Hokian Okuni Shiboritate Nama-nama-shu 720ml
Rice polishing ratio 70%.
Alcohol content 19%.
We went to the Kitaan Okuni brewery's direct sales area.
There was a limited edition sake called "Totteoki" that is not normally distributed, but this time I went for the new sake Shiboritate.
I opened the bottle as soon as I got home. What's that? Maybe it is less sweet than usual.
Yesterday, on the way from Nagano to Hakuba, I decided to stop by the brewery's store and took the road to Omachi and went up the mountain. Gradually, the road surface became icy in the shade. The road surface was completely frozen on the way up the mountain. Even with studless tires, it was impossible. We chose the road down to Lake Kisaki on the right.
However, the road was so narrow that cars could not pass each other on the way down, and it was frozen and slippery in the shade, so we went down praying that no oncoming cars would come. I was relieved when I saw the national highway. If you follow the navigation system, you will be forced to go over the mountain without any problems, so be careful in winter.
When I was talking about the slippery mountain pass at the store, they recommended the online shop😅.
The photo is Lake Aoki and the brewery's direct sales office.
Junmai 🍶Non-filtered raw sake✨.
A little weight and umami. Sweet and bitter. Easy to drink when paired with ham cutlet sauce. Softly ☺️
Wakasaya Watanabe Sake Shop @ Urawa 20250308
Junmai Ginjyo Unfiltered Nama Sake Stored in Snow Next Batter
High acidity, sweet and sour impression. Not too heavy and light. Mellow and tropical aroma.
I'll take over as the next hitter 😆.
If I see you at a liquor store or a pub, I'll be sure to connect with you 🍶.
I'll connect with you 🍶.
Oh no 😅 Full count in the bottom of the 9th inning and the bases are loaded!
I'm so excited!
The label is too good!
Hokian Okuni Yukiroku Yukinaka-aged Junmai Ginjyo Unfiltered Nama-shu 720ml
Rice polishing ratio 55
Alcohol content 16
This was served at Hakuba Roadside Station.
As commented on the back label, it is fruity among Kitayasu's products. I think this one is more popular with everyone.
This year, I got hooked on Kitayasu-san's sweet and delicious taste and had a variety of them.
At first, it was very strange that there was such a difference between sweet and dry, even though they are neighboring prefectures and Omachi is the nearest Shinshu across the Kuroshi Dam.
After this, I am looking forward to various new sake until the end of the year 😋.
The top aroma is sour. It is served lukewarm first. When you drink it, it has a soft, acidic taste and a crisp, slightly dry image. It is delicious. The aroma is pure rice. When the temperature is raised to kamikan, the sweetness comes out and it has a sweet and sour image. I prefer it lukewarm. Even when warmed, it has a distinctive acidity. It is good on its own or with food. Went well with simmered flounder and meatballs.
Similar to Taisetsukei Special Junmai?
my favorite
Domestic rice
Polishing ratio 70%.
Alcohol 15
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When I thought I had only had 3 cups (3 gou), I was told "I have already had 4 cups" (I know it is not at the level of "only" 🤣) and "then I will have one last cup" and I drank 5 gou this time too... I was not drunk, but when I got back to the hotel, I felt like a drunk. I wasn't drunk, but when I got back to the hotel, I felt like I was going to get drunk. 💦.
As for the orange labeled sake, I thought "Hokkuan Okuni" was "Kitayasu Okuni" until yesterday, yesterday.
So it's "Hokkuan Daikoku"? None of this fits 🤣.
The fourth picture is a pork miso soup "soba" that I had for lunch at the university cafeteria. I could choose between oudon or soba, and I ate both, but I preferred oudon.
Good morning, Koso 🌞.
My dictionary of "getting drunk" doesn't include tipsy, which is a good feeling 😆.
I'm thankful for a lot of ingredients because I lack vegetables when I go on business trips.
It's that time of year when you can't stand hot sake!
I've been looking forward to opening a bottle for a long time.
It's a glutinous junmai from Kitayasu Okuni, a brewery in Omachi City.
The color is a beautiful amber, and it is clearly an aged sake!
The aroma and taste were of honey, and it was pure!
The warmer it is, the sweeter and richer it becomes, and the more it soaks into your guts 😌.
Hokian Okuni Shiboritate Nama-nama-shu 720ml
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Rice variety/production area Hitogokochi, common rice/Nagano
Rice polishing ratio 70
Alcohol content: 19%.
We had this sake at Hakuba Roadside Station on November 1.
I wondered if it was left over from last year's new sake, but it said it was manufactured in 2025.9. So it is made all year round. It looks like they will switch to new sake at the end of this month.
The unique sweetness of Kita-An's sake makes you feel it is not 19 degrees Celsius. This sweetness is really addictive.
The brewery's store was close by, but I was exhausted from the early morning on Saturday, so I decided to head back home earlier.
The fourth picture is the view from Hakuba Bridge. Yesterday it would have snowed more. ☃️
Hokuan Okuni Next Batter Junmai Ginjyo Unfiltered Unrefined Genshu 720ml
Rice polishing ratio: 55
Alcohol content: 15%.
At a liquor store, I asked if it had anything to do with the Dodgers. I asked him if it had anything to do with the Dodgers. He said, "I don't know, but the color is getting stronger every year. The sweetness and sourness characteristic of Beian Dajokusai are slowly balanced and harmonized over time to create a very tasty finish.
On Saturday, we stayed in front of Naoetsu Station. On Sunday, we first went to Obuse to buy grapes and apples. After visiting Yanagimachi, we went to Kusabue Ueda for lunch, entered the restaurant at 11:15, waited for 12 people, had vegetable tempura zaru soba, stopped at a liquor store in Chikuma, soaked in the Anakannon no Yu hot spring in Obuse, bought chestnut rice cakes in Obuse, and finally went shopping at Tsuruya Obuse before heading home 🚙.
The autumn leaves had not yet turned.
I had dinner with this one from Miyajima SP 😋 This one, stored in snow, is a beautiful sake with a sour and sweet taste that makes you feel cool 🍶.
#Jizakeya Miyajima Special
#Hokuan Okuni
#Nagano R yeast