I happened to have a bottle of Yamazan, which I had been curious about but had never had a chance to drink. The label is stylish. It is a Yamada-Nishiki, unfiltered, unpasteurized sake with delicious specs.
The first impression I had was of apples. The orangey citrus flavor was mixed in with the apple flavor, making it quite a refreshing bottle. The flavor is just right, not too thick or too thin. It is sweet, yet refreshing.
If it tastes this good, I would like to try another spec.
The label color is very fresh and promising.
The taste is light, sweet and refreshing.
It's good even while eating 😚.
It will be gone in no time 😚.
I want to enjoy many other kinds of Yamasan from now on 🙌🙌
Yamazan Shinshu Himitsu no Sake Hanpukai 2025 (August) Gold Course/Platinum Course
Rating 4.6-4.5
Junmai Daiginjo Yamae Nishiki
Both courses are identical this time. Excellent performance. The aroma is gorgeous. White peaches✕green apples. The nose is fresh, even though it is fire-brewed. The convergence is dry and excellent as a food wine. Light. Very well-balanced. Yamazan has the potential to break out even further.
My favorite Yamazan Sake Brewery 🥰.
Sweet aroma
It's hi-ire but has a fresh feeling.
Sweet and refreshing taste
The balance with a hint of sourness is also 👍
Beautiful and delicious 😋😋😋😋.
Day 2😳
Melon-like aroma
Tastes sweet and sour like a ripe melon
Too good 🤩.
Good morning, Takunon!
I'm looking forward to getting my own bottle of Yamasan Kinmon Nishiki, and this review looks delicious 🤤.
This is my first time to drink Kinmonnishiki sake and I am looking forward to drinking it more and more 🤗.
Good evening, ma-ki-san😄
Yamazan Kinmon-nishiki is really delicious.
I regret that my wife and I should have bought another bottle.
Please enjoy Kinmonnishiki by all means 😊.
Yamazan Shinshu Secret Sake Hanpukai 2025 Gold Course.
Yamae-Nishiki unfiltered unpasteurized sake, fire-ignited.
Yamazan has been a hot topic of conversation, and we finally had the opportunity to try it for the first time in the Shinshu Secret Sake Hanpukai!
Founded in 1867, Yamazan Sake Brewery in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture, has been practically dormant since 2015, but in 2023 it will restart under a new organization after taking over the business.
The deep indigo-colored label logo, carefully printed by letterpress, was specially colored for this hanpukai.
The nose has a fresh, apple-like aroma, and on the palate, it is fire-aged, but you can sense a freshness with a slight hint of chili. The dry impression of the body is juicy and delicious. The beautiful acidity and refreshing bitterness add to the long, lingering finish.
The best temperature is when it is cooled by snow, and when it is cooled down, you can feel its mysteriously more concentrated flavor.
YSTJ, Maido 🍶.
hanpukai I'm looking forward to meeting all kinds of sakes 🍶.
(Please) 🙇
I'm looking forward to seeing the various sakes in the hanpukai.
I hope you can wait a little longer 🙇.
Good evening, YSTJ 🌙
I saw this blue Yamasan on social media and was curious about it 👀✨It was a limited edition for the hanpukai 😆Review looks very delicious 🤤The hanpukai is another once in a lifetime encounter 🥳.
Next up in the Bon Festival Sake Enjoyment Life is Yamazan, made with Nagano's sake rice, Kinmon Nishiki.
It has a strong flavor derived from the rice, which is typical of Yamazan, while a gentle sweetness and moderate acidity flow through the taste buds. The subtle gassiness is a nice touch 😋 I felt it was a bit heavy, so I would venture to say it had a grape-like fruitiness. No, no, no, I think the color of the label is pulling me in too much 😅.
Anyway, it was a delicious Yamazan 😁👏.
Good evening, Wakata-san😄
I was waiting for your review of Yamasan and Kinmon Nishiki!
I see 🧐💜The label has a firm and thick flavor. Less sweet and acidic and more 🍇 fruity. Quite interesting🤔🩷🩷🩷💚 is the opposite line ⁇
Good evening, HinaHanaMama 😃I'm sorry that you can't rely on my review because I have a stupid tongue 😅👍👍Remember that it has a good sweetness and flavor that is typical of Yamasan, and the rest is just thickness💦.
Yamazan, Hitogokochi was opened 🎉.
Yamazan is growing rapidly with new products.
