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KumakichiOpened another second bottle of 39 of Kangiku, a repeat purchase.
A bottle of Omachi polished to 39% was delicious with its tangy, sweet flavor and pleasant acidity, just like Kangiku!
Polishing ratio: 39% (100% Omachi)
Alcohol content: 15%. ハリーHokuriku Support 📣 4th Stage
Manjusen Nama Junmai Ginjo
Toyama is still not as bad as Noto Peninsula.
I have heard that Toyama is still in good shape compared to Noto Peninsula, but I will support them 📣.
I know it's hard in Toyama, but at the same time, I hear that many trips have been cancelled.
I hear it's also hard because of all the travel cancellations.
I was actually planning to go to Hokuriku in February but had to postpone.
I'm sorry, but I will definitely go again. ❗️
Fresh aroma, easy to drink from the green bottle
It is easy to drink with a green apple 🍏 flavor that is perfect for the green bottle 🍶.
Home brew 575 KumakichiThe other day, I had a taste of the Kutouryuu hanging mouth, and then, when I heard that the Kuroryu hanging mouth was now available, I immediately went to buy one!
Kuroryu Jungin Hareguchi Nama Sake
Kuzuryu had the best balance of sweetness, flavor and acidity, but how does Kuroryu taste?
This one was too cold at first!
The taste was quite hard from the moment I put it in my mouth, but as it returned to room temperature, the sweet-amami and acidity became more pronounced!
Kutouryuu's Dorokuchi had a gorgeous flavor that could be enjoyed on its own, while Kuroryu's Dorokuchi had a refreshing taste that is perfect for a mealtime sake!
Rice polishing ratio: 55% (100% Gohyakumangoku from Fukui Prefecture)
Alcohol content: 17%. KumakichiHashu Honor" by Kangiku Meizou released at the end of 2023.
I missed buying this one last year, so this is a new bottle for me!
Haneju Homare is a rice developed by Jyushiyo's Takagi Sake Brewery, and only a handful of breweries are able to handle it.
The taste is sweet and delicious like Kangiku, but with a very gentle sweetness like Wasanbon.
It has a shwashiness from the moment you open the bottle, but after the second day, it settles down and has a milder flavor, which I like!
Rice polishing ratio: 50% (100% Hashu Honor produced in Yamagata Prefecture)
Alcohol content: 15 としちゃんBusiness Trip to Ikebukuro
To Masushin-san
Chose this winter sake
Soft and smooth
Very nice on the palate
Just the right amount of bitterness and sweetness
Harmony of bitterness and sweetness
This one...
It was a bargain. KumakichiKuroryu Daiginjo-shu in mini bottles of less than 1 gou
Kuroryu Gin no Tobira
It is a mini-bottle, so you can only taste it, but it is a bottle of Kuroryu Daiginjo-shu with a clean but robust flavor.
I finished it before I could enjoy the changes in flavor, so my impression is a bit shallow, but it was delicious!
Rice polishing ratio: 50%.
Alcohol content: 15.5%. KumakichiSince the end of last year, we have received a lot of new sake and nigori, but I hadn't tried this one, which is popular on social media.
It is ranked high in the Nigorin picks of sake-loving influencers, but how does it taste?
The thick, thick, thick sake that you can taste even before pouring it into a glass.
The color is not like mixing ori or something, but the dense & slurpy feeling like a vanilla shake cannot be compared to other nigorizake,
The rice flavor is dense, but when you take a sip, the strong acidity takes precedence and the sweetness is subdued.
The taste is more refreshing than I expected.
Rice polishing ratio: 65
Alcohol content: 15%. KumakichiThe first bottle to be opened on New Year's Eve is Tobitsune - Tsubame Tori by Tobirazumi Honpo.
This one is brewed with highly polished rice (35% Akita Sakekomachi), multi-acidic yeast No. 77, and Yamahai.
It has the rich apple sweetness that is typical of Hirasen Honpo, but with a clear and elegant aftertaste!
The price of 3,300 yen for a four-pack is a bit of a drawback, but it is a bottle that you will still want to drink!
