Junmai Ginjo-shu from Omachi by Umanishiki Yamakawa in Ehime Prefecture. The refreshing sweetness of omachi spreads in the mouth and gives it a gentle feel. It is a very easy-drinking sake from Shikoku.
This is a summer draft sake from the Iinuma Honke brewery in Chiba Prefecture. As the name "Dai-harakuchi" suggests, it has a guttural taste down the throat that is hard to resist! It has a fizzy taste in the mouth and is a summer sake.
Kyoto Kinshi Masamune. This Junmai Daiginjo is 100% Yamadanishiki made at Kaga Fukumitsuya. The mouthfeel is refreshing, but there is a richness of rice that goes down the throat, giving it a sake-like character. The aroma is weak.
Fukuoka Kitaya's spring limited edition of 60 bottles of Junmai Ginjo.
Fruity and mellow, but without any peculiarities. It is a good sake that does not interfere with food and goes well with any dish.
100% Bizen Omachi Nama-no-Mazake. It has a slightly yellowish color, and the sweetness of the raw sake and the full-bodied taste down the throat made it easy to drink without feeling the 17% alcohol content.
Junmai Daiginjo from Awa Tokushima. This sake has a fruity, gorgeous aroma and a nice sharpness. With this, the four prefectures of Shikoku have been conquered (laugh).
The bottle is interesting because the stopper is cork with metal fittings and has a characteristic bottle like a champagne bottle.
Snow Red Plum Unfiltered Nama Sake from Niigata Hasegawa Shuzo. The sweetness and richness of nama-shu with 17% alcohol content reaches the throat firmly. It is delicious!
Junmai Daiginjo of Omachi from Toyama Ginpan Shuzo. It has a slight yellow tinge, and the sweetness and richness of Omachi makes it a delight to drink.
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Gassan Shiboritate Unfiltered Nama Sake from Shimane Yoshida Shuzo. This sake has the freshness of nama-shu, but with an impressive firmness and a strong throat feel.
A special junmai sake from the Kumamoto Brewing Institute. The sweetness and peculiarity of the brew was delicious. In Kanagawa, we see Saga sake, but not much else, so I bought it immediately. I see Fukuoka sake and Kumamoto red sake, but..,
Junmai sake from Oita. The sweetness of junmai sake is strong and stays firmly in the throat. It is not my favorite type of sake, but it has the goodness of sake.
This Mie special junmai is made from a type of sake rice called Yumikataho, which is used only at this brewery,
The aroma is subdued and the color has a slight yellow tinge. It is sweet, but not harsh, and easy to drink.