The Katsuragi Sanroku Brewery (a.k.a. "Sanroku Brewery") was newly established by the Aburacho Sake Brewery to connect the satoyama 100 years in the future.
This is the first sake (launch sake) brewed at the Sanroku Brewery.
We will explain more about the thoughts that went into the brewing of this sake at another time.
The gasiness is mild.
The aroma is youthful and gorgeous.
A veil of cedar and cypress aroma wafts over the outside of the glass.
It was brewed at the Sanroku Brewery, which was recently constructed using a large amount of Yoshino cedar, and the cedar aroma seems to have been transferred to this brewery, and behind it is a scent that is typical of Kaze no Mori.
The floral notes are light pear, white peach, melon, and tropical nuances like lychee.
Positive volatile aroma with powderiness is also rich and refreshing.
A clean rice aroma with a low graininess that makes it hard to believe it is a low-polished rice.
The tropical and strong volatile aroma is intoxicating in the Kaze no Mori style!
On the palate, the smoothness is stimulated by a gentle gasiness.
Moderately fruity sweetness and gentle acidity flow with a sense of transparency.
It is so beautiful that it is hard to believe that it is low-polished.
From the mid-palate, the complexity of Akitsuho's character peeks out, and a bitter nuance gives depth to the beautiful flavor.
The woody aroma is refreshing and adds layers to the complexity.
It flows smoothly and finishes with a medium-length finish.
Delicious 🍶.
Hi Aladdin, Good evening 🥹✨.
㊗️600 check in great 🥹✨
And S Wind Forest 🍶❣️ I was able to get it too but haven't been able to open a bottle 😅I'm eager to drink it after reading your delicious review 🤤.
Merry Christmas, Aladdin 🎁🎄Congratulations on your 600 check-in 🎉㊗️The new series of Wind Forest, S Wind Forest ✨Aladdin's rave about this drink, the tropical feel is a curious feeling😍.
Aladdin, congratulations on your 600 check-ins: ㊗️🎉
Aladdin, I see that less than 1/3 of the 600 are chuin, so I can see that you are very well acquainted with them😊I'm also happy that the Hankai Train is #5 😆.
Congratulations on your 600 check-ins, Aladdin: 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I thought it was Urasato, but then I saw it in front of you 😳 What is it...a new series from Kaze no Mori! Your review is full of deliciousness and thoughts on the brewery 👍✨.
Aladdin, congratulations on 600 check-ins 🎊🎉🎅Kiri number in the first Wind Forest in the much talked about new brewery, that's great 😆Kenchi Tachibana drank it on TV, but reading Aladdin's review made me want to drink it more 😋.
Aladdin, congratulations on your 600 check-ins🎊.
This Kaze no Mori, I feel the history and newness of this place. It's been a long time since I've had a drink in the Wind Forest 😋.
Aladdin, congratulations on your 600 check-ins 🎊👏.
I saw a 📺 the other day about the Sanroku brewery and it was a beautiful brewery in a scenic spot 👀‼.
That launch sake is a perfect sake for the number 👏!
Thank you, Mr. Muro😄
If you have already obtained it, Mr. Muro, then you are a clear ambassador of S Wind Forest: ☺️
When I think about how many more opportunities I will have in my life to encounter the launch of the new warehouse, I decided to cherish this opportunity 😊.
Merry Xmas🎄&Thank you, Wakata, a day late😄!
The tropical feel is also very typical of Kaze no Mori!
I can't talk enough about the thoughts that went into the S Wind Forest here, so if you'd like, please visit the brewery's Instagram, etc. 😊.
Thank you very much, Maru 😄.
I unilaterally consider Mr. Kawada of chuin to be the master of my sake mind, so that's a lot 😁.
I have yet to drink as many brands in one day as I did at Hankai Train, except for event tastings 🍶.
Thank you very much, Pon😄.
I have a deep attachment to Sake because it was my first encounter with Kaze no Mori that made me want to learn about Sake anew 😊.
As for Katsuragi Sanroku Brewery and S Kaze no Mori, I couldn't fit them into a post on Sake no Wa, so I cut all of them 🥲.
Thank you, Nemuchi😄.
When I see the video and other images of the Katsuragi Sanroku Brewery nestled in the terraced rice paddies, I can feel Aburacho Brewery's desire to revitalize and pass on the satoyama: ☺️
I would love to actually go there someday and drink S Kaze no Mori there 🍶.
Thank you very much, Takashi😄.
It is truly a sake that marks the start of a new challenge to connect the historic satoyama culture to the next 100 years through the cultivation of Akitsuho and the brewing of sake: ☺️
It's been a while since I've had it, but it was still drunk 😊.
Thank you, N.E. 😄
The Sanroku brewery is located in the terraced rice paddies where the Akitsuho used for S Kaze no Mori is grown, and the building of Yoshino cedar that looks like an ear of rice is impressive. ☺️
I hope the delicious S Kaze no Mori will still be brewed 100 years from now 🍶.
Congratulations on your 600 check-ins, Aladdin 🎉!
A bottle too good for a commemorative sake ✨
［Thinking about the Noto Peninsula earthquake makes me think again about the future of sake breweries and sake rice farmers 🤔.
Good evening, Aladdin 😃.
Congratulations on your 600 check in ㊗️㊗️㊗️㊗️㊗️㊗️ 🎉!
Wind Forest with an S! I didn't know that 🥲I'll have to drink this 😋I'll go look for it!
Thank you, Jive 😊.
The reconstruction of Noto is still in the middle of the road. Once again, I am reminded of how difficult it is to recover from the loss.
The Sanroku Kura is an initiative where the brewery and brewers become a part of the village and blend in, just like the farmers who grow rice in the satoyama that must be inherited 🍶.