Rice polishing ratio: 35
Alcohol content: 13%. KumakichiFinished work safely and started drinking on the first day of the New Year vacations
The first bottle was a bottle of Denshogiku Oorigarami [Yamada Nishiki] from Kangiku Meikozo that I had been putting to sleep at Lemacom.
The other day, I had a bottle of the non-origara-mi pattern, and it was quite delicious. The ogara-mi is even more promising!
The aroma is sweet and mellow like honey, and when you take a sip, it is like an adult melon soda! The sweetness and the sizzle were so good that it didn't last a day...,
We started drinking it at noon and it was empty in the evening,
Good sake tastes good, but be careful not to drink too much...,
Rice polishing ratio: 50% (100% Yamadanishiki)
Alcohol content: 15 ジェイ&ノビィHi Kumakichi 😃
Thank you for a year of work 😌I'm relieved to be done with it and I'm sure the ☺️ delicious drinks will kill you in no time 😅It's hard to keep it under control during the holiday season 😆. KumakichiHi Jay & Nobby, December was a busy month for us, but we made it through and drank too much. I want to drink a lot at the beginning of the year, too, so it's hard to hold back! Have a happy New Year! まつちよIt's Dove's new sake 🕊.
The first aroma is fresh and sweet.
When you put it in your mouth, you will feel the full sweetness of the rice, followed by a slight tanginess on the tip of your tongue and a slight bitterness that finishes off the taste.
This year's Hato is delicious too 🕊🍶.
I have to go buy a bottle of zodiac.
(PS) This year's 🕊 is a little sweeter than last year's. I wonder if they changed the flavor?
I wonder if they changed the taste? KumakichiI have had a whole series of new sake, and this year, this one exceeded my expectations!
Kuzuryu Harekuchi Nama Sake
This is a new sake from Kuroryu Shuzo, and a certain sake youtuber praised it as excellent, so I tried it and found it really tasty!
Before I tried it, I had an image of Kuroryu as a clear and light sake, but Kutouryuu Harekuchi has a fruity taste!
The specs are in the honjozo class, but there was no unpleasant alcohol taste, and the apricot-like dark sweetness and flavor after drinking it was very refreshing!
I have had normal Kutouryu many times, but this is something else! It's a good bottle with good cost performance and I was satisfied!
Rice polishing ratio: 65% (100% Gohyakumangoku produced in Fukui Prefecture)
Alcohol content: 18%. KumakichiThis is the perfect bottle to celebrate this year's work!
Kangiku 39 Special Thanks 2023
A special bottle of Kangiku's regular sake for this time of the year that you can't go wrong with!
A bottle brewed with Omachi polished up to 39%, as a "Thank You".
The fruity aroma and the rich sweetness of the flavor were very enjoyable!
If you drink it in small sips, you will finish it soon!
Rice polishing ratio: 39% (100% Omachi rice used)
Alcohol percentage: 15 KumakichiI brought this as a souvenir when I went back to my wife's parents' house and had it with eel!
HIROKI Junmai Ginjo Black Label
Black Label has a strong image of a clear and crisp taste, but after letting it sit in the fridge for the summer, the mild umami flavor took over and it was delicious!
I enjoyed the sense of maturity in a good way and was careful not to drink too much!
Rice polishing ratio : 40% for koji rice, 50% for kake rice
Alcohol content: 16%. KumakichiThis year, due to the weather passing through autumn from summer to winter, there is autumn sake in the refrigerator that I forgot to drink..,
Among them, I opened a bottle of my favorite hiyaoroshi sake!
Kuroryu Autumn Age
Kuroryu always has a refreshing and light taste, but after the summer, it has a sweet and tasty flavor, which I love!
Please note that it is so delicious that you can easily fall asleep after drinking too much of it!
Rice polishing ratio: 55% (100% Yamadanishiki)
Alcohol content: 16%. KumakichiThis year, too, the season of doburoku has come!
Twelve Roku Sweet and Sour Awaraku
This is a doburoku that is sold only from October to March every year, and is one that we always repeat!
