Hato Masamune Crystal of snow
Junmai Namaisake
Made with Hanabukiyuki, produced in Aomori Prefecture, and Masugura
Polishing ratio 60
Alcohol content 16%.
Sake meter degree: ±0 Acidity: 1.8 (reference)
Bottle opened 12/12, posted 12/22
This is the first time for me to drink Hato!
Golden color when poured into a glass.
Smell is like thin honey 🐝I can say it is a thick sugar water... 😁It also smells a little like alcohol.
In the mouth, you feel a sweet honey-like sweetness at first, but the basic taste is clean and refreshing
Then it suddenly develops! The spiciness comes in with a bang 😳It seems to be made with white malted rice and has a strong sourness to it
Delicious!
12/22 Sunday is Arima Kinen 🐎!
It was a mixed race due to Doudeuce's avoidance!
My son's soccer team had a parent-child soccer tournament, so I had to work this past Saturday and Sunday, so I hardly had any time for horses...but...! I'll buy Arimakinen 😘 just in time to check the paddock when I wasn't on my own🤣.
The paddock matched my prior prediction!
The name of the horse is Regaleira!
She came in first place 🥇 It was the first time in 64 years that a 3 year old mare won the race!
Now, I need to go buy some drinks with the money I won 😍.
Good evening, Koizo!
Congratulations on your brilliant target 🎉!
That's great 😆👏!
I was so excited when I saw that Doraduce cancelled the race... 〰︎ and ‼️
and then Dora missed it 🤣!
I look forward to seeing what you buy 🍾!
Hi Koizo!
[Regaleira] you are right on target with your brilliant predictions 😁.
I'm looking forward to your post on what to buy with your ample funds 🤣.
But I didn't know there were that many winners with mares 😲.
Tsubu.
Hello 😊
Thank you 😊I think I would have had a different expectation and enjoyment if Doudeuse had been in the race! I don't think I'll be buying expensive alcohol 🤣 I wish you a good encounter with alcohol 🙏.
Jay & Nobby.
Hi...I'm happy when the horse I'm aiming for wins 🤩Golden tinted liquor...okay! Let's drink the golden colored drink and predict the gold cup at the beginning of the year 🤣.
Mr. Shive.
Hello 😊Thank you for your comment😊I will be able to buy some drinks with a bit of leeway although I don't have enough because of some losing tickets 👍What shall I buy? 🤔I wish you a good encounter 🙏.
Good evening, Mr. Kozo 🦉🦉.
I can only say 🐎I am so proud of you 😆👍I thought it must have been difficult to predict after watching the news 🤔and by a nose at the end? Arimakinen is really dramatic ✨.
Congrats on your first pigeon 🎉!
It's a new sake from Hato Masamune 🕊.
We can drink Koshi's sake again this year😊.
This is sake brewed with Hanafuki🌾🍶.
The first aroma is slightly sweet 🍎.
The first aroma is slightly sweet 🍎 and in the mouth it has a hint of apple-like sweetness and acidity.
It finishes with a slight astringency.
It is not as rough as last year, so it is very good 😘.
Thank you for your support this year 🕊✨️
🍶🤓.
From the name, I expected it to be yogurt-like 🤔.
It's a little different, not so sour.
As you drink it and the temperature rises a bit, it tastes like pineapple 🤗.
There is not much aroma.
When you drink it, it tingles and is spicy,
It also has some lychee and whiskey-like aroma.
Sweet and delicious. It is rich and delicious.
3/5 for my favorite.
Hasegawa Sake Shop Tokyo Station only, apparently!
I only had two cups 🍶.
One word: delicious!
I knew the word "limited edition" was badass and tickles my fancy😅!
The last one is [Hato Masamune Special Junmai Hanabukiyuki
Established in 1899
This is my first time drinking 🐦. The aroma is not very perceptible and the sweetness is the weakest.
It has a strong umami, and it is probably best as a mid-meal sake because it finishes well. ☺️ bitterness is also felt along with the sharpness. It got better as the days went by. I like this one too 😚.
Hello, studying.
Interesting comparison of Masamune 🎵.
Hato is a sake I'd like to try, so I'm even more intrigued by your review of it as a great food sake with a strong umami flavor ✨.
Good sake life of drinking comparison 😊.
Hi ma-ki-😃Thank you for your comment. I think it's good to compare drinks because it's very easy to understand and feel. I have a problem that I get distracted by the comparison... lol. When I was tired, this was the best for me: ☝️
Good evening, studying 🦉.
I like the order in which Masamune was founded 😊The newest brewery is 1899 😳I feel the history of sake ✨.
Hato, I also drank it for the first time this year and it's delicious 😊.
Hi Pon, 😃You're right, even 1899 is over a century, so that's a great history. We need more drinkers to carry on the tradition 😉 Dove, I'd like to try a schwa type next.
Home-drinking Machida Sake Brewery
It's light and not enough for cold sake, but it's nice when it's lukewarm to top-heated.
Goes well with vegetable snacks.
Gentle sake: ☺️
This sake has a good balance of rice flavor, acidity, and sweetness. The acidity in particular is just right, making it easy to drink with meals. The refreshing aroma is not too assertive and is very tasty...!
Dove since white 🕊️
The aroma is gorgeously fruity🎶.
Slightly sweet and very clear.
It's a beautiful sake ✨
I also like the way it's so crisp and clean.
Good Hato 👍.
Bitterly delicious collaboration sake. The flavor seems to gradually emerge. It seems that more and more flavor will come out as the day goes by. The base of the mouthfeel is bitter. It has a light acidity and a slight tanginess on the tongue. There is also a mineral impression.
Alcohol content 14
Ingredient rice: Hanabukiyuki
Polishing ratio 50%.
This sake was compact and coherent. Gentle and smooth water from Mt. Hakkouda, slight dairy-like acidity, gentle rice-derived sweetness and umami, and a smooth aftertaste that melts away. Hats off to Hato Masamune for its transparency. Thank you for the treat.
Purchased at a liquor store on a business trip to Aomori.
It is a junmai-shu made with 100% silver raisins and 80% polished rice.
The taste of rice can be felt in the refreshing mouthfeel.
It has a sharp aftertaste.
