Tonight is Nagano sake 🍶 which was delicious last time 🤤Tsukiyoshino! I was in Kofu, so I'm sipping on sakura motsuni, fatty hagatsuo sashimi, hamachi sashimi, and homemade yaki-sai... Unlike last time, it has a classical taste that connoisseurs like, and it's good as a food sake... Hagatsuo is the best 😀 Yummy 😋.
Today, we have Tsukiyoshino in Ueda, Shinshu!
There are many sake breweries in Ueda!
Well, the bottle opens gently, and the aroma is of cotton candy in the distance!
The first taste is pineapple 🍍.
Is this gorgeous?
Is it a little hard? Is there a hardness?
But it is a stable Shinshu sake.
thanks Sake no Shinobuya (Iwaki Province: Taira, salt)
Bunzu-san, it's me 😃!
Congratulations on your 600 check-in ㊗️㊗️㊗️㊗️㊗️㊗️ with stable Shinshu sake 🎉!
I went shopping in Ueda area the other day and had a lot of fun just shopping 🤗.
Hi Jay & Nobby 😃.
I didn't notice 🙆 Ueda, it's nice.
There are many sake breweries and the yakitori restaurant at the station had a great lineup of sake!
I have the impression that the lineup of sake at the yakitori restaurant at the station was amazing!
There was also a Sogapeur Eiffice!
After harvesting the Hitogokochi sake rice in Shinshu Sanada, Tozawa area, we had a party at Tozawa community center and waited for the Shinkansen at Yakitori Banchou in Ueda station on the way home ♫ We will continue drinking sake in Ueda! Next stop: Tsukiyoshino's! We are looking forward to next year's new sake party!
The pink label is lovely. ☺️
This is my first time to "Tsukiyoshino" and I don't know much about it, so I did a little research.
Wakabayashi Brewery is located in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture.
The second daughter of the Wakabayashi family, Mami Wakabayashi, has been the toji (master brewer) of the brewery since 2016✨.
The sake from Wakabayashi Brewery has won the gold medal at the National New Sake Competition for two consecutive years (last year in 2024 and this year in 2024) 🎊.
The sake at that time seems to be called "Tsukiyoshino no Shin" 🍶.
I'd love to try it if I see you someday ☺️
Now let's try the "Tsukiyoshino Hana" this time 🍶🍶.
As the name suggests, it has a fresh and gorgeous aroma, and as the pink label suggests, it has a pleasant fruity scent like white peaches.
The taste is elegant and rich with sweetness and the umami of the rice ✨.
The moderate acidity and astringency appear later and flow gently 😋.
The sweetness is quite strong, but it also has an alu feel and is very delicious ♬♬.
Overall, delicious 🩷.
After harvesting Hitogokochi rice in Shinshu Sanada, Tozawa area, we had a sake party at Tozawa community center 😅.
The lineup of the fierce people who brought their own sake was amazing 😁 Tsuiyoshino's just started to use Yamadanishiki, which is also produced in Nagano Prefecture, and I was just impressed with how delicious it was all of a sudden 😂 A breakout is inevitable!
Today we had another sake from the Shinshu Specs Ichiyo Hanpukai...Tsukiyoshino 😀.
The sake rice used is Yamae Nishiki 😀.
Well... this sake is really delicious 😀
The aromatic and fruity taste comes with the umami and finishes off nicely.
It seems that our family loves sake that is fruity and has a strong umami flavor, but with a clean finish that is not cloying 😀.
Tsukiyoshino Hana Unfiltered Nama Sake
Rating 4.4
Alcohol level: 16%, Sake meter: -8, Acidity: 1.3, Rice: Hitogokochi, Polishing ratio: 55
This is the first new sake from female toji Mami Wakabayashi! As the name "Hana" suggests, this junmai ginjo has a gorgeous aroma and sweetness. It has a mellow feeling.
It is finished with more "sweetness" and "aroma" than usual, and has a light sweetness like a ponzu candy with a slight mineral flavor.
November 14th is
⛰️ grandma 🎣 grandfather's 44th wedding anniversary
My son and his wife's 10th wedding anniversary ㊗️
Lunch with Grandpa and Grandpa due to schedule conflicts.
We went to Omi Beef Restaurant "Kankan Kuan" 🍶 and had Shonosi Sho Shiki.
There was a bottle of Shichibonshiryari, but we had plans for the afternoon, so we drank it non-alcoholic.
The softness of the female brewer's sake had a firm flavor, and it was delicious.
Hello, Kyuzo-san!
Happy 44th wedding anniversary 🎉!
My parents celebrated their 55th anniversary last year and it's wonderful to have spent so much time together ✨.
I hope you two continue to be in good health and have a great drinking life 🤗.
Hi Kyuzo 😃
Congratulations on your 44th wedding anniversary💒㊗️🎊
I'm sure your 44 years together must be filled with lots of memories 🥰I hope you will continue to live happily together ✨.
Happy wedding anniversary, Mr. Kuuzo and Mrs. Kuuzo 😀.
Mr. Kuuzo is active in sake and Mrs. Kuuzo is active in the mountains, and it's great that they get along with each other with a moderate sense of distance 😀.
I visited Tsukiyoshino during my trip to Ueda and it is a great brewery with great sake and atmosphere 😇.
