February's hanpukai sake and the first packaged sake for drinking at home.
It has a pear-like aroma.
Fruity but clean sweetness and rice flavor.
It is a delicious sake.
My wife was recommended this bottle at a liquor store.
It is an assemblage of Miyamanishiki, Yamadanishiki, and Sakahomare sake.
It has a pear- and peach-like aroma with a hint of gas.
The fruity yet refreshing sweetness and umami of the rice are felt, with some acidity and astringency at the end.
Good morning, Jay & Nobby.
It was our first drink too and it was delicious. If your first drink is positive, I'm sure you'll be interested in many other drinks as well.
Eiko Fuji is a recent favorite of mine.
As part of the Save Kumamoto Donation Project, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this product will be donated to the reconstruction of Kumamoto Castle.
Both the aroma and taste are fruity, which is typical of Eikoufuji (←my personal impression), and the rice flavor can be felt in this bottle.
I have not had this Omine for a long time during a trip to Yamaguchi. I really wanted to buy a draft sake, but due to the restrictions of keeping it cold during the trip, I chose the fire-aged version.
Fruity aroma. Fresh sweetness, followed by the umami of rice, and some acidity.
I had it with yakiniku (grilled meat) and thought it went well with it.
Suiyu, which I've been liking lately (I really like Hanayuup even more, but I can't seem to get my hands on it because they only seem to carry it in one bottle...).
The bottle is opened with a pop and the pressure is released.
The aroma is mildly muscat and melon-like.
After the fresh sweetness of apples and pears, you taste the umami of rice, with a slight astringency at the end.
Probably your first Mutsu Hachisen. This is a limited edition sake for the hanpukai.
The bottle was opened with the sound of gas escaping.
The first thing to do is to start with the top clear.
It has a mild apple-like aroma. Fresh and lush sweetness is followed by a clean rice flavor.
When the ori is added, the sweetness like calpis, the acidity like lactic acid, and the umami of the rice are increased.
Good evening, b.bridge 😃!
Congratulations on maybe your first Hachisen ㊗️ 🎉Hachisen is quite sweet even for our senses 😋 We think the Nouveau is delicious 😋.
This is the first time I've had a drink at home outside of the different rice series of the crop.
Fruity aroma. The first impression is of a slightly fruity, yet refreshing and easy-to-drink sake.
b.bridge Vertical drinking of Nabeshima New Moon 2024 and 2021 (comparison of different years of the same brand).
When three of us blind-tested them, we were all able to guess which was the 2024.
Compared to the 2021, the 2024 was much fresher and more tangy, while still having the flamboyance and umami of rice that is typical of Nabeshima (←my personal impression).
In the end, both are very tasty.
Vertical drinking of Nabeshima New Moon 2024 and 2021 (comparison of different years of the same brand).
When three of us blind tested them, we were all able to guess which was the 2024.
The 2021 was not as fresh and piquant as the 2024, but it had a good fruity sweetness and a delicious rice flavor.
In the end, both are very tasty.
Good morning, b.bridge.
What an enviable drinking experience: ⤴️
I had NewMoon for the first time last year and it was really delicious 🎵
I hope to drink it again next year✨
It's a fun drinking activity 😊.
The bottle was opened at a holiday lunchtime drinking party with friends.
It has a fruity aroma like muscat. It has the crispness that only nama-shu can have. There is a fruity sweetness like muscat and peach at first, followed by the umami of the rice, and then the impression that it disappears cleanly.
This is the first time I have had Jikin x Sake Mirai, and it is very delicious.
Good morning, b.bridge!
It's a good time for lunchtime drinking with your holiday friends. ⤴️
Jikin's Sake Mirai is delicious 🎵.
I'm reminiscing about how good it was after reading your review ✨.
I want to drink it again 😊.
Thank you, ma-ki-.
Lunchtime drinking just makes the sake taste even better lol.
I'm sure you enjoyed the Jikin Sake Mirai. I hope we can both drink again!
This is the first Kangiku sake using Sake Mirai that we have ever seen.
It has a sweet and fruity taste that is typical of Kangiku (← my personal impression), but at the same time, it has a delicious rice flavor, and it went down smoothly.
When the cover is removed, the bottle is opened with a vigorous popping sound.
Fruity aroma. The gasiness, sweetness, and umami, as expected, are delicious.
It has been a long time since I have obtained a special pure Nabeshima.
The bottle is opened with a sizzling sound of gas escaping.
The aroma is fruity, like apples and muscats. There is a pleasant chirichiri gas feeling, and at first a juicy sweetness like pineapple, then the umami of rice, and finally a sour astringency like grapefruit.
I still prefer Nabeshima Tokusyu. It is a pity that there are no stores near me that carry it.
I remember Hana Yuu was delicious, so I bought Suiyu from the same brewery.
Fresh aroma like fresh fruit. Fresh sweetness and rice flavor, followed by a fruity acidity.
It was also very tasty.
The bottle was carefully opened because it had a label warning against opening the bottle (but not even a squeak was made...).
We started with the top clearings. The first impression was fresh sweetness like melon and apple, followed by acidity and bitterness.
Then, mix in the lees. The impression is that the sweetness and umami of the rice has been added and the flavor has become richer.
I pulled out from the back of the fridge a BY2020 Yuyu Chizuen. I have had it before, but I like this year's very much.
The bottle was opened with a slight gasp sound.
We started with the first sip. It is juicy, yet has a refreshing sweetness and pleasant acidity.
When the lees are stirred in, the rice punch that is typical of Saga sake (←personal impression) comes out.
A clear sake version of Denshikiku.
The bottle was opened with the sound of gas escaping. The aroma is like fresh apples and pears.
The first impression is a juicy melon-like flavor with a restrained sweetness, followed by the umami of rice and a grapefruit-like acidity and astringency.
A version of Denshogiku Orikagarami.
The bottle was opened with a squeal of gas escaping.
First, just the top clearings.
It has a fruity aroma like apples and pears. The impression is of a gentle sweetness like pear and peach, followed by a pleasant acidity and astringency.
Then, mix in a fold.
The taste is much stronger than before. The lactic acid taste is strongly felt, and it gives the impression of the adult Calpis soda often referred to. I felt that this soda also ends with a sour astringent taste.