Sake Expo 2025 SAKE EXPO10
A sales person who visited Icoma Sake Shop last year was there.
We drank
Josen Honjozo
I already drink it at home, but they said it can also be heated, so we compared cold and heated sake!
At home I drink it at room temperature, but it doesn't change much at any temperature, so I guess it's versatile?
Matsu no Hana Junmai Sake
Classic but easy to drink
Shiboritate Honjozo Nama Sake
I drank this at home a while ago and compared cold sake and heated sake. Surprisingly, the heated sake tasted better!
Honjozo Nama-no-Harazake
This one was quite robust, but had a delicious flavor.
Ginjo Unfiltered Nama Sake
I've bought and drank this in the past, but I tasted this one too.
I was not as impressed with this one as some of the others I drank this time.
Junmai Nama-nihonjyu Shiboritate Light Nigori
I forgot to take a picture💦The label has changed, but it looks like I've had this one in the past. A little spicy?
Matsu no Hana Junmai Ginjo
Well, it tasted a little off-flavored and the taste was subtle...
Matsunohana Daiginjo Fujiki
Forgot to take a picture💦.
Yamadanishiki with a 40% polished rice ratio.
The taste is a little different from the others, probably because the rice is different.
Tamakae is not suitable for high milling because it tends to crack when polished, so it seems to be Yamada-Nishiki.
The salesman was very interesting and unique.
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Miyogiku, a brewery in the Kansai region but rarely had a chance to drink it.
I drank
Junmai Yamato
What do you recommend? When I asked him, he said this is the first one.
It seems to be a basic sake of the brewery.
I imagined it to be a classic sake, but it is not so, and easy to drink. Relatively sweet
Gohyakumangoku Junmai-Ginjo Nakadori Unfiltered Nama-Shu Gohyakumangoku
Much sweeter and tastier than I imagined.
Would have bought it if I had visited first 🤔.
MIYORIKIKIKU Mizumoto Brewed with Nara Uruhashi Yeast
I expected 🫶 since it's mizu-hashimoto, but it didn't impress me much...
Hakusu Daiginjo
It had a gorgeous ginjo aroma and rich taste!
MIYOKIKU LIGHT Kijoshu Jungin Brewing
It is a kijoshu but a little light.
MIYOKIKU STRONG Kijoshu Jungin-brewed
Alcohol 17%.
I've had this one in the past.
I don't know if this time it was a draft or not, but it tasted just as sweet and rich as the last time.
They asked me which one was my favorite, the kijoshu or the kijoshu. I said STRONG 😁.
Good evening, bouken-san🌛 Did you not have any unfiltered, raw sake with a water yeast and a yamanokami yeast? I thought you would definitely like it a lot 🤔 I forgot to drink my kijoshu strong💦.
Good evening, Mr. Nemuchi.
I saw your post, but I think they were sold out because I didn't see any fresh water yeast 🤔I think you would probably like Strong because it is dark but sweet 😁.
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Hyo-taiko, which is rarely seen outside of Kintetsu Department Store events
We drank
Hyo-Taiko Junmai Nama Nama Sake Akisakari
I didn't know about this rice, so I asked about it and was told that it is edible rice from Tokushima Prefecture.
It wasn't very sweet, but it had a good volume of flavor.
Hyoho Taikoh Junmai Ginjo Namaishiki
I didn't take a picture of it because I drank it in the past but I didn't buy it 😅I should have taken a picture 💦.
This was my favorite of all the draft sake I had this time.
Honor student type sweet and tasty sake.
Hyoutaiko - Low-polished Junmai Namaishiki
They wanted to offer a slightly different sake from the others.
Sake with 80% polished rice and quite 🫶 with a complex flavor.
Sake with a low-polished rice base
This is the base of the low-polished raw sake, so we tasted this one as well.
It is indeed a very peculiar sake.
I felt it was suitable for warming up.
Hyoho Taikoh Junmai Ginjo
I liked this one the best because of its strong sweetness.
When I told them I couldn't buy it because of my refrigerator, they said they would be coming to the basement in May for tasting and sales, so I thought I would remember to go and buy it!
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Asahi Shuzo Brewery, where I couldn't help but stop to look at the unfiltered, unfiltered, unfiltered, unfiltered sake of Manju.
I drank
Kubota Manju Junmai Daiginjo Unfiltered Nama-shu
I have been wanting to try this sake since it was released. Unlike the hi-ire type, it was beautifully sweet and tasty!
I hope it will be released during the year-end and New Year holidays.
