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Shiga Local Sake Festival in Otsu 2025⑱ At this point, there are already 15 minutes left in the broadcast... Yoshida Sake Brewery and Chikubushima booth. A former Gekkeikan executive established a sake brewery revitalization company, Yume Sake Brewery Co. to buy Yoshida Sake Brewery, which was in a state of dormancy, and revitalize and re-activate the brewery by putting in place a system. Tensyu Issen Chikubushima Junmai Ginjo Fresh and full of flavor. It is fresh and full of flavor, with a slightly chocolaty taste. ◉Hana-arashi Watafune 6 Junmai Daiginjyo Nama-narashu This is a very mature sake, so I asked if it had been aged for a while. I looked at the label on the back and saw that the first tank was opened in January, so I guess it's a hiyaoroshi-like sake. It has a chocolate-like flavor and a slightly spicy aftertaste. We had little time left, so we talked a little and moved on...
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Shiga Sake Festival in Otsu 2025⑰ The Okamura Honke/Kinkame booth. What caught my eye more than the usual lineup of Kinkame-style sake was the label, which I don't usually see. Omi-no Honjozo Nama-nazake Shiboritate This sake was freshly squeezed three days ago. It is neither glamorous nor trendy. It has a mild umami and sweetness from the rice. Wow, what is this? This is the sake that made me roar with delight. An everyday evening sake that you can drink all the time. ◉Kinkame Autumn Sake Dry The rice polishing ratio of 60% makes this a refreshing sake even though it is a hiyaoroshi (cold sake). Kinkame Autumn Sake - Sweet The 70% polished rice has a sweet and bitter taste with a slight astringent aftertaste. I told him that I was thinking of Kinkame's colorful lineup of sake, sorted by rice polishing percentage, and he told me that they also offer seasonal sake.
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Shiga Local Sake Festival in Otsu 2025⑯ Taga Co., Ltd. and Taga booth. Taga, whose label seems to change every time I look at it a bit. ◉AZM opus 13 Nama Sake. I've had hi-ire sake before, but this was my first time to try nama-zake. It's fresh and very easy to drink. TAGA Lab. VOL1 Junmai Ginjo The first in a series of test brews, this is a junmai ginjo with a banana aroma and a fruity flavor. The aroma is banana with a fruity acidity. I think I also had a nigori, but I don't remember, so I'll leave it out.
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Shiga Local Sake Festival in Otsu 202515 Ota Sake Brewery and Doukan booth. BOU sake shop owner who greeted us right after the opening said it was delicious, so we didn't forget to sample it. ◉Doukan Tokubetsu Junmai Nama Hashiwazukuri The standard flavor is here. The sake has a clean acidity and umami flavor. This is the first sake made this year using the kamishige method. The rice was hard to come by, so Miyamanishiki from Nagano Prefecture was used. ◉Doukan Tokubetsu Junmai Jusui Shizukomi Nama-nazake Clear, rich sweetness and concentrated flavor. It is quite my favorite and extremely tasty. This is the second year of production, and the first was a popular product that sold out immediately. The brewer who took care of it was in a hurry to get it back to the head office because it was sold out. I wish I could have bought it. ◉Special Junmai Nama-nazake Shiga Watabune No. 6 The sake is very umami, authentic, and delicious. The harmony of umami and sharpness. The production is said to be higher than that of the Chiyoda brewery. As expected from a certain izakaya, there were many delicious sakes.
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Hello Nemuchi! I would like to drink it properly 🤔.
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Shiga Local Sake Festival in Otsu 2025⑭ Matsuse Sake Brewery, Matsu no Tsukasa booth. Mr. Matsuse, whom I had a chance to talk with at Takashimaya, was at the booth, so I greeted him. Matsu no Tsukasa Junmai Ginjo Mizuki The mouthfeel is clear and mineral, with pear and melon-like fruitiness. The low alcohol content makes it easy to drink. This is the sake I wanted to drink, and it is delicious. ◉Matsunoshi Organic Junmai Sake Watafune Namahashi-zukuri The label is classy. The sake has a gentle acidity and a firm, full-bodied umami flavor. The taste is very clean and crisp. I like this one because it has a lot of flavor, yet is easy to drink and delicious. Matsu no Tsukasa Junmai-shu Ohana An assemblage sake. The label also states the blend ratio. The label also indicates the blend ratio. The blend is made up of a large percentage of young sake, so the aroma and taste are rather clean and not aged too much. The blend seems to change every year. Just by drinking these three types of sake, one can tell that the level of Matsu no Tsukasa is quite impressive.
