bouken
Sake purchased at the Yodobashi Sake Festival.
I was saving it for New Year's😊.
This sake has a 35% rice polishing ratio of kitashizuku.
It's light and dry, but I think it's a very gorgeous and beautiful type of Kunimeki.
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bouken
I bought a nice one for New Year's 🥳.
I saw Maru-san drinking it last year and thought I'd like to try it someday.
I was surprised at the price though 😅
I was surprised at the price though 😅 I was saying "Why don't you put it in Icoma-san? I was surprised at the price 🤣.
I really only needed to buy a bottle of Kitashizuku 😅.
I think it might be the most expensive sake I've ever bought 🤔.
Beautiful and meh, classy. It's a little pineapple, a little understated in the usual Kibotsukuru way, but very tasty. Expensive but I'm glad I bought it.
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＠水橋
Happy New Year, bouken 🎍.
I haven't come across Ki Mine Tsuru yet😃.
I will look forward to your posts about unknown sake this year as well: 🙇♂️
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bouken
Happy New Year 🙇.
I wish you a happy new year 🎍.
I drank yesterday but didn't make it 💦.
We had a trouble with the tank in which we were preparing Junmai Daiginjyo Shasai no Yoake (dawn of Shasai), because we put steamed rice and brewing alcohol for 4-dan (70% milled rice ratio for regular sake) into the tank next to it.
The brewer adjusted the taste with koji rice made with white malted rice to avoid the worst case scenario, and the sake was ready to be sold as a product.
Since the brewing error involved about 90 koku of rice, it would have destroyed a small brewery.
It seems they decided to reduce the number of Shasoi no Dawn from the original plan.
This sake is only available for this occasion due to various reasons.
Slightly fizzy and fruity sweetness. The acidity, which seems to come from white malted rice, is impressive. The overall taste is refreshing and easy to drink without being too sweet.
When Icoma Brewery posted this sake on SNS, it got a million impressions and orders increased 🤔.
Crazy Salad House also said they placed an order after seeing the post, and I thought the response from SNS was amazing😅.
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Masaaki Sapporo
Happy New Year, bouken 🎍It's nice to ring in the New Year with a limited edition sake that is rare in a way 😋 Happy New Year 😃.
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ワカ太
Happy New Year, bouken-san! ⛩️It's very bouken-san-like to end the year with such an interesting drink that has a lot to say and a lot to say: ☺️
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つぶちゃん
bouken, I look forward to working with you again this year😊More circumstances! I drank it too 😋I wondered how it would be like, but it was sweet and easy to drink with the refreshing acidity of white yeast rice 😋If you don't know about the various circumstances, it might not be strange 😄.
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ジャイヴ
Happy New Year 🎉, bouken!
I look forward to working with you for another year 🙇.
I'm curious about you because I've heard good things about "various reasons" from various quarters: ✨️
I think it would be drunken to call it "Bespoke" 🥰.
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あおちゃん
bouken
Happy New Year 🎍㊗️
I thought it was the beginning of sake at my favorite Koshi last year 😆 I couldn't buy it 😭.
I couldn't buy it 😭
I'm looking forward to working with you in the new year 🙇.
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コタロー
Happy New Year, bouken 🌅⛩🎍.
I was wondering about this various situation, but it's great that you can make it into a proper delicious drink 👀.
I'm looking forward to seeing more of your posts this year bouken ✨‼️
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ma-ki-
Happy New Year, bouken🎍!
Thank you for last year🍀.
I look forward to working with you again this year🤗
I thought it was really great to know about the drinks here 😲.
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bouken
New Year's Eve Shugetsu Tasting (2)
Michinomukou Special Junmai
This is a sparkling special junmai sake with secondary fermentation in the bottle. It seems to have been created as a project to protect the satoyama.
It was shwashy and sweeter than expected. I like it a lot.
I've never seen it before, but basically you can only buy it at the brewery or online store.
Nigori Sake Nama Sake
Active type of nama-zake. It's not spicy, but has a guttural taste. I think it is much sweeter than when I drank it before.
Tokusen Hozenshu
I thought it was a versatile type that can be drunk at room temperature or heated.
The toji said that he only has one bottle, but if you want to heat it up, he recommends the kamisen.
Special Junmai Hiyoroshi
It is delicious at room temperature, but when heated up, the beautiful acidity comes out and it is really tasty. I was surprised at how much the taste changed!
I was hesitant to choose the Junmai Daiginjo Nama Sake.
It was the sake that surprised me the most with the difference in taste.