Kubota Manju Junmai Daiginjo
No photo. The impression is the same as before: light, elegant and dry.
A little weak after drinking unfiltered raw sake.
Kubota Senju Ginjo Nama Nama Sake
No photo because I bought it.
I didn't expect much, but it was heavy, sweet and tasty, so I bought it 😋.
The brewer told me that I bought a lot of sake in my basket, but I thought there were many more people who bought more than that 🤣.
Are you okay? Do you want me to bring a cart? It was a little funny 🤣.
Maybe I should have talked a little more 😁.
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I knew I had to go to Koshi Meikozo based on Nemuchi's advance information.
It was always crowded, so I flew there as soon as it was open😅.
I drank
Motomasa Junmai Ginjyo Kameguchi Directly filtered raw sake
No picture because I bought it.
I didn't write it down, but it's a raw sake. Nemuchi-san recommended it.
It was sweet and fruity and delicious.
Koshinotsuru PREMIUM Junmai Sake - Takane Nishiki Unfiltered
It is said to be dry, but it was not as dry as I expected, but fruity. The floral and acidity are impressive.
Koshinotsuru PREMIUM Junmai Ginjo Nakadori Gohyakumangoku
Transparent taste, but sweetness is also present.
Koshinotsuru Tsuruhi Chishaku Yuki Activated Nigori Sake
They said it was left over for the Harukas event.
They said it was out of gas, but it was slightly effervescent with a trace of sweetness and a strong rice flavor.
Koshinotsuru Bessen Normal Sake
The cost performance is very good. Easy to drink.
It's a regular sake, but it tastes great even when drunk cold.
I also drank some other sake, such as Fukuro-hozuri and 21% rice polishing ratio, but I will not go into details because I was told that it is not allowed to upload on SNS 😌.
All of the Koshinotsuru PREMIUMs were fresh like raw sake.
I was surprised at how different it was from Yamashiroya.
Yamashiroya seems to be limited to outside Niigata Prefecture.
The guy at the brewery talked a lot 😁.
He was like a comedian from Kanto!
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Kawazu Sake Brewery is often seen at events held at the Kintetsu Department Store.
I thought, "Well, I've never tasted sake before," and went there.
I have only tasted the fire-brewed Hanayuki in the past.
I drank
Hanayuki Junmai Ginjyo Unfiltered Nama-shu
I was curious about this one when I saw that there was a raw version. I liked it because it had an even richer sweetness than the hi-ire version.
Junmai Unfiltered Hanayuki Ageha Sparkling
It was delicious with no peculiarities and mainly sweetness, but I did not buy it because of the price and the stopper that looked difficult to open.
Junmai Ginjo Unfiltered Nama-shu
No sweetness at all, quite dry and crisp.
Dry like Yamaboshi.
Nama-hoshi-ishu, freshly squeezed and unpasteurized.
I was curious about the use of rice I had never heard of called Akigeshiki. Is it Kumamoto's rice rice?
It was quite sweet and tasty with a strong umami flavor.
To be honest, I was wondering if this one would be okay too 😅😅 but I bought the Hanayuki. But I bought Hanayuki😅.
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We were not able to taste the sake at the Takashimaya event.
Quite refreshing but tasted like muscat 😋.
I also tasted Kizakura, which I already tasted at Takashimaya last year, and Shirayuki, which I already drank at home.
The Kizakura was quite tasty with a strong flavor.
Last year's review said the Kizakura was thin, but I guess I felt it was thicker this time because there were a lot of refreshing beers.
It's a pity that I couldn't drink Yizuisuishin because it wasn't thawed.
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The sake brewery I was interested in was crowded all the time, so I gave up and went to an empty booth for frozen raw sake.
Many of them I had already had, but I was allowed to taste all the thawed ones!
We started with Haneda Sake Brewery's Hatsuhinode!
I've had the unfrozen version before, but I don't remember much about it, so it was like drinking it for the first time!
Well, it's a little bitter, isn't it? It's like cemedine.
It felt pretty dry😅.
When I drank Goshin after this, it felt sweeter.
Maybe because it was after the first sunrise?
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Mizuguchi Shuzo, a first time participant as well as Saka Shuzo
I drank Nikitatsu Daiginjo at the Ogimachi Park event last year.
Memory
I drank
Iyo's Awamozakura
It had a clean and refreshing taste.
I imagined it to be sweet, but it was light and dry.
Junmai Ginjo Sakurahime Yeast
Using Ehime's own flower yeast, Sakurahime yeast.
