This is Special Honkin.
As I tasted it, I found it really fruity like peach. The sake rice was cultivated in an almost organic way. I love regular bottle of this Brewer, but I love this the best.
Honkin "Shinshu Souetsu Tank" Jun⽶ginjo Unfiltered Unrefined Original Sake
Rating 4.4-4.5
Shinshu Kouetsu Tank is a project to purchase a tank from the sake brewery that won the award in the Shinshu Secret Sake Hanpukai, a program operated by three sake retailers in Nagano Prefecture, and brew a completely original sake. Honkin" won an award in the 2023 hanpukai. The brewery uses enzymes that easily produce aromas, resulting in a fruity and refreshing taste. It is fresh, lush, and has a good balance of sweet and sour.
Honkin Junmai Hiyadoroshi
Rated 4.4
Rice: Miyamanishiki, Polishing ratio: 60%, Yeast: No. 701, Alcohol level: 16
This is a local spec of Miyamanishiki produced in Suwa and No. 7 yeast. It has been aged for one summer in a cool warehouse even in the summer. It is a junmai sake with a good balance of sweetness, acidity, and umami (richness).
It's like late fall these days, but I haven't been able to post any summer sake... LOL!
This one has a lemony sourness as well as a sweetness that reminds me of lemonade.
It has a refreshing aftertaste with just a hint of bitterness and sharpness. This is truly a bottle suited for summer.
Honkin smooth 13% alc.
This is another Nagano sake.
Sake strength +1.3?
Shinshu yeast. It seems to have a lot of malic acid.
It is sweet, so it is not a food sake? But the alcohol content is not so high, so even those who don't like sake can drink it.
Miyamanishiki. This year's hiyaoroshi.
It has a good flavor and harmony. Of course, it was delicious! As expected of Honkin-san. It's better in the fall than in the raw sake!
Ikusakaya Special Edition
Shinshu brewing heat tank
Sake Nunoya Honkin Sake Brewery
Honkin Reduced pesticide grown rice, Yume-Shinano, unfiltered unpasteurized sake
Brilliant eyes, sweet and sour, lychee-like aroma.
The sweetness is predominant, but there is a sourness and lightness in the first sip.
It also has a slightly gaseous taste. The taste expands in the mouth. The taste is very pleasant, but it leaves a good aftertaste.
memorandum
Once a month, Honkin
On this day, hiyaoroshi, which had been kept in the refrigerator
Mild fruity aroma and moist flavor
Sourness and sweetness are gentle and light
As it gets closer to room temperature, the flavor becomes more broad.
Miyamanishiki produced in Suwa, Shinshu
Polishing ratio 59
Manufactured in September 2025
Alcohol 15.0
Sake meter degree -2.0
Acidity 2.1
☆☆☆☆☆
Honkin Shinshu Souze Tank 2025, reduced pesticide cultivated rice Yumeshinano Junmai Ginjo Hi-iru Sake.
The Shinshu Kouetsu Tank 2025 presented by Honkin, winner of the grand prize of the 2023 Shinshu Secret Sake Hanpukai, is made from Yumeshinano, an edible rice born in Nagano Prefecture, and is said to be a sustainable rice grown using compost from cows raised on sake lees.
We previously had a draft sake, but this time it is a fire-aged version.
It has a muscat-like aroma with a hint of mint.
In the mouth, it has a freshness with a hint of chili even after being hi-ire.
The mouthfeel is soft, with a deep flavor, and the lingering finish is colored by a good amount of bitterness.
It is fresh, yet well balanced, and even more delicious than the raw version!
It has a complex taste with a strong bitterness from the middle part of the body.
It has a strong alto taste and goes well with a meal.
A little bit peculiar.
The series of long time no see series continues😅!
It's been about two and a half years since I've had a bottle of Motokin-san's home brew since I got it on my Nagano sake trip!