If there is any left after the new year, I want some Michinomukou 🤔.
I wish you all a happy new year 🎍.
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bouken
New Year's Eve Shugetsu Tasting (1)
I was going to go to Yizizishin Tasting on Monday, but I went out to do some shopping 😅
Mr. Maehara, the new toji (chief brewer) of Shuzuki, was there.
Freshly squeezed raw sake!
There is no description but it is a special honjozo.
It has a dark taste, but also has acidity and sweetness.
Shiboritate junmai namaishu
This is a special junmai.
I felt it was more robust than the first one I drank with aluzome.
Shiboritate Junmai Nama Shuzake
This is supposed to be a special honjozo too.
It was said to be Nakakumi. It has an alcoholic taste, but the acidity is also impressive. It is easy to drink despite its high alcohol content.
Junmai Daiginjo Nama Sake
This is the first time they used No. 10 yeast.
Until then, they used different yeasts such as No. 7 or No. 9 depending on the year. I have had several Junmai Daiginjos in the past, but this was the most delicious with the most robust flavor.
It's a type of sake that can be drunk with food or on its own.
From what I heard, it seemed to be a sake with more of the toji's character than other sakes.
Except for the Junmai Daiginjo, I was impressed by the acidity of the above three sakes as a whole.
I was so surprised that all the sakes were better than the previous year and the year before that I couldn't make a quick decision like before 💦.
To be continued...
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bouken
I bought Kibotsu before the year-end party at work, and on the way back I bought this sake along with Nagato Gorge in a tongue-tied state😅.
It has a smooth mouthfeel.
It has a good balance of sweet and spicy and fruity, but it's still a sake that you can drink lazily.
Echizenmisaki is probably one of the best in terms of drinkability 🤔.
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bouken
I was looking at Inui Sake Shop's Instagram and saw it on their Stories page! So I went to buy it as soon as I saw it!
This was the first time I drank Tokaimori at home.
It's very fruity and slightly effervescent.
It has a sweet and floral, pineapple-like flavor, with a trace of bitterness at the end.
It has a clear taste, not a strong taste.
I wish it could be more popular.
I got this the day before the Kobe year-end party, so I was really torn between Niyodogawa and Higashi Kaimori 🤔.
I regret a little 😿.
I think everyone likes the taste.
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フリーター一代男
Good evening, bouken-sensei!
I'm a resident of Chiba Prefecture, but I haven't tasted Toukaizakari yet😅I'm quite curious about it, so I'd like to find it and drink it - I'll do my homework for next year 😌.
Thank you for everything you did for me this year, and have a happy new year!
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bouken
Good evening, Mr. Freelancer.
If you like sweet and savory, I recommend it 😊.
I am glad you are drinking Icoma brand in Kanto area and I am sure the store owner is happy too 😁.
Have a happy new year 🤗
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bouken
Purchased at a tasting just in time after the Kobe Year-End Party😅
Orikarami with No.9 yeast is a new product.
It has spiciness, but it has a gorgeous and sour taste. I thought it would be popular with everyone because of its spicy but gentle taste.
I love this sourness so much!
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bouken
Yizishin Tasting at Ijima Sake-ten (3)
High quality sake in a wooden box
Honorary Yizishin Junmai Daiginjyo
Yamadanishiki from Sanda city, 30% polished rice
Beautiful and fruity without any cloying taste.
A Yizyshin fan who is often seen at the tasting said that he can't finish the year without drinking this.
The ultimate Yizyshin Daiginjo!
I've had it several times and it's really good.
It is better to drink it at room temperature than cold.
Honorary Yizysuishin Daiginjyo Kangan Fuji
It seems to be the first sake which is not brought to the department store.
It's 11,000 yen for 4 gou of sake.
It's a very good sake.
I'm interested in the difference other than the taste 🤔.
It was nice to meet you again after a long time!
Thank you for inviting me 🙇🙇.
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bouken
Yizishin Tasting at Ijima Sake-ten (2)
Honorary Yizishishin - Resurrection No.3 Unfiltered Unrefined Nama Sake
I already bought and drank it.
I think the rice is called "Chusei Shin Senbon".
It has a rich and complex flavor, and it is very tasty.
I think Nemuchi wanted this sake 🫶.
Hygena no Shizuku Junmai Daiginjo
The first impression is that it's refreshing, but in the second half, there's a trace of sweetness and then the umami comes in.
It uses a rare rice called "Daijirubi Dia" and the farmer quit growing it, so it's no longer for sale.
I heard that Gobashi is the only other place that uses Daijirubi Dia.
