I drank a bottle last Sunday😅.
I may have had a drink outside somewhere 🤔 but this is my first time to drink at home 🤔‼️ so this time it's "Abukuma" from the "Maybe I've never had a drink before series 😆" 🤗.
It's kind of simple, but isn't the shiny silver label cool? I took a picture of the bottom right with the sake cups because of all the silver colors 😄.
I'm going to make love to you again this day 😙
I'm going to make love to you now!
The aroma is refreshingly fruity 😌.
The first sip is soooooo good 😍!
It's juicy with just the right amount of sweetness 😋and the best balance of umami and acidity ‼️. It's a great balance and is a great Fukushima sake 🍶This was a bonanza 👍
And here's a J&N family newsletter 🛜.
My daughter's visa (🇺🇸) finally came through and she will officially live in Japan (🇯🇵).
He will be coming to Japan in the summer, but he will be here once in May before that! Nobby is hoping to speak English more and understand each other better.
I've been studying 📚 on a regular basis, but this month I'm finally going to start attending an English conversation class 🤗.
I've been studying for a while now, but I'm finally going to start attending an English conversation class 📚 this month 🤗.
Hi Jay & Nobby ^^^^.
Abukuma looks delicious - I've probably never seen it before, but I'll put it on my checklist 😋.
Boyfriend, if you live in Japan, you're going to learn a lot of Tochigi love 😊.
Hi Jay & Nobby!
I've never seen Abukuma-san in person, but it's a quintessential Fukushima sake and looks delicious 😋.
And Nobby, you have finally started attending English Conversation: 🇺🇸
I'm looking forward to May first!
Jay & Nobby 🇺🇸🇯🇵 Hi ‼️ Looks delicious 🩷 I've never seen this drink before! Check check check👍
So you are finally going to live in Japan? Will you be living nearby? I'll be rooting for you all the way, Nobby📣❤️
Hi Jay & Nobby😃I haven't tried Abukuma even though the liquor store I frequent carries it, but it sounds delicious ✨️
My hat's off to you, Nobby, for your willingness to learn: 👱🏻♂️ You also need to sharpen your body language 😉.
Hi Jay & Nobby😄!
The matching silver gugummies are lovely ✨.
And you can't go wrong with hand rolls and sake 😙.
Haven't met you Abukuma, would love to drink 🤔.
And now that you're here in Japan, we're going to have some fun: 🇺🇸
Hi Jay & Nobby 😃Wow, BF is moving to Japan!
Wow, BF moving to Japan❗️ something has been exciting since New Year's this year😆Noby's class attendance is also very serious⚡️ I knew you were cool, Noby👍I'm rooting for you 📣.
Hi Jay & Nobby, Hello, I see a big wave of internationalization in the JN family 😆 I hope you can teach them how to enjoy and appreciate sake in English, and I look forward to hearing more about what's going on 😊.
Hi Jay & Nobby😃
Nobby, you are so dynamic to go to English conversation class to talk to him 😳I have to go to Masamune class too 🤣.
By the way, is Tochigi love in English TOCHIGI LOVE ❓
Hi Jay & Nobby 😃
Nobby, you're amazing 👍 you've already passed the test when you started attending 💮.
You are indeed seniors that both of you should learn from: ☺️
Abukuma looks delicious too👍.
Good evening, Jay & Nobby 😃.
I haven't had a drink in a long time, so I'm eager to have one now 🍶☺️
It's great to hear that you're taking English conversation classes too 😳I'm glad you can convey your feelings even if you can't suddenly become fluent 😊.
Jay & Nobby: "Abukuma" is not so well known, isn't it? But as you say, the taste is well-balanced and delicious! All the sake in Fukushima is of high quality! And Nobby-san is taking English conversation classes. She has a great ambition.
Hi Jay & Nobby 😃.
April is a great month to start something😇.
Both for the start of your first drinking series and for Nobby's studies 😀.
We look forward to seeing what Mr. Nobby has in store for us the next time he comes to Japan😇.
Good evening, Gyve 😃.
Fukushima sake is of a high level! It's a delicious bottle with excellent balance 😋 Please look for it and give it a try 👋.
