I love Honkin Junmai sake.
I first drank it in 2023 and became a fan!
However, last year and this year it seems to be a bit sweeter than then (maybe because it has lost most of its gassiness?).
As for the aroma, the melon-like aroma has diminished, and there is a slight mirin-like aroma, or a little bit of the normal sake-like aroma that you can find in supermarkets.
Still, the characteristics are still there, so I continue to drink it.
I am new to sake, so I would like to hear an explanation from someone who knows more about it!
Thank you for participating in the kurabiraki 🙏1️⃣ 9️⃣
We receive 3-4 bottles every month, including one recommended by Miyajima Sake Shop, which is sent with the Shinshu Secret Sake Hanpukai, and one more if there are any other recommendations.
The one that caught everyone's eye was Honkin's Yumeshinano from the Shinshu brewing tank😇.
I often get Honkin at the store I frequent in Osaka, but this sake was very special, both in terms of the label and the taste 😇.
The Yasube family's brewery opening party⑳⑳
The other Nagano sake we will drink is Honkin no Nama-shu.
The other Nagano sake that we will drink is Honkin's "Yume-Shinano", which is made from rice cultivated with reduced agricultural chemicals and unfiltered raw sake.
It is fruity, sweet and juicy. Beautiful throughout.
According to the internet, Shinshu Sour Hot Tank is a limited edition sake available at only three liquor stores in Nagano Prefecture.
I think this might be my favorite of all the Honkin I've had so far.
The YASUBAE family's wine cellar opening party (19⑲)
I know it's a little late, but I'm posting the photos in the order I took them, so the order may be different from the actual drinking order 🙄.
The intercom rang while everyone was drunk and excited!
The first thing to do is to take a look at the photos of the two of you.
We open a bottle of the just-arrived sakes ♥♥.
Honkin Limited Hanpukai Sake😻
The rice polishing ratio is undisclosed and edible rice, Yumeshina, is used.
It was made last December and shipped this August, so it's a freshly ripened sake!
I've had it a few times since I had Honkin Omachi, but I wasn't really into it and stayed away from it, but this one is sweet and juicy and I thought it was delicious after drinking Honkin for the first time in a while 😅.
Good morning, bouken!
It's too funny that you receive your sake in real time during the offline meeting, and you open it immediately 🤣 it's also a "brewing heat tank" ✨️
I had ordered it myself, so this review makes me excited to open it 🥰.
Good evening, Mr. Gyves.
I was surprised when I heard the ding-dong and thought, "Did you get the sake? I was surprised to see "Miyajima" written on the cardboard 🤣I see you are in the hanpukai 😁.
I was surprised to see Miyajima on the cardboard 🤣I see you're on the hanpukai 😁😁 This is really good so please look forward to it🤗.
Honkin Shinshu Souze Tank 2025, reduced pesticide cultivated rice, Yumeshinano, unfiltered, raw, undiluted sake.
Shinshu Sake Heat 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.
It has an upfront aroma of pear and muscat, and a pleasantly chili sensation in the back of the throat.
The soft mouthfeel, refreshing sweetness, and full-bodied flavor fill the mouth and color the extended aftertaste.
This is a bottle that I tasted at a brewery in Motogane and liked it so much that I bought it. The water, rice, and koji are all made in Suwa. It has a robust taste, but is also refreshing.
Long time no home drinking report 📝.
Buy on the day of the mystery chee 🧀.
I thought it was Junmai, but it was Omachi 🌾.
Although it had a 🍇 feel, it flowed surprisingly smoothly and the umami was not that great.
720 mL ¥ 2,090
Next is the main gold 😄.
This is also a summer sake ☝️😄
It's been a long time since I had a sake from Nagano ❓
It has a moderate acidity when you drink it 😆.
This is a refreshing drink, like an adult lemonade ✨.
I can drink it in gulps 😆.
It was delicious 😁.