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Shiga Local Sake Festival in Otsu 2025⑬ Kitajima Sake Brewery, Kitajima booth. Kitajima, which I don't drink much because I can always buy it. White frogger - Sake additive-free, pure nigori, junmai-shu. Warmed up. Slightly sharp, slightly dry, slightly spicy. Sake made with acid base and sweet sake yeast. The whole thing is very unique and interesting. It's not yogurt, it's sweet and sour, and the sourness is stronger than the sweetness. ◉Salt milk liquor A liqueur. It's very sweet, but with a strong cheese flavor. It is also interesting. NATURAL2 6BY/2024 Sake Mother-less, pure yeast, Junmai Kiramizuki, Hiire. This is the first time I have seen this label. The main body of this one is sweet and sour with more sweetness than acidity. Slightly modern. Kitajima Sake Brewery is one of the larger breweries in Shiga and produces a lot of sake.
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Hi Nemuchi, ☀️ I drank this salted miruku sake before 😚 It was quite thick, sweet and salty, like a cheesecake salted caramel, a strange dessert-like taste 🤭.
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Good evening, Kotaro-san. 🌜️ Salted miruku sake is very unique and interesting 😊I could not help but say "sweet" when I drank it 😆I could taste the cheese flavor when I tasted it thoroughly! I could taste the cheese flavor when I tasted it thoroughly 🤣It's a very dessert-like sake! 🤣It is a very dessert-like sake!
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Shiga Sake Festival in Otsu 2025⑫ Mochizuki Shuzo and Suzukabuto booth. The youngest toji in Shiga Prefecture who used to not talk much, but this time he was able to talk a lot. ◉Jusakabuto Special Junmai Namaishu A full-bodied, mellow type of sake with a unique aroma on the nose. The aroma on the nose is unique, but not unpleasant. ◉Junmai Ginjo Hi-ire The aroma is clear and calm, a little loose and lackluster. It has a pungent aftertaste. ◉Juzukabuto Junmai Ginjo Namaishu Fresh, with a firm umami and a little bit of sake. It has a freshness to it, a firm umami, and a slight sake-like quality. The Junmai Ginjo Nama Shu and the Hi-ire Shu have almost identical labels, but there is a small note on the label saying that the sake has been hi-ire and needs to be stored cold. It seems that after Corona, they started storing more regular sake and now they are reducing production. They haven't raised the price yet, but they said that from now on the situation will be such that they will either sell it for rice or make it to earn money for rice. I'll have to drink and support them.
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Shiga Sake Festival in Otsu 202511 Furukawa Sake Brewery, Tomegawa booth. A small family-run brewery in Shiga Prefecture. The toji (master brewer) is invited to the brewery during the sake brewing season. He is a big Hanshin fan. Junmai Ginjyo Nama Genjozo (Unblended Sake) Made with Ginbukiyo (a Japanese sake brewer's spirit). The taste is a bit fruity, but it's also very rich and mellow. The taste is also a bit unique. ◉Teirogawa Tokubetsu Junmai Mizukagami Nama-narashu The taste is rich and mellow, but the aftertaste is still very unique. The color of the label has changed. I didn't really notice it when I bought it before, but I guess the unique flavor in both cases is like an off-flavor in the aftertaste.
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Shiga Local Sake Festival in Otsu 202510 Sho Shiki Sake Brewery, Sho Shiki booth. The brewery's toji was here as well. They brought the same MONSOON and other series as the Takashimaya Sake Festival. ◉Shaoshiki Kijoshu Special Arc Cold Front Orizake EXTREME 2024-2025 <Limited Edition for Shiga Sake Festival>. This is a limited edition sake only available here. The taste is elegant and light, with a green apple-like fruitiness. ◉Shojo-shiki Kojo-shu Special Arc Cold Front 2024-2025 This is the regular orizashi version, from the production line that came out about a week ago. This one also has a green apple flavor, refreshing and clean. ◉Shojo-shiki Kijo-shu Special Arc Cold Front 2023-2024 Mild and mellow. Still some minerality. ◉Shiki Kijoshu Special Arc Cold Front 2022-2023 Aged for 3 years. The most robust flavor, minerality and drinkability. The same specs and different ages are compared to show how interesting kijoshu can be. I was impressed by the service spirit of the company, such as the fact that they made and brought a special sake that was only available at the event.
