Timeline
田中 楽The last of six cups I drank with a friend on this day in December 2019 at the Tiger's Tail in Shibuya.
The brewer is Imanishi Seibei Shoten Co. in Nara City, Nara Prefecture.
We had a 300ml bottle of this precious sake. I am still weak against the phrase "super dry".
https://www.harushika.com/ 田中 楽December 2019, at Tora Vigilante in Shibuya, one of six drinks I had with friends to close out the year.
The brewery is Senkin Co. in Sakura City, Tochigi Prefecture. The clear bottle has a stylish design with a snowy landscape of nigori (nigori) sake. I have had this sake before, but it has been a long time since I had it again.
Because of the foaming, a hole is drilled in the cap to release the gas.
http://senkin.co.jp/ 田中 楽December 2019 at Tiger's Tiger in Shibuya, Tokyo. One of the six drinks I enjoyed with friends at the end of the year.
The brewery is Tsuneyama Sake Brewing Company, Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture. The sake is made from 100% local Gohyakumangoku rice. It is a seasonal product of the main brand "Tsuneyama".
https://jozan.co.jp/ 田中 楽December 2019 at Shibuya's Tiger's Tiger's Tiger's Tiger's Tiger's Tiger's Tiger. One of the six drinks I had with a friend that day.
The brewery is Oroku Shuzo Limited, located in Higashi Izumo-machi, Shimane Prefecture. According to its website, the brewery was founded in the late Edo period (1603-1868) and has a history of over 170 years.
The rice used for this sake is Gohyakumangoku, a rice suitable for sake brewing produced in Toyama Prefecture.
https://www.ouroku.co.jp/ 田中 楽December 2019 at the Tiger's Brewery in Shibuya, Tokyo.
The brewery is Aihara Shuzo Co. in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture. A relatively new sake brewing company, founded in 1954 after the war. Its main brand is "Amego no Tsuki".
https://www.ugonotsuki.com/#top
田中 楽December 2019, at Tora Shukan in Shibuya, Tokyo.
The brewery is Yamamoto Shuzoten Co. in Happo-cho, Akita Prefecture (established in 1901).
Serve with bitter melon stir-fry or grilled shiitake mushrooms.
https://www.yamamoto-brewery.com/ 田中 楽May 2019, as the second drink of the day at Tora Shukan in Shibuya, Tokyo.
The brewery is Fuji Shuzo Co. in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Nanahoshi is a sub-brand of Eiko-Fuji, and is the first of the STARS series of summer sake brewed with Dewa-no-sato, a rice suitable for sake brewing produced in Yamagata Prefecture. The second version is Shooting Star, made with rice rice "Haenuki", and the third version is HOSHI MATSURI, made with "Manamusume" rice from Miyagi Prefecture, both released in the same year, 2019.
There is a website, but it is not very well maintained, just linking to Twitter posts...
http://www.e-sakenom.com/ 田中 楽May 2019, at the usual Tiger's Restaurant in Shibuya. Enjoyed with chicken nanban and croquettes, as they say "it can be enjoyed with western food."
I drank "Sen" in April, and it was delicious, so I'm repeating it.
The brewer is Kazuma Shuzo Co. in Noto-machi, Ishikawa Prefecture.
https://chikuha.co.jp/ 田中 楽In May 2019, I was at my usual Shibuya Toramikan with a char-grilled jidori chicken as my entrée.
The brewery is Tsuneyama Sake Brewery Limited Partnership in Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture.
The "Shungin Aroma Bookmark" is a seasonal product of the main brand "Tsuneyama", and upon research, it seems that it was a ginjo sake in 2019, but changed its specs to junmai ginjo the following year.
https://jozan.co.jp/
田中 楽April 2019, as the second drink of the day at Tiger's Bird in Shibuya. Accompanied by char-grilled Jidori chicken.
The brewery is "Kazuma Shuzo K.K." in Noto Town, Ishikawa Prefecture.
