When I was in Yamaguchi a while ago, I had dinner with some customers and one of them said to me, "I see you like Japanese sake. Please let me know your home address so I can give you some of the sake I've been involved with." I was so taken by the allure of sake that I gave him my address and this is what I received 😳.
I often have this on the izakaya shinkansen on my way home from Yamaguchi? It's from the Sandesi Toyo Bijin series! And it's a very expensive one 😱 polished up to 30% Yamadanishiki from Hagi!
It says "Sumikawa Shuzo, the best of all time" 🤩.
I'm going to go ahead and check in 700 for this one! I thought it was for New Year's 🥳.
I thought it was for New Year's, but drink it 😜!
Sweet 😘and dark 😝.
It's mellow and beautiful, just like Toyo Bijin! I think it's like a beautiful oriental beauty!
And fruity!
Mmmm, delicious 😋.
A little sourness, too.
Thank you to the customer who gave it to me 🙏.
I have to give something back...hmmm difficult 🤔
Good morning, Takashi 😃.
Congratulations on your 700 check-ins ㊗️🎊
What a very special oriental beauty 🤩You have met some amazing customers 🤗We look forward to seeing you and your izakaya shinkansen in the future 💕.
Good morning, Takashi!
Congratulations on your 700th check-in 🎉!
I feel like your personality is the reason for the sake connection ✨.
Let's keep up the sake life 🤗!
Thank you very much, HinaHanaMama 😊.
What a great idea, I'm at 700 🥳.
I've had Toyo Bijin a few times but this is my first time!
I'm grateful for the opportunity and enjoy the taste 😋.
Thank you, ma-ki-😊.
Personality? I feel more like I'm blessed to be around you, thankfully 🥰.
I will continue to have fun, taste good, and enjoy my drinking life 🥳.
Congratulations on your 700 check-in ✅🎊🎉, Takashi!
The bottle and the accompanying note are truly fine sake 🤩I'm jealous that you got it 🤤.
Keep up the good drinking 😄.
Today's dish
Grilled Mackerel Sushi✨
My husband's friend gave him 4 bottles of Toyo Bijin sake for his birthday 🥳One of them, Toyo no Megami💖.
Really gorgeous and elegant taste ✨ delicious 🥺.
My favorite degree: ★★★★★★★★★★
Good evening, HINANOHA!
Sake gift for your birthday✨🎁✨.
You have a wonderful relationship 🎵
I'm in Yamaguchi right now and I've seen Toyo Bijin a lot 🤗.
I'd like to try the label if I can find it 😋.
Good morning, HINANOHA 😃.
I see it's your birthday 🎂Happy birthday 🎉I feel that oriental beauty and goddess is a good fit for you HINANOHA 💐.
I wish you a wonderful year ahead ✨.
I went on a trip to Yamaguchi in October, and I enjoyed the drink there so much that I bought it as a souvenir for myself.
It is a Daiginjo-class sake.
It is a Daiginjo-class sake, so it is very fruity and has a soft sweetness!
I was on a business trip to Yamaguchi with my team at work😊.
We went for a light drink the day before before the main event the next day.
Since I came all the way to Yamaguchi, I had a bottle of Toyo Bijin.
It has a ginjo aroma, softly rounded sweetness, moderate acidity, and good sharpness. No gas. The Daiginjo✨.
The rice flavor is nice after it warms up a bit.
Drinks for Guests Part 2
Purchased due to the mention of "Sake Competition 2024 GOLD".
I was originally interested in this sake after reading an article by Mr. Yoshifumi Sumikawa, president of Toyo Bijin.
I also missed the fact that the sake was drunk at the 2016 Japan-Russia summit meeting (at the high-class, long-established onsen ryokan "Otani Sanso" in Nagato City).
I had heard that this sake can be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of your preference for sweet or dry sake, and I was convinced that this was the case.
It is delicious!
Traveled to Saga, where I had not had much luck with sake. At Itami Airport on the way back to Shimane, I came across a sake tasting and sale 🥰 and asked for a few bottles to be shipped to me.
I opened a bottle of Toyo Bijin from the sake that arrived 🍶 and had a cup of oden with the sake cup I had purchased in Arita 😋.
It is stunningly clear and colorless. A very gorgeous and refreshing ginjo aroma reminiscent of muscat and white peach rises up, raising expectations even before drinking.
In the mouth, lush sweetness and delicate acidity are in harmony, and the clear flavor spreads gently. The finish is smooth and disappears easily, leaving a short but beautifully transparent aftertaste.
- Sumikawa Sake Brewery, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Yamaguchi, ABV 16
- Clear, fruity flavor, a little lighter, but still sweet. All information is confidential, so it's hard to tell if it's Junmai or Honjojo if it's left to the drinker's imagination. Mild acidity is impressive.
Toyo Bijin has a Jungin series of sake with different rice, which is my favorite because it is easy to drink and tastes good for the price.
This Jihonbeni is a Daiginjo-shu made with more polished rice. It is not junmai-zukuri, but that is why its technique shines through.
It has an aroma of ethyl caproate that wafts from the moment it is poured into the glass. And when you drink it, you will be surprised by the ginjo aroma...and there is a sweetness but no sourness. I don't like this one.
I like sweet and sour aroma sake, but I am not so good at this kind of sake without acidity. So I sometimes can't drink sake that excels in aroma, which is common in Tohoku sake, even if it is famous.
However, this one is not harsh on the palate! This is probably due to its transparency or cleanliness. If it is this beautiful, even a combination of flavors that you don't like can be drunk with pleasure. If it is more fragrant than this, it is a bit harsh.
Although it is fruity, it does not end there. It is gentle and refreshing, so I think it will appeal to a wide target audience.
Alcohol content: 15
Saito no Shizuku
Rice polishing ratio: 40
This is a limited edition sake of Suzuden by Toyo Bijin.
The aroma is of yogurt.
The taste is fruity, sweet, and acidic, typical of Toyo Bijin, with a hint of yogurt.
The aftertaste is slightly bitter.
It is well-balanced and delicious.
Alcohol content: 14
Shunyo 80%, other sake rice 20%.
Rice polishing ratio: 35% (Koji rice), 50% (Kake rice)
This is the Shunyo version of our favorite Jyundo Isshu series.
The fruity, sweet and sour taste is a characteristic of this series, but the acidity and sweetness are also moderate compared to the others.
However, it is exquisitely delicious and cannot be described as simply dry. The sweetness, sourness, and bitterness are in harmony, making it very tasty.
