Vinny Brooklyn
Last of the ANA Lounge sake. This is nihonshu; producer says good with eel & Yakitori, neither of which on offer here. Really in between the three sake’s available. 100% Miyagi rice.
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Vinny Brooklyn
Second pre-flight small taste. Sharp and crisp. 60% polishing ratio. Too elegant for the morning!
Vinny Brooklyn
At ANA Lounge in Haneda, before NH112 to the Windy City. Very fresh, with fruit like but not fruity flavors. Don’t often have Gifu brews and certainly not before 10 am, but this is nice.
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Special Limited Edition for Spring. But the temperatures these days anything but Spring-like. Pleasant brew
Vinny Brooklyn
Home and first regular sake in a while. Have to say this was better than take out sushi. Very dry.
Vinny Brooklyn
Agree with the description of fresh and full bodied.
On board NH109, JFK —> HND, business class
Vinny Brooklyn
Label says bottled in Sept 2020 and shipped in May 2025. High alcohol content (19%) not noticeable. Very drinkable.
On board NH109, JFK—>HND, business class.
Vinny Brooklyn
Second sake on NH112 to Chicago. Preferred this to the other. Very very good. Menu said not available for general sale, which is too bad.
Vinny Brooklyn
On board NH112 en route to Chicago. The menu said, “The flavor is characterized by a subtle sweetness and refreshing acidity with soft, sweet notes of white peaches and ripe papayas.” Agree with the first part but didn’t get the fruits described in the second part. A decent drink but I think I’d stick with the Japanese version.
Vinny Brooklyn
Very nice. Much less left in this bottle compared to the TJ I had first.
Vinny Brooklyn
Always good to start the day and a trip ahead with nihonshu in the lounge.
Vinny Brooklyn
Usually don’t buy from Chiba but the packaging (& to be honest, the price) was good. Plus a Nama. From an internet search learn “Byakuya" is observed in the far north, & “just like the midnight sun, when there is no boundary between day and night and the sun never sets all night, the ingredients are kept partially secret”. So rice, yeast & polishing ratio not disclosed. Agree with the description that there is a nice
balance of sweetness and acidity, even if at dinner & not at midnight.
Vinny Brooklyn
For a Famima purchase of a 5/2025 brew outstanding. Otherwise meh?
Vinny Brooklyn
Colleagues from Phnom Penh brought this sake to a firm meeting. Interesting—yellow color (not sure from the yellow koji or the jasmine rice, or both). Made by Fungi Art Brewery in Phnom Penh, with the rice from a well regarded agricultural area. Noticeable alcohol but only 14%.
Assume this is my first & last tasting of this.
Vinny Brooklyn
Hakkaisan was the first sake I really began to appreciate, and has been a benchmark for me. The consistency and quality are unsurpassed. Never disappointed and never tired of it. This is Nihonshu, at least in the late modern era.
Kinkon神酒 神田明神
Vinny Brooklyn
Purchased at Kanda Myojin gift store along with a craft beer. Despite this being a bottle-cap bottling, actually superior to the beer. Love the package, too. But I can’t imagine ever repeat this.
Vinny Brooklyn
My first Kanda Myojin matsuri. Had to have the special sake on the approach even though the crowds were tough.
Vinny Brooklyn
Label says, “If you can dream it you can do it.” Outstanding! Purchased at a Noto support fest in the Kencho-ji (Kamakura) parking lot. Ishikawa still needs our support!!
Vinny Brooklyn
Another “summer” brew, & last of the evening. Gassy in a good way, and reminiscent of ramune (but for adults). While the crowds in Kamakura feel like summer, still not warm enough. But this makes me feel like summer is here.
Vinny Brooklyn
When asked about “summer” brews, this was one proposed. My counter neighbor recommended, so why not (even though not quite summer in Golden Week). Good choice! Solid Muroka. Very enjoyable.