I will start with Mizuchi.
Opening the bottle was not particularly difficult, but it is quite shwashy.
It has just the right amount of sweetness and lemon-like acidity, almost like lemon squash.
It has a refreshing lemon aroma and sourness, but overall the hops are very assertive.
It was good enough to finish in one night, but I thought this would be fine with Hanakaze.
It would be better if the hops were less assertive and the lemon was stronger.
I've been hearing a lot about Genzai lately. I was able to secure a ras 1 at Hasegawa Sake Shop's Granta Tokyo branch.
I hear about NEXT HIROKI, but this is really delicious.
You can't really taste the acidity when you take it out of the fridge, but as time goes by, the acidity comes out more and more.
It also has a good amount of gassiness, so you can drink more and more of it.
Bought this on my return to GW Nara.
I brought it to a BBQ and drank it.
I like Kaze no Mori the best.
It has a nice sweetness, acidity and gasiness.
It goes well with BBQ.
The aroma is tame, although there is a hint of muscat.
When drunk, it has juicy citrus sweetness, acidity, and a good amount of gas.
Although it is a kijoshu, the sweetness is not too strong, so it is refreshing.
Of course it is sweet because it is a kijo sake, but it is not heavy sweetness, and it is refreshing thanks to the strong acidity.
This year, there was also a raw version, but I was only able to get the hi-ire version.
It is a very tasty sake, and I hope to get both next year.
It is a sweet and fruity sake with a pleasantly gaseous taste.
It has a trendy taste, but it is not differentiated from other breweries, and I must say that it has no personality.
However, this does not mean that it tastes bad, and it is very tasty.
This sake is like a concentrated apple with only the honey part.
There is no heavy sweetness, and the acidity nicely balances it out, making it light and easy to drink despite being a kijo-shu.
UA collaboration and SPARK are also available, but I still like the normal one the best.
A muscat-flavored sake with a strong acidity.
It is not very sweet, so there is a grapefruit-like nuance.
If you drink it without knowing anything about it, you may think it is a naturale wine, but it is more like a wine.
The aroma changes rapidly from the moment you smell it to the moment you swallow it.
It is a very interesting drink, but it also has a lot of peculiarities, so people who don't like root beer or Dr. Pepper may not like it.
The taste and aroma of this strange drink are more in the realm of a liqueur than a craft liquor.
My first Ko no Tsukasa.
It's a good thing about hanpukai that you can encounter sakes you've never had before.
The aroma is mild, with a hint of muscat.
The sweetness and deliciousness is first felt, but the acidity soon arrives and it is quickly snapped up.
This is delicious!
The aroma is that of a classic type of kijoshu, with a discernible sweetness.
One sip and it smells completely of plum wine.
But the taste of ume-shu doesn't come through, so it makes my head feel a little buggy.
There is a fair amount of sourness, but the sweetness is stronger, making it perfect for sipping after a meal.
It seems a bit thinner than last year's and a bit underwhelming on its own. It may be better suited for eating with food.
That said, the balance of sweetness, flavor, and acidity is outstanding.
Mamma calpis soda strawberry flavor!
The bottle opens easily, although it feels quite gassy when you drink it.
Perhaps due to a cold, the aroma is only slightly lactic acidic.
I was careless and the lid blew off, and then the contents blew off too.
It may have been because I left it too long, but it was so sizzling that I thought it was sparkling.
The aroma is mild, but there is a faint scent of lactic acidity.
The sweetness is moderate, but it is juicy, like muscat or pear with a sourness that is typical of Abé.
It is my first time to drink Nama-shu ver.
This may be my first time to taste a gassy kijoshu.
It has acidity, but it is not balanced by sweetness, and the sweetness is always dominant.
The sweetness is not sticky, so it is easy to drink.
I'm going to open it to organize the fridge.
A rather thin-lined sake.
The balance of sweetness and acidity is subtle when fresh from the refrigerator, but improves as the temperature rises.
I was also surprised to find that there was quite a bit of gas left in the bottle.