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Nf bapakI went to the last Banshu Issen of the store's September Hyogo Fair. Since I did not have a chance to visit last month, this was my first visit to Asano Nihonshu Store in two months.
Junmai Cho-Kara, fruity and dry. Nice and refreshing!
Junmai Kitanishiki: mainly acidity. I was surprised that the super-hot one was more fruity.
Unfiltered Junmai Daiginjo-Kitanishiki Acidity, clean. Not so sweet.
I was also interested in the limited set of Aizan, but I don't want to miss unexpected encounters if I order a set with many of my favorite types.
In that sense, the super spicy one this time was a good harvest. Thanks for the food. にと2024
First time in Higashi-Umeda, at Asano Sake Shop
My favorite Gobashi was there!
I tried all four kinds of sake!
The interior is clean and new, all seats are standing, snacks are simple and reasonably priced (Umeda price), and there are separate toilets for men and women (important).
The atmosphere was very comfortable for girls with three female waitresses. きなこThe last one was Okura's Yamahai.
It was very easy to drink and had a greener feel than the one from Yukihikoyama. This is also Aizan, but it is totally different from Kaze no Mori.
It went well with the tofu with unrefined soybean curd. It was my first time to try it, but it goes too well with sake. きなこAsano Sake Shop, which has not been here for a long time.
Aizan. Fruity, gorgeous, and refreshing. Too delicious! I didn't know that 80% polished rice could be like this. Amazing!
Sakekasu ice cream was also delicious! Kaze no MoriKaze no Mori WEEKS 2024 山田錦 357 真中採り純米大吟醸原酒生酒中取り無濾過 boukenSake released for events at Daimaru Shinsaibashi and other stores
Moderate sweetness. Dry and bitter. I think it tastes stronger than usual Kaze no Mori. I prefer Omachi or Akitsuho 🤔.
I think it would be better to raise the temperature to taste the sweetness.
I feel the acidity is also emphasized when the temperature is raised.
Maybe it's sweeter at room temperature?
It has muscat and melon taste. アラジンGood evening, bouken😃.
I see you drank the Kaze no Mori WEEKS sake: ☺️
I was thinking that the specs of this sake are similar to the sake entered in the competition.
I wonder if the dryness is due to the rice or the sake quality design 🤔. boukenHello Aladdin 😃
I heard somewhere before that Kaze no Mori's Yamadanishiki is dry and not sweet, so I was wondering if Kaze no Mori's use of Yamadanishiki would result in a dry sake quality? I was wondering 🤔 
boukenIt's the first reissue in 16 years.
I don't know about 16 years ago, because that was when I wasn't drinking sake...
Grape and banana-like sweetness. I think it is one of the most robust types of sweetness in Kaze no Mori. I wonder what the middle harvest of this would be like?
I haven't had many of them, but I liked this one among Kaze no Mori's. 😋. ポンちゃんbouken, congratulations on your very belated 3300 check-ins🎊🎊🎊🎉🎉🎉!
I was wondering if you drank the special one.... I thought you were drinking something special 🤣.
I'm looking forward to seeing more! boukenThank you, Ponchan ✨
I didn't have anything ready this time so I thought this would look like it 😅.
Next time I'll prepare something that you can't buy very often 😁. ゆーへーGood morning bouken, ☀︎
Congratulations on another secret 3300 check-in 🎉.
I didn't know 507 Oumachi was not a standard 👀.
I guess I'll have to go through with it since the labels are so similar 💦. boukenThank you, Yoohee 😊.
I've been posting a lot of events and the number comes every month, so I thought it would be better to do it quietly 🙄.
There are so many different types of wind forests and similar labels that it's hard to notice 💦. boukenI had always passed on it because of the cartoony label, but Matsuchiyo's post got me curious and I bought it 😁.
I thought it would be refreshing since it's a summer sake, but it has a rich sweetness.
I didn't think it was watered down, but it was so heavy.
The second half is a little bit peculiar and you can feel Okura's character even though it's a summer sake. ポンちゃんHello bouken 🐦.
I see you got this sake! It's a solid summer sake 😳I'm curious because it's not easy to find 😊I hope they have it in Kyoto too 🥺. boukenGood evening, Pon-chan.