Thank you, Jay & Nobby 😄.
Due to distribution volume, the number of stores that carry S Wind Forest is currently even more limited among the stores that carry Wind Forest, so please check our installations, etc. 😌.
We hope it will gradually spread with the progress of future efforts: ☺️
Thank you very much, Masaaki Sapporo!
We are further promoting the terroir of S Kaze no Mori 🍶 which is based on the preservation, inheritance and development of the entire sake brewing culture in the satoyama, so please visit ☺️ if you like the taste!
Aladdin ✨600 check in ✨Congratulations 🎊🎉 This Wind Forest was visited and drunk by Kenchi on his travel salad show. I was curious about this drink 😆The concept is good as well as the drink 🐰🎶.
Thank you very much, Usagi-Goden😄.
I saw the TV show too.
If you are interested, I recommend UTAGE's YouTube page for more information!
It's full of concepts, including the introduction of a new evaluation standard called "Future Sake Degree" 😄.
Mr. Taikara Urasato, the younger brother of Mr. Chikara Urasato, is also a brewer, but he is also involved in rice cultivation.
This sake is brewed with Miyamanishiki rice organically grown by Mr. Taikara.
The first day after opening the bottle.
The aroma is stable with melon and banana.
The aroma is sweet, with a beautiful acidity that includes a slight hint of malted rice, and the rice aroma is comparatively rich.
At first, it goes in smoothly, and as it warms up in the mouth, the honest sweetness spreads softly and blends in with the gentle acidity.
The fragrance is more vibrant, containing a moderate sweetness and a slight acidity, with a refreshingly cool and characteristic sourness that passes through to the nose along with a gentle alcohol sensation.
The bitter umami taste when swallowed tightens the whole and gives it a sharp edge.
It leaves a slight astringency and a long aftertaste.
The way the acidity comes out and the lingering astringency may be characteristic.
The third day after opening the bottle.
Elegant aroma based on melon and banana.
The taste is...!
Already in full bloom on the third day.
The juicy sweetness soaks through brightly as soon as it hits the palate.
It is mixed with a characteristic acidity and spreads in a wonderful balance.
After the mid-palate, it is tightened with a hint of bitterness and astringency.
The sweetness, which was reserved on the first day, blooms vividly and is in full bloom.
This is Urasato, this is Urasato.
It is delicious 🍶.
MerryXmas🎅🎄, Aladdin-san!
Aladdin, your love and understanding of Urasi is amazing 🥹👍✨Is it fire-entered? Most of the fresh ones open around the 3rd day, but it seems rare🤔I can feel the deliciousness very much 😊.
Hi Aladdin 😀
I often see Urasato-san at my local liquor store, but I haven't had a chance to try their green-lettered Urasato-san yet, if I get a chance 😀.
I see that you and your brothers are working together to make sake 😇.
Merry Xmas🎄, Pon-chan!
I'm afraid I only have knowledge from social networking sites 😄.
It needs to be refrigerated, but there is no mention of raw sake, so it might be packed raw 🤔 I'll ask next time!
Green Urasato is also especially good after it's opened: ☺️
Good evening, Yasube 😃.
This is a sake that was not yet available at the previous Izumiotsu event 🍶.
It seems that they are brewed by an older brother who is handsome and a sake brewing geek and a younger brother who looks like his father and is a two-skilled sake and rice brewer 😁.
Merry Xmas🎄✨, Aladdin!
This Urasato looks delicious too 🤤.
The transparent bottle and the green letters are beautiful 👍somehow? It looks very Miyamanishiki 👍somehow?
I'd love to taste Urasato in full bloom 😆.
Kotaro, belated Merry Xmas🎄😁.
I know there are image colors of sake rice 🤔Aizan is red and so on.
Personally, I tend to be drawn to the label color of Jikin 😅
Green Urasato is delicious with sweetness and sourness, so please try it 🍶.
Towashi no Winter Nigori ☃️
Mix well with orikori to make a light nigori and serve cold or chilled 🍶.
The appearance is mist white like the mist of the Kamo River on a winter morning, with fine streams of tailings visible.
The aroma is mildly sweet and refreshing.
The aroma is a selfeil with sweet notes of pear, melon, banana, and a refreshing volatile aroma.
The rice aroma is freshly pounded rice cake with nuances of koji acidity.
Smooth and silky on the tongue with silky tailings.
The soft sweetness is subdued due to the involvement of the tailings, and the gentle acidity, including pleasant stimulation, spreads softly with a firm umami.
The umami of the rice can be felt in the fluffy flavor, with a slight bitter edge, but it also fades away with a whiff.
The finish is crisp, with a moderate lingering aftertaste accompanied by a modest scent of returning tailings.
There is no impact or surprise on the palate, but after a few sips, you will nod your head and raise the corners of your mouth in delight.
Delicious.
Gentle yet firm.
It is not the type of sake that will erase your presence even during a meal, but rather the type that will accompany and enhance each other.
It went well not only with scallop sashimi, but also with takoyaki and gyoza.
My wife seemed to like Towashi as well and told me not to drink only gorgeous fruity sweet and tasty sake 😅.
I think I'll buy some clear sake of Juishi next time 🍶.
Good evening, Aladdin 😀
You are doing well with your nigorinpic😇.
I heard that your wife also liked Towestone's nigori, so I am looking forward to drinking it too😇.
Good evening, Aladdin!
I was very interested in this one! I will refer to your review 🙏✨
I'm always on the lookout for active nigori this time of year, but a gentle nigori is also nice and wintery: ☺️
Good morning, Yasbay 😃.
I'm simply a nigori sake lover as I'm not hosting the nigorinpic this year 😁.