It tastes sweet and fruity.
The 4-unit bottle was sold out, so I bought a bottle of Zandesi.
Hitotsu Daiginjo 35
I drank it at Ogimachi Park last year and it is still as gorgeous and delicious as ever!
Nikitatsu 2024 Junmai Daiginjo
I heard that this sake is made for overseas consumption with a rice polishing ratio of 30%.
Gorgeous and absolutely delicious!
They said it was a commemorative sake for the renewal of Dogo Onsen.
NIKITATSU Daiginjo-genshu
This sake is a raw sake version of Daiginjo 35, aged at a low temperature.
Although it is a daiginjo, it has a strong umami flavor and is delicious!
He said there are not many places in Kansai where you can buy Nikitatsu.
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I visited the Sake Expo held at the Kintetsu Main Store in Abeno Harukas!
First, let's start with Saka Sake Brewery, which Nemuchi scouted out for us.
We drank
Junmai Ginjo Nama
They said it was so popular that there were only a few left.
Slightly bitter taste. He said he recommended drinking it on the rocks.
It was delicious, but I preferred the special junmai namae, so I bought that one.
Special Junmai Nama
No picture because I bought it💦.
The Italian brewer recommended this one.
It was fruity, sweet and delicious.
When I told him I liked this one better, he said maybe he and I have similar senses 😁.
She spoke really fluent Japanese!
I wanted to talk with her some more, but there were quite a few people coming, so I moved on!
If you want to see Kuraray's face, please check out Neemuchi's post 😌.
bouken, good morning ☀I was there on a weekday and there were fewer people so we had a lot to talk about😊I also liked the special pure raw one so I bought it and was told the same thing 🤣.
Purchased at the main store of Kintetsu Department Store
Like the previous post, this one was also brought to the Victoria meeting in Jiran to open the bottle.
Hiyade
Aroma of cereals
Mellow rice flavor and good richness
The complex taste with good umami, astringency and bitterness, which is a characteristic of Osaka sake, is still there!
I really want to eat something powdered 🤤.
Personally, I prefer it warmed up rather than chilled.
Purchased at Kintetsu Department Store when returning to Fukuoka from Osaka
Brought it to the Victoria meeting in Hiran and opened the bottle.
It's the first time to drink Shinomine's rice field series!
Cold sake
The aroma is subdued.
No cloying taste, clear rice flavor, but the astringent taste increases on the back palate.
Rather dry
Purchased at Niigata Sake no Jin OSAKA.
I was impressed by the sake I tasted.
They also sold a 4-gallon cup, but I chose an easy cup.
It has a strong flavor and a gentle taste. I thought it was a perfect sake for a meal.
Sake purchased at Niigata Sake no Jin OSAKA
I opened a bottle of this one which has a stronger flavor 😅.
I bought too much sake on Saturday and Sunday, so I wanted to reduce my stock 🙄.
Newly brewed sake with 90% polished rice made from very early rice called Hazukiminori!
It is punchy and thick with a strong umami flavor. It has a nice gasiness and moderate sweetness. There are also bitter citrus nuances like lemon and grapefruit.
A little like Raku no sei.
I thought it tasted like the opposite of Argo.
It's a messy taste, but it's still sweet after a few days, so it's pretty good.
Good evening, Mr. Matsuchiyo 🌃
What can I say, I felt the world of Raku with a lot of flavor or complexity 🤔.
It seems that Mizushin Sake Shop near Kumegawa station had it in stock at the beginning of this month 😊.
It's near the storehouse of Yamori, isn't it?
Maybe I'll drop by when I have some business over there 🤔.
But how do you even know what liquor stores in Tokyo have in stock 😂.
Buuuuut do you stock all the way from Hyogo? It doesn't look like you stock such minor Kansai sake on your instagram 😂.
I like yakiton so I'll try it when I get settled down at work 🐖😂
It's certainly not on the Instagram 💦.
There's a guy who regularly holds events around Shibasaki station using Hyogo sake from a liquor store in my neighborhood, so please go check it out!
Search for "Kansai sake study group" 🥺.
I had a meeting to learn about Kansai's local sake.
I can't go to the sake meeting on 11/3 because of work😅.
But I'm glad I found a place where I can prep before I go on a sake brewery tour in Kansai.
Looks like Buchan doesn't have it all on his instagram 🤔.
Purchased at Niigata Sake no Jin OSAKA
It looks like it's only sold 3㌥ all year round, but I couldn't find it on the website💦.
