store or bento shop is a direct sales place where you can buy various kinds of Kiseimusume.
Seko Sake Brewery was sold out, so we couldn't try any 😥.
I met Pon-chan at the Kisogawa venue 😊.
I'm getting pretty drunk around here 🤪.
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ポンちゃん
bouken, I'll be visiting you here too🙇.
I was wondering if I could meet you since there are 6 warehouses? I was wondering if I could meet you! It was a pleasure to meet you 😆.
The same thing was said to me when I drank my first love 🤣I see you remembered 😊💕.
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bouken
Hi Ponchan 😃
I was wondering if I could meet you since we are far away from each other. I was wondering if we could meet 😊I thought the sweetness was exquisite and the taste was light 🤗💕.
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J.laedlein
Slightly sweet, umami, very mild, 5