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Shiga Sake Festival in Otsu 20259 Hirai Sake Brewery, Asakayousei booth. The husband was in charge of the Hi-irei and the wife was in charge of the Nama-shu. Asakayousei Junmai Sake, Sake brewing for 3003000 years label I asked for a standard sake, and this was the hi-ire junmai sake. It has a lively acidity that is typical of junmai sake. ◉Hokufunji Junmai Ginjo This sake has a strong acidity and a sake-like quality. It also has an astringent taste, which I don't like. Asakayousei Junmai Daiginjo A retro label with an austere taste. It is elegant and clear, but lacks one more characteristic. ◉Mizukagami Tokubetsu Junmai Unfiltered Nama-shu Fresh and clear, but with acidity and a slight aftertaste of off-flavors. Asakayousei Junmai Ginjo Unfiltered Nama-Nishiki Mineral, mild and loose on the palate with a full-bodied body. Forgot to take a picture... Asakayousei Junmai Activated Nigori Kenmei I gave it to someone else to sample first, and he was able to drink the first sip. It took 3-4 minutes to open and close the bottle. It had a nice rice flavor and a dry bitter aftertaste. I forgot to take a picture of this one too...
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Shiga Sake Festival in Otsu 2025⑧ Kita Sake Brewery and Kirakucho booth. Quite a few people lined up at this booth. ◉Kirakucho Josen Nama-nazake Another retro label caught my eye. I tend to respond to retro labels these days. Served at room temperature. A standard old-fashioned sake with a robust umami flavor. It has a good umami and a slightly mellow sweetness. A limited edition sake from last year. Sold only in one bottle, it is a dangerous sake with an alcohol content of 20 degrees Celsius, although it is so good that you can drink it all the time. ◉Kirakucho Junmai-shu second Second is an evolution of first. The second second is an evolution of the first, with a gentle citric acidity and a sweet, sour and refreshing taste. It is the first of its kind at this brewery. ◉Kirakucho Junmai Ginjo-shu first The concept of first is to make sake that even first-timers can enjoy. The aroma is gorgeous and the taste is sweet. Mineral and a little loose. ◉Kirakucho Junmai Daiginjo Chukkumi kore A premium sake with a clean, elegant flavor that can be drunk like water. It also has a pleasant bitter aftertaste.
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Shiga Local Sake Festival in Otsu 2025⑦ Hata Shuzo and Daijiro booth. This one was also supported by two tables, one for fire-brewed and one for draft sake, and there was also heated sake. ◉2023 BY Ojiro, fresh yeast, Watafune Nigo-Junmai, fire-brewed The aroma is rich, the acidity spreads gently, and the richness is soft. ◉Kimanoh: 2024 BY Junmai Ginjyo Hi-ire Jinryokumai This is a new Junmai-Ginjo made from the same sake yeast as the original, and will be on sale from mid-October. The rice was given to the brewery by Shojo Shiki, and the name "Jinriki" is also used to refer to the good quality of the rice. It has a gentle sourness, and it was like my mouth was filled with sourness the whole time, yummy. ◉Kyoryoshinou 2024 BY Namaisho Junmai Ginjyo Namaishu Jinryokumai This one is fresh, with a full flavor, but the acidity is subdued. A little chocolaty. ◉AS TIME GOES BY Namaishimo Junmai Namaishu This is an aged sake, just like the name says: "As Time Goes By", with a sticker attached to the 2021 Nama Sake Plan for Aged Sake. It has a chocolaty and mature taste, but also has a minerality and a fullness that is like a flèche even though it is matured.
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Shiga Local Sake Festival in Otsu 2025⑥. Uehara Shuzo and Furoizumi booth. Two tables were set up to serve heated and unpasteurized sake. Furoizumi ◉Furoizumi Yamahai Junmai Ginjyo Light Nigori Nama-nagori-Nama-nazake ◉Furoizumi Yamahai Ginjyo Mizu-nigori Nama-narimizu. The sourness is apple-toned and then tightens up. Specs out of focus. ◉Furozumi Yamahai-brewed Junmai Ginjyo Kame-no-o Unfiltered Nama-shu The richness of the taste is completed by a beautiful acidity. It has a mellow umami flavor with a nice crisp aftertaste. This was delicious. ◉Furozumi Yamahai-brewed Junmai Ginjyo Bizen Omachi Unfiltered Nama-shu This sake has a good umami and a hint of sweetness. The volume of the umami is very strong and drinkable. Furoizumi Yamahai Special Junmai Genshu (aged for 3 years) Aged for three years. Aged for 3 years, it has a robust umami. The flavor is very mild and mild when warmed up. Forgot to take a picture of the front label...the red label in the background. ◉Furozumi Yamahai-brewed Junmai Ginjyo Shiga Watabune Unfiltered Nama-shu The taste is a bit bitter with a firm acidity and a slight aftertaste. The sake is not too dry, and the sake is quite tasty.
