Timeline
田中 楽September 2017, at Tiger's Tail in Shibuya. This was the third of four brands we tried as two of us visited the restaurant that day. The large red logo and illustration of "zanbaku" (wreckage) and the two characters for "blame" are intriguing. Why "wreckage" is a mystery. Why "YOU CAN NOT KILL ME" and why "walk on the wild side" is also a mystery. But the sake is said to be delicious...
The brewery is Miyoshikiku Shuzo in Tokushima Prefecture. The name "Ikeda-cho, Miyoshi City" refers to the area where Ikeda High School, which became famous at Koshien, is located, which was merged with Ikeda-cho (on March 1, 2006). 田中 楽September 2017, as the second drink of the day at Tiger's Vulture in Shibuya.
I had never seen the character "众" before, but the label said it was a simplified form of "shu." I guess the name symbolizes the time-consuming process of brewing sake using the traditional sake brewing method.
The brewery is Shibata Shuzojo in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture. Sake brewed with soft water is delicious, isn't it? 田中 楽In September 2017, at the usual Shibuya Tora Shukan.
The brewery is Seiryu Shuzo in Saijo, Ehime Prefecture.
The name "9 (Nine)" comes from "Association No. 9" yeast, or is it derived from the sake degree of +9? The concept of the brewery is "coexistence of umami and dryness. The rice is also 100% local Ehime Shizuku Ehime. I like this kind of attention to detail. 田中 楽September 5, 2017, as the second drink of the day at Tiger Rider in Shibuya. Ryuki sounds like Kamen Rider (that's Ryuki).
The brewery is Matsuya Shuzo in Fujioka City, Gunma Prefecture. It is a rare sake brewed with red yeast. It has a slightly cloudy white peach color. The sake is sweet with a sake strength of -17.
Cold soup (a local Miyazaki dish) after drinking sake is indescribably delicious. 田中 楽September 2017, at the Tiger's Eye in Shibuya, Tokyo. If Sei Shonagon were alive today, he would probably say. "Summer is hiyaoroshi. With char-grilled chicken or chicken nanban.
The brewer is Akabu Shuzo, a sake brewery in Otsuchi-cho, Iwate Prefecture, which was severely damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011. My eyes lit up when I spotted the words "Resurrection Brewery" on the back label. 田中 楽July 2017, at the Tiger's Brewery in Shibuya, Tokyo.
Nama-nagorizake is a "pure brewed, all tank pressed" sake. They say it may have some foaming. I wonder how it was when I drank it...
The brewer is Hayakawa Shuzo of Komono-cho, Mie Prefecture. It is known for its "Tabika" brand.
Hayakawa Shuzo HP
https://hayakawa-syuzo.com/
Products (external page. About the most recent products)
https://www.morishitasaketen.com/SHOP/1533.html
田中 楽June 2017, at the Tiger's Tiger in Shibuya, Tokyo.
The bottle is a simple yet stylish transparent bottle. The concept of this sake is "Domaine" where the ingredients are planted and harvested in rice fields on the same water vein as the brewing water..." This is a very particular sake, in a good sense of the word. The brewer is Senkin of Sakura City, Tochigi Prefecture.
Detailed product information & evaluation page
https://j-s-p.or.jp/article/jizake/article-984 田中 楽In May 2017, I received a new sake at Shibuya's Tora Shukan.
The brewery is Kita no Hana Shuzo in Kitakata City, Fukushima Prefecture.
I found the product introduction on the shopping site (external) and put it here.
https://www.imanaka-sakeshop.com/item/407.html 田中 楽April 2017, at the Tiger's Tail in Shibuya, Tokyo.
The sake is said to be made with "locally grown rice." The brewer is Kobayashi Shuzo of Kuriyama-cho, Hokkaido. The sake is a silver-labeled draft sake available only at special stores. This is a sake that can only be tasted at the store.
Kobayashi Shuzo website (very elaborate and stylish)
http://www.kitanonishiki.com/ 田中 楽April 2017, at the Tora no Kai, Shibuya, Japan.
Local sake made with rice and rice malt from Nagano Prefecture. The brewery is Miyajima Sake Brewery in Ina City, Nagano. The brewery is known for its Shinano-Nishiki brand.