Especially at this time of year when I often drink gassy sake, the mild winter nigori was kind of sinking in: ☺️
Good morning, Kotaro 😃.
I heated it up, but my preference was cold (room temperature range)!
It really is as you say, the gentle nigori at this time of year is also intoxicating ☺️
It was the kind of sake I'd like to drink slowly while sitting under the kotatsu and warming up 🍶.
Hi Aladdin!
I was looking for "Jyuseki" nigori in Kyoto, but couldn't find it 💦.
Instead, I bought a bottle of "Amami" nigori that I opened the other day 😁.
Hi Aladdin 🐦.
I'm surprised at how easy it seems to drink and how broadly it goes with meals from sashimi to takoyaki 😳.
I like fruity sweet and tasty, but sometimes I think to myself that I need to drink a different type. I think I need to drink a different type 😅.
Good morning, Gyve 😃.
It's a shame because the shipment was sold out immediately at the brewery and some stores seemed to sell out pretty fast 😢 maybe next year they will increase production 🤔.
I haven't had the Yukiten, but it looked delicious paired with yellowtail 🤤.
Good morning, Pon-chan 😃.
I tend to go for the sweet and savory, but this time I could recognize the goodness of this kind of gentle and mature nigori.
It's really a shame if you don't broaden your palate by drinking sake other than your own once in a while 😅.
Sugihara Shuzo, "Japan's smallest sake brewery", brews Chiyonohana, a local brand of sake such as Imi.
This special honjozo is the first of their freshly brewed bottles.
The appearance is a slightly pale yellow-green color with a misty, very faint orikara mist!
Orikagara-mist delight!
The aroma is subdued and gentle, yet aromatic.
Fruity with apple, pear, melon, and blue banana peel, with a coolness of alcohol.
The rice aroma is about the same as that of Kamishinko.
The smooth texture gives off a thick sweetness that is juicy and contains the umami of the rice, and the edgy stimulation of the alcohol passes pleasantly through the palate and into the nose.
The fresh freshness of the freshly squeezed flavor flows beautifully and finishes with the gentleness of orikara.
The mild fruity aroma is also pleasant, and the lingering aftertaste of alcohol is very gentle.
This is...extremely delicious!
On the 6th day after opening the bottle, the aroma is gentle and noble.
The aroma is gentle and elegant, with no sharpness, and the taste is unforgettably clean and fresh with an elegant sweetness and a light, refreshing acidity.
The finish is sharp and lingers gently and moderately.
Truly wonderful.
It was so delicious that we were happy to have encountered this sake in the season of new sake 🍶.
Good evening, Aladdin!
Thank you for enjoying my local sake!
The brewery said the second day was the best day, but you enjoyed it for 6 days 😆 Great job ✨.
Good morning, Aladdin. ☀️
I'm getting this Chiyonohana here.
It will be very helpful for me to drink it from now on😊.
It's great for us little drinkers to be able to drink it even after 6 days 😘I'm looking forward to drinking it🤗.
Good evening, kino.😃
I'm so jealous that Sugihara Sake Brewery is your local sake 🤤.
The first day's angularity wasn't bad, but from the brewery's point of view, the second day is the real winner 🤔.
We store ours in ice temperature, but I wanted to see more changes!
Good evening, Tsubu-chan 😃.
If you are going to drink it from now on, please enjoy it!
I thought that this sake is more suitable for drinking at home, watching the opening changes from the first day, rather than drinking it outside 🍶.
Good evening, Pon 😃.
It was an intoxicating sake with a combination of gentleness, elegance and freshness 🍶.
The very faint taste of the dregs was also very "Shiboritate" and also very good 🍶 ☺️
I'm a self-proclaimed nigorist, light nigorist and ogara mist 😁.
Good evening, Jay & Nobby 😃.
Not too sweet and not too dark, I think J&N would like this type of sake!
The special junmai is available until the end of December and the junmai ginjo until a little later, you can order it from the brewery by phone or online if you like 🍶😊.
This is the 1st one that focuses on impact 🍶.
(The 2nd will be coming in the future, using the exact same ingredients, but with a different aroma and taste just by preparation!)
The appearance is a bright light nigori color with some residues that also leave a sense of transparency.
The aroma is cool and sweet.
From the cider-like volatile aroma, fresh pear, blue ripe melon and banana sweetly tickle the nostrils.
There are also gentle floral notes, a sense of milkiness and woody nuances.
The rice aroma is freshly pounded rice cake.
Slightly thickened, silky liquid flows smoothly with light gas stimulation.
The juicy sweetness and fruity mild acidity are tinged with rice nuances and are mellow and bright.
Refreshingly volatile aroma is released in the nose.
The umami after the mid-palate is tight and sharp with the depth and slight bitterness of the tailings.
The lingering aftertaste is deeply penetrating.
The sweet and juicy suagoromi is tightened with bitterness that is not so bitter as to be bitter, and it is irresistibly delicious.
Active nigori heating!
The aroma of plump rice combined with the fresh fruity aroma is also very good.
The gas that lingers in the thick and viscous flavor.
The fresh, thick sweetness permeates with rice-like flavor.
It is warm, gentle, refreshing, thick, fluffy, and sweet.
It is also delicious with its increased richness and viscosity.
Good morning, Aladdin!
This is a highly rated nigori sake here at Sake-no-wa: ⤴️
And active nigori heating! I recently learned about the idea of heating nigori and am very curious 🎵.
I will try it next time I drink nigori 😊.
Hi Aladdin 😀
So it's going to be 1st and 2nd again this year😇.
I have the 1st in my fridge, but I'm looking forward to the 2nd even before I drink it😇.
