Xmas at the Shinmachi branch 🎄
The last greeting of the year②🍶.
The second sake is "Shinshu Kamerei Nagano Yamae Nishiki Junmai Ginjo" 🍶.
Yamae Nishiki is not yet available this season, so it is said to be from last BY.
Personally, it has been a long time since I have had a Shinshu Kamerei!
The exterior is a nearly transparent silver crystal.
The aroma is intoxicating with a fresh sweet fruity ginjo aroma.
Aromas of apple, pear, and melon are mellow, yet not overdone.
The rice aroma is about the size of a white dumpling.
The texture is smooth, with a hint of dusty gas 🫧.
The juicy sweetness spreads with a strong fruity sweetness coupled with soft acidity.
There is a sense of coolness escape, but also a beautiful flavor flow.
The balance between the firm, dark flavor and the clear smoothness is intoxicating.
The finish is crisp and fruity.
It is still delicious. ☺️
The fire-aged version has been aged for more than half a year and has a softer texture, which is also intoxicating.
While talking about sake with the owner, Mr. Kawada, we moved on to the last sake.
Unusually for Shinshu Kamerei, it has a strong acidity.
Since it was produced in June, it may have been left a little too long. ......?
But it is still delicious!
Postscript
Maybe it's still a little twisted: .......
Sad .......
Shinshu Kamerei Junmai Ginjyo Unfiltered Unrefined Nama Sake Hitogochi from the terraced rice fields of Inakura
Rice polishing ratio 55
Alcohol content 16
2024.3
Yesterday was Christmas Eve🎄.
I looked for a green or red sake from my stock, but I opened a bottle of this one with the greenest bottle.
It has been sleeping for more than a year and a half, so let's wake up and have it!
The raw hiney aroma I was worried about 🙆🙆It's totally fine.
Yesterday I felt the green label was enough, but this one is fresh & fruity without any clutter 😋.
Last year in early spring, it was available at the brewery store for quite a long time!
This year it was immediately changed to fire-brewed!
I wonder what will happen to 2026😥.
The collaboration sake cups are 2024 and 2025 🍶.
The nose is fruity and rather acidic.
The mouthfeel is smooth and firm.
In the mouth, sweetness and acidity stand out.
The umami and bitterness follow a little later.
The bitterness is a bit strong.
4/5
Before the year-end party 0️⃣ after party ✌️ (on a different day💦)
I met the manager at the liquor store during the day and he was stocking Shinshu Kamerei, so I stopped by 🚶.
Sake 🍶 before the sake year-end party in Yokohama.
Delicious 😋.
I went to the sake brewery and bought it. It is good, of course, but Shinshu Kamerei's sake has a quality that is best described as "clear" or "pure". You feel happiness when you sip it. I think it is a hard-to-find sake, but if you happen to come across it, please do not hesitate to buy it.
Shinshu Kamerei Green Label
Alcohol content: 15
Manufactured on 2025.6
Yesterday was Christmas Day 🎄Eve Eve
So we opened a bottle of Green Label.
With the sake cup (2024) collaborated with Haruya Abe (^^)
Well, I'm happy enough with this one 😉.
I paired it with Ding's 2nd day 😀.
I guess it's the water... Shinshu Kamerei, Ding, Yamasan, they are close 😋.
I'll have another green or red sake today, I have to find something 🐢.
First Shinshu Kamerei.
Very clean and fruity, yet full-bodied and wonderfully balanced.
There is no doubt that this is a very top-class, orthodox wine.
This will sell, that's for sure.
I went to the brewery in Nagano!
I still love it so much 🥰.
It's fruity like a pear, and it's so tasty and full in the mouth!
It's so delicious!
I will visit again next year!
Thanks for the food 😋.
🕊️🐢Hunter 4️⃣th bottle
Yesterday, we successfully got our second bottle of this season's Junmai Ginjo Namaishiki Miyamanishiki from Shinshu Kamerei😇.
So I decided to open a bottle of Hitogokochi Hi-ire, which I had already obtained before 😀.
As I expected, Shinshu Kamerei's sake from all rice varieties have different expressions, but they are all outstandingly delicious 😀.
It has a deep fruity aroma and taste, but is not cloying at all and does not interfere with the meal, but rather complements it well 😀.
And it's delicious even if you drink it by itself after a meal😇.
I love you after all 🐢 ❤️
Moreover, today's table was lined with cranes (Gokotsuru) and turtles (Shinshu Kamerei) from Nagano, a delicious dining experience😇.
Good evening, Yasube!
This is already your fourth bottle of 🕊️🐢hunter 😲.
It's too good to not only taste good but also enhance your meal 🤤!
I've always wanted to drink both 🕊️ and 🐢 someday 😍.
Good evening, Mr. Yasube!
You are a great 🐢 hunter!
I haven't had the chance to try the Shinshu Kamerei, but I remember the Kono Hitogokochi being very good 😍.
Good luck for 🕊️🐢😊
Good morning, Yasube!
Congratulations on getting Kame-san Miyamanishiki ㊗️
I wonder if I'll get an email 📩 for the Oni tying up this week or something😅.
Good morning, Yasubeyesan 🌞The Tsurukame hunt is progressing well ☺️ Hitogokochi sake rice is already delicious 🤤I will pay my respects so that I can drink 🐢 this season 🙏.
Hi Yasbay 🐦.
You are early! Already my second one 😳 You are indeed a 🐢hunter 😊I'm also happy to see your collaboration with the cranes combined with your eye-catching ✨.
Good evening, Yasube 😃.
You are indeed a 🕊️🐢 hunter, and it is quintessential that this is already your second one of the season 😳The collaboration with Mikotsuru is going to be auspicious and lucky ✨.
Good evening, ma-ki-chan!
For me, the best sake that fits me the best right now is 🐢Sanzusan 😀.
Both 🕊️ and 🐢san in Nagano are definitely delicious, so please get them 😀.
Good evening, Ao!
Hitogokochi is really tasty, but Shinshu Kamerei is indeed the best in making each of the other sake rice tasty as well 😀.
I'll be happy if I can hunt at this rate😇
@Mizuhashi-san, good evening 😀
I thought oni tying was something that was common with Jyushiyo and Shinmasa, but now 🐢sama has finally joined the ranks ❓🤣.
I guess it's going to get harder and harder to get 😅
Good evening, Nao888!
In Kansai, the number of stores selling them is limited, so it's not easy to get them 😅.
I hope to travel to Ueda again next year and buy a large quantity 🤣.
Even the brewery sells one bottle per person per day😅.
Good evening, Pon-chan 😀
I like many of Nagano's sake, especially 🕊️ and 🐢, so I'll keep trying to hunt for them 😀.
I'm already planning a trip to Ueda next year 😀.
Hi Hiro, good evening 😀
I am trying my best to learn from the original Masamune hunter and to be able to react to 🕊️ and 🐢 right away 😀
🕊️ and 🐢 are good luck, but I am sure they taste good too, so I will do my best to hunt them down 😀
Shinshu Kamerei Hitogokochi
Polishing ratio: Koji rice 55%, Kake rice 70%.
100% Hitogochi rice produced in Nagano Prefecture
Alcohol content 15
It is so delicious!
It is fruity, refreshing, and has a nice sharpness!
It's really the best tasting sake and the best Polish sake!
Repeat ★★★★★