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Shiga Local Sake Festival in Otsu 2025⑤. Kawashima Sake Brewery, Matsu-no-Hana booth. I was surprised to find that he was not the usual sales person this time. I asked him about it, and he said he was in charge of the Osaka area and was going to another event today. Matsu-no-Hana Ginjo SORA Space Matsu-no-hana" is a label I have never seen before. It has a crisp acidity and a slightly refreshing taste. ◉Josen Matsu-no-Hana I was so excited to try this sake because of its classic label, but I forgot to take a picture. I forgot to take a picture of it... It's the kind of sake you can linger over and drink forever. The lineup was different from usual, so it was nice to have something fresh.
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Good evening, Mr. Nemuchi. I don't mean to be rude, but it's not a big warehouse and I was surprised to see that there wasn't just one sales person 😅. I went to Yamaya the other day, which has an abundance of pine blossoms, and I thought they have a lot of product line 🤔.
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Good evening, bouken-san. 🌜️ I thought he was the only salesperson since the same person is always at the department store 😅I only did 2 tastings, but the pine blossom lineup was quite varied 😊.
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Shiga Local Sake Festival in Otsu 2025④. Sato Shuzo and Kohama booth. This time, all the sake were made with Yamadanishiki. ◉Kohama Junmai Ginjo-shu Unfiltered Nama-shu Nama-shu Fruity aroma. The aroma is fruity, with a slightly bitter chocolate flavor and a rich, mellow flavor. This was my favorite type of sake. Kohama Tokubetsu Junmai Sake A standard sake. It is often served at restaurants that serve funazushi. A good food sake. Junmai Ginjo Namazu Jiyu Read as "ume naru jiyu" (literally, "while being born, it is free"). Nama-zake. I think they said they use a yeast that produces high malic acid. Pleasant acidity with a fruity taste. They also make ume (plum) sake and a blue colored sake that is a ginjo-shu.
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Shiga Local Sake Festival in Otsu 2025③. Suzu Masamune, Biwa no Chouju, ALL SHIGA booth. Biwa no Chouju Junmai-shu Tasted a quick sample as I have had it before. It was a very good tasting, with a citrusy acidity and a richness that converged with a firmness. I have the impression that not much has changed. No brewer or brewer's staff came to this booth, but people from other breweries were helping out as part of the sake brewers' association. By the end of the event, one portion of the sake was gone. We were in a bit of a hurry to get started this time, as time was running short from the beginning.
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Shiga Local Sake Festival in Otsu 2025②. Suzu Masamune, Biwa no Chouju, ALL SHIGA booth. ◉ALL SHIGA collaboration junmai sake (THE FINAL) Project started in 2015. This collaborative junmai sake is a blend of sake from 30 member breweries of the Shiga Sake Brewers Association. This year is the last for this initiative. The taste is indescribably complex, with a strong assertion of acidity. It is now produced by Kita Sake Brewery, and I was glad to be able to drink it for the last time.
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Shiga Local Sake Festival in Otsu 2025①. Suzu Masamune, Biwa no Chouju, ALL SHIGA booth. Arriving at the station nearest to the Biwako Hotel where the event was held, I had some time to kill so I went to a ramen restaurant produced by Minoru Sano, who is known as the devil of ingredients in the ramen industry, to get some food for my stomach. I was able to order without waiting in line, and arrived at the venue just in time. There was a long line to get in, and we didn't get in until 10 minutes later. The first thing I headed straight for was Suzu Masamune, which I had been aiming for. I was approached by the liquor store that BOUKEN-san patronizes and greeted him. ◉ Suzu Masamune Junmai Ginjo The sake has a strong umami with a hint of gas. It is a 3-year aged sake with a fruity richness. It's really good! It seems that it is not available for purchase since they are not making it anymore. After the event, I visited a liquor store in Kusatsu and told them I went to a Shiga sake event in Otsu, and the owner of the store was there too. According to the information from the liquor store, a liquor store that had Suzu Masamune in stock had given it to him for the event. He said that the sake was well preserved and had been aged for about 5 years.