Limited Partnership Miyajima Sake Brewery
https://www.miyajima.net/
Products (external)
https://www.itaya21.com/BreweryInfo/
田中 楽April 2017, at the Tora no Kakushi in Shibuya, Tokyo.
The brewer is Tenzan Shuzo, Ogi City, Saga Prefecture. It is not practical to drink unfiltered, effervescent orikarami at home all at once, for example, so it is best to drink it fresh at a restaurant.
Tenzan Shuzo Co.
https://tenzan.co.jp/ 田中 楽In April 2017, at the Tiger's Tail in Shibuya. I received a "limited edition" bottle.
The brewer is Shirakiku Shuzo of Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture. The name "Triple A" comes from the first letter of three different types of rice grown in Okayama Prefecture: Asahi rice, Akebono rice, and Akihikari rice.
Online store product page
https://shiragiku-shop.com/items/61de92d1e859260e97642deb
田中 楽April 2017, at the Tora Shukan in Shibuya, Tokyo.
The brewer is Tsuneyama Shuzo, Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture.
As it says "Tobikkiri spicy", the sake degree is +20
Tsuneyama Shuzo Limited Partnership HP
https://jozan.co.jp/ 田中 楽March 2017, at Tora no Kakaribei in Shibuya, Tokyo.
The brewer of this all-too-famous sake is the eponymous Drunken Whale Brewery in Kochi City. Oh, I want to drink it with bonito tataki.
Drunken Whale Brewery HP
https://suigei.co.jp/
Online store
https://www.suigei-officialstore.com/ 田中 楽In March 2017, at the Tiger's Vulture in Shibuya.
Oddly enough, this is a repeat of the same sake we had on the same day a year ago.
The brewery is Yamaguchi Shuzojo in Kurume, Fukuoka.
https://niwanouguisu.com/ 田中 楽February 2017, at the Tiger's Head in Shibuya, Tokyo. I only took a picture of the neck label. Or rather, I think it was a New Year's specification and there was no label in the first place.
The brewer is Imanishi Seibei Shoten in Nara Prefecture. Nara is famous for deer, right?
Imanishi Seibei Shoten HP
https://www.harushika.com/fs/harushika/c/type03/1/3
田中 楽February 2017, at the Tiger's Vigil in Shibuya, Tokyo.
The city of Aki in Kochi Prefecture is a place associated with the "tiger" that has become famous as a training camp for the Hanshin Tigers professional baseball team.
The brewery is Arimitsu Sake Brewery in Aki City.
HP of Arimitsu Sake Brewery Ltd.
http://ww8.tiki.ne.jp/~akano/ 田中 楽In January 2017, at the Tora Shokubai in Shibuya, Tokyo. The product was "a joint development between students of Tohoku University of Art & Design and Higashinoroku Sake Brewery in Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture." I love Yamagata's brand rice "Tsuyahime" and order it directly from farmers in Sagae City, so I chose this sake because it is made from this Tsuyahime. It was delicious even as a sake.
Product page of Higashinoroku Shuzo
https://craviton.com/products/detail/1458 田中 楽November 2016, at Tiger's Vigilance in Shibuya, Tokyo.
The label looks like a tazuko, perhaps because it is labeled "Oni-Harsh".
I learned the word "Meikyojosui" from the resignation press conference of the prime minister who resigned due to a scandal... (not related to sake).
The brewery is Osawa Sake Brewery in Saku City, Nagano Prefecture. I am very attached to Saku City because it was the training camp of my college baseball team every year.
Basically, I love dry sake, so I think this one tasted good, too.
Osawa Sake Brewing Company HP
http://osawa-sake.jp/ Oroku純米にごり 出雲麹屋純米生酒にごり酒発泡 田中 楽In November 2016, at the usual tiger's nest. Accompanied by chicken nanban, ginkgo nuts in season, etc.
The brewer is Oroku Shuzo, Higashi Izumo Town, Shimane Prefecture. It may be sold only through special dealers.
According to the website, the "Izumo Kojiya" brand has two types of sake: straight and nigori, and the nigori is effervescent.
Oroku Shuzo HP (lineup)
https://www.ouroku.co.jp/lineup RecommendedContentsSectionView.title