Since it's the second bottle for rehabilitation, we thought it would be nice to have a lighter one 😙, so we chose this one 🤗It's a nice bottle with a light price too 🤗.
I'll make love to you
The aroma is sweet and fruity 😌.
The aroma is sweet and fruity 😌 and when you take a sip, you'll see it's another Ambassa type with a strong sweetness 😋.
It's quite sweet, but it has a nice acidity that covers the sweetness 😙 It's a low alcohol sake at 13 degrees, so it's perfect for rehabilitative drinking as I was aiming for 😄.
By the way, it was Nobby's birthday 🎂 over a week ago 🥲 on Sunday, October 12!
We had planned to get together at Ichikawa that day and celebrate 🎊 with everyone, but... as I mentioned in my previous post, Nobby got sick from the previous Thursday and we had to give up 😓, and from Friday night Jay had the same symptoms😱.
Neither of them had corona or flu, but it was like something was sitting in the back of their nose and throat and making them cough 😩.
But it was my birthday and I had to cheer myself up ‼️ so I took out the "Unaju" for lunch that day🤗.
I also bought a cake while I went to pick it up, and we celebrated with coffee☕&cake🍰 after lunch without alcohol🥹.
Happy Birthday to Nobby 🎂🎊🎉!
I'm sorry to hear about your health problems, but I was still touched by the friendship between the two of you celebrating your anniversary: ☺️
I'd love to try the modern label and flavor that doesn't look like Honkinese gold 🤤.
Good evening, Jay & Nobby 😃.
Happy Birthday, Nobby 🎉!
I heard you were sick in a recent post, but I didn't realize it was your birthday 💦.
But you've been rehabilitated with low al👍.
Good evening Jay & Nobby 😃.
Happy Birthday to Nobby 🎉!
I know you had a hard birthday due to your poor health😅But as expected of Jay👍you celebrated well😊Eel, cake & coffee to your heart's content!
Good evening, Jay and Nobby!
Happy Birthday Nobby 🥳It was unfortunate that your birthday coincided with your health problems...but we are glad to hear that you have recovered & resumed your drinking activities with the power of eels 💪😎👍️
Happy Birthday 🎂 Happy Birthday to you, Nobby 🎉🎊I'm sorry you've been sick 😢 but I'm glad you were able to celebrate without alcohol: ☺️
I wonder if you are starting to transition from rehab to 🍁 drinking 🤔🤭 Let's not overdo it and have fun 🤗.
Good evening, Jay and Nobby 😄.
I adore you, Mr. Nobby 💖 Happy Birthday 🎉🎂🎊How are you feeling? I think your posts are a great support for everyone in Sakewa ☺️ You two are really important to me 🥰.
Good morning, Jay & Nobby 😀
I too have fond memories of having Honkin-san from Kochira in the summer and it was delicious 😀.
I'm sorry you both had a hard time on Nobby's birthday because you were both sick 😅.
I'm a little disappointed that there is no sake 😅.
Good morning, Jay and Nobby 😊.
Happy Birthday to you, Nobby 🎉!
But I feel like a liar 😱.
My wife's birthday is October 11 and mine is March 31 🥳I feel selfishly close 🥰.
Jay & Nobby.
Good morning...oh wow...it was Nobby's birthday! I see it was Nobby's birthday 🤩🤩Congratulations ㊗️ I'm glad you are both feeling better! Corona, flu, and mycoplasma pneumonia are all going around...💦.
Jay & Nobby, when your body is weak, eel is the best.
When you are weak, eel is the best. I hope you have a good day.
Take care of yourself. I'll be back soon 😋.
I want to go to Shiroyaki.... I want to go to the restaurant 🤩🤩.
Good morning, Jay & Nobby!
Happy Birthday to Nobby ㊗️🎊✨Eel and cake, looks like you'll have a great recovery ☺️
The rehab book gold looks delicious too - glad you both are feeling better👍🎉!
Happy Birthday, Nobby🎊Happy Birthday to both of you😥.
