Alcohol: 16%, Raw material rice: 100% Hitanishiki from Ibaraki, Polishing ratio: 50%, Yeast: SYS yeast, Sake degree: -3, Acidity: 1.5. The first sake of the year 2025 is Gokeijo Junmai Ginjo Hiyoroshi, which was included in a whisky grab bag. It is a limited edition product sold only in the fall every year. The acidity is a bit strong and there is a bit of spiciness, but it finishes with a spread of umami later on. This year's post will be irregular, so please check back often!
★★★★☆
A happy name and perfect for the New Year🍶?
I had a very good bottle of Gokeijo at an izakaya before, so I bought this small bottle with a cute label to try it out.
I bought a small bottle with a cute label to try it out!
Slightly sweet and fruity!
Delicious!
However, even looking at the label, I'm not sure which sake from Gokeijo is packed in this bottle...
I wonder if it is a specially made sake. I couldn't find it on the brewery's website.
All it says is "Sake".
Isn't that too rough?
It seems to be made from 100% Hitachi-Nishiki.
Next time, I'll buy a proper bottle of Gokeijo using Hitachi-nishiki!
My grandpa recommended this to me at New Year's.
He said it is a sake from Furukawa.
At first, it has a tangy feeling like carbonation, but the aftertaste is much cleaner and watery.
Waka Botan, the one I popped at Hasegawa Sake Shop with Hakutsuru.
I drank it at the Japanese sake festival in July and it was delicious, but I was so drunk that I forgot to buy it and regretted it 🙄.
Fresh and a little gassy. Perfectly balanced sweetness, not too sweet. The aftertaste is a bit short. I think it's a perfect flavor for during a meal. It was just as good as when we drank it at the Japanese Sake Festival.
It has increased my confidence in Gokei!
A little on the expensive side though💦.
I bought Gokeiji for the first time, which I had been curious about. It is fruity, but also has a strong alcohol taste and umami flavor, perhaps because it is hiyaoroshi (cold-roasted sake). It is a sake to savor long autumn nights.
This is "Gokeijo" which was a gift. I'm not a fan of hiyaoroshi, but... the slight sweet aroma of rice... the mouthfeel was "sweet! I can't believe it's hiyaoroshi, it's so refreshing and fruity......and delicious too! I'm sipping it slowly...thanks a lot!
It was purchased at the "Hiyahoroshi and Autumn Delicacies" fair. *Currently closed
132 kinds of sake are lined up. Last time, I went in a straight line and didn't get lost.
This time, I was lost for about 30 minutes.... I wandered to the right and to the left (sweat).
In the end, for some reason, the "Sake Degree -4.7" was the deciding factor, and this was the one.
The sake rice is Hitanishiki. Of course, this is my first time.
It is very fruity and delicious.
It is very fruity and tasty. It has a good mouthfeel and a sweetness that is not unpleasant.
I would like to try the sake of the "Gokeijo" series.
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