Junmai Daiginjo for the brewery's 170th anniversary
Thankfully, I was given a sample of three different rice wines to compare...
Yeah, they're the same!
I tried to guess blindly, but I couldn't hit anything...
What they have in common is
Mellow, fruity, sweet and juicy
Lightly caramelized flavor.
The differences, to put it bluntly
Hitanishiki: strawberry flavor and clarity
Miyamanishiki: Sharp aroma
Hachitan-Nishiki: Strong sweetness with bitterness and astringency in the aftertaste
According to the internet, Hitachi Nishiki is made with No.18 yeast, while Miyamanishiki and Hachitan Nishiki are a blend of No.18 and No.14 yeast...heh!
I realize that I am still a young man who needs more training!
But it was delicious!
I tried it heated today ...... and it's good heated, very good, very good. The acidity is very good! It has a nice lingering aftertaste. It lingers well, but the spiciness is also noticeable.
Everyone loves the Character's Cup. Sakaitachi, the mascot of Sakaimachi, Ibaraki Prefecture.
This is the 630th one-cup, one-pack festival.
I drank it cold today... ......... well, it tastes bitter and sour, so it's not suitable to drink cold...
Everyone loves the Character's Cup. Sakaitachi, the mascot of Sakaimachi, Ibaraki Prefecture.
This is the 629th one-cup, one-pack festival.
The name is derived from a Chinese legend that says, "When life is exciting, drink wine; when it is dull, make up for it; with the joys and sorrows of life, there is wine, which is called wine virtue.
The sake is rather dry. The aftertaste is slightly bitter. Full of richness, flavor and spiciness.
Everyone loves the Character's Cup. Sakaitachi, the mascot of Sakaimachi, Ibaraki Prefecture.
This is the 628th One Cup One Pack Festival.
The 3rd Bishu Competition 2025 Kansai ④
Sake I wanted to try at this event with Diachiku and Brooklyn kura
I was curious about this brand that Nemuchi-san had tried at a Japanese sake festival before.
It seems that the label has become more fashionable since the new owner took over, with an eye on export.
A young man with two earrings explained about the sake to us, and we wondered if he was the brewer.
Fresh, gassy, sweet and delicious.
There seems to be no distributor in the Kansai region, so I sincerely hope that some of them will carry it!
I told my neighbor's liquor store to go to Tokumasa Sou next time, but he said he had a connection with Sakaimachi 😅.
Ibaraki Pref. Sashima-gun. Hagiwara Sake Brewery Co.
Toku-masamune Junmai-shu.
We received a set of seven single-bottle bottles, so we will drink them.
Here is the sixth bottle.
I didn't think I could drink it again since I drank it at the Japanese Sake Festival.
I will drink it cold.
The color is clear with a yellowish tinge.
The nose has a slightly ripe fruity aroma with hints of honey and caramel.
On the palate, a slight ripeness aroma passes through to the nose, followed by a gentle Junmai-like dry acidity. It has a slightly aged feel, with concentrated umami, a chocolate-like flavor, and a faded brown rice-like aftertaste that lingers on the tongue.
Nice Masamune that has matured quite nicely.
Ingredients:Rice(domestic),Rice Koji(domestic)
Polishing ratio: 60
Alcohol content:15
As for the taste, it is mellow and delicious, but it has a bit of a brewer's alcohol habit, so it may not be just right for those who like fruity drinks.
Today is eye exam day
Just one drink at a local sake bar while waiting for the bus
Tokumasamune collaborated with United Arrows to produce this sake.
The rice is Ichibanboshi.
Refreshing, sweet and sour.
You can't feel the alcohol.
It's more like juice.
It can be likened to plum wine with water
or apple cider vinegar mixed with water
I remember being made to drink it as a child because it was good for me...
My first Tokumasamune from Ibaraki Prefecture. Yesterday I drank it chilled, but today I drank it hot. The peculiar taste I felt yesterday turned out to be a nice soft sweetness when heated. This is the interesting thing about sake.
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Masamune hunters go today🍶.
This store has sake from all over the country 😳No Kagoshima or Okinawa for sake, but all other prefectures are available 🤗.
Kagoshima and Okinawa are always stocked with Shochu Awamori 👍.
I came here thinking that with all this they must have some Masamune 🙄 I looked at the menu and thought, well....
I looked at the menu, let's see, Masamune...Masamune...Masamune....
There it is 💡Masamune found: ❗️
It's a great selection: ❗️
Let's go 😁.
It's sticky and heavy sweet 😊.
It's like candy at the fair 🍭.
I thought it might be sticky, but it goes down your throat nicely 🙄.
Nice Masamune👍
Good evening, Hiro 😃.
Yo, I've been waiting for you! Masamune Hunter 🎯.
Toku Masamune 😳I was uninitiated and saw it for the first time!
I'm sure there will be Masamune waiting for you all over the country that you haven't seen yet. ☺️ Go! Masamune Hunter 🏍️😁
Nice Masamune 👍 today 😄
Hi Hiro, good evening. I just want to say nice Masamune👍🤣 Like Aladdin, this is my first time to know about Toku Masamune. I didn't know there were still masamune I didn't know 🥹.
Good evening, Aladdin😄.
Thank you for your support 📣🙏.
There are still many Masamune that have never been seen in Japan, so I will hunt them down one by one and accumulate nice Masamune👍😆.
Hi Hirupeco, good evening😄.
Seems like there are many local Masamune all over the country 🤔.
The Masamune area is wide and deep 😆.
I'm looking for Masamune that I haven't seen yet 👍Nice Masamune 🤗.
Good morning, Hiro Masamune 😃.
I think you should make a Masamune T-shirt or something for your quirky inquisitive mind ‼️ to further master it 🤗.
In the front "Do you have Masamune?
Nice Masamune" on the back 🤗.
print on the back 😆.
Good morning, Jay & Nobby😄!
Masamune T-shirt 👕🤣🤣.
If I walk into a store wearing that, I'm sure the unsuspecting old man will say something like, "Oh, yeah, we have it. You know what I mean 😏😆.