The taste is as good as the famous breweries, and there is no doubt about its strength 👍.
We ship only a few bottles, so if you come across it, you must bring it with you 🍶.
This time I was lucky enough to get a bottle of Hitogokochi light nigori and I'm going to enjoy it right away 🥂.
First of all, the aroma!
The aroma is soft and gorgeous!
When you put it in your mouth, you will feel the gorgeous sweetness of the rice. The middle part has a refreshing acidity, and the latter half has a combination of astringency and a weak gaseous taste, which finishes off the taste.
When mixed with ori...
In the mouth, the gorgeous sweetness of the rice becomes even more pronounced 💐.
The milky taste of the rice is also combined with the milky taste of the rice to create a mild flavor. And the acidity...
The sweet and sour milky taste is complete 🙌!
This is also wonderful 💐.
The water is crystal clear and the gorgeous sweetness of the rice is brewed beautifully: ☺️
It's on a high level! Yamazan😋😋😋.
Anyway, it's well-balanced and easy to drink.
No bitterness or spiciness at all.
The rice was not rich, but refreshingly sweet 🥰🥰.
This is my 4th bottle of Yamasan.
In my ranking...
🩷💚 is in first place🥇.
I think Hitogokochi🩶 is in third place this time
I can't take my eyes off Yamazan, which delivers impressive taste every time 😘.
Good morning, hinahana mama 🌞.
Yamasan is delicious 🥰.
I'm one of those people who buys it when I find it 😊.
I was just about to pick up a bottle of sparkling the other day, but decided it wasn't worth it since I would finish it in an instant 🤣.
Hi Yenomi 😃Thanks for your comment 😃I didn't actually buy the sparkling 😅It's obvious that the sparkling ones are gobbled up 😆But Yamazan is definitely delicious, so I'm inclined to regret going through with it 💧... 💧.
Hi Pon-chan 😃Thank you for your comment!
The Yamazan has different flavors on different labels, so I get excited when I find a flavor I like 🙌I'm impressed that they designed it so well because the sake rice alone can change the flavor quite a bit 🥰.
Hi HinaHanaMama 😃I also drank Yamasan this summer. I haven't been able to post it yet, but it's the Kinmon Nishiki 💜 one. As you wrote, I too think 🩷 is the best Yamasan so far! They are all lovely, but I think the balance is the best 😋.
Good evening, Hinahana Mama 😃.
I drank this sake at a pub the other day and couldn't review it, but it was my first time! It was a Yamazan 😊 It was a delicious sake with a sweetness that was very drinkable! I could see why people rave about it👍.
Good evening, HinaHanaMama!
I'm glad you went to Yamazan🩶🥳The Hitokochi here was refreshing and tasty👍I'm looking forward to seeing what you have in store for us again in the future 😆.
HinaHanaMama 😍Good evening! I think we had our first drink too 🩶‼️
I looked it up 🩶💜❤️🧡🤎💚 and we drank so many 🥰 they are all soooo good! I think the one that impressed me was ❤️ Aisan? I'm still looking forward to more 😍.
Good evening, Wakata 😄Thank you for your comment 🥰.
The 💜 of Kimmon Nishiki looks delicious too 🥰I would definitely take you there if I could come across it ❣️ 🥰Yes, 🩷 is the most sweet and sour milky and tasty one, I am one of the drummers 💖.
Good evening, ichiro18!
I see you had a Yamasan drink outside ❣️It's a tasteful place to find an izakaya that has a selection of Yamasan 🤩I can see why you rave about Yamasan ❣️I'm glad you did just that 🥰.
Hi Hinahana mama, good evening 🌛Yaman san regularly good ✨I'm sorry I've only had 🩷 yet, it's so delicious 🥰Sweet and sour milky and 3rd place 😳I think I'll beg Ji Kon for it again 😆.
Good evening, kozo-san😄!
This 🩶label light nigori is only slightly gassy 😉 but it's not spicy and has no weird alcohol taste, it's a beautiful sake 🤩🥰 Please try it, Kozo-san 🥰!
Good evening, Kotaro-san😄Thank you for your comment♪
I went to 🩶Label - ✌️ it was refreshingly sweet, maybe it was the taste of Hitogokochi rice ❣️ the acidity was also refreshing and it was easy to drink like a summer sake, I was very satisfied 🥰.
Good evening, Mr. Peckho 😄Thank you for your comment...