I went there for other sake and was lucky to find it 😁I think Kyoto may have it too 📞. ポンちゃんOh right, I thought you were going to see this one 😳 Then maybe Kyoto too! Thanks 🙏 I'll take a peek this weekend 😁. taikoDelicious! Don't miss it! taikoI drank it for the first time!
It's so sweet, it's like juice.
The entrée is delicious and the drink goes well with it. ☺️ Nf bapakAs I mentioned for Kameizumi, one of the set ran out, so it became Kisoji.
I have some in the fridge that I haven't opened yet, but this is the second time I've tried Yukawa Sake Brewery, following Kinmon-Nishiki, and this one tastes better.
I also bought a bottle of Okunoto Shirakiku in Wajima, which was brewed by Yukawa Shuzo with rice from Shirafuji Sake Brewery and supervision by the brewery, so I am looking forward to this one. Nf bapakWe received the standard set. The junmai ginjo unfiltered raw sake was gone, so a different one was included in the middle of the set.
The first one was Junmai Daiginjo-Hyogo-Yamada-Nishiki, which had a basic taste, as expected of Yamada-Nishiki, and as expected of jun-dai, with a good flavor and a sense of alcohol, no complaints. But the raw smell of the set was not suitable for the entrée.
Next, Kisoji Natsu Junmai Ginjo Namaishu (pure rice ginjo sake), with a refreshing acidity and sweetness, this was delicious. I wonder if they are combining similar types of sake?
Junmai Ginjo Nama Nama Sake Takaike 63, slightly dry, fruity and clean. It is not as good as Jun Dai, but it is also delicious.
In general, Kameizumi's level is high. I hope Takashimaya will carry more than just Junmai Ginjo CEL-24 as a standard item. 
boukenI heard it sold out immediately so I'm glad I was able to buy it😊.
It spurts up quite a bit but opened without difficulty. Strong gasiness and 🍍full sweet and tasty.
Sweet and fruity aroma almost from start to finish.
The impact of the flavor is more intense than the usual CEL-24.
The bitterness has been bothering Huayouyasui for a few years now, but this one tastes like the Huayouyasui of the days when bitterness was not a problem.
The third one is the sake-steamed scallion and kujo leeks from Masuya Seika, which I learned about from the wasabi soramame given to me by Pon-chan.
Aladdin told me they were opening a store at Luxe Aire for a limited time, so I bought it along with a can of Isogou 😊.
The freeze-dried asari tasted sweeter than regular asari 😋.
Thank you Ponchan and Aladdin for telling me about it 🙇. アラジンGood evening, bouken!
Kameizumi CEL24 light nigori, highly appreciated. ☺️ I love it too! I love it too 😁.
I'm jealous of Masuya's snacks, too, since I haven't been able to visit even though you introduced them 🤤. ロビンGood morning, bouken!
Kameizumi CEL24 is delicious👍
The light nigori is even better ❗️
It would go well with snacks too😊. ポンちゃんGood morning, bouken 🐥.
I'm in full bloom 🍍! I'd love to drink the thing, but I don't think I have any more 😢 Great purchase 😉.
Glad you got there asap😊The scallions are great too! I was torn between fava beans, scallions and okra 😆. boukenHello Aladdin ☔.
I remember last year when Aladdin was drinking and I was so jealous 😊The first sake was so delicate that I opened Kameizumi on the way but it was empty soon 😅.
There is a store near Kyoto station if you have a chance! boukenRobin-san Hello 😃
Regular CEL-24 is delicious too 😋Asano-san only drinks it in the store and never sells it until now, so I'm glad I was able to buy the light nigori this time 😆. boukenHi Ponchan 😃
It was a little expensive but it was so good 🤔It was the day before the last day of the stall so some items were sold out 😥I would like to buy other items again 😁. ＳたっくMemorandum: A Look Back at the Past
Sake rice Domaine Sakura Yamadanishiki
Polishing ratio: Koji rice 50%, Kake rice 60 ＳたっくMemorandum Looking back at the past
Sake rice Koshihikari
Polishing ratio 60 Nf bapakIt has a subtle banana aroma, a tangy gasiness, and a delicious sweetness that goes down smoothly.
