Miyamanishiki 55% produced in Nagano Prefecture
The aroma is fresh and fruity with just a hint of syrup sweetness, white peaches and apples. The transparency is pleasant.
In the mouth, the beautiful, sweet and sour syrupiness and sweetness of various fruits spread as the aroma is.
As you swallow, a moderate bitterness and pungency that resonates on the tip of the tongue gradually rise from the depths of the sweetness, followed by a gentle sweet bitterness in the aftertaste!
While the overall impression is slightly sweet, the clear fruity taste is impressive.
It was a good sweet and fruity sake! It is delicious.
#Jiji Sake Shop Miyajima
This is the 5th in the 100th anniversary series of #JishuyaMiyajima!
#Tsukiyoshino I'm glad it gets better and better every year👍 I want to go to the new sake party again this year but I don't think I'll win if it's a lottery 😂.
#WakabayashiBrewing
#Shiotahei
Tsukiyoshino Sakura Hatsu Shibori Special Junmai Unfiltered Nama-shu 720ml Warehouse Limited
Rice: Hitogochiki
Rice polishing ratio: 59
Alcohol content: 17%.
Purchased at the brewery store in December.
We opened the bottle while it was still fresh.
The temperature was so high in October this year that the brewers had a hard time making sake. It is true that it was almost like winter suddenly arrived without feeling autumn.
Unlike the gorgeous sake in the bottle, the sake is clear, a little high octave, and beautiful.
After all, visiting the brewery's store gives me a sense of familiarity. This year, I'm sure I'll be taking them there whenever I see them 😄.
Hitokokochi's powerful sweetness and umami rush over the palate!
I thought it tasted like Kuroyoh with a solid sake quality, and when I looked up the toji, I was convinced that he had studied at Shinshu Meizou!
It is a taste that could be called a Nagano flavor!
Tsukiyoshino Aka Dry Junmai 720ml
Rice used: Hitogochiki produced in Nagano Prefecture
Rice polishing ratio: 65
Alcohol content: 15%.
New Year's party at a senior's house
I said I would continue to serve the Shinshu Kamerei, but I was told to leave it for home, so I opened a bottle of Tsukiyoshi-no-Aka, which I gave as a souvenir at the brewery's store in December. The New Year's party, which lasted for six hours, was about to end.
The photo shows the Tateyama mountain range yesterday. It was the first fine weather in a long time.
Special Junmai🍶Hitogochi🌾.
Nagano Ueda Railway Journey🚃Day 3
The fourth and last cup of Kosuke is here.
Slightly ginjo aroma. Gorgeous on the palate ✨ but a little subdued. Not sparkling, but sparkling. We also enjoyed the Shinshu specialty, Sanzoku-age (fried bandits) 🐓😋.
It was a lively and bustling place, but if you get carried away and drink too much, you'll be surprised how much you spent 😅.
Sanadasaka no Kosuke @ Ueda 20240907
Opened January 3, 2025
Purchased at the brewery
Limited Sake at the Sake Brewery
Clear and spicy!
Very raw, fresh and sharp ^ ^.
It has sweetness, but bitterness and acidity are also apparent. Despite this, it is somehow very easy to drink ^ ^.
🍊Lingering taste like grapefruit juice and a fresh citrus aftertaste whet your appetite 😆.
A cup of sake for moon viewing🎑.
Nagano Ueda Railway Journey🚃Day 3
Enjoy a day trip to Bessho Onsen (♨️) and go to a corner liquor store 🍶.
Tasting 12 kinds of sake for 100 yen per cup 🆗.
Here is the first glass. Refreshing ✨, but also tasty. Sweetness followed by spiciness. Refreshing.
The main store is located in Shikkyo-yu, the same place that was featured in "Otoko wa Tsuraiyo" in the past, but it was beautifully renovated and has a nice feel 👍.
Shueiya Bessho @ Bessho Onsen 20240907
Today, Tsukiyoshino's Red Dry Junmai Unfiltered Nama-shu from Ueda, Nagano: ❗️❗️
The aroma is not much. One sip and you get the density and raw tangy texture on the tongue❗️ followed by a bit of fruity and strong acidity❗️ interesting sake⭕️
Tsukiyoshino Red Unfiltered Nama Sake
100% Hitogochiki produced in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture
Rice polishing ratio: 65
Alcohol content: 17%.
Here we are in Ueda!
This time we visited the brewery store of Wakabayashi Brewery ✌️
The new Hana sake was sold out, but I bought a bottle of the new Aka sake and opened it as soon as I got home.
It's not as dry as it sounds, but it's good. I can see why it is popular at izakaya (Japanese style pubs).
I also brought along a bottle of Hi-iri Red and Sakura Nama Sake, so I am looking forward to it 😊.
Wakabayashi Brewery just resumed sake brewing in 2015. They recently won awards in Japan and abroad and were featured prominently in the local city's PR magazine. This year, they sold "Tsukiyoshino White," which won an award in France? The "Tsukiyoshino White," which won an award in France this year, was already sold out. Too bad.
Aroma
Fruity ginjo aroma.
The aroma is sweet with a hint of sourness like green apple, muscat, grapefruit, and LaFrance.
The softly sweet alcohol taste is unique to the sake.
Gorgeous and pleasant aroma.
Mouthfeel
Fruity on the palate.
Sweet and delicious with a hint of sourness.
It has a sweet taste of apple, sweet lactic acid beverage, grapefruit, and the alcohol taste of raw sake.
In addition to the alcohol taste, bitter and pungent tastes appear on the tongue and in the nasal cavity, and they expand!
After swallowing the sake, the aforementioned alcohol, bitterness, and pungency appear to cover the fruity sweetness and umami sensation felt on the palate, creating a surprisingly dry feeling that finishes with a kick...that's how it feels.
Summary
This "Tsukiyoshino no Hana" is said to have a negative sake degree, but I got the impression that the pungency and bitterness were easily perceptible in the aftertaste!
This sake has everything: fruity sweetness, bitterness, and spiciness!
I'm curious to see the rest of the lineup!
This sake was recommended to me when I told the liquor store that I like dry sake.
This is my first time drinking it.
It is crisp, dry and dry.
I enjoy it with red bean paste.
-David
First "Tsukiyoshino".
This is my third cup at "Iyoshiya Yotsuya Yotsuya" in Mizonokuchi.
It is only unfiltered, raw sake, and the juiciness is irresistible.
In addition, the toji (master brewer) is a woman, and they use the same water as Shinshu Kamerei, so it has a second Shinshu Kamerei-like quality to it.
Wow, it was delicious! I want to drink it again.
