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The Niigata Sake Festival ends at 5:30 p.m., but our sake camp is not over yet.
We visited Hanazono Jun for the first time, which offers a selection of rare sake.
What a surprise!
What a shock. You can't get this sake in Niigata Prefecture! I had no choice but to drink it!
The taste is not so much fruity, but mainly rich and umami from Omachi. It has a punch because it is Omachi, but as is typical of Niigata sake, it finishes clean and crisp.
However, the flavor is quite flat, giving the impression that the bottle has been open for some time.
Well, we have two bottles of reimported shipper sake from Nagoya in our fridge... 😏
Reminiscence sake camp.
This year we were able to drink 17 different kinds.
The 1st vintage of Aoi Shuzo (Nagaoka City), which made a new start with the acquisition of a sake brewery.
We also compared three different types of Hakkaisan's modern brand, "Sorishu" series.
Returning to my roots, I also had a chance to experience what Niigata sake is all about by drinking legends such as Midorikawa and Echino Kanbai after a long absence.
There was still a lot of sake I wanted to try, but I still felt a sense of fulfillment from being back at home.
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