When I tasted it, I got the impression it was bitter, but it tasted quite sweet. Maybe because it's not on its own, but during a meal?
I got the impression that it was a little strong on alcohol. But my overall impression is that it's easy to drink.
I have a much better impression when drinking it at home than when tasting it 😍.
I think it will show its full potential during a meal 😋.
The mild syrupy sweetness is addictive!
Purchased at Niigata Sake no Jin OSAKA
They had a 4-goupe, but I decided to go with 3㌥😅.
Low alcohol, sweet and sour.
It also has a lactobacillus-like taste 🐄.
I think it has a bit of a bran taste, but it's sweet and easy to drink.
I bought this one because I was confused with HANABI, which is a second fermentation in a bottle, but maybe I should have chosen HANABI...
Purchased at Niigata Sake no Jin OSAKA
When I tasted it, it seemed sweet and tasty, but the sweetness was moderate and the sake was fresh and juicy with a slight spicy gasiness. I thought it had more impact when I tasted it 🤔.
I like the overall impression, but it seems much spicier than when I tasted it.
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I thought I hadn't been there so I went to Tsururei for the last time.
I drank
Tsururei Junmai Ginjo
Sweetness and umami. There was nothing unpleasant about it, and it was still delicious!
Tsururei Junmai
Full, beautiful and gentle taste.
Tsururei Junmai Daiginjo
It is refreshing. It is light but delicious.
There were some breweries that I have not yet tried, but I didn't go through them because they are often seen or they are mainly dry.
The ones I haven't tried are
Kozen Josui, Hokusetsu, Kirinzan, Echigo Tsurukame, Omon, Yoshinogawa, Mine-no-Hakuubai, Tatomo, Kaga-no-i
I couldn't taste Kaga-no-i because the staff was not present the whole time...
I put 😋 pictograms for the sake that I liked and tasted this time 😁.
This is just a rough review, so please check out Neemuchi's post for more details 😌.
Good evening, Mr. Matsuchiyo 🌃
I'm drinking 27 booths, but unlike other events, some breweries have only a few items that I drank, so it's not a big deal 😁.
Ponchan, good evening 🌃
Thank you very much 😆.
I'm taking notes as I drink, but I think you're more helpful with your detailed reviews 🤔I'll keep adding 😋 to make it easier for myself to understand 😁.
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After parting with Mr. Sakeran, we went to the Kashiwa Dew booth, which was manned by a mannequin who was at the Keihan Department Store event.
We passed by the booth several times on the way, but he said it tasted too strong, so we said we'd stop by at the end 😅.
I've had Sanzui before.
I drank
Yoshinoya Honjozo Nama-Shu
Sake served at Yoshinoya.
It has a slight sweetness and is beautiful and tasty for a honjozo sake.
Junmai Daiginjo Unfiltered Nama-Shu Nama-Shu
Fruity, sweet and delicious 😋.
I think I've seen it somewhere, so I'll buy it if I see it!
Junmai Ginjo Gohyakumangoku
Slightly smoky
Super dry junmai sake.
Dry but not too dry and easy to drink
Happo-happo Junmai Seishu HANABI
Second fermentation in bottle. It is sweet and tasty.
HAKURO SWEET
Very sweet, refreshing, light and delicious 😋.
Yuzu Sake
It is rich, fruity and delicious!
When Kashiwaroh Sake Brewery was part of the Sezon Group, Yoshinoya was also part of the Sezon Group, and it was served not only at Yoshinoya but also at Prince Hotel and sold at Seibu Department Store. So it seems that Kashiwa Dew is still served at Yoshinoya even today.
Kashiwa Dew Sake Brewery is now under the Hamada Sake Brewery's umbrella.
Niigata Sake no Jin OSAKA㉕
There are so many brands that it is hard to know which one is the main one.
I was torn between Koshino-Kanchubai and Chojamori, but I'll check in with Koshino-Kanchubai!
I've had Fuyushogun and N-888 from this brewery in the past!
I drank
Onjamori Junmai Ginjo
Sweet type. Fruity, sweet and delicious!
Otoko-Katsu Junmai Ginjo
Dry type. Crisp and dry, but tasty.
Usukurenai Junmai Ginjo
This sake is a blend of Onna-mori and Otokomori and stored in wine barrels. It is lightly colored. Maybe it's the color, maybe it's the barrel, but it feels like wine.
While I was at this booth, Mr. Sakeran appeared and I moved to the Echigo Touji booth for the second time!