Their main brand seems to be "Chikka" and "Sen" was not listed on their current website, but they seem to make a variety of other good sake.
https://chikuha.co.jp/
田中 楽April 2019, at the Tiger's Eye in Shibuya, Tokyo.I liked this sake, which I just had on April 5, and repeated it in a short interval.
The brewer is Gomachida Sake Brewery in Ureshino, Saga. Served with chicken nanban. 田中 楽April 2019, as the fourth drink of the day at Tora Vigilante in Shibuya. Manganji togarashi char-grilled with a side of char-grilled togarashi. Toichi" is read as "Azumaichi."
The brewer is Gomachida Sake Brewery Co. in Ureshino City, Saga Prefecture, which was founded in October 1922 and will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2022. Toichi is the main brand.
https://azumaichi.com/company/ 田中 楽April 2019, as the third drink of the day at Tora Shukan in Shibuya.
The brewery is Rokkasen Sake Brewery Cooperative in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture.
The second and third cups are dry. It goes well with fried food like karaage.
https://yamagata-rokkasen.co.jp/
田中 楽April 2019, as the second drink of the day at Tora Vigilantes in Shibuya. Accompanied by Tiger Vigilante's famous chicken nanban.
The brewery is Sanwa Shuzo Co. in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture. The rice is 100% Gohyakumangoku, not from Shizuoka but from Toyama Prefecture.
The three words "super dry" are catchy to me, a lover of dry sake.
The sake brewers' association's introduction page.
https://www.shizuoka-sake.jp/%E4%B8%89%E5%92%8C%E9%85%92%E9%80%A0%E6%A0%AA%E5%BC%8F%E4%BC%9A%E7%A4%BE/
田中 楽April 2019 at the Tiger's Brewery in Shibuya, Tokyo.
The brewery is Kobayashi Shuzo Co. in Kuriyama-cho, Hokkaido. Founded in 1878, it is a long-established company in Hokkaido, which has a short history.
As I once worked in Sapporo, I am familiar with their sake as it is locally brewed with Hokkaido rice.
http://www.kitanonishiki.com/ 田中 楽March 2019, as the third bowl of the day at Tiger's Bowl in Shibuya. Oyakodon was also delicious.
The brewery is Ippongi Kuboten, Ltd. in Katsuyama City, Fukui Prefecture. It was founded in 1902.
https://www.ippongi.co.jp/ 田中 楽March 2019, as the second drink of the day at Tiger's Restaurant in Shibuya.
Accompanied by three kinds of charbroiled and thickly fried grilled dishes.
The brewer is Maruishi Sake Brewery Co. in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture. As the label says, the company was founded in 1690, the third year of the Genroku era (1690), and is one of the oldest of the long-established breweries.
https://014.co.jp/ 田中 楽March 2019, at the Tiger's Eye in Shibuya, Tokyo.
A rare sake from Tokushima Prefecture for me. The brewer is Miyoshikiku Shuzo Co. in Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture.
The label design and naming are unique. I forgot what it was like to drink because it was so long ago, but I like this kind of sake that is a bit ambitious.
https://miyoshikiku.shop/ 田中 楽January 2019, as the fourth drink of the day at Shibuya's Tora Vigilante.
The unusual name of this sake, "Sake Erotic," was created in the winery over the winter by the staff of Obuse Winery Co. in Obuse, Nagano Prefecture. The name "numerosis" means "number six" in English, which means that the yeast used in the brewing process is Association No. 6 yeast.
Although it is labeled as a "hobby," the sake is made with a lot of care, using only Miyamanishiki from Nagano, brewed using only the original yeast, and thoroughly additive-free.
*This sake is supposed to be a junmai ginjo as a category, but it is not tagged as it is not stated on the label. 田中 楽January 2019, as the third drink of the day at the Tiger's Soup in Shibuya. The accompaniment is "cold soup", a local dish of Miyazaki Prefecture.
The brewery is "Ochi Shuzojo Co." in Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture. The brewery was founded in 1896.
The name "RISING 60" is derived from the rice polishing ratio of 60%.
https://i-maniwa.com/area/taishonotsuru/
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