Timeline
田中 楽March 3, 2018, at the usual Tora no Sekku on Peach Festival.
I drank it once a year and a half ago, in September 2016, and as before, no detailed specifications were disclosed, as the brewer's intention was "to let you taste the sake as it is without being bound by preconceived notions about the rice or rice polishing ratio". The bottle barely reveals that it is a "nama-shu" (raw sake). The bottle is tagged "Junmai Daiginjo," so we tagged it as such.
According to the product introduction of the sake store, it is a "new brand launched by five Shuho distributors nationwide," "'Pearl' stands for a round grain like a pearl, and 'rhyme' for lingering. The brand name is "Shuho" and "Rhyme" means "lingering".
https://www.yajima-jizake.co.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=8477 田中 楽January 2018, early in the New Year, with the usual tiger's eyes.
The brewery is Aruga Brewery Limited Partnership in Shirakawa City, Fukushima Prefecture, a long-established company founded in 1774.
The rice used for this junmai ginjo is 100% local "Yumenokou" rice from Fukushima Prefecture. The label on the neck reads "NAKADORI NAKADOKUMI" and "PROTOTYPE" as well. The logo on the label is also stylish. Looking at their website, I see that they also make a Korean sake, makgeolli.
https://arinokawa.net/
田中 楽January 2018, with my favorite chicken nanban, etc. at the usual Shibuya Toramikan.
The brewer is Hato Masamune Co. in Towada City, Aomori Prefecture. It was founded in 1897.
This special junmai sake is made from 100% Hanafukiyuki, a variety grown in Aomori Prefecture. The label states "once-fired" and "bottle stored".
The website is also elaborate and filled with their commitment to "local water, local rice, and local sake".
https://www.hatomasa.jp/ 田中 楽June 2018, at the usual tiger's eye view.
This sake was brewed by the 11th generation of the brewer, Koikawa Shuzo Co. with a personal touch, as it was brewed in anticipation of the success of Togashi-san, a high school classmate and director of the "Tetsujin 28-go Live Action Version" movie. The sake itself seems to be well made, with 100% "Gohyakumangoku" rice produced in Shonai-machi, Yamagata Prefecture.
*Product data as of January 2023
Mouth: Dry
Rice: Ihyakumangoku
Rice polishing ratio 50%.
Alcohol percentage 16.3
Sake meter degree +7
Total acidity 1.5 田中 楽May 2018, at the usual Tiger's Tail.
The owner and I are both baseball fans, so he offered me an interesting sake. It is a limited edition baseball series from Yamamoto.
The brewer is Yamamoto Shuzoten Co. The brewery was founded in 1901.
It is a sibling of "Two Out Full Base," and this one is of a higher grade. It is a scene where he hits a home run and high-fives everyone, so we put a little aroma on it and made it have a lingering aftertaste.
Don't buy one without the other. The proper way to drink it is to drink a two-out full base and then reverse the situation by hitting a grand slam home run."
is the note on the website.
As of January 2023, the following information is available on the website.
Alc.: 15 degrees Celsius
Sake meter: +1
Acidity: 1.4
Rice used: Miyamanishiki from Akita Prefecture
Rice polishing ratio: 50
Yeast used: Komachi R5 しんしんSYTanaka Raku, I have drank both in the past. I bought both properly when I was curious during my trip to Akita. 田中 楽Sorry!!! I didn't notice your comment😅
This is something you'll be interested in if you're a baseball fan ⚾. 田中 楽May 2018, at the usual Tiger's Tail.
The owner of the restaurant and I are both baseball fans, so he served us an "interesting sake". The correct order of events seems to be "two out full base" followed by a "reverse grand slam home run".
The brewery is Yamamoto Sake Brewery Co. in Happo-cho, Akita Prefecture. The brewery was established in 1901.
As of January 2023, the information on the website for this brand is as follows
Alcohol content (Alc.): 15
Sake degree: +2
Rice used: Gin no Sei Akita
Rice polishing ratio: 55 田中 楽May 2018, starting on the Monday after GW, at the Tiger's Brewery in Shibuya, Tokyo.