I envy you, Aladdin, because you are a nigorist, steadily opening nigoris 😀.
Good evening, ma-ki 😃.
I recommend Urasato not only for light nigori 😁.
Nigori heating is a must, but I also like active nigori heating: ☺️
Be careful, even if you warm it at a lower temperature, it will bubble and spurt if you fill a tokkugari full of it: ⚠️
Good evening, Yasbay 😃.
I heard that this year too, the 1st is impact oriented and the 2nd is harmonious and balanced!
I am not planning to hold the Nigori Npik this year, so I can open nigori type sake whenever I want and make progress 🍶.
Good evening, Aladdin.
I had this nigori the other day and it was indeed delicious ☺️
I also liked last year's 2nd balance, so I'm excited to hear that it will be available again this year 🥳.
Good evening, Aladdin-san 🦉.
I've been thinking "Aladdin-san" when I see Urasato recently 😊I can't get enough of your favorite nigori! I can't get enough of your favorite nigori (light nigori)! The warmed sake also looks delicious with a sweet taste.
Good evening, Kotaro 😃.
I saw you checking in😊.
This year, the 2nd balanced type will be coming too!
Mr. Chikara said, "Please look forward to the 2nd one too...! I'm looking forward to it 😁.
Good evening, Pon 😃.
It is a pleasure to have a sake, a toji, and a brewery to guess: ☺️
The aroma and taste of the sake, as well as the various connections, made Chikara Urasato and Urasato one of my guesses 😊.
The sake was very sweet when heated 🥰.
Good evening, Aladdin.
I'm going to drink this Urasato Urasato Usu Nigori 🍶 as my first sake from Ibaraki prefecture.
I'm going to drink Urasato Usu Nigori 🍶 and it will be very helpful ❣️ I look forward to it 😋.
Good evening, Mr. Muro 😃.
I saw Muro-san's Nigorinpic lineup 🤤 with this face!
When you catch up with the 2nd, you can add them if you like 🍶.
I think you will enjoy the gap between the two identical twins😊.
Hi Aladdin 😊
Aladdin-san is known for his Urasato and his active nigori heated sake👍.
I had my first glass last year when Yasube gave it to me, and I remember it was really delicious!
Good evening, Tsuyodai 😃.
Urasato is also good with a light nigori - please try it 🍶.
For the entrée, we received oysters from Noumi Island in Hiroshima Prefecture, so I made a sumptuous shigure-ni-gori (stewed in the rain 🦪).
I want to pat myself on the back for this winning combination 😁.
Good evening, Maru-san 😃.
We are honored to hear you say so, Maru-san, when it comes to heating sake 🍶😁.
Rukawa-kun of the Crazy Salad House (Tomegawa Sake Shop) is good friends with Mr. Urasato Chikara, so please order from there again 🍶.
I like, Senkou Yukidaruma ⛄️
A bright snow white that leaves a slight transparency.
The gasiness is shrieking and energetic🫧.
Positive volatile aroma is refreshing from sweet ripe pear and white peach with a sense of rummy, and the yogurt whey and sticky fermented butteriness at the back of it reminds me of a fresh yeast yeast.
Balanced with rice aroma like freshly pounded rice cake, it is my favorite aroma. ☺️
In the mouth, the silky texture of tailings is pleasant as the gaseous sensation bursts through the mouth.
Fresh and juicy sweetness and acidity spreads with the rice flavor of the tailings.
After the mid-palate, it finishes light, sweet, gentle and juicy with a good amount of bitter nuance derived from the tailings.
The lingering scent of pear shake and the return of sweet sake is also intoxicating. ☺️
Also delicious with my favorite active nigori heating 😊🍶.
Enjoyed it deliciously until the last cup, which was the reward for the thickest and sloppiest nigori list 🍶.
Refreshingly sweet, stylishly gentle schwarzish sweet pear shake 🥤.
The volatile aroma was fresher than before, and the depth of flavor seemed to increase as the sake became more raw and the flavor hierarchy increased toward the end of the meal.
Now, the nigori sake season has started again this year: ❄️
Let's see how many bottles we can enjoy ☃️
Thank you for the sake 🍶.
Hi Aladdin, good evening 🦉.
Looking at how delicious it looks...I see that you also heated it up 😳I'm curious as I've never had a snowball ⛄️!
I look forward to your loving review of nigori sake🎶.
Good evening, Ponchan 😃.
I like it, active nigori warmed sake 🍶.
It's interesting to see the different expressions of the same sake, whether it's lukewarm, which leaves a bit of a schwarziness, or warmed up and cooled down, which warms it to a ganpai, so please try it 🍶🍶.
Mr. Aladdin.
Good evening.
Nigori sake is a good way to enjoy the change of taste by shaking the supernatant and nigori 👍Heating nigori sake is good 👍.
Hello Aladdin 😃
It's the season of nigori, isn't it?
I'm not a big fan of nigori but your post made me want to drink it 😁!
I'm not a big fan of nigori, but Aladdin's post made me want to drink it 😁.
Good evening, kozo 😃.
I think the original design of sake quality is considered in nigori state, so it should be mixed from the beginning, but my curiosity gets the better of me and I end up drinking the supernatant as well every time 😅.
Please try the active nigorikan 🍶😊.
Good morning Jay & Nobby 😃.
I was a normal snowman last year through so it's been a year since I've had one ☺️
It's also delicious heated, active nigori 😊.
Be careful not to blow it out of the sake cup as it bubbles when heated 🧑🍳🍶
Good morning, Maru 😃.
Please try the activated nigori warmed sake, not only the snowball but also the heated sake 🍶.
The sizzling sensation depends on how well it's heated 🫧😁It's also interesting to see the original flavor come out after the gassiness is gone 😊.
