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田中 楽In October 2016 at the usual tiger's nest. It was served with ginkgo nuts because of the season.
The brewer is Tsuji Honten in Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture. The label says that all the rice and rice kouji are grown in Okayama Prefecture, and the sake is made by a female toji (master brewer) and nine brewers who are particular about the production method. 9 (NINE) means "nine people. The chic label is rather stylish.
Gozenshu Sake Brewery Tsuji Honten HP
https://www.gozenshu.co.jp/SHOP/1132034/1132045/list.html 田中 楽In September 2016, at the usual tiger's eye.
I looked up the specs and other clues and found that it is described as Junmai Daiginjo. I'm not sure exactly what it is, as the year of manufacture is different. The label even says that it is made with rice and rice malt from Yamagata Prefecture, but the rice polishing ratio and sake degree are undisclosed. The brewer's intention is "to have the sake taste as it is without being bound by preconceived notions of sake rice or rice polishing ratio," but this is quite unusual.
The following is the URL of the product introduction of the sake store.
https://www.yajima-jizake.co.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=8476
Note: I drank it again after this in March 2018, and the label had not changed. 田中 楽In August 2016, at my favorite restaurant, Tora no Eagle.
It's a strange name for a sake, but how could it not be delicious, given the challenging spirit of a brewery in Akita Prefecture (Yuzawa City)? I found out that the "Rz series," which seems to be named after Ryozeki, is a limited edition sake available only at authorized dealers. It was not included in the online shopping lineup. The label says it is bottle-fired one time.
We enjoyed it that day while eating char-grilled jidori chicken and chicken nanban, and I think it went well with the dry sake.
Ryoseki Shuzo HP
https://www.ryozeki.co.jp/
田中 楽June 2016, at the usual tiger's eye view.
The brewery is Nishioka Sake Brewery in Nakatosa Town, Kochi Prefecture. Clean water is the biggest advantage for sake brewing. If I ever get a chance to visit my hometown, I'd like to try some dried bonito tataki with it.
Nishioka Sake Brewery HP
http://www.jyunpei.co.jp/
田中 楽June 2016, at the usual Tiger's Brewery. One time fire-brewed nigori sake. The label has a strong impact.
Brewed by Akita Seishu in Daisen, Akita.
https://www.igeta.jp/ 田中 楽In May 2016, at the usual tiger's nest, accompanied by a college junior. Hana Hato" and mainly Hato Niten. This particular sake is made with 100% Hana Mochi from Aomori Prefecture. The website also claims "local water, local rice, local sake". The label on the back says "once-fired" and "bottle stored".
The brewer is Hato Masamune Corporation of Towada City, Aomori Prefecture.
https://www.hatomasa.jp/ 田中 楽In May 2016, I took my college juniors to my favorite restaurant, Tiger's Tiger. We drank four brands of sake that day. This sake is effervescent and makes you feel like you're sipping on something. The sake was delicious.
The brewer is Enoki Shuzo in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture.
Product page of Enoki Shuzo Co.
https://hanahato.ocnk.net/product/19 田中 楽In May 2016, I took my college juniors to the usual Tora Tora Tora. When you are with someone, you have a chance to try different kinds of sake.
The brewer is Kinoshita Sake Brewery in Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture. The penguin on the label of this sake is cute, but they also produce a number of other products with unusual names and labels.
Product page of Kinoshita Shuzo Co.
https://www.sake-tamagawa.com/prd_post/overseas06/ 田中 楽In May 2016, I took a junior college student to Tiger's Taste. It's nice to be with someone and be able to taste several different kinds of food. (After the Corona disaster, it became difficult to "give me some"...)
This sake is made by the Toshimaya Sake Brewery in Higashimurayama City, Tokyo. The rice is from Hiroshima Prefecture. Since "Okunokami" can also be read as "gecko," the illustration of a gecko is their trademark.
HP of Toshimaya Sake Brewery Co.
http://toshimayasyuzou.co.jp/?page_id=25 誉池月喜八スペシャルVer.3純米生酒荒走り槽しぼり 田中 楽May 2016, at the usual tiger's eye view.
Brewed by Ikezuki Shuzo in Shimane Prefecture. Sake brewed with local rice by Izumo Touji, I would like to try it with local food someday. 田中 楽In April 2016, we accompanied Manganji togarashi (red pepper) and char-grilled jidori chicken at our favorite restaurant, Tora Manganji.
The brewery is Imanishi Shuzo in Sakurai City, Nara Prefecture. It is a junmai-shu made from mizu-hashiroshi, a rare type of sake. I have never seen a sake with a sake strength of -34. When I checked again on the Internet, I found pictures of products with "Bodai Hashiro" labels, but I could not find any with "Mizu Hashiro" labels, so maybe I drank something very rare.
In case you are interested, here is the URL of the page where "Bodai Hashiroshi" is listed.
https://imanishisyuzou.com/mimurosugi_mw/ 田中 楽April 2016, at the usual tiger's-eye view. The brewer is Shindo Sake Brewery in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture.
I didn't take a picture of the label on the back, so I'll post the data from the sake store's introduction page I found online.
https://www.kamosika.co.jp/item/sindo001/
Kurozaemon Daiginjo Unfiltered
Kisaragi, Gazanryu
Rice: Dewazanzan (in-house cultivated)
Refining ratio 50%.
Fermentation: Yamagata yeast
Sake meter degree +3
Acidity 1.2
Amino acidity 1.0
ALC 14-15 田中 楽I drank this sake in June 2016 at my favorite place, Tora Sake in Shibuya, Tokyo. The brewery is located in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. As it is a fishing town, I heard it goes well with seafood, but that's a story for another time.
I couldn't get a good picture of the label, so I'll post the URL of the product introduction page of the liquor store I found on the Internet.
https://www.kagataya.net/shopdetail/000000003113/
https://masumoto05.exblog.jp/31224092/
田中 楽I drank this sake in March 2016 at the ikkimono Tiger's Vulture.
At that time, I still had not been able to take a proper picture of the label, so I will post the data from my 2018 blog that I found online.
https://masumoto05.exblog.jp/29648417/
Ingredients: rice, rice malt
Rice used: Nipponbare produced in Yamaguchi prefecture
Rice Polishing Ratio: Koji Rice 60%, Kake Rice 60
Alcohol degree: 15
Sake Degree: +2
Acidity: 1.5 田中 楽Doburoku (nigori sake) drunk at my usual restaurant in March 2016. This sake is made at the Yamaguchi Sake Brewery in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture. They also serve pink with 9 degrees alcohol content, if you have a chance.
https://niwanouguisu.com/products/
Alcohol content: 6 degrees, Rice polishing ratio: 60 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I drank this drink in February 2016. I had it with charbroiled liver on this occasion and it was not overpowered at all because of its robust flavor. 田中 楽Sake drunk in February 2016. The label and ribbon are cute, and the sake seems to be popular with women. I remember it tasted clean and easy to drink. 田中 楽I had it with chicken nanban and cold soup at my usual restaurant in February 2016. Personally, I quite like Nagano sake. I guess it's partly because the brewing water is good. When I was in college, I went to Nagano every year for baseball training camps, so I have a strong emotional attachment to the area. 田中 楽Sake drunk at a favorite restaurant in January 2016. With charcoal-grilled jidori chicken and Miyazaki's local dish, chilled soup. We had a good sake at the beginning of the New Year. 田中 楽I drank this sake in October 2017 at my favorite restaurant. I remember that the sake had a punch that would not lose to the strong flavors of the restaurant's main dishes, char-grilled jidori chicken and chicken nanban. RecommendedContentsSectionView.title