I hope I can find it in the crew of "What are you doing here" next time I come to Japan 😆.
Good evening, first generation freelancer 😃.
This is! It's seriously good 😋 Please put it on your list and look for it with your bloody eyes 😆.
I'm planning to live in Chiba, so I might get some Chiba love 😅.
Good evening ma-ki 😃.
I think we used to see each other at the liquor store 🤔I'm blackmailing myself for not bringing you along 😅.
I think it would be a win-win situation if Nobby learns English and he works on his Japanese 😇
Good evening, Pekho 😃.
I hope you both enjoy this well-balanced deliciousness 🤗
I live by my father and sister, which is far from Utsunomiya 🥲, but we will be in the same time zone, so maybe we will have more conversations 😄.
Good evening Nao888😃!
Oh! I see you have one at the liquor store👍This is one I can recommend 🤗
Maybe no matter how much you study... your limbs will come before your mouth 🤣
Good evening, soumacho 😃.
This gulping cup is with J&N's name on it ‼️ really, hand rolls are a meal for drinking 😙 I wish you and Abukuma a happy meeting 😙 I look forward to 🇯🇵🇺🇸 to see what awaits us 😙...
Good evening, Shin-kun 😃.
We have taken a step towards internationalization with J&N standards👍We need more sake-centric lessons 😆We are looking forward to the future 🤗
Good evening, Mr. Bosuke 😃.
I'm sure you know what you're talking about! You know your stuff ‼️" from Nobby😄Please bring Abukuma-san with you when you come to Mekada 👋
Good evening, Aladdin 😃.
I was a bit surprised by the deliciousness 😋 of the Abukuma 🫢 yes! It's hard for me to speak fluently 😓I may dance in a flutter 😆.
Good evening, Koizo 😃.
Yes, I am very happy to see you here! Abukuma-san is a well-passed one: ‼️
J&N international standards are compatible from JIS to ISO, so you can rest assured 🤗.
Good evening, Kano 😃.
Yes, it's really good! It's really good, so please look for it: ‼️
Jay has been working hard since he moved to his current company! I can speak a little 🤗.
Good evening, Mr. Sashiu 😃.
Fukushima sake is really high level! The balance of Abukuma was really good 😋I think it should be more popular 🤔Next Kenmin Kai may be in English 🤣.
Good evening, Yasbay 😃.
Indeed! It's nice to start something with a new school year or a new semester 🤗It's easy to drink for the first time 😙Language is a tough one 😅.
Good evening, Jay and Nobby!
I was wondering if it is a strong drink, but is it like a delicious and easy to drink sake? I was very curious 😊.
You are a communicative person, Nobby, and I'm sure you'll be able to talk soon 😉.
Hi Pon-chan 😃
Abukuma was a delicious, well-balanced, easy-drinking drink 😋 Try it 😋.
As you said, you are a great communicator 👍, but it will be hard to overcome the language barrier😅, but I think your efforts will be rewarded 🥹.
Junmai Ginjo Unfiltered Nama Sake
Sweet and tasty, with a bitter taste. The aroma when you drink it is like a tropical fruit, and the soft acidity lingers at the end.
It is a cup of sake to be enjoyed gradually.
I love it 100 points!
unadulterated sake
Sweet soft bilious umami mouthfeel. The hinwari is quite strong. It is soft and full of umami. 87 points
Sweetness: 2.7
Sourness:3.3
Dryness:2.8
Hinted aroma: 2.4
After leaving Hasegawa Sake Shop, he brought us to Fukushima prefecture's antenna shop❗
Fukushima sake drinking comparison 🎵I'm so happy 😊.
Aizu Nakasyo is so good 😋😋 and Lomang has a nice sweetness 👍and "Abukuma" which I have never had ❗It has a clean, sharp mouthfeel and you can sip and sip it all the time ✨I like that they all have a Fukushima sake feel to them 😉.
After leaving the restaurant, we wandered around the city center 👙and realized how great the capital city Tokyo is 😲After work, Yuka-Chin and I met up at a standing izakaya 🍶As mentioned in Yuka-Chin's post, there is a restaurant that is related to Yuka-Chin and me 😲I was so surprised that such a restaurant exists in the middle of Kanda, Tokyo 💦.