But it also has an aftertaste like no other sake. I can't stop drinking Hiragana Takachiyo. The pressure in the fridge is at an unusual level....
The person who was drinking next to me said to the person on the other side, "There are 6 bottles in the fridge..." I'm sorry, there are 3 times as many bottles in a 4-pack.... アラジンPolishing ratio 100%!
Inspired by Nara Brewery's UNDERWATER (a beer made with Kaze no Mori brewing water, No. 7 yeast, etc.).
(By the way, Nara Brewery even used soyashi-water this year!)
Steaming is a process that alphasizes the starch in the sake rice to enhance the action of koji enzymes and make the rice easier to dissolve.
The brewery succeeded in brewing sake with brown rice without polishing it at all, based on the unexpected idea that roasting rice could be used like beer without steaming!
This roasted brown rice brewing method is called the Amorphous method.
In the fourth year, a small amount of white malted rice was added in order to reduce the graininess of the sake and to give it more body.
Amber in color, it has the appearance of a lager beer without foam or a lightly aged whiskey.
It also has a top-tasting aroma like sour pickles or beer after the foam has been released.
It is an aroma I have never felt in sake, at least not before.
The first touch is sake sweetness and a light gasiness.
From there, the acidity and clean umami typical of Bodai-Hashimoto sake spread out with a unique burnt and smoky taste, and then it finishes in a flowing manner.
The after-flavor is exactly like the lingering bitterness of beer.
It's as close to beer as you can get, but it's definitely sake 🍺🍶.
I honestly thought it was delicious ☺️ ひるぺこGood evening, Aladdin-san. I see you went to the Asano Fair. I have had Daichi no Chikara before and thought it was easier to drink. It is interesting that you use brown rice as a beer idea to bring out the aroma of roasting 😊. アラジンHi Hirupeko, good evening 😃.
I went to the Asano fair because Kaze no Mori is my guess brewery 🍶I didn't compare drinks this time, I took one bottle home afterwards: ☺️
I like smoky scotch etc. so I was pleasantly surprised by the aroma 😳. ヤスベェHi Aladdin 😀
I also had it for a drink outside and it was a strange kind of sake that I can't describe well 🤣.
Sake as close to beer as possible is a great way to describe it😇 マルHi Aladdin, ☀️
I think that even kinky drinks look kind of stylish and delicious when they are made by Aladdin 🤣.
I wonder if that person who likes kinky drinks likes this too 🤣. アラジンGood morning, Yasbay 😃.
I see you drank this one! It's definitely a taste that's hard to explain😅.
I heard that Alpha8 and UnderWater's tastes are getting closer to each other year by year, so I'm looking forward to seeing what's coming next. アラジンGood morning, Maru 😃.
For a metamorphic liquor, the way the Wind Forest side sells it is too stylish 😅.
I think the content and taste is interesting enough to be enjoyed by orchid lovers 😁. かわせThe aroma is very strong!
I recommend heating it up even on a hot day!
This is a good one. 
Nf bapakI went to the Ayu Masamune Fair starting today. I ordered a very limited set of sake to compare.
Junmai Daiginjyo Nama Sake "Ayu" is indeed a junmai daiginjo, and I can only describe it as delicious. It has a mellow mouthfeel, mild flavor, and a bit of acidity.
The next sake, unfiltered junmai nama sake "AYUMASAMUNE" is as delicious as the jun Dai. It is mellow, acidic and full-bodied, with the difference being the junmai's lack of over-polishing.
Then there was the junmai nigori sake "Sakororo," an alcoholic amazake with a refreshingly sour taste. Of course it was delicious.
Finally, I ordered a separate Junmai Ginjo "Hatsuayu" that I wanted to try from the standard set. It was both sweet and sour, and had a refreshing taste like a junmai ginjo.
After that, we visited Hankyu Umeda, Hanshin Umeda, Daimaru Umeda, Yamanaka Sake no Eki Marche, and also visited Edion Sake Store and Sake no Yamamoto!
Whity's Niigata Okome had a lineup of Sake-no-jin limited edition junmai and junmai spring-fermented sake. I would have brought him home if I had less stock at home.... RecommendedContentsSectionView.title