It is a doburoku that retains its sludgy taste and the shape of the rice when poured into a glass.
When you take a sip, the "amasan awaraku" (sweet, sour, and sweet sake) is a real treat!
The rich sweetness of the rice, the bubbling sensation that pops when you crush the rice grains with your tongue, and the refreshing acidity are exquisite!
I have had many doburoku, but it is hard to find a flavor I like better than this one,
I'm looking forward to seeing how many times I can repeat this year!
Rice polishing ratio: undisclosed
Alcohol content: 5%. KumakichiI couldn't forget the delicious Nanaken sparkling wine I had on a previous trip to Yamanashi.
I bought a half-bottle on repeat!
With an alcohol content of 11%, it was a bottle with a light, refreshing sweetness and sharpness.
Rice polishing ratio: undisclosed
Alcohol content: 11%. KumakichiThe hard work that began in September has continued unabated, and exhaustion has set in,
I wanted a little healing, so I opened a bottle of this one when I got off work early.
Kawanakajima Genmai Kinmonishiki Junmai Ginjo Unfiltered Nama-shu
Kawanakajima Genmai is one of my top 3 favorite sake in Nagano Prefecture, but it is getting harder and harder to buy,
It's a delicious sake, but I'm thankful that I can drink it even a little bit!
Kinmon-nishiki is Nagano Prefecture's rice suitable for sake brewing, and I love the balance between fruity and crisp, with a bitter aftertaste!
Kawanakajima Genmai was also an exceptionally tasty sake!
Rice polishing ratio: 55
Alcohol content: 16%. ジェイ&ノビィGood morning, Kumakichi 😃.
Thank you for your daily hard work 😌Please have a good drink 🍶 and rest well at least on the days you can go home early: ☺️
I hope your workload settles down soon. KumakichiHi Jay & Nobby!
Every year this time of the year is very hard work, but I can relax by drinking sake in the gaps.......,
I'd like to have a good drink when things are settled down! KumakichiIt is the autumnal equinox, and the weather in Tokyo is finally autumn-like,
While the summer sakes and hiyaoroshi (sake with a rich flavor) are being released, we opened a bottle of Kangiku's Kangiku from our stock!
OCEAN99 Toukai Unfiltered, Once-filtered, Unmixed Junmai Ginjo
This is a limited edition autumnal sake from Kangiku, but this one is a fire-irrigated junmai ginjo spec!
We have always loved the sweet flavor and freshness of Shangiku's raw sake, but what about the fire-aged version?
What? It was delicious, but the usual freshness was gone, and the aftertaste was more bitter.
However, I enjoyed it a little bit!
Rice polishing ratio: 55% (100% sake brewing rice)
Alcohol content: 15%. KumakichiWe managed to get through the extremely hot August and wanted to open a bottle of sweet sake for the big day!
KURORYU KIJOZAKE
This is a very popular light and dry sake from Kuroryu.
Most kijoshu is thick and sweet, too sweet for my liking, but the kijoshu from Kuroryu and Shinmasa are delicious!
From the aroma, it has a sweetness like grapes or flower honey, but once you take a sip, the elegant sweetness like wasanbon, elegant acidity and umami were delicious!
Rice polishing ratio: 55% (100% Gohyakumangoku produced in Fukui Prefecture)
Alcohol content: 12%. まつちよWe are working to protect 🕊 in Tokyo.
I would be offended if I said it was expensive for 🕊san, but was it expensive because it is made from Hyogo Yamada-Nishiki polished to 50%? I wonder if Hanafuki is not good enough?
Well, the top aroma is gentle but sweet with a sourness like yogurt.
In the mouth, it has an elegant sweetness, but the slight sourness and bitterness make it finish cleanly.
It is quite dry.
I read on the bottle to be careful not to blow it out, but I guess it settles down after 3 months of production? (Tsumaranai)
I bought it at Masushin Shohten in Ikebukuro at the end of June, and they had about a dozen in stock at that time, and according to their website, they still have some in stock 🕊. RecommendedContentsSectionView.title