Good morning, Ao-chan 😃.
It's a shame that you don't like nigori sake 😌.
I'm a nigorist so I can't help you, but why don't you start with a slightly cloudy new sake? It's soft and delicious 😊.
The first new sake for this BY is the birth sake of Iraka Sake Brewery.
Iraka Sake Brewery was re-launched this fall as "the newest sake brewery in Japan" due to the succession of the business.
Iraka is the roof of traditional Japanese architecture such as straw thatched or tiled roofs.
It is a brand name that challenges the world with the blessings of the Northern Alps, the roof of Japan.
Katsumi Tanaka, a long-time sake brewer at Daishinshu Sake Brewery, will brew the culmination of his experience.
The appearance is a slightly pale yellowish green.
The first impression of the aroma is fresh white flesh of red apples.
There are also young pears, young melon, and bananas with a hint of greenness.
The whole seems to be veiled with the aroma of powdered rice cakes.
Smooth and smooth flowing texture.
The rice-like sweetness is lightly spread with a gentle acidity that includes a pleasant stimulation.
The sweetness changes to light and juicy from the mid-palate.
The light stimulation passes through to the nose, and the umami, including a slight bitterness, disappears and finishes as if soaked into the palate.
The aftertaste is medium short.
Beautiful and pleasant slight bitterness and astringency.
It becomes more drinkable at near room temperature, but it also tastes complex after the mid-palate, so a lower temperature range is recommended to enjoy its fresh transparency.
Personally, I feel that there is room for growth in the unfinished parts after the mid-palate when the complex flavors emerge.
I would like to support it in the future 🍶.
Hi Aladdin 🐦.
I have high expectations from the fact that it's made by a former brewer of Daishinshu! I'm curious to drink it soon and feel how much it will grow 😊.
Good evening, Pon-chan 😃.
With all the news about sake breweries going out of business one after another, I'm honestly happy to see the birth of new sake breweries, including business succession, etc. ☺️
I regret a little bit that I wrote about the growth potential 🥲, but I really want to support you 😊.
Good morning, Aladdin!
We are also very interested in this bottle. ‼️ I like the fact that it is a birth wine 🤗I want to feel the taste of the new born 😙.
Good morning, Jay & Nobby 😃.
I drank it while thinking 🤔 how many times in my life will I have the chance to drink that brewery's first birthday sake ☺️🍶.
It seems that many of them are sold at liquor stores that carry Daishinshu through the connection of Mr. Tanaka Toji 😄.
The season of new sake is the season of nigori.
It is a bitter taste, and it is a bitter shame that I have not been able to enjoy a proper sake life during this season, but I just had to have this one.
It is Jikin Special Junmai Nigori Sake Nama 2024.
The appearance is a bright, raw snow white.
The aroma is refreshingly gorgeous and really great ☺️
It is my favorite type of aroma with fresh cider-like popping pears and fresh sweet melon.
It also smells beautifully of rice aroma like freshly cooked rice or freshly pounded rice cakes coming from the tailings.
I liked the aroma so much that I kept taking a whiff of it for a while.
On the palate, the smooth texture of the tailings and the spread of the light, chouri sensation.
A moderately juicy sweetness spreads with gentle acidity and a light bitter nuance derived from the tailings.
As the gaseous sensation disappears, the gentle spread of the soft rice flavor and the firm flow of umami can be felt, and then it goes down the back of the throat and finishes with a sharp finish.
The lingering finish is medium long, and is gradually tightened with a beautiful bitter astringency.
It has a beautiful sweetness in the freshness, and is still very tasty.
It was so much to my liking that I regretted not being able to drink it at home!
Thank you for the treat 🍶.
Good morning, Aladdin.
I really appreciate your busy days so much that you can't drink at home🍀.
Jikin no nigori is delicious ⤴️
Your review brings back memories of drinking it✨.
Good morning, Aladdin 😀
The first jigori of the season looks very tasty after all😇.
I'm a big nigori fanatic and Orin and I are currently procuring a large amount of nigori and plan to open it to the public in mid-December 😀.
Hi ma-ki-😃
Thank you for your concern!
I saw that you drank it for your birthday celebration 🤤.
I had to give up drinking at home this year, but I wanted to have a tasting for comparison 😊 I'm glad you had a chance to drink ☺️
Hi Yasbay 😃.
I thought that the popular drinks certainly have their reasons.
I'm also looking forward to the upcoming Y&K Nigorinpik to be held towards the end of the year 😄.
Hi Hirupeko, good evening😃.
I would love to drink it anytime 🥹and I would love to drink it again 🤤.
The impression changes depending on the temperature, and if I hadn't been in a hurry that day, I might have enjoyed the aroma all the time 😅.
Aladdin-san, good morning 😃It is sitting here in our house ✨Thanks to your husband's purchasing power, the sake that makes Aladdin-san say it is very delicious 😊But then again, you are an expert who can only enjoy the aroma for a while in front of the metaphysical now 😳
Hello, Wakata 😃
Oh, quintessential 👍 Please rest assured that this year's Jigokin nigori is also delicious!
I held the Nigorinpic last year in a satisfactory way so this year I would like to enjoy the new sake season in a different way 🍶😊.
Hi Aladdin ☀☀☀☀.
Thanks for your work 🙇.
It's unfortunate that you are busy at the time when we are entering the Nigorist activity period 💦.
I'm going to go on an expedition so that I can meet "Jigokin Nigori" myself ✨.
Good evening, Gyve 😃.
Gyve, you seem to be busy with your work too 😌I hope you are not overworked.
I pray that you will be able to meet Jigori-Nigori 🙏 and if you like, you can try the nigori heating with Jigori-Nigori that I forgot 🍶✨.
