National Sake Fair 2025 in Osaka㊱
Saitama Prefecture Booth 10
The sixth generation master brewer, Hideyuki Takizawa, went to France to study Champagne.
◉Kikuizumi Hitosuji Sparkling Junmai Sake
The second fermentation in the bottle is made using the neck freeze method, which is a Champagne process where the bottle is turned upside down to collect the lees and only that part of the bottle is frozen.
It didn't seem too sparkling, but it had a sweetness and a wacky aftertaste.
Saitama has two rivers flowing through it. The one near the Arakawa River is soft to medium soft water, the one near the Tone River is medium soft to hard water, and the mountain side has a limestone mountain called Mt.
National Sake Fair 2025㉟
Saitama Prefecture10
Takizawa Sake Brewery in Fukaya City
I've had Musashi Winery's Feiyonomitsu in the past, but Kikusen is my first time.
Polishing ratio 60%, sake Musashi/Ihyakumangoku 12.0, sake strength -40, acidity 4.8
4,950 yen
Second fermentation sake in the bottle based on the champagne process.
Appears to be patented in 2019.
Strong graininess and lactic acidity
Nemuchi said it's not very sparkling
They have a rosé version as well as the regular version but it's 9,900 yen 😳.
The taste of the rice is well expressed in the mellow mouthfeel. It enhances the flavor of the food while allowing the sake to be enjoyed slowly and deliberately.
The aroma is subdued.
When you drink it, it gives an impression of sweetness, but you can immediately feel the acidity and Holder
A bitter taste that tingles afterwards? Astringency? The sound when pouring it into a glass is wonderful.
The sound when pouring it into a glass is wonderful!
It sounds like "kopkopkopkop".
Maybe the unique shape of the bottle makes it sound like that.
Junmai Unfiltered Nama-shu from Kikusen in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture.
I have an image of Kikusen as a standard Saitama sake brewery, but in a good way,
The taste is smooth and has a raw, unfiltered character, but in a good sense, it has a sake-like, sake-like, and austere taste that is typical of Musashikuni and Saitama Prefecture sake.
It is served with stir-fried udo (udo radish) with walnuts and pork ribs from Niigata Prefecture.
chrysanthemum spring
A pleasant aroma reminiscent of bananas and a clean taste.
I don't know about banana. It is refreshing. I might prefer a sake with more flavor than a refreshing one.
It was mild with a muscat-like flavor. It also has a slight gaseous taste. It is not a very strong gaseous taste, so it is easy to drink for those who don't like it!
This is #Kikuizumi Junmai Unfiltered Nama Sake from #Takizawa Shuzo in Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture.
The aroma is mild and banana-like. The palate is full of rice flavor and richness. The slight bitterness and pungent spiciness finish it off. I had it cold tonight, but it would definitely be delicious warmed up. It is my favorite type of sake.