Mr. Maa, whom I have been communicating with since the other day, came to Oita Prefecture, and since the date of his company's farewell party coincided with the date of the party, we met up at Shima & Coffee & Sake for the after-party before the party and met together.
Welcome to Fukui 🌸🌸
We were told that you came here to see the cherry blossoms, and it was the best timing as they were in full bloom 😁.
Well, here is my choice for toast 🥂🍶.
Hato Masamune Junmai Sake 60 Bespoke
This is a private brand product of "Hato Masamune" that has been sold by a local liquor store [Echizen Shuzanoten Hayashi] since this year ✨.
Aroma like mellow apple, Umami with a little sourness on the palate, and a clean finish with a sharp drunken aftertaste.
Yum, delicious 😋.
I didn't know this existed💦.
I guess they don't sell it anymore😅.
Hi Jive, good evening!
This is another fun sake activity to expand the exchange of sakéwas ✨.
I really haven't seen any Dove 😅.
Your review sounds delicious, I'd love to try this sake someday 😋.
Good morning, Jive 😃.
Great meeting 🥹I have a feeling it will spread out again from here🤗.
I wonder when our Hokuriku going hare😅 will happen too 🥲Calm down, work ‼️
Hi ma-ki-, ☀☀☀☀☀.
I'm glad to hear that you've found a local shop that carries Hato Masamune.
I too was looking for "Hato Masamune" until Hayashi started carrying it, so I'm glad to see a local store now carrying it ✨.
Hi Manachie!
I can't stand the different taste from "Tasake" and "Toyobai" even though they are the same Aomori sake 😁.
I'd like to pursue another spec now that I can buy it consistently ✨.
Hi Jay & Nobby ☀☀☀.
It sounds like you are very busy with work and caring for your family, thank you for your time 🙇.
This is a race to see which one will be first to go to Tochigi myself 🤣.
The aroma is mellow.
Surprisingly smooth texture.
There is a fruity acidity,
After that, there is a rice-like umami flavor.
The taste is elegant and cohesive. I like the balance of flavors.
Good as a food sake.
Degree of preference ☆3.5/5
The nose is apple🍎, quite sweet honey apple type.
But when you drink it, it is surprisingly clear and smooth. The sweetness seems to come slowly, but it does not sink in deeply, and then the flavor turns into umami, and the sourness is felt on the side of the tongue and disappears with a whiff.
It is hard to believe that it has 17% alcohol. It goes smoothly without any alcohol drag. It is not too light, so I enjoyed it with strong-flavored snacks.
I feel that most Aomori sake has a certain 🍎 flavor...or maybe that's just a preconceived notion.
Let's work hard in the new year starting today! I'm a working person who doesn't feel refreshed, but thanks to all of you who are working hard every day 🍶🍻.
Good morning, Kotaro 😃.
If you like apple 🍎 feeling, you can try Hato Masamune 🐦 it's very tasty 😋! I've had people recommend it to me 😙.
Everyone is always trying so hard 😅 let's be normal 🤗.
Hi Jay & Nobby, ☀️
Dove, it's a delicious dish that can be served with a meal or on its own 😋It seems to have an apple🍎 feel to it every time, and I think that's what Aomori is all about 😚.
I'm sure you're right, let's take it easy as usual 😎.
Hi Matsuchiyo, ☀️
I see that ‼️ there is a Mahoroba mellow yeast from Aomori 👍I guess it has more 🍎 aroma components 😆Thank you ✨.
Each region has its own unique characteristics, the more you know, the more interesting it is 😊.
2025 0319
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Dove Masamune
Junmai Ginjo
Wine Flavor
Lightly cloudy
Made with wine yeast
Rice polishing ratio 55
12% alcohol by volume
Nama Sake
Hato Masamune Co.
Towada City, Aomori Prefecture
My first Hato Masamune.
I was surprised. It is delicious.
It is made with wine yeast.
It's low al 12 and cloudy, so it goes down easily. After drinking it, I looked at the label and noticed the words "wine yeast.
It's a white wine even though it's rice.
Not red, but white.
It has a slight oaky aroma. It's amazing.
It's wine in spite of being sake.
And it tastes almost like the white wine served at high-end Italian restaurants.
This is not good.
I'm already a fan.
The taste is shocking.
Hato Masamune Crystal of snow❄
The label is very chalet for Hato.
I drank the daiginjo version of this the other day, but this time it's junmai.
I asked chika to send it to me.
The first aroma is sweet and sour with a hint of rice.
The palate has a clear sweetness and soft acidity that is typical of Hanafukuyuki.
This is delicious 😋.
The Daiginjo we drank the other day was too hard, so we let it sit in the fridge for a while, and I wonder if that had an effect.
I want to try the Jungin one next year 🤔.
I've always wanted to try it, Dove 🐦.
Lighter in the mouth than I expected.
But it's so much better than I expected when heated up.
It's even better than I expected when heated ✨.
This is it! I really like the lingering aftertaste 😊.
chika-san, it's great warmed up! I thought it was too good to waste because it is directly pumped, but I tried it...well, I'm ashamed to admit that it is a bottle, so I can drink a lot of it😅.
Jay & Nobby, good morning 😃I think this is probably my first drink 😅I was hoping to do an oden split, but the oden was gone before I had time to do it 😁.
Ingredient rice: Hanabukiyuki
Rice polishing ratio 55
Alcohol content 12
Sake meter degree -33
Acidity 3.9
I was thinking that I would like to try more Hato Masamune other than those from the Hasegawa collaboration, and there it was: Hato Masamune! How about a wine yeast brewed by a genius Touji?
It's wine yeast, that's for sure. The aroma of wine, rich, sweet and vinegary, wafted through the air. After the soft and sweet brewing water, which is typical of Aomori, it is sweet! And it is not fresh, but rather a thick sweetness like bananas or grapes. However, the acidity is also reasonably strong and sharp, so it is not sticky and you will not get tired of drinking it. The astringency, which is unique to wine yeast, is also very pleasant. It is a light nigori that goes down smoothly despite its sweetness. It was very delicious. Thank you again for your hospitality this evening!