Nice nigori.
Good Times series sent by Yamanokotobuki in collaboration with various artists on labels.
The series is designed to express Good Times through label design by having illustrators drink it.
The illustrator for the Winter Session was Nakai Tamaki, as in the Summer Session.
The label for the Summer Session, with its illustration of a woman cooling off in front of a fan, was excellent and impressive, but the label for the Winter Session, with its illustration of a cat relaxing while drinking nigorizake in a kotatsu is also very intoxicating.
I love the comment "Iizo, nigori" ✨.
The appearance is a snow white with a hint of green.
The aroma is gentle and mild.
Smooth on the palate, with a light and soft gas feeling with a swoosh.
The light sweetness of the rice is quickly followed by a soft and gentle acidity.
It finishes with a light bitterness and astringency that seems to disappear.
The lingering finish is gentle and medium with a light astringency and bitterness from the gas residue.
According to the brewery, "both the aroma and taste are nuanced like strawberry with condensed milk.
My personal impression is that the overall impression is gentle, easy to drink, and delicious.
It is a sake that I would drink easily if I drank it at home.
Good morning, Aladdin-san. Thank you for your review of Fukuoka Sake!
The label on the summer sake was cute, but the winter ver. is also cute. I haven't had it yet, and it looks like I would like the taste, so I thought I would try it 🍶.
Hi Gula 😃
As a Kyushu sake guesser, I just did the obvious 😁I really want to drink it at home 🥲.
Personally, I didn't find it as sweet as the brewer said it would be, which was also intoxicating: ☺️
Please try it 🍶!
This is the first Shiboribori of Toyoka.
Due to various reasons, I have not been able to drink properly lately, and even though it is almost December, I have not been able to start drinking new sake at home.
I stopped by chuin for some errands, and at least I could enjoy drinking sake.
The exterior is silver green.
It has a light hazy orizumi taste.
It is the most last-minute ogara I have ever tasted.
The aroma is of calm apple and pear, with hints of melon and banana.
The aroma of rice is also mild.
The texture is smooth and light.
The juicy sweetness with a red grape-like flavor is quickly covered with dryness, acidity, and alcohol stimulation, which spreads to the palate.
From there, the acidity and alcohol stimulus goes down the back of the throat and finishes with a sharp finish.
From the last part of the bottle, you can feel the umami of the rice and a pleasant bitter astringent aftertaste.
Toyoko-shu has a gorgeous aroma, but this Junmai-shu has a subdued aroma, and while it has the fresh alcohol stimulation and roughness of a new sake, it has a robust flavor that is delicious.
Hi Aladdin 😃.
You seem to be busy with many things 🥲Thanks for your time 😌.
Reading your review of Flowing or Aladdin's makes me want to drink Kochira's Toyoka too 😚.
I need to drink some Ga too 😅.
Hi Jay & Nobby 😃.
Your concern is much appreciated 😌.
Toyoga comes up on my phone with the predictive conversion of "Houka" even though it is "Toyoka"!
Toyoga, the Tennyo no Shizuku one brewed by female toji Takazawa-san, is one I've been wanting to drink for a while too: ☺️
Aladdin, thank you for your work 💦It's hard not being able to drink when you want to 😢.
Still, 3 new sake ogara-mi in a row ✨Toyoka and Winter Session are the 2 I gave up on yesterday 😂The ogara-mi is the best 😻.
Good evening, Pon 😃.
Thank you for your concern 😊My wife has been sick in bed with a cold 😌.
I finally started drinking today 🍶.
It's hard to make a lot of decisions to forgo the new sake season 🥲It's nice to drink a little bit more when you drink outside 🍶.
When it comes to aged sake, Daruma Masamune is the most popular type of sake.
Shiraki Tsunesuke Shoten has been making mainly aged sake since the 1960s 🍶.
Shigeri Shiraki, aka Samantha, is the 7th generation brewer. I've seen your instagram often, but this is the first time I've met you. ☺️
Jyunen Koshu is a blend of sake that has been aged for more than 10 years.
His husband and toji, Hisashi Shiraki, is one of the few sake blenders I know of.
The appearance is deep amber and brown.
I have never seen such a color expression in sake before!
The aroma is soft yet complex with a mature aroma.
Clove, cinnamon, cypress, mead, shiitake mushrooms, soy sauce, caramel, walnuts, etc... All the elements of matured aroma are mixed together with a gentle sweet aroma and a hint of acidity.
The taste is soft and mellow.
The sweetness is intense and strong, with a touch of molasses, and the acidity spreads from there in a rich, gentle and complex way.
There are nuances of Shaoxing sake, but it has no corners, and the richness and full flavor of the rice gives it the quality of aged Japanese sake.
The lingering aftertaste is long, thin, and string-like.
I am grateful that they did their best to revive aged sake, which at one time was almost lost due to the Sake Tax Law.
I hope that aged sake will spread as one of the wonderful cultures of sake 🍶.
Hi Aladdin. I see you got to meet Samantha 😳 Too jealous! I definitely want to meet her someday! I also want next year's zodiac label. But I'm slightly afraid of snake tongues so I haven't gotten it 😓.
Hi Hirupeco, good evening 😃.
Samantha, you really are as vivacious as I thought you would be and it was a pleasure to meet you😊.
I actually met her that day in the form of after I bought the Year of the Snake blend, so I told her about the zodiac blend 🐍🍶☺️
Well, it's that time of year again!
Denshogiku!
There are red orikarami and green...no, yellow clear sake.
The appearance is a misty white color that also retains a sense of transparency.
The gas bubbles are shwash-wash.
The aroma is gorgeously sweet and fresh, spreading around the room as it pours.