I hope you are feeling better now that you are in Eel Sama, but please take care of yourself 🏥.
I envy you because we don't see Honkin here very often 🤤.
Good evening, Jay and Nobby 😊.
Happy Birthday to you, Nobby 🎉!
Celebrating with eels and cake is wonderful ✨.
Are you feeling okay?
Please take care of yourselves both as the season is changing😊.
Good evening, Jay & Nobby 😃😃.
Happy Birthday, Nobby 🎂🎉I'm gutted you're not feeling well, but I'm glad it didn't turn out to be a big deal. I'm glad you were able to celebrate with Unaju, cake & coffee 😆.
Good evening Jay & Nobby 😃Happy Birthday to you Nobby 🎂🎉 Eels and cake, nice celebratory lunch 💕👍Honkin I don't know how many years I haven't had it either, such a modern label too ❣️
Good evening Jay & Nobby 😁.
Happy Birthday, Nobby 🎉!
You did a great job preparing the cake 😄.
I'm impressed that you chose Honkin-san as your drink of choice 😆.
Jay & Nobby Happy Birthday to Nobby ㊗️ Eel and Honkin-san 😄 Did you lose to the eel because of the low al? It's nice to celebrate with a lot of people, but it's also nice to spend it with just the two of you!
Good morning, Jay & Nobby!
Happy Birthday, Nobby 🎉!
You had a tough birthday this year💦.
We are glad to hear that you are recovering gradually🍀.
I hope you are recharged well with the gold & eels!
Jay & Nobby 🩷Good morning ‼️Happy birthday 🎊 to Nobby ㊗️ Are you both feeling better already? I hope the eel will restore your stamina 💪.
I heard it's good to make a wish and eat it 🍓🥰.
Hi Aladdin 😃Thank you 😊.
I think this might be the first birthday without alcohol 🎂 I also thought, what? I thought it was Honkin ⁉️ at the liquor store😇It was reasonably priced and delicious 😃...
Hello freelancer first generation man 😃Thank you 😊.
Yes, I'm back to full recovery after my rehab drinking with the power of Japanese Eel Jyu! I'm fully recovered after rehab sake with domestic eel power 🤗!
Hi Takashi 😃Thank you 😊.
Oh! I didn't realize that you and your husband had a birthday a day before ours 😳This means we have to have a joint birthday party 🍶🤗.
Hi Hiro 😃Thank you 😊.
Yes, I'm glad it didn't take too long 😓! It was a bit prolonged 😓 but I'm glad it didn't get too heavy 😮💨 These celebrations are also good 🤗
Hi Wakata 😃Thank you 😊.
The eel stew makes me hungry 😅It was an energizing celebratory meal 😅‼️ Kochira was a delicious one with a sour taste that is typical of Honkin 🤗.
Hi Pekho 😃Thank you 😊.
Yes, I am very happy to hear that you are doing well 🍶! As for the drinking 🍶, I'm 120% recovered 🤗The strawberries 🍓 on my cake 🍰 were halved, so maybe my wish will be halved too 😅.
Happy belated birthday to Jay & Nobby and Nobby 🎉🎂!
It was hard for you to be sick 😢 glad to hear you are on the mend 🥹.
Smooth, did you pass the J&N standards as well! 😊
Hi Pon 😃Thank you 😊.
Yes, I'm feeling great and drinking now 🤗! I am currently feeling perfect and drinking it 🤗.
It was smooth and acidic to drink, so it passed J&N standards - ‼️
A souvenir from the recent Suwa Gozo event😊.
I tasted it and it was delicious, so I took the plunge and bought it, even though it was a bit expensive (lol).
It's still delicious✨.
It has a refreshing citrusy acidity that is typical of Miyamanishiki, but it also has a sweet and delicious flavor that is wonderful!
Hello, takashi-san!
It's fun to drink sake at home after visiting the brewery, isn't it?
It's great to remember the sake while drinking 🎵! It's the best 🤤.