Nakanori-san/Zenkichi.
The second bottle from the Shinshu Secret Sake Hanpukai 2025 comes from Nakazen Sake Brewery. Nakanori was my personal favorite from last year's hanpukai, so how is it this year?
According to the brewer's comment, it tastes great at room temperature, so we dared to drink it at room temperature.
When the bottle is uncorked, it has a fresh aroma like muscat, and the mouthfeel is very round and soft. It has an elegant sweetness reminiscent of fruit, a deep flavor, and a superb balance of beautiful acidity! It has a long, happy aftertaste in the mouth.
More complete than last year, this is delicious!
Hello YSTJ 😃
Zenkichi no Nakanori! I've never seen you before 🥲 can I buy it outside of the hanpukai 🤔.
I'd love to taste 😋 feel the taste of perfection!
Hi Jay & Nobby😄
I have never seen it at a liquor store myself, but I checked and it seems that you can sell it directly from the brewery store! ↓ ...
https://shop.nakanorisan.com/
The world has entered the GW season 📣.
I'm not really related to GW or the Gundam Wing. I'm going to Shizuoka with my in-laws in the second half of the year, so I'll be working hard during the first half of the year ✨.
Well, I'm going to open a bottle of sake and drink it all 🍶.
Zenkichi Shinshu Secret Sake Hanpukai 2025 Gold Course
This is the first time I signed up for the hanpukai this season 🤩.
The Gold Course consists of two four-packs of sake delivered every month, each time with the description "fire-aged sake".
[The sake is mellow and apple-like.]
The aroma is mellow and apple-sweet, the mouthfeel is soft, mellow and juicy, the sweetness extends to the palate, and then it finishes with a pleasantly sweet aftertaste that leaves the sweetness on the tongue, and finally changes to a soft minerality that lingers on the tongue and a slight bitterness in the throat.
[Mokkiri]
Aroma of mellow, sweet and fruity rice, a clean and soft umami, and a sweet taste similar to apple, followed by a sweet aftertaste and a mineral sensation on the tip of the tongue.
While it shares the same soft umami, sweetness, and firm flavor, the fine nuances of this sake can change dramatically depending on the sake container, making it a very enjoyable sake.
I was in the mood for meat, so I took out some Akiyoshi Yakitori (grilled chicken) ✨.
The fourth picture is a once-a-week pleasure!
[Lunch at Kyo-ya, a handmade stone-ground buckwheat noodle restaurant 🍴.
Soba noodles with grated radish are a must in Fukui!
Here, you can order either grated radish mixed with soup stock [mizore] or squeezed spicy daikon [shibori], whichever you prefer!
Good evening, Jive-san 😄GW is the world's GW!
I'm looking forward to your review 😍The Shinshu secret sake hanpukai is a very promising name for a hanpukai.
The soba noodles in Fukui look delicious too❗️ they are quite thick😳
Good evening, Mr. Jive.
GW has started 🎵.
I'm looking forward to your trip to Shizuoka in the second half of the year: ⤴️
Will you be doing some sake activities there 😁✨?
Is it a hanpukai - Nagano sake has a fruity image, this one looks delicious too 😋!
Good morning, Mr. Gyve ☀☀☀☀☀.
Thanks for your work during GW. Can't wait to see what's coming in the Shinshu hanpukai 😊.
Both the soba noodles and the fried bamboo ring on the side sound like they would go well with sake!
Good morning, Gyve 😃.
GW is here ❗The world is seeing a fun future with the zero system in effect, but I see a future of work too 😅I haven't been able to drink Zenkichi in a long time, so I'm jealous 😆.
Hi HinaHanaMama!
We're all part of the GW busy group 🤗
This hanpukai is made exclusively for the hanpukai, so it's not for sale to the general public ✨.
You won't know what's in it until you receive it every month between April and November🤣.
Hi ma-ki-san!
[I've been trying to choose a restaurant in Shizuoka by following your posts, but it's hard to find one that's open late because I have to go there after putting my kids to bed 😅.
Zenkichi was a pretty good one the first time 🥰.
Hi Maru ☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀.
I'm excited because I can't see what's inside until it arrives 🥰.
Kyoya is also recommended for soba drinking, but it's too far from the station 😅.
I'll have to try it this year 😙.
Hello, Noodle Drink King ☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀.
I see, the world is holding up as GW because of the Zero System and the visibility of the holidays 💡.
A world line where every household has a Wing Zero that is said to have the power to destroy the solar system.
That's bad, isn't it?
Good evening, Jive 🦉.
Distributorship! It's so exciting when a label you've never seen comes along 😆 Get through the first half of the year with alcohol💦.
Oroshi soba is delicious ❣️ I started hearing about it at the restaurant after eating it spicy to death 😂.
Hi, Pon-chan!
I'm looking forward to seeing what you get every month ✨.
I'm looking forward to seeing what you get every month ✨The grated buckwheat noodles in Fukui are sometimes very spicy, so you have to check the spiciness of the noodles 🤣.
Nagano Miyamanishiki, 16%, 59% polished rice, Nagano D yeast, 1925 yen per quart.
It has a good balance of sweetness, umami, acidity, and bitterness, and is overflowing with freshness.
It has a somewhat relaxing taste, and this is also my favorite brand 🤗.
Nakazen Shuzoten Zenkichi Shiboritate Junmai-Ginjo Namae-Nishiki, cold sake.
It has a fresh aroma and a gentle flavor on the palate.
You can taste the characteristics of Yamae-Nishiki.