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Hi Nemuchi 🐦. Glad you reviewed the Shiga sake event 😭🙏🙏. I see you're taking a break from Suzumasamune 😳and as expected of a precious sake hunter Nemuchi, you got it right 😊👍. I hope they make it again 🥹.
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Good evening, Pon-chan. 🌜️ The Shiga sake event was a great success 😆 I was happy to be able to drink Suzumasamune, which was my goal, but I had too little time to go around at all 😓I really hope Suzumasamune will be revived 🙏.
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It's Sake Day 🍶. Shizuoka Prefecture. Kakegawa City. Enshu Yamanaka Sake Brewery Co. Aoi Tenshita 60% Junmai Ginjo Aizan Unfiltered Aged We bought this sake because we talked to them most often at the Kyoto Takashimaya Sake Festival and learned a lot from them. I bought it because I talked to him most at the Kyoto Takashimaya Sake Festival and learned a lot from him. The color is yellow with a slight greenish tinge. The nose has a slightly nutty, buttery, and caramel aroma. Smooth mouthfeel with a slightly oily feel. The honey-like sweetness and aroma spread in the mouth, followed by sweetness and umami that match the savory, mature taste that passes through the nose. The aftertaste is bitter to spicy. It has an interesting and complex flavor profile. He told me about Shizuoka yeast, saying that this was the only thing to remember. He came back to the institute and said that since he was from Shizuoka Prefecture, he had to make Shizuoka yeast, so he improved the yeast varieties and created all kinds of wonderful yeast. That was how Shizuoka became known as the "Shizuoka of Ginjo. The Shizuoka yeast, HD-1, is extremely difficult to handle, and even the breweries in Shizuoka can hardly use it. The only breweries that use it are Kikusen, Shoyuki, and the now-defunct Kunika (the brewer is a disciple of Denbei).
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Mr. Nemuchi Good morning 🤩🤩. Interesting story 🤩.
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Good morning, kozou-san 😊I also heard that if you use HD-1 yeast and don't change the brewing method depending on the difference between the sake rice, Honorifuji and 2022 Honorifuji, the aldehyde aroma will be too strong to sell 😅I'm interested to hear about the yeast and sake rice 😳.
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Hi Nemuchi 🐦. I learned from your review that yeast has been able to win so many awards 😳that it has such a big impact 😊🙏. The most amazing thing is that you can remember all this while tasting ✨.
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Good evening, Pon-chan. 🌜️ It was interesting to hear all the stories about Shizuoka sake, yeast, sake rice, and other breweries 😊There are a lot of stories I don't remember because I was too drunk 🤣.
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Today was my first time at the Expo, and I went home early after experiencing the hellish admission restrictions. Since it is difficult not only to enter but also to stand in line at the pavilions, we shifted gears to drink beers from all over the world. Still, there were too many people in line, and in the end I only drank a Czech beer (1,250 yen) and a can of Maltese beer (1,600 yen)... I went back and didn't drink enough, so I opened a bottle of Asahi Super Dry (218 yen) and a can of this one. Shizuoka Prefecture. Hamamatsu City. Hana-no-Mai Sake Brewery Co. Hana-no-Mai Ichigou One of the "Ichigou®" brands of Agnavi Corporation, which develops Japanese sake brands. Purchased at a nearby co-op. Drink it cold. The nose has a little apple, a little grain, and alcohol. The mouthfeel is smooth. As it rolls on the tongue, the acidity typical of junmai sake expands, and a grain-like aroma wafts into the nose, with a hint of bitterness and astringency. The aftertaste is a bit sharp and pungent, standard sake. It's been a while since I've had a Hana-no-Mai, but there aren't many on the market. Ingredients: Rice (domestic), Rice Koji (domestic) Polishing ratio: 60 Alcohol content: 15.5
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Hey Nemuchi, thanks for the Expo 💦. The beer looks awesome 😆 it stunk👍I missed out on going 😢. I've never heard of that brand before 😳I've seen more canned alcohol 💦.
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Good evening, Ponchan. 🌜️ Expo was exhausting 💦Czech beer was so good, but Maltese beer was full of blah blah blah 🤣I'd better not go during rush hour crowds at a time like this 😅Canned sake is very convenient 😆.
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