The last one is a comparison of Kinjaku Daiginjo (the two on the left) and Junmai Daiginjo (the two on the right): 🐦️
The top aroma is soft and sweet in both cases.
By this point, I was too drunk to understand the subtle differences.
In the mouth, the Daiginjo has a mildly sweet flavor with a clean finish.
The Junmai Daiginjo is extremely mildly sweet and delicious.
It is indeed a 40% polished Junmai Daiginjo.
The Daiginjyo had a clean aftertaste, perhaps due to the fact that it was alkalooseted.
You have to look at the label on the back of the bottle to see that it is aluzoe, though.
It was delicious 🍶✨️
The fifth drink (two on the left) and sixth drink (two on the right) are a comparison of Kinjaku's autumn rise 2024 and 2025: 🐦️
The top aroma is sweet with a hint of acidity in both.
Maybe it's because I'm drunk, but I don't notice much difference in the aroma.
In the mouth, both have a mildly sweet flavor, but the 2024 has more depth and is tastier.
If you have ever had Kinjaku, you would know that it has a light flavor while still having a good drinking experience, so even though it is an Aki-agari, you don't feel it is too heavy.
It was delicious 🍶✨️
The fourth cup was Kinjaku's Lore Yamahai Zozo.
The top aroma is slightly sweet.
In the mouth, it has a mild sweetness with a hint of acidity.
Compared to the other Kinjaku, this one had a richer flavor and the sweetness was the best.
This Yamahai was highly rated among the participants at the drinking comparison event.
It was delicious. ✨️🐦️
The third cup is Kinjaku's Secret Hidden Nama Hashiro.
The first aroma is sweet with a hint of pineapple candy.
In the mouth, there is a soft acidity from the sake yeast and sweetness from the pineapple candy.
It has a rich and mellow taste as well as the Yamahai which we will drink next among the Kinjaku.
It was delicious 🍶✨️
The second glass is Kinjaku Junmai Ginjo 50 🐦️
The first aroma is slightly sweet.
When you put it in your mouth, you can feel a slight gasiness.
Clear sweetness with a hint of acidity.
The pineapple flavor is a little weak.
It was delicious 🍶✨️
I know this is back to back, but the weekend before last, I participated in a Kinjaku 8-sake drinking contest 😊.
We started with Kinjaku's only raw sake.
The first aroma is slightly sweet.
When you put it in your mouth, you can feel a slight gasiness.
It has a slight sweetness and sourness like light pineapple candy.
The balance between the refreshing sweetness and sourness is exquisite.
I could understand why it is so popular.
After drinking all 8 kinds of sake, I checked this one last time to make sure it was the best one 🍶✨️😊.
It is a four-stage rice-insertion over-prepared sake from Raku no sei.
We had the first sip 🍶.
The first aroma is sweet with a hint of ripeness.
When you put it in your mouth, it has a full-bodied, deep sweetness.
Very sweet and thick 😂.
When I drank it 2 years ago, I was astonished by its rich sweetness like syrup from a pineapple can, but this year, I don't feel much acidity or pineapple flavor due to the strong sweetness.
Maybe it's because it was a mouth opener? 🤔
It was delicious. ✨️
The third one is the Gundam in Odaiba on the way to see Prince of Wales.
I only watched the first Gundam on TV so I don't know which Gundam it is 😅 lol
Red Takeshi's Amber 🍂.
I ordered it last year because I enjoyed it so much.
It has a softly sweet aroma on the nose.
When you put it in your mouth, it is juicy, mildly sweet with a hint of acidity.
This year's sake is also very drinkable despite its 13% alcohol content.
It was delicious 🍶✨️
The third picture is the Royal Navy aircraft carrier Prince of Wales visiting the passenger terminal at the Port of Tokyo. 🇬🇧
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This bottle was selected by the manager!
It seems that this sake was designed to go well with oysters, and is brewed with white wine yeast.
Why was it designed to go with oysters? 🤔 I thought, but it seems that the city of Kitsuki, where the brewery is located, also specializes in oysters ☝.
Unfortunately, I couldn't enjoy it with oysters, but I had it with my favorite blue cheese and avocado steal...
Very tasty with a wine-like acidity 😋.
Certainly this was a drink I would like to try with oysters and seafood carpaccio... lol... d
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This one is a spring sake, but it's only 16 degrees alc.
This one is also based on a light spring-like drink, but it is a hybrid type with a strong umami taste.
I've only ever had super dry sake, so this one will refresh my image of it: 👍️
Hi N.E. 😃
Mr. Dai-Shinshu! We've only had the big dry and the dry 😅Next time we'll have the small dry 😅I was thinking 😆 I'd like to try the others! I was thinking 😆 I'd like to try the other ones too!
Good evening, Jay & Nobby 😆.
This one was a little spicy, so it was perfect for a "next time, maybe a little spicier? It was perfect for 👌.
Refreshing yet full-bodied...
It's a kind of "twice delicious"⁉😋.
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Also a little low alu to rest my tongue 🤭 still too early to tell, lol.
Always a light & refreshing treat for me 😍
This time it's the defo Ni No Nong brew, but I think that's why it's so clear and straight flavor comes through 🤔.
I think it's perfect for a simple person like me 🤣.
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Now that our tongues are ready, the next stop is Ni-Rabbit, which has been a long time coming!
I don't think this is the first time I've had Ni-Rabbit at Aizan...
The taste is very different from the previous one, with a more robust flavor and a rich complexity.
The finish was so good that I don't think I would ever get tired of drinking it even if I just kept drinking this one.
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This is my first visit to 85 (Hakko)!
The owner of this restaurant offers a variety of domestic cheeses and fermented foods, hence the name 85 (fermented).
We started off with a light spring sake, SAKURA🌸.
The cherry blossoms in Tokyo are at their best but the temperature during the day was about 7℃... 😵(24℃ the day before 😅) I wonder if people are still viewing the cherry blossoms 🤔.
Well, the main topic, AKABU SAKURA, the light and refreshing taste makes me feel refreshed 🥰.
How can there be any mistake⁉😆😆.
Good morning, Masaaki Sapporo 😆.
I can only thank you for checking the count this time as well 🙇.
I'm a drinker, so I enjoy the drinks I encounter on the spot, so this time it was just a regular pass 🤣.
Thank you, Muro 😆.
I didn't realize I got a comment too 😮🙇.
I was looking back to see what I was drinking AKABU and the comment count was odd 🤔 I panicked and looked back at the notification 😅.
It's my usual stealth kill number 🤣.
Outside drinking.
100% Ginpu
First time at Hana-Hayo ✨
Popular sake, so expect it.
The aroma is sweet and sour and is immediately noticeable when poured into a glass. Aromatic.
The color is like potassium. I wonder if it is unfiltered.
The sweetness comes quickly and spreads in the mouth. It is easy to drink... ⁉️
But then the astringency appears.
I thought it was different from what I expected, but it was interesting to see the difference in taste.
A complex and mysterious tasting sake 🍶.
Now I want to try a different version 😊.
