2025 Spring Evening - Tasting New Sake
Three of my friends from Tokyo joined the Toyama Sake Fan Club event.
They were very satisfied with the event and stayed until 26:00 on Toyama Night 😄.
We asked President Masuda to take a commemorative photo of us since we had come all the way to Toyama, and he graciously agreed.
Next time, let's take them to Saseki.
By the way, a total of 407 people attended this year's event, many of them from outside the prefecture.
My friends and I will be back next year! They said 😆.
2025 Spring Evening - Tasting New Sake
Tateyama Daiginjo Competition Entry Class Omachi Junmai Ginjo Sake Not for Sale Aizan Junmai Ginjo Not for Sale
This year was the first time for Tateyama Sake Brewery to participate in the competition. I didn't realize that until I was told.
This time, there were some not-for-sale items on display.
For some reason, many people didn't get a chance to taste it, but those who did, were surprised to find out what it was. It's so delicious! They said, "What's this?
I really want this kind of sake to be made commercially available.
2025 Spring Evening - Tasting New Sake
Yoshinotomo Shiboritate
The fourth bottle in the table set. It is simple, but also consistently delicious, as expected.
Until last year, there were many other sakes chilled on both sides of the hall and you were free to take them, but then there were tables with 10 or more bottles lined up, and this year there was a 4 bottle rule that you had to either empty the table or bring an exchange item 😭
The third one, "Hou," another brand of Yoshinotomo, was pulled out because everyone knew it was an expensive sake!
The glass artist in attendance got it, but a few minutes later, another table member came to ask for an exchange. No no no, he asked us to wait until after all the people at this table had poured 🤣.
2025 Spring Evening - Tasting New Sake
Gen no Taki Daiginjo Shiboritate
This was the third of the first four bottles set on the round table.
It is clear, crisp, and consistently delicious.
The round table seats 11 people. After everyone has had a round of drinks, we will go to exchange them, but may I release them?
Can I release it? said my friend who came from Tokyo to the event in Toyama. Mabotaki, it seems, was to his liking.
Tamahoku ECHOES ∑ Happiness Sake
Alcohol content: 12
Rice polishing ratio: 60
2025 Spring Evening - Tasting New Sake
The second of four bottles set on the round table.
Mmmm, sweet and sour, or rather sweet.
Narimasa Limited Junmai Ginjyo Nama Shu "Onaka" 720ml
2025 Spring Evening: A Taste of New Sake
We participated in the "2025 Spring Evening: Tasting New Sake" event, where we enjoyed new Toyama sake and food.
The toast was Narimasa's Awamama Nama-zake. The bottle was opened without difficulty by opening and closing the bottle twice.
It's ok, it's nice and dry.
I found out that it is a sake made with wild yeast "Onaka".
The price is 2,640 yen. It is an aggressive sake in many ways.
I have the impression that Narimasa is rather good at making fresh bubbly sake.
