A little late, but Happy New Year 🎍.
The first post of 2026 is Shichiken.
It is as shwashy as cider, with a moderate sweetness for this type of sake, and a strong rice flavor. It is a cider for adults!
It is a sake sold in only five stores in Japan.
Almost no aroma. Easy to drink like water. It finishes with a citrus aftertaste like lemon from sweetness and sourness. It was a treat.
Good morning, Mimomiyosan. I have been talking with a good friend of mine at a liquor store and we are in agreement that there is nothing wrong with Yamagata sake. I have never seen even this brewery in a liquor store. It's a pleasure to find rare and delicious sake. It's nice 😊.
Hello, Mimomiyosan. There is a brewery in Yamagata that is a descendant of Kiyomasa Kato. It is Fuji Sake Brewery of Eiko Fuji. My favorite liquor store (grandpa) was good friends with the brewer, so I drank sake made with rice sent from Kumamoto. 😊
Eldest daughter's business trip souvenir.
SMOOTH
I got the impression that it was full of alcohol. But when I bit into a sardine, it was just right.
I bit into a sardine, and it was just right.
Personally, it was not SMOOTH.
RICH
It is based on SMOOTH, but with a softer taste.
It has a slight sweetness. Slightly sweet.
Yamahai Junmai
The smoothest taste, but the basic taste is
SMOOTH.
It is a sake that has been loved by the locals for a long time, and has never fallen out of fashion.
It has a smooth and sweet taste. The rice is full of flavor, but the acidity keeps the taste from being too strong.
It is a taste that is sure to become addictive.
The aroma is fruity and the taste is slightly dry with a hint of acidity, just like the aroma. It has a natural sharpness. Thank you very much for your kindness.
It has a refreshing sweetness and fruity taste.
And the umami that is typical of Omachi follows it... The taste changes so much with just the rice. It is a mysterious drink 🤔.
I have wanted to drink this sake for a long time.
It has a fruity aroma and little umami, but the sweetness and acidity of the rice are refreshing! I thought my own image of this type of sake would be low alcohol content, but at 16 degrees, it is very drinkable. It was delicious 😊.
The alcohol content suggests a gutsy taste, but it is elegant.
It is dry, but you don't feel it too much because of the refreshing acidity that comes before it.
It is a dangerous sake if you are fooled by the taste and drink too much 😊.
I came across Rusty Cat Rock last year.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of its release.
It is a daiginjo with a rice polishing ratio of 39%. It is basically sweet with a touch of sourness, but it finishes with the umami of the rice and a bit of bitterness. It was quite delicious.
Good evening, catpunchS closing M!
We have several types of Rusty Cat Rock and I think they were all labeled Cat 😊.
If you see any of them, please let us know!
I had been curious about this sake for a long time!
Is it the same as Wakanami by the same sake brewer that goes from sweetness to acidity and finishes with a sharp taste? The difference is that I strongly felt the umami of the rice. It was delicious!
We ordered this sake at a restaurant we patronize because of the label.
The owner and other regulars told me about the sake and the brewery.
A bottle of sake that gets the conversation going...that's the best part of drinking outside 😊.
I thought it would be sweet because of the gentle sourness in the mouth, but it was surprisingly dry. I thought it would be sweet, but it was dry. As the name suggests, it was a crisp, fluffy, soft-tasting sake.
It is a limited edition Miyazumi from the hanpukai of Kadoya Sake Shop in Osaka.
The taste is moderate in both sweetness and acidity. It was the kind of sake I would like to drink slowly and carefully on a long autumn evening. Thank you very much for the sake.
This is Hachibei's autumn sake.
It is full of the flavor of rice, but does not have a heavy feeling, and soaks into the body naturally.
It had a gentle and kind taste.