The three of us had a great time drinking delicious Echigo sake 😆.
Hello again here, Noodle Sake King ☀☀☀☀☀☀.
I feel like it's only in Tokyo that there are stores that carry Niigata and Betsukai 😲.
It's a city where 10% of the entire population of Japan lives 🤔.
Good evening, Mr. King of Noodles and Sake 😃.
The development of friends gathering gradually after work at the end of a business trip! Something cool like heroes gathering before a decisive battle 🤗.
Must have been a lot of fun in Tokyo🗼😚.
Hi Jay & Nobby 😃.
The warriors gather after work and the work (drinking) begins again ❗ Adults are hard 😜.
It's great to meet members and drink with them on the road ✨.
Ozawa no Sakura Junmai Shiboritate Unfiltered Nama Sake
February 22, 2025
Kagataya Sake Shop Spring Sake Tasting
A local brand from Fukushima Genba Shuzo, which brews Abukuma. It has a calm mouthfeel and a light flavor. Unfortunately, I was not a fan of the flavors felt in the aftertaste.
Walking around Tokyo with Mr. Menshuoh. We saw Tokyo Station from the outside for the first time in a while. We took a break at Fukushima-kan. We compared three kinds of drinks.
We met up with Yuka-Chan and went to the third meeting at a restaurant we stumbled upon while strolling around Tokyo. I am a sucker for drinking too much even though the next party was the main event.
I didn't expect to find a place like this in the middle of Kanda, Tokyo 😅I had a lot of drinks I didn't know about in Echigo.
I didn't know there was such a restaurant in the middle of Kanda, Tokyo 😲I drank a lot of sake from the 0th party 😅I found a lot of sake I didn't know about in Echigo-Tsumari... ✌️
Hello, Mr. Menshuoh, I was surprised to see you at this restaurant. I could feel your love for the East of Hokkaido when you were so upset at the sight of herring. Yuka-Chin recommends local sake, which is the reason I drank too much. It was Yuka-Chin's fault.
A delicious sake called "Abukuma" ❣️
I've wanted to drink it for 4 years since I learned about it.
It's been 4 years since I found out about it and wanted to drink it: ‼️
For some reason, Dora-chan never got the idea...
This was sent to me by my dear sake friend M.
I was sent this by my dear sake friend M 😊🙏🙏.
I will have my long awaited Abakuma 😆🥂✨
Gentle ginjo aroma, nice aroma 🙏🥂✨.
Smooth and full-bodied
Smooth and full-bodied
Gentle sweetness and pleasant umami
It has a nice sharpness and you will never get tired of drinking it 😋.
It is very well-balanced and delicious😍.
This is really good 😆❤️
It went really well with sushi ♡.
I wonder if it goes well with vinegared rice 😋😋.
I drank more than half 💕😚💕
On the second day, we warmed up the sake 🍶♨️
Lukewarm sake is sweeter than warmed sake....
I think it has a little bit of alcohol afterwards.
When it's hot, it's very refreshing. ❣️
Oh, it was delicious ❤️
Even Dora-chan said
Dora said, "Yes, it's a delicious sake. ❣️
I'm sure she'll buy it for me from now on😄
Thank you, Mr. M 💕🙇♀️🙇♂️
Good evening, Tsubu-chan😄Abukuma! You make a very astringent choice😊 Of course it's a delicious sake! It's well-balanced and perfect as a warmed sake! It's a perfect sake for warming up!
Good morning, Sashu-san☀️
I've always wanted to try "Abukuma" ❣️ finally got to drink it 😘Great sake is a natural drink 💕It didn't disappoint my expectations 💕☺️
Good evening, Tsubu-chan 🚛.
I just passed by the Genba main store the other day 🚛.
This is a delicious review 🤤.
Both Fukushima and Tochigi have so many good sake 🍶 I'm at a loss 💖.
Good morning, Muro-san: ☀️
The "Abukuma" was delicious 😆💕.
One of my wishes came true: ☺️ thanks 🙏!
I really do have a hard time finding a good sake 🍶😂.
I'd love to visit Genba Honten one day 🥹.