The brewery is Yamazaki Goshi Company, located in Nishio City, Aichi Prefecture. The label features a design of the Asagimadara butterfly, which migrates across the sea from the city's Mt. The words "From Mt. Mikane to the world..." is the brewery's DREAM.
https://www.sonnoh.co.jp/
誉池月喜八スペシャルVer.2純米生酒荒走り槽しぼり 田中 楽December 28, 2017, the last day of work, at the usual Shibuya Tiger's Brewery.
The brewery is Ikezuki Shuzo Co. in Onan-cho, Shimane Prefecture. The "Kihachi Special" is said to be a special product of Kihachi Koyama, the manager of the distributor, Koyama Sake Shop.
The rice used is 100% local Sako Nishiki. The label is full of information: "wooden vat shibori," "straight pumping," "rice polishing ratio 70%-5%," "arabashiri," "honnama," "super dry," and "junmai-shu.
The brand name "Ikezuki" seems to derive from the name of a famous horse associated with Kamo Shrine. It was bought by Minamoto no Yoritomo... For more information, visit the website.
http://ikezuki.com/indexsakagurashoukai.html 田中 楽December 2017, at Tora no Shirakawa in Shibuya, Tokyo. The words "first pressed new sake" are dazzling.
The brewer is Yaoshin Shuzo Co. in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture. No Ichi" is a sub-brand of the company's standard sake "Ganki" series. The product description on the website at the time of this writing (2023) reads, "It is a sake full of life, with a smooth and robust flavor.
https://www.yaoshin.co.jp/goods_type/classic/ 田中 楽November 2017, as the second drink of the day at Tiger's Brewery in Shibuya.
The brewery is Fuji Shuzo Co. in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture. It is from this 2017 that the label was redesigned with a high-impact zebra = zebra. At first glance, the design is such that one would not notice that it is a rebranded product of "Eiko Fuji. As for the reason for the "zebra" name... I read a blog post where this sake was introduced, but I couldn't quite figure it out (lol).
https://sake-wadaya.com/276/
The name seems to be an overlap between Zebras, which are herbivorous animals that support each other and survive in herds, and the more than 30 different brands of Eikoufuji sake.
田中 楽November 2017, at Tora no Mukai in Shibuya, Tokyo.
The brewery is Yosamusume Sake Brewery Gomei Kaisha, located in Yosano-cho, Yosano-gun, Kyoto Prefecture.
This sake is made with rice and rice koji (Yosano brand rice "Kyo no Mamekko Koshihikari") produced in Yosano Town and brewed with malic acid high productivity yeast. 田中 楽November 2017, at Tora no Kakushi in Shibuya, Tokyo.
The brewery is Hara Shuzo, located in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture. It is also a rice-producing region, and the rice used is 100% Niigata rice.
The neck label reads, "Echigo Snow Storage Cold Whiskey," and the design of the label resembles snow crystals. It is characterized by the storage method in which new sake is stored in a snow chamber for 250 days.
*The brand name now seems to be "Koshinohomare Yukinaka Storage".
https://www.koshinohomare-shop.com/SHOP/172248/81006/list.html 田中 楽November 2017 at the Tora no Kakushi in Shibuya, Tokyo.
The brewery is Nihon Izumi Shuzo, located in Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture. The label does not mention the rice used, but the brewery is located underground where the temperature is stable, and the brewing water is from a private well of Nagara River subsoil water.
https://www.nihonizumi.co.jp/lineup/namazake/p2649/ 田中 楽Fourth drink of the day (first two were plum wine and sake liqueur; sake from the third) at Tora Vigilante in Shibuya, November 2017.
The brewery is Omuraya Sake Brewery in Shimada City, Shizuoka Prefecture. The brewery is Omuraya Sake Brewery in Shimada City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and has been in business for 180 years. Wakatake" is the brewery's traditional brand. It is made from 100% "Honorifuji," Shizuoka Prefecture's sake brewing rice.
