Izakaya a short walk west of Fukuma Station
drink cold sake
Clear and colorless
The aroma is almost imperceptible.
Hard and rich on the palate, with a delayed woody nuance.
The taste is immediately crisp and clean, but there is no dryness in the aftertaste.
It is truly a dry sake.
When served with sashimi, the sake tastes light.
When paired with spicy snacks such as salted fish, it brings out the sweetness of the snacks.
It may be better to pair it with peculiar snacks.
Satisfaction level ★★☆☆☆☆☆
I was attracted by the label of a swallow and bought it.
When you open the bottle, you can feel sawdust in the air.
When you put it in your mouth, you can clearly feel the sawdust smell.
I was surprised because I thought that Nagano sake does not have sawdust smell.
It has a lot of umami, but I don't like this aroma.
I will try heating it up.
Purchased at Kamoshita Sake Shop in Fuchu.
Ueda, Nagano, Japan. Wakabayashi Brewing Co.
Tsukiyoshino no Midori Junmai Ginjo Unfiltered Nama-jyu
This is the first brand of Tsukiyoshino that we bought at the same time as "Jyurin" which we drank the other day.
I will drink it cold.
The color is clear and pale yellow.
The nose has a refreshing aroma of green apple and a little citrus.
The mouthfeel is clear and smooth.
On the palate, a gentle sweetness spreads in the beginning, followed by a ripe fruit-like sweetness and umami after swallowing.
The aftertaste is a bit astringent and acidic, followed by a full-bodied sweetness like dried fruit, leaving a core of richness that seems to entwine in the throat.
The green color is made from Yamae Nishiki.
The toji is Mami Wakabayashi, the second daughter of the brewery owner, who was trained at Shinshu Meizou.
Ingredients: Rice, Rice Koji
Raw material rice: Yamae-Nishiki produced in Nagano prefecture
Polishing ratio: 55
Alcohol content: 16%.
Good evening, Nemuchi-san!
I see that Tsukiyoshino's is also located in Ueda City like Yamazan. ❣️ I see that the toji is the brewer's daughter. ☺️ I hope that young people will become more and more active in the world of sake. I'd like to try Tsukiyoshi's too 🥰.
HinaHanaMama, good evening 🌛Here is another gem from Ueda 💞Nagano-ken has the largest number of female toji (master brewers) and it seems that there is a deep connection between breweries 😊I hope young brewers will also have friendly competition and be active in the future 😆.
Good evening, Mr. Nemuchi.
I buy them when they are in stock because I can't buy them anywhere else 😁.
I think Nemuchi would probably like the blue and pink labels 😙.
Good evening, bouken🌛It's certainly not a liquor sold everywhere in Kansai 😊This time they only had purple and green, so I went for the green which is not spicy 😁The blue and pink are also very interesting, but they are so-so far to go 🤣.
Nemuchi-san Good evening 😄Tsukiyoshino is delicious, isn't it? It has a core and richness just like the reviews say! Shinshu sake is of a high level, isn't it?
Sashiu-san, good evening 🌛Tsukiyoshi's has a strong, rich flavor that I liked 😋I guess the water is clean and the environment is good for brewing 😊I drink Shinshu sake the most for some reason 🤣.
As we are a business traveler with a lack of vegetables, I ordered this pork shabu-shabu with lots of vegetables 🐖🥦🫛🥒🍅.
As for the sake, I still had some of this that the young master prepared for me last time, so I ordered some more 🤭.
It tasted just like the last time I had it.
It is deliciously sweet with a slight bitterness at the end.
There seems to be more than just this sakura!
If you find it somewhere else, let's drink it!
some more information about tsukiyoshi-no-sakurai
Rice used: Hitogochiki from Nagano Prefecture
Rice polishing ratio: 59
Sake degree: -4
Alcohol percentage: 15
TUKIYOSHINO's Sakura Unfiltered Nama Sake 720ml
Rice used: Hitogokochi
Rice polishing ratio 59
Alcohol content 15%.
I opened the bottle on Sunday when I came home from seeing the cherry blossoms.
I had it last year at this time of the year, but I think it tastes better this year.
It's a delicious sake with clarity and umami.
I already got the green one and would like to try the purple and sky one.
By the way, I gave my neighbor a bottle of Tsukiyoshi red fire-brewed as a return gift for Tateyama, and she highly appreciated how refreshing and delicious it was👍.
Good morning, Mr. Mizuhashi 😃.
Tsukiyoshino! This is one I've seen recently and I'm curious about it😍I'd like to bring it to you if I see it 🤗It comes in many different colors 🤗.
Good morning, Jay & Nobby 😃.
Is it because it won a gold medal at last year's appraisal? I buy it in Ueda or Chikuma, but it seems to be moving fast these days 🤣.
Rumor has it that it's getting better every year 😋.
Today in Miyagi, the cherry blossoms are declared to be in full bloom! The toji brewed this sake with the hope that people would drink it during the cherry blossom viewing season. I've enjoyed this sake ever since I first had it at Tsukiyoshino! I couldn't buy it due to a problem with the number of bottles left in the fridge... but this time I finally got my hands on it 😊.
The aroma is peach, apple, and a unique brown sugar-like aroma.
I was not able to buy it due to the leftover quantity in the fridge. It smells like flowers or honey 😄It is fruity, but not like the fruity aroma of other alcoholic beverages.
When you drink it, the sweet flavor comes through, and then the bitterness is present at first, but it fades away after a while. The acidity is also moderate! The aftertaste is delicious with just the right amount of residual flavor 😄It becomes more beautiful with time 😄This sake is typical of Nagano.
The sweetness here is unique and tastes like brown sugar or honey. It's not "sweet" but it's a sweetness with umami... It's definitely delicious but it's hard to describe 😅I hope you all try it!
Hi Jay & Nobby😄It really is one to drink now😄It is a beautiful Nagano style sake and delicious! It's really strangely sweet and I would love to see it judged by J&N standards.
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This is my first brand ☺️
I tasted it and (the wife) thought it was delicious, so I bought it!
It's fruity, easy to drink, and has a nice acidity like some seasonal sake from certain sake breweries!
It's fruity, easy to drink, and has a nice acidity, somewhat like a certain sake brewery's seasonal sake! ←I know it's not what you're comparing 💦.
But I'm sure it's good 😁.
I guess it's all subjective or a matter of taste 👍
As for snacks
Meat Tofu
Spaghetti salad
Spaghetti Salad
Hi Jay & Nobby😊.
I saw it for the first time at the liquor store myself😅.
It's great that you were able to sample it (your wife 🤣)!
I now have a benchmark to choose from: ✌️
If you see it anywhere, please give it a try!
Special Junmai🍶Hitogokochi🌾.
At room temperature. Gentle. Rich in umami. But not too strong. Match it with chrysanthemum. The spicy bitterness comes out and it becomes complex. Serime with pork and maitake egg. Dry and crispy. The sweetness of the strawberries only increases the sweetness. ⤴︎ The impression changes with the accompaniment.
Purchased at Bessho Onsen and Shueiya Bessho store on a trip to Ueda.
Since I had the chance, I compared the three.
The green one is the freshest and most refreshing.
As the temperature rises, it has a bitterness that is typical of Yamanishiki.