By the way, the festival I participated in is "Yosakoi Festival" as you may have noticed 😁, and what kind of staff I am, I am a staff member of the competition hall where dancers dance 😄☝️ I have to be on my feet from 12:00 noon to 9:30 pm, so I am physically exhausted 😄.
Hello, Kano-san!
Thank you very much for your hard work on the festival staff🍀.
I'm sure your body is tired too, so please take your time and drink this weekend 😁.
I was impressed the most by Honkin-san when I visited Suwa. I want to drink this year 🤤.
Hi ma-ki-, thank you very much 😄Thank you 😊this year is over 😆I see you drank the quintessence, Honkin-san ☝️It's not very well known in my area, so I can't get it very often, but I try to drink it when I can find it!
Sake from Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture
🌾Grain rice: 100% Suwa Miyamanishiki
Alcohol content: 15
Rice polishing ratio: 59
Named with the hope that people will drink it with the freshly spread blue sky."
🍶I am glad to drink it again this year. A bottle that reminds me of summer. I am grateful for its delicious taste.
We ordered it because it is recommended by the manager & our favorite Nagano Prefecture. It doesn't seem to be very famous, but it is really delicious. The color of the label is perfect for the connoisseur's taste. The balance of sweet and not so sweet. I heard that the taste has improved a lot in the past few years.
For the first time in a long time, I am glad to have met this sake. This is why I can't stop drinking it.
Nagano Sake Festival 10
We were able to open the April and May bottles of the Shinshu Secret Sake Hanpukai, so today we had a chance to purchase some Nagano sake at the liquor store we always go to😇.
It's a low-alcoholic summer sake with a little bit of oriki mixed in with Honkin-san's sake, which has become quite a favorite of mine lately, so it must be delicious 😇.
The aroma is not so great, but from the moment you take a sip, the fruity and sour taste of pale apples spreads out.
From there, it smoothly goes down smoothly just like the name says 😀.
It is a delicious and dangerous sake that you might end up drinking too much of 😇
Good evening, Yasube-san!
After the Nigorinpic, the Nagano Sake Festival - I'm enjoying your review 🎵.
I have a lot of memories of Honkin and I suddenly want to drink this sake 😋.
I'm looking forward to drinking it more and more 🤤.
Good morning, Yasbaye 🌞I didn't know that Honkin-san has a stylish label ✨I didn't know that because I like the standard design 😅This is all delicious elements and I want to drink more and more Honkin-san 🤤.
Hi Yasbay 😃.
I've never seen Honkin-san before, but the reviews definitely make it sound delicious😙I really want to drink Honkin-san slowly at home! I need to go to the liquor store ‼️
Hi, ma-ki-chan 😀
The label was not like Honkin-san's, but I guess Honkin-san brews great sake 😀.
The sake is always beautiful and tasty, but it was even smoother than usual 😇
Hi Nao888 😀
I've been seeing Honkin-san a lot too, but this is the first time I've seen this design on a label 🤣.
Actually, there are two colors with the same label and I asked the husband about it and he said it's related to clear sake and Ori😇.
Hi Jay & Nobby 😀
It was a very beautiful sake with a fruity, apple-like acidity 😀.
Actually, Smooth has another type of sake, this one was ogara-mi, but next time I would like to try the clear sake type😇.
Hi Pon-chan 😀
Pon-chan, you know very well 😇.
Hata-san had two types of the same label in different colors 😀.
This one was Ori-related, but next time I'll choose the clear sake 😀.
Memorandum
Bi-Ao's Active Nigori has been on my mind for several years.
Thanks to the brewery's increased production this year,
I was able to get it!
The fruity aroma and bubbly bubbles are great!
The acidity tightens it up and it is very tasty!
Miyamanishiki produced in Suwa, Shinshu
Polishing ratio 55
Manufactured May 2025
Alcohol 15.0
Sake meter degree -2.0
Acidity 2.1
☆☆☆☆☆