Sweet and refreshing aromas of freshly cut red apple flesh, the core of an apple with honey, and the freshness of pear and blue melon melon melon.
Acacia flowers overflow from the glass.
The rice aroma is rice cake covered with rice cake powder.
There is also a hint of alcoholic freshness.
The tailing is extremely smooth, with a strong and pleasant gas stimulation.
The rounded sweetness is more gentle than the impression of the aroma, and together with the gaseous sensation, it has a dry freshness.
The overt aroma is also gorgeous.
From the mid-palate, a beautiful bitterness spreads out with a delicious flavor, and then it is gone, leaving a sharp finish.
The long aftertaste is the bitterness that remains after the gas stimulation subsides.
When it is warmed up a little, the fluffy juicy sweetness and gentle acidity balance each other out.
Good, very tasty. ☺️
I recommend to drink it a few days after opening the bottle to let the gassiness subside and the taste become more cohesive, and not to chill it too much to enjoy the rich sweetness and flavor,
It's still nice when your favorite sake tastes good. ☺️
Good evening, Aladdin 🌖.
It's that time of year again😊I was looking forward to it too❣️Denshogiku, this year it seemed less sweet, but it tightens up and I like it better than last year☺️
It's one of my favorite sake to drink every year.
Good evening, Maru 😃.
I too had the impression that it was less sweet and more bitter than last year, but the aroma was more vibrant instead.
I, too, would like to drink the electric chrysanthemum again next year 🍶.
Celebrating Hirupeko's passing of SAKE DIPLOMA by chuin Sashi-Drinking ⑨Last!
The last sake of the day was Kozaemon's Hatsu Shibori.
It is a junmai ginjo brewed from Dewa Tsanzan polished to 60%.
We drank about 2 gou of sake in all, so not a lot, but please forgive me if I was too busy talking to everyone and not tasting enough.
The appearance was a slightly pale yellow crystal.
The aroma was sweet, but I got the impression that it was very calm for a junmai ginjo.
On the palate, rather than the freshness of a new sake, I thought the sake had a good density and sweetness that made it cohesive.
Thinking back, I have encountered many different kinds of sake since I became interested in sake, and thanks to sake-no-wa, I have met many different people.
Mr. Kawada, the owner of chuin, is like my sake master, and everyone at Sake-no-wa, including Mr. Hirupeko who invited me this time, are my irreplaceable sake friends🍶.
We ended the day wishing each other continued drunkenness (☺️).
Once again, thank you very much, Hirupeko 😊.
I look forward to working with you again 🍶.
Hirupeko, I'm really sorry that my crane friend was covered 🙇♂️ this time I'll bring you a sake that will thank you for the soma-ten: ☺️
But, well, I was a good judge of taste 🍶🎯.
I hope to see you again 🍶.
Celebrating Hirupeko's passing of SAKE DIPLOMA at CHUIN SASHIDURI (8)
Takasago Kamisen.
This is a local regular sake made by Kiyamasa Shuzo, the brewer of Jikin.
Hirupeko and everyone else in the store warmed up a bottle of Takasago, which was well received and "delicious.
I was also impressed by the cold and warmed sake at Chuuin.
The owner, Mr. Kawada, said, "The flavor of this sake changes depending on the blend of the sake at the time. I was also curious about the differences from my previous drink, so I tried it.
I tried it at a temperature of about 45 degrees Celsius, using the "Tiphar Heater."
The aroma is mild, soft, fluffy and beautiful.
The taste has a smooth and fluffy texture.
The round, honest sweetness spreads gently and flows softly, leaving a warmth in the mouth.
It has an honest smoothness and cleanness like a "warmed cold sake" that even people who don't like heated sake would like.
Well, maybe I don't know what I'm talking about, but it was still very tasty and I liked it.
It was a little different from the image of "Jikin's regular sake" I had before, but I could feel the universality of Jikin, which is delicious no matter how you drink it, in this Takasago Kamisen.
You can buy it in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, so I'll have to keep that in mind 🍶.
Good evening, Mr. Matsuchiyo 😃
Isn't it cool 😆I can't believe it's from the same brewery as Jikin if you just look at the label, but it's a very attractive retro design 😄.
The taste is also intoxicating 😊.
It's a sake that makes me really want to drive to Nabari, Mie 🍶.
Good morning, Aladdin 🐥.
I like the idea of "warmed cold sake" ✨I often find that warming up sake is just like heating up rice! I want something warm and easy to drink every once in a while 😁I appreciate that I can buy it when I go 😊.
CHUIN SASHIDURI (7) to celebrate Hirupeko's passing of SAKE DIPLOMA
We have until ⑨, so a little more!
Toyonoume Junmai Ginjo Ito Nigiwashi.
The owner, Mr. Kawada, was very impressed with this sake, saying, "I think it is the second best brewed CEL-24 after Kameizumi." I was curious about the owner, Mr. Kawada's evaluation, so I had it.
The appearance is a pale silver green.
Compared to Kameizumi's freshly harvested pineapple aroma, the aroma was calming, mild, and soft pineapple.
The texture is smooth with a sense of freshness.
The first touch of sweetness is quite intense and fruity.
The acidity is gentle and fine, complementing the sweetness, and it flows smoothly and sharply from the mid-palate onward.
The lingering finish is moderate with no unnecessary clutter.
The richness of the flavor is impressive in comparison to the aroma.
There are no spikes or hooks, and the impression is that it is a good, beautiful sake, although it is dense.
It was a bit like a mature CEL-24 Naiwakashi, as opposed to the fresh and juicy Kameizumi.
