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KumakichiGot to buy some Junmai Ginjyo Usunigori from Tasake this year!
The bottle is a beautiful light blue color with a fresh label that evokes the image of new sake!
I'm very much looking forward to this bottle of junmai ginjo-namaishu & usunigorori made with my favorite Hanabukiyuki!
The aroma is of fresh melon juice with a hint of fresh melon.
I love the fresh melon aroma, moderate sweetness and fresh acidity!
When you mix in the oli in the second glass, it adds a full-bodied flavor that is typical of light nigori, and the change in flavor is delicious!
This is a bottle that I want to keep drinking forever!
Rice polishing ratio: 50%.
Alcohol content: 16%. かずきOpened January 19, 2023
Meeramai ❗️
Fruity ^ ^
Orangey citrusy, but awesomely gentle! Onshu mandarin 🍊
The flavor lasts for a relatively long time, but there's also a tangy bitterness at the end, which is also citrusy ^ ^.
You can drink it by itself without any snacks🙆 
ハリーI drank a little too much during the New Year's holiday.
I have a little stomach fatigue.
I have to try my best to take a day off from drinking😅.
Today I'm going to drink Cosmos Akizakura which I got last year 😀.
It's a crisp, light, moderate sourness and sweetness
The sweetness follows and it's delicious!
I think it's my favorite among Shinsei's colors 😀.
Today, we had negitoro (negi toro), egg omelet, duck, and
and tan shio (tongue salt).
And today, we're watching a recording of Yoshida Izuru's "New Year's Eve Wanderings" while we drink 🙂.
I want to drink sake 🍶 and go to izakaya izakaya izakaya izakaya izakaya izakaya izakaya
I want to go to more izakaya 🏮❣️
Yakko is on the show too😊.
home drinking 361 遥瑛チチGood evening Harry!
I've been sober since yesterday for some reason 😅.
I'm going to stay sober until the end of next week❗️
I wonder if I can do it 💦.
Rafa papaGood morning Harry 😃.
Your stomach is tired but you are drinking good sake 😆 I think I need to take a rest day but it's hard to make it 😅 take care of your body and drink good sake 😋. ジェイ&ノビィGood morning, Harry 😃.
It's hard to get back to normal after the New Year's drinking and eating fest 💦 but with this dish, I'll drink it 😆.
Oh my gosh ❗️Chichi you're awesome! Good luck 👋 ハリーGood morning, Chichi 😀
I know there are many reasons to refrain from drinking outside, but I hope to have fun with alcohol this year, too 😀. ハリーGood morning Rafa papa 😀
This time of year, there are so many new sake and seasonal sake that I have to worry about a lot of things I want to drink, and when I open the bottle, I drink it without posting 😅 I have to stop buying sake or going to the liquor store or something 😅. ハリーGood morning, Jay & Nobby 😀
We also drink as a couple, so our meals often end up as snacks 😅 I'm trying to talk to them to make a dinner of rice and miso soup, with non-snack style dishes! I'm trying to talk to them, but they are weak willed😅. デューク澁澤⭐︎
Hi Harry, I look forward to working with you this year.
You got a good drink.
Let's do it while working on your liver 😎. ハリーHi Duke 😃.
I look forward to working with you again this year.
Yes - health first after all.
You have to go or else you'll worry 😀.
I will take a good rest day this year❣️probably😅 KumakichiFollowing the tokoso, the first bottle to be opened in the new year is the annual zodiac bottle of Tasake!
Last year's bottle had an impactful tiger label, but this year's bottle is a spectacular bottle with 17 cute rabbits plus one more!
The reason for the +1 rabbit is the 🐰 on the back, which reads 🐰 "Ugly! Uumai!" on the back of the bottle, which is also impressive for the first laugh it evokes!
When we immediately took a sip, we found