The eye-catching label illustration is by Sonobe Namiko, who specializes in female characters. In addition to "Sachi", the "Oni Otome" seasonal series of "Wakatake" also includes "Yume", "Koi", and "Tears", all illustrated by the same artist, Sonobe Namiko (who does not seem to be from Shizuoka Prefecture).
https://oniotome.wixsite.com/wakatake/oniotome 田中 楽November 2017, at the usual Shibuya Tiger's Brewery.
The brewery is Tsurunoe Shuzo in Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture. The brewery has a tradition of over 200 years in business. Eihoya" is the store name.
https://www.tsurunoe.com/quality
The following is information I found on the Internet.
Dry junmai sake from the "Eihoya" series (a brand based on the concept of combining various types of rice with Tsurunoe Sake Brewery's technology, without being particular about the rice grown in Fukushima Prefecture) bearing the store name. It is an autumn-aged version of the fire-aged sake that is stored in a tank at room temperature and bottled fresh.
https://www.souta-shoten.com/blog/blog-new/blog-sake/2276
Hachitan-Nishiki rice used for sake was created in Hiroshima Prefecture in 1983.
(About Hachitan-Nishiki) https://sakestreet.com/ja/media/what-is-hattannishiki 田中 楽October 2017, at the usual Toraya.
The brewery is Chiyozu Toraya Co. in Sagae, Yamagata Prefecture. As a Hanshin fan, the brewery name and label felt familiar to me. The fact that it was a dry hiyaoroshi suited my tastes perfectly. I also liked the fact that the sake is made with rice grown in Yamagata Prefecture. 田中 楽October 2017, at Tora Shikan in Shibuya, Tokyo. The first cup of the day was "Tamagawa Natural-brewed Yamahai Junmai VINTAGE". The label doesn't say, but it was "kamizu-hiire" (heat-fermented with added water). The label says it is "delicious heated," but I had it cold. It was a little out of focus, but as the label says "vintage," it had a brownish tint like an old sake. It is a strong sake, so it will not be overpowered by strong flavored dishes such as chicken nanban.
The brewery is Kinoshita Shuzo in Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture. It is a place with good water.
https://www.sake-tamagawa.com/prd_post/var07/ しんしんSYRaku Tanaka, please take me to Tiger Vulture. Let's drink together for the first time in a long time 🍶. 田中 楽Shinshin SY, we should definitely go. I will be happy to take you there anytime (^^)/ The owner of the restaurant is a sake sommelier, so you can enjoy delicious sake from time to time. しんしんSYRaku Tanaka, I will contact you separately. I am looking forward to it. 🍶🍶🍶🍶🍶
I would like to drink this much variety. 田中 楽The second drink of the day in October 2017 at Tiger's Brewery.
The brewery is Kumazawa Shuzo, located in Chigasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture. The website says "the only brewery in Shonan." It also has a restaurant and a bar, so it would be fun to stop by when you are out and about in the Shonan area. I see that the brand "Tensei" has a lineup including "Ginmochi Tensei," "Amagatensei," "Senbou Tensei," and "Kaze Rotensei.
https://www.kumazawa.jp/mokichi/ 田中 楽October 2017, at the usual tiger's nest. It's always the same place, but it's the only place I know of that lets me photograph the bottles and labels in their entirety.
Hanazakari is a sake produced by Hanamori Shuzo in Yaotsu-cho, Gifu Prefecture. The rice used is 100% Hidahomare produced in Gifu Prefecture.
田中 楽September 2017, as the fourth brand of the day at the Tiger's Vigil in Shibuya.
An authentic junmai sake.
The brewer is Koedo Kagamiyama Shuzo in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture. The label says only that the rice and rice malt are "domestically produced," but the website says, "We are the only sake brewery in Kawagoe that uses only rice and water grown in Kawagoe. We produce and sell a reissue of the traditional local sake "Kagamiyama" in small quantities and with quality first. The company claims to be the only sake brewery in Kawagoe that uses only rice and water made in Kawagoe. The brewery closed its doors on September 30, 2000, but due to the desire to revive it, the brewery was completed on February 1, 2007, and brewing began on February 5, 2007, marking the first step toward reissuing Kagamiyama.
https://kagamiyama.jp/company/
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