Mr. Takagi, who brews Toyonoume, is a very honest and funny young man, and I felt that his personality comes out in the sake he brews. ☺️
CHUIN SASHIDURI (6) to celebrate Hirupeko's passing of SAKE DIPLOMA
I chose Tasake Tokubetsu Junmai to reset my nose and mouth.
This is what I think of when I think of "Tasake.
Personally, I always buy only seasonal Tasake, so I had to check the basics once in a while.
The aroma and flavor are solid, but not overdone.
It is a stable and reliable Tasake.
In a good way, it tastes as good as I imagined.
Please note that this is not a tasting comment from this point on 🙇.
Good evening 😆I'm surprised I haven't been drinking the standard sake myself 😅I know it's tasake and I know it's delicious, but I tend to prioritize the seasonal stuff 😅The new sake has been released from the warehouse too!
Good evening, Tsuyodai 😃.
I'm surprised you don't have a chance to take the time to drink the regular ones when you think you can drink them anytime you want 😅.
The new Tasake sake is here 😊The bottle is clear, beautiful and favorable!
I'm also wondering if I should wait for the ogara-mi 😁.
CHUIN SASHIDURI (celebrating Hirupeko's passing of SAKE DIPLOMA) ⑤.
The SAKE club is held at chuin on the second Saturday of every month with a specific theme.
We were able to order the leftover sake from the most recent "Tasting Sake with Added Brewing Alcohol" event, so this was the second sake of the regular sake that we received with respect to Hirupeko-san.
Wakanami's regular sake.
It seems to be sold only locally.
I have never seen this before at Kadoya-san (I have to say I have never been to Kadoya-san that often 😅).
The appearance is a slightly pale yellow-green crystal.
The aroma is sweet with a hint of koji and sourness, which is typical of sake, but sweeter.
It has a strong, strong flavor, and my first impression was that it would go well with Fukuoka cuisine, where people like their food and soy sauce a little sweet.
It has a firm sweetness with a hint of koji and complexity that is typical of regular sake, but it also has a sharpness that leaves it feeling flat.
It was the kind of sake I would like to drink with a glass of sesame mackerel with dinner 🐟🍶.
It has a strong flavor and aroma even though it is a regular sake," said the owner, Mr. Kawada! When I said to the owner, Mr. Kawada (who had tried many things that day and was feeling drunk), "It's mellow! It's a pure sake 😁" 😅
Oops Aladdin-san! It's "Hirupeko" not "Hirupeko's". ㊗️ regulars have been friends since we happened to be paired up at a sake tasting training session 😊 Oh, I forgot to drink Wakanami 😅.
Good morning, Hirupeko 😃.
Japanese is a difficult language 😁 it may be the world's No. 1 language when it comes to fluffing things up 😆.
I don't think you drank Wakanami 😅I thought it was a dark regular sake and delicious and I might have wanted you to try it 😌.
CHUIN SASHIDURI (4) to celebrate Hirupeko's passing of the SAKE DIPLOMA
Since I was going to have a Sashi-Drink with Hirupeko, I wanted to drink some sake heated or chilled 🍶.
Just as I was thinking this, I was told that I could order sake in a bottle from the Sake Club "Tasting Sake with Added Brewer's Alcohol" held by Mr. Chuin on the Saturday before the event.
There were a variety of regular sakes lined up on the shelf at room temperature.
Here is a bottle of Kinjaku regular sake.
I had previously had a regular Kinjaku sake with added sugar, but the GOLD sake contains only rice, rice malt, and brewer's alcohol.
I had it cold for now.
The appearance is a pale yellowish green.
The aroma is mild, or almost none 😳.
In the mouth, it has a characteristic impression of sweetness with a strong and unique taste, and acidity that is also characteristic of sake.
Personally, I felt the aroma and taste were totally different from Kinjaku, a sake with a specific name.
That is also very interesting.
I got the impression that if it were warmed up, the closed aroma and taste would open up and transform again.
Next time I go back, if there is still some left, I will try heating it up 🍶.
CHUIN SASHIDURI (3) to celebrate Hirupeko's passing of SAKE DIPLOMA
This is Jikin Tokubetsu Junmai Hi-iri, which was also opened the day before.
This is Jikin's standard sake.
I also love this sake.
The appearance is clear crystal.
The aroma is pleasantly fresh and fruity, which is the aroma of Jikin.
It has a smooth texture.
The fruity overtone is accompanied by a moderate sweetness.
The acidity is refreshing and gentle.
The sweetness and acidity spreads in a pleasantly fruity way, and then it ends quickly.
The beautiful aftertaste lasts for a good while.
Yes, it is the most delicious.
Around the time I was drinking this Jikkomoto, I found out that the person I thought was a regular customer of chuin was a friend of Hirupeko-san's from Orihime University.
The person was looking at Hirupeko's SAKE DIPLOMA textbook and drinking sake with the contents 😄.
There are so many ways to drink in this world 😁.
CHUIN SASHIDURI (2) to celebrate Hirupeko's passing of SAKE DIPLOMA
It is Tobiroki Special Junmai.
The bottle was opened the day before.
The appearance is a slightly pale silver green.
The aroma is mild but fruity with a nice scent of pear and melon.
Smooth texture, with a first touch of soft rice sweetness.
The refreshing acidity spreads lightly, and a refreshing dryness passes through the back of the throat and nose.
The sweetness sometimes shows depth, which is pleasant.
The crisp, lingering aftertaste is only a slight bitterness.
Very tasty!
According to the owner, Mr. Kawada, he only buys the shipment at this time of the year because it has matured nicely from the time it was actually pressed 🤔.
He is a pro.
I've never seen this special junmai, though I've seen junmai daiginjos rather often and black junmai ginjos, though they are rare 😌.