Honorary Yizuisuishin Junmai Daiginjo
It has a refreshing taste, but it has a hint of sweetness.
It has a sweetness that lasts...
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bouken
Yizishin Tasting at Ijima Sake-ten (1)
When the salesman arrived, there was a person who was waiting for us, so we moved to the place when it was empty.
Junmai Ginjo Mukoshi Shibori (winter)
The taste is clear and refreshing. It has a good balance of sweetness, umami, and spiciness, and there is nothing unpleasant about it.
This was also drunk at last year's StumpVal 😅.
Junmai Unrefined Nama-shu (new sake) Hatsuktori
It tastes fresh, mellow, and delicious, just like THE raw sake 😋.
Nemuchi-san raved about it. I bought it myself in the past, and when I looked at his post, he wrote that it was delicious 😁.
Soft water brewed Shiboritate Junmai Ginjyo Nama
This is the first label I've seen. It seemed a little spicier than the first two I drank. Not very impressive...
Junmai Ginjo Unfiltered Nama-shu 100% Yamadanishiki
Mature and floral, yet suitable for eating.
I bought and drank this one in the past.
There are many, so I will continue!
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bouken
Next up is Kikubunmei. I've never had this spec before.
It tastes more like a classic, but it is full-bodied and dry.
It's not so impressive when drunk cold, but when heated, it becomes very voluminous and delicious. It's totally a warmed sake type!
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bouken
Nemuchi-san wanted to go to the Ikoma tasting, so we decided to go together since we hadn't seen each other recently😁.
We went to the tasting of Yizishin on that day, but it started at 14:30, so we tasted some other sake.
I have already drank many of them, so I will introduce the ones I haven't posted and the ones I haven't tasted yet.
I'm sure Nemuchi will post the others 😌.
Honshu Ichi no Tankoba Kumi. Rice is Senbon Nishiki.
I thought it was a refreshingly sweet and umami type!
Personally, I prefer the orikarami type of Honshu Ichi.
The last time I drank Tenka Nishiki special honjozo, it seemed sweet when it was cold, but this time I drank it at room temperature and it was dry and dry as advertised 😋.
If I were to buy it, I would buy the orikarami 🤔.
I was surprised to see that the Ariiso Akebono I posted the other day had lost its sharpness and became more gentle tasting. It's the type that tastes better after a few days than freshly opened.
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Good morning, bouken 😃.
Those are some eye-opening and colorful bottles 😳.
The bottles lined up look like a Kansai two-top that hasn't been to a tasting in a long time 😁.
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bouken
Good evening, Jay & Nobby.
The bottle looks like a freshly squeezed summer sake 😅.
I can't believe I'm a two-top 💦 I'm a mob character 🥸.
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bouken
I bought it as soon as I found a store that carried it in the Kansai region.
The taste is a little refreshing.
It has a sweet taste, but it is not as sweet as I expected, and the main impression is the umami of rice. In the latter half, the bitterness is stronger.
The taste is different from what I expected and I don't really like it...
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bouken
I took a one-day trip to Nagoya on a whim!
I took the Shinkaisoku (New Express) on the way to Nagoya, but the congestion from Maibara was chaotic 😱.
Same pattern as Aioi to Okayama 💦.
There was a souvenir shop called Meitetsu Shoten on the first floor of the Men's Building of Meitetsu Department Store, and they were having a tasting!
It was sold by a company affiliated with the Chunichi Shimbun, but it said it was made by Morita Kinshachi Sake Brewery.
It seems to be limited to 500 bottles and the rest will be fire-aged.
Chitaburu Wine yeast Junmai Ginjo Unfiltered Unrefined Nama Sake
Sour. Not so much sweetness?
Chitaburu Kaorushu Junmai Daiginjo Unfiltered Nama-genshu
Thin. A beautiful sake with little taste.
No sense of unfiltered nama sake...
It seems to be served in hotel lounges and tofu shops in Kyoto. I wonder if it is for foreigners.
I've seen the only rare escalator in Japan that you won't be able to see when Meitetsu Department Store closes in February next year 🥺.
And also Nana-chan. There were many people taking pictures of Nana-chan 😊.
After this, I visited department stores and liquor stores in Nagoya and took the Kintetsu limited express on the way home, which was very comfortable😇.
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ポンちゃん
Good evening, bouken 🦉.
Nana! I was wondering if you've been there👍and it's a shame that the only escalator is going away😢all the unusual things, including alcohol😊.
It's amazing the section that breaks off this time of year😱.
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まつちよ
Good morning, bouken🌞.