Yasbay, maido 🍶.
We do what we like with each other.
Tsukiyoshino-san I visited 2 years ago 🍶.
Bessho Onsen ♨️ female toji-san herself explained it to me 🍶.
Good evening, Kyuzo 😃.
Congratulations on your 44th wedding anniversary 🎉.
Doing what we both love to do without stress is the way we should go from now on🤗Doing what you love is the best 😊.
Good evening, Jay & Nobby 🍶.
Before you know it, it's our 44th anniversary.
We are "thinking" of each other 😆.
⛰️ grandma will be at ⛰️ somewhere tomorrow too!
@Mizuhashi, good evening 🍶.
When I was a high-achieving salesman, Toyama, Nagano
It was fun 🍶 Toyama every year
I go to Toyama every year for the spring quartet 🍶.
Toyama Station has changed a lot 🍶.
Happy belated wedding anniversary, Kyuzo 🎉💍!
The full course of meat looks so delicious😍Tsukiyoshi's is also a perfect name and label👍!
Compassion, gratitude and patience! I'll keep that in mind 😊🙏✨
Good evening, Hisazo-san.
I know it's late, but congratulations on your 44th wedding anniversary and your son and daughter-in-law's 10th wedding anniversary🎊🎉㊗️
Omi beef lunch looks delicious! Alcohol patience 😭 Keep up the good work 😍Great senpai🙇.
Waiting for the bullet train at Ueda station on the way back from harvesting rice in the terraced rice paddies of Inakura as a kakawari-tai sake rice owner here 🎵 Delicious 🎵 This would be great warmed up too 😁.
Softbank Hawks.
I like Yuukyo Shuto a lot.
I said to my brother, "Shuto's uniform is always muddy, so his wife must have a hard time washing it.
He said, "No, no, no. Laundry is done by a professional laundry company.
I realized that I have a very poor imagination 😅.
Well, the first Tsukiyoshino
It has a rounded taste.
It's rounded and tasty!
I want to drink it slowly with lukewarm sake.
Nice sake👍
The second one is a sweet potato shochu called Manazuru that I could finally buy.
It's only released once a year and I've never seen it sold!
It's a very rare shochu in my opinion!
The third picture is Omi Duck Tataki!
9 slices for 1000 yen! 😠.
But it's so delicious👍!
Tsukiyoshino's [Autumn limited edition] Moei Yamahai Junmai
Rating 4.4
Alcohol level: 15%, Sake meter: -18, Acidity: 3.9, Rice: Hitogokochi, Polishing ratio: 70
This is a pure Yamahai junmai sake brewed with lactic acid fermentation using plant-derived lactic acid bacteria.
It is characterized by a unique sourness due to the method used to make it. The mellow flavor can be enjoyed when drunk warmed. Refreshing apple-like sourness + slight lactic acidity.
It is hiyaoroshi from Tsukiyoshino 🌙.
The top aroma is sweet with a full-bodied flavor.
It has a slightly robust sweet flavor with a hint of complexity on the palate.
I had it cold, but it would have been better heated as the label on the back says.
It was delicious though 🍶😉.
The third and fourth pictures are of the main factory of Hioki Electric, located about 2km north of Wakabayashi Brewery.
They are famous for their HIOKI brand testers, but unless you work in the electrical field, you might wonder what that is lol.
I don't have much to do with it either😅
From Monday to Friday this week, I traveled from Ueda in Nagano to Chikuma, Nagano, Suzaka, Obuse, and Nakano to visit breweries.
The first cup in Nagano was a tasting at the Wakabayashi Brewery 🍶.
The new Tsukiyoshi-no-Murasaki sake was sold out, so unfortunately it was a 6BY sake, but the Tsukiyoshi-no-Aka 🌙 was very good.
The first aroma is slightly sweet.
The top aroma is slightly sweet, and in the mouth it is dry with a hint of sweetness and umami.
The Tsukiyoshi sake I have had so far is an unfiltered, raw sake with a strong sweetness, but compared to that, it is much more refreshing as it is claimed to be dry.
But it is not too dry and is quite good dryness.
It was delicious 🍶✨️
The third picture is of the Wakabayashi Brewery, located about a 2-minute walk from Nakano Station on the Ueda Dentetsu Bessho Line.
They were working on bottling and when I asked the store owner about it, he told me that they were bottling fruit juice that day🧃.
The fourth picture is a matsutake mushroom for grilling at a matsutake mushroom hut in Ueda.
They were so... big... 🍄🟫
Hello, Matsuchiyo 😃.
So this is where you started your journey 🍶.
I like to take my time and visit historical sites and breweries 😃.
I hope to stop by the brewery store before the end of the year too 🥹.
Good evening @Mizuhashi🍶.
We arrived in Ueda before noon and started with a course of grilled matsutake mushrooms at a matsutake mushroom hut called Ichisaka Sanso😊.
Wakabayashi Brewing Company showed their progress by winning a gold medal in the National New Sake Competition with their Yamadanishiki from Nagano Prefecture 🎵 This one is also delicious 🍶.
The aroma is fruity. Slightly melon.
The taste is rather robust, with a good balance of sweetness, acidity, and umami.
The bitterness on the back end is strong, but the crispness makes it easy to drink.
4/5
