Hokushinryu Junmai Ginjo Akagane Hiyoroshi
Rated 4.4
Rice: Yamadanishiki, Polishing ratio: 59%, Alcohol: 16%.
A junmai ginjo brewed with Hyogo Prefecture's Yamadanishiki, which is firm, dry, and crisp. The balance of rich umami and acidity. A royal food sake with a high quality sake quality. It has a good balance of freshness and maturity.
Hoku-Shinryu Junmai Nama-Nama-Shu 720ml
Rice polishing ratio: 59
Alcohol content: 18%.
This is the sake we had with us last week at Okubo-san. I had never had a chance to try it before, although I had seen it before.
Although it starts out easy to drink, it has quite a lot of body. I guess it has a different strength from the atmosphere of Obuse. My wife returned it a bit, saying it was just barely okay.
I heard they have a lot of unique sake, so let's try something different next time 😄.
National Sake Fair 2025 part75
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Matsubaya Honten in Obuse-machi
I see it's in the same town as Sogape.
This is also a brand I have been interested in for a long time.
In the Kansai region, Noboru Sake Shop in Nara is the only place that carries it.
There seems to be another brand called "Hon Yoshinogawa" in addition to Hokushinryu.
Polishing ratio 59%, Kinmon-Nishiki 16%, Sake degree +5, Acidity 1.2
1,900 yen
I had an image of a matured or peculiar sake, but it tastes fresh and clean.
It tastes fresh and clean. I would say it is rather dry.
I'd like to try a draft at least once 🤔.
Rice polishing ratio 59
Alcohol content 16
A bottle given to me by my uncle in Nagano.
Finally, even my uncle found out I was drinking sake.
The vermilion label looks like a good omen!
I thought it might be hiya if it was dry and junmai (pure rice). I decided to drink it without chilling it.
The first mouthfeel is heavy and dry, but the aftertaste is bitter and umami.
I had it with Kakuni, so I was able to enjoy it thoroughly while refreshing my palate. ✌️
I drank it cold later and found that the dry taste was calming, but I prefer it cold.
Thank you very much for the meal!
Good morning, Ofuji 🐥.
You got caught and gave away sake 🎁, great success! That's right 😉 And your uncle in Nagano, he can teach you all kinds of Shinshu sake 😊.
Hi Ponchan ✨
It was a great success 🎶but my uncle seems to be a fast drinker...it will be gone soon after I send it to him lol
I'm going to ask him to teach me about the core sake of Shinshu 😁.
I saw your post on my timeline and wanted to try it. I went to Obuse, so I bought some....
Delicious!
Easy to drink, a little bitter? It has a firm taste too.
I was getting drunk, so I just gulped it down...
It is thanks to everyone at Sake-no-wa that I was able to encounter this delicious sake.
Good evening, Jay & Nobby!
A bit of a peculiar bitter taste! Yes, yes. I want to be able to write this kind of expression and sake repo!
I could go on and on!
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Arrive at Obuse station for the turnaround.
The train stops here for 30 minutes.
First stop on the turnaround is Junmai Daiginjo Yamadanishiki
The aroma is the best so far!
Sake that leaves a little acidity and goes down smoothly.
But it does not disappear neatly, and is not too refreshing for a Yamadanishiki sake.
It doesn't have the Junmai Daiginjo character, but it is delicious with mellowness.
Now, I'm getting drunk!
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It's getting to be a pain in the ass as I have to move around the shaky car to get it poured!
Hokushinryu Kinmon-nishiki
I think Kinmon-nishiki's presence has waned since Yamae-nishiki came out, but I think it was produced only in Kijimadaira? However, it is a rare sake rice produced only in Kijimadaira, so it is still used in the lines that put a lot of effort into it (maybe).
It is a dry sake with moderate acidity and a low sweetness!
It is a dry sake with moderate acidity and low sweetness, and its sharpness is good during a meal.
Delicious!
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This one seems to be a limited edition sake from the less familiar Hokushin style, Akagane.
It has a dry impression with a crisp acidity and a lingering aftertaste rather than a sharp taste.
Delicious too!
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We had to wait for the Shinkansen at Nagano station, and since it was a good opportunity, we went to a standing bar that Ane-san often goes to.
After a light drink, the master recommended this drink. Here is a comparison of Hokushin-style drinks 🍶.
The junmai daiginjo on the far left was sweet and tasty, with a well-rounded aroma.
The special junmai in the middle was crisp and tight 😅.
I think Hokushinryu is a good enough sake, but I heard that they are a perverted sake brewery that usually serves more matured sake... this is not enough for them.
I'd like to try the perverted version.
I'd like to try the perverted version. I'm afraid to try it 😆.
The soba noodles we had for lunch were delicious 😊.
Hello 💫.
I recently saw the photos💫 but in a different order🤔I wonder if different people recommend different things.
It's a very nice restaurant if you get along with the owner. Please come again when you are in Nagano 🎶.
Ane-san, good evening 🌙
You had the Hokushin style up 😆.
We had a lot of Nagano sake and moderate conversation, so if I have a chance to visit Nagano, I'll stop by again 😆.
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how do you do?
I have to come back next week because work is not going well at all 😢.
That's it, we are going out for a drink.
The first party was at a yakitori restaurant that I wanted to go to. The yakitori is delicious, but the sake is expensive, so I had one beer and three gos of sake (Takizawa, Mizuo, and Sakunohana).
The next party was at my usual bar, where I was told that there were no customers even though it was the season for welcome and farewell parties. He said that although there are many tourists, the normal number of people has not returned yet.
Since it is known that I like to compare drinks, I tried the Hokushin-ryu that was left over after the event.
I had the special junmai, junmai daiginjo, and junmai ginjo in that order, and I preferred the junmai ginjo 😊.
I also drank some Sawanohana and Toyoka and went back to the hotel in a good mood and fell asleep 🤣.
I'm like this, so hotels must have a big bath that you can go in early in the morning😅.
