Sweet! And apple! Green apple flavor might be the right word. I think it would be better with Western food than Japanese food, and I think it would also be good with sweets.
Saku No Hana (佐久乃花)
Dry Ginjo, Fresh (辛口吟醸、搾りたて)
Saku No Hana Shuzo (佐久の花酒造) @ Saku, Nagano
Recommendation by local older gentleman in Plaza Saku (プラザ佐久), souvenir shop in JR Sakudaira station (JR佐久平駅). Appreciate his kindness.
https://www.sakunohana.jp/shouhin/08.html
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I was tired yesterday.
The bullet train was delayed in the morning (chaos at Tokyo station), it snowed heavily at Nagano station (also chaos at Nagano station, this one was full of foreigners, it was like being in a foreign country), my business trip was to a university, so there were no signs of people on the grounds as they were closed, I did not know where to walk and when I arrived I was covered in snow😞.
At the end of the work, I tried to call a cab but it didn't catch at all, so I walked for about 20 minutes in the snow in the second picture.
Even though it was snowing heavily, it was Saturday and the well-known restaurants were packed, so we went to a restaurant a little further away from the station. This place is good and you can drink famous sake at a reasonable price. I don't know about you, but whiskey and shochu also seem to be reasonably priced.
We drank the following sake here: Dawn's Eve, Daishinshu, Sakunohana, Mizuo, Toyoka, and Tasake. 4 of us drank a lot 🌟.
Aunty.
Good morning...
I'm sorry to hear about the heavy snow and traffic disruption 💦...you've got it when you find the right store 👍I'm glad you're healing...
Ane-san, good morning 😃Thank you for your hard work in Nagano in this cold weather 😊I think it was really tough 💦I also came back freezing on a business trip to Mt. Rokko in Hyogo 🥶, although the scale is not as big as Nagano.
Good morning, Ane!
It was a very hard snowstorm 💧.
I hope you are not too tired🍀.
Sake is the best drink for such a night 💧 ⤴️
I'm sure you drank a lot of sake this time too 🎵
I would like to try Sakunohana 😊.
Hi, Ane! 🙋
It was snowing like you were about to get lost 😱.
Even in such a situation, you have a perfect sense of smell to find a restaurant that serves good drinks! 😁😁
Please be careful on your way home.
Good morning, Koizo!
I'm really glad that the service was not cancelled. I was worried because there were people standing even though all seats are reserved for KAGAYAKI. I was worried 😅.
Good morning, Manachie 😃.
We all said that we should have ordered a four-pack of Daishinshu because we drank a lot of it 😁.
Snow is still dancing today. It won't melt.
Good morning, ma-ki-, ☺️
I've been working consecutive days, so even if I stay at a hotel with a hot spring and sleep on a good mattress, I'll still be tired 😅I'll be able to pull myself together today, so tomorrow I'll be home to relax.
Good morning, Tomoyuki Kumagai, ❄️
Is there a day when it is sunny all day long in snow country? It looks so cold outside. And it's so slippery, I have to make sure I don't fall down... ⛸️
Polishing ratio 59%, alcohol content 16%, 100% Hitogochiki produced in Nagano Prefecture
This is the first brand for us. Sharp acidity with little sweetness.
Opened January 28, 2025
Purchased after tasting at the brewery's direct sales store
Brewed with rice from Yaehara, it was an unconditional purchase.
Rather spicy ^ ^something refreshing!
But it is quite full-bodied and has a great depth of flavor. ❗️
I knew it would be Saku-no-Hana. No doubt. ☺️
I bought it at a supermarket in Saku, but it seems to be a sake only available locally.
It is a junmai sake that costs less than 2,000 yen per bottle, so it is very cost-effective.
It is a light, dry sake that is refreshing and goes well with food.