I see that you drink a lot more than me ❣️ I see that Aisan ❤️ is impressive 🎯I'd like to get it if I have the chance👍.
I'm looking forward to more Yamasan in the future 😆.
Good evening, Nao888😄.
Thank you for your comment 💧.
Yamasan, it's hard to get it in Kansai because of the small shipment 💧I wonder what kind of trick Jikin-kun is using 😎Please ask Jikin-kun to do the same for me🤣.
Hi HinaHanaMama ^_^
You've been drinking Sanzan in a short span of time ✨.
I think the store I sometimes go to has started carrying it, so let's try drinking it: ✌️
Hi Manta 😃
Awesome! I'm so jealous that you have a liquor store nearby to start selling it: ❣️ It's hard to get Yamasan since there are not many stores that sell it 😅Please make Yamasan your go-to sake from now on 🥰.
Hi HinaHanaMama 😃
Thinking back, our first Yamazan was here 😌I thought it was tasty but sweet 🧐 at that time, so I took a short break 😅I was awakened to its charm with Green Yamazan 😅I have some Yamadanishiki waiting in the fridge ‼️ 🤗.
Good evening, Jay & Nobby😄Thank you for your comment...
I see you have Yamada Nishiki🧡 coming up: ❣️ maybe Yamada Nishiki is the most palatable for you two: ☝️ because... it's not the sweetest 🤣 looking forward to your review 😘.
We had our first Yamasan.
Nagano sake never fails to please me.
The aroma is light, but the taste is sweet and refreshing.
The aroma is light, but the taste is sweet and refreshing.
It is my favorite flavor.
There are other sake that I am interested in,
I would like to buy it when I find it.
The mouthfeel is soft and fresh with a good amount of gas. It also spreads a fruity sweetness like blueberry and grape.
While being fruity, it also has the umami of rice and a clean finish. It is an excellent food sake.
It was a little leesy and cloudy but got mixed up the moment I opened the bottle lol.
Oh no!
I drank it all by myself!
Ingredients : Rice (Nagano), Rice malted rice (Nagano)
Rice used: Yamae-Nishiki, 100% Nagano rice
Rice Polishing Ratio : 55
Alcohol content : 15
Brewer : Yuki Kurihara
Content : 720ml
Year of bottling : 2025.8
Production Date : 2024.BY
Hi Jay & Nobby❗
I felt like it would be cute if I let you swing it in the car and carry it, but I let you go out to see if it was one of the best TPO's 🤭.
Is it one of the hardest ones to buy?
When I went to the store later, it was sold out 😮.
3. 2023, Yamazan from Nagano, Japan, which was revived in 2023. It is lightly cloudy and quite sparkling. The mouthfeel is well-balanced between sweetness and bitterness typical of muddy sake, with a touch of carbonation. The aftertaste is quite spicy. A little more umami would be nice. Junmai Ginjo, Yamae-Nishiki, 55%, hi-iru, sparkling, about 2,000 yen, Otsuka Sake Shop in Honmachi.
Obon vacation is for drinking with my brother and his wife 😀.
We first opened a bottle of Yamasan's light nigori to go with sashimi and other dishes.
Hitogokochi's sweet and sour taste is nice in the hot summer time with a cool crisp feeling like green apple 🍏!
It has a sharpness to it, so it goes well with food.
★★★★★
Yamazan's one of a kind
The aroma is clean, sweet, citrus, and even rummy.
When you include it, you get a chili, forest-like fresh aroma, and a sizzling richness. There is also bitterness.
Soon the concentrated acidity and umami pop and spread on the tongue. A refreshing acidity with grapefruit and greenish flavor passes through the nose.
Delicious~.
It is a fire-brewed version of the one that was on tap, so it may not be positioned as a summer sake, but while it has the Yamazan style, it is quite crisp and refreshing, so it was delicious even on a hot day 🍶.
It's also a perfect food sake 👌
However, I feel that it tends to be a bit sour after a while, so I prefer to drink it early!
Good morning, Kotaro!
Yamazan is delicious 😋.
I also have it waiting in the fridge here 💁♀️ 👍There are many different labels, each with a different flavor, but I like the 🩷 and 💚! I'm looking forward to 🩶 too ☺️
Good evening, HinaHanaMama!
I really enjoy all of the Yamasan 😆.
The 🩷💚 was so addictive with its sweet and sour taste 😍 Compared to the 🩶, the 🩶 might be more of a food wine, but it was light and perfect for summer 😉.