Wasn't this a subsidiary of Chunichi Newspaper?
When I went to Nagoya last year, I was caught in a tasting at Otake-san in Sakae 😅
I said to myself, "That's a pretty good price!" lol
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bouken
Hi Ponchan ☀☀☀.
I've been considering it for a year now because Meitetsu is closing in February 😆.
I hope they will keep it since the redevelopment is blank, but I thought it would be impossible since the building is quite old 😿.
And it's the season for the Youth 18 Ticket...
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bouken
Hi Matsuchiyo-san ☀☀☀☀☀☀.
I was pulled in by Meitetsu Shoten and thought it was Meitetsu 💦 corrected 🙏.
I see you were also at Otake in Sakae 😳
I went there too, but it was too subtle, so I left without buying 💦.
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まつちよ
Ootake in Sakae is a standing bar 🤣.
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bouken
I tried to go to Otake Honten but I was tired from walking from Meieki to Horiichi Honten so I decided not to 🤣.
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bouken
Purchased at Yodobashi Umeda Sake Festival.
Slightly fruity and quite tasty for a major sake. Overall, it is a little dry, but quite a good sake for a major manufacturer.
I know I've said this many times, but I think Konishi Shuzo's sake deserves more recognition 🤔.
Once again, it's like a beautiful, clear, sweet, fruity drink.
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bouken
I was going to go through with it since I drank it last year, but I bought it when I heard that the rice had changed.
Hinamataru is like a new rice rice from Saga.
Slightly gassy. It has a fruity sweetness and a bit of bitterness. The taste is typical of Kibotsuru, and even though the rice has changed, it is still as good as ever.
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bouken
On the way back from my first visit to the crazy salad hall in a year, I went to Ikoma Sake Shop 🙄.
I was allowed to try a freshly squeezed bottle of Ariiso Akebono.
It's not specifically marked as nigori (cloudy), but it's pretty cloudy.
It's supposed to be dry, but it has a sweet taste and the second half has a strong alcohol taste to finish it off.
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bouken
Purchased at Asano Sake Shop at the 3rd party of Kobe Year-End Party
Yoohee-san also bought the same sake at a different store on the same day 😁.
I wanted to open a nigori for Christmas 🎄🎅 so here it is!
I think I was drinking Yaegaki nigori this time last year!
Senkou, Hirotogawa, and Jikin are said to be the 3 biggest nigori, but some people call them the 4 biggest nigori if you include Ona 🤔.
It didn't blow when I opened the bottle, but it blew up and stirred automatically after some time 😅
Shuwa shuwa fruity and a little dry. Dry and tasty bitterness in the second half. I couldn't buy it every year, but I can see why it's so popular.
Last of the year? Tochigi Ai 🥰.
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ポンちゃん
Good evening, bouken 🦉.
It was a nice Xmas with delicious nigori 🎄😊.
I see it's one of the 4 major muddy drinks 😳I have to drink it before it becomes as popular as the 3 major nigoris💦.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hello bouken 😃
Dana! Yes, there is a person who is said to be one of the four great nigoris. ‼️
Thank you for all the Tochigi love 🥰 this year 😌 even though ⁉️? I don't know about that 😊.
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bouken
Ponchan, good evening 🌃
Some people say it's the 4 biggest 🤔.
Not as good as the big three, but I get the impression that they sell out early 💦.
I personally think that Jinya's Hatsu Shibori is the best nigori sake by far 😌.
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bouken
Good evening, Jay & Nobby 🌃
No, no, no, we've had a lot of Tochigi sake this year 🤗.
We don't have any in stock, but we thought we'd surprise you with a little Tochigi love 🥰? 😅.
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ゆーへー
Hello bouken ☀️
It was my first Ona nigori too and it was delicious with just a little bit of bitterness left 👍
No wonder it sold out so quickly 💡.
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bouken
Hello Yoohee-san!
It's hard to compare since I drank Senkori and Hirotogawa a long time ago, but Ona Nigori was pretty good 😋.
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bouken
I tasted it at a department store in the spring and have been wanting to drink it for a long time, but now I bought it at Yamaya.
It has a light, yet refreshing aged taste. It has a light sweetness and a strong acidity. I thought it would be more difficult to drink, but it is easier to drink than I expected.
Unlike the usual Shojo, it may be a little too refreshing.
If you drink it at room temperature, the acidity lessens and it becomes more like the usual Shojo, but it's still refreshing. The spiciness becomes stronger and nutty.
I may prefer it at room temperature, but I personally find the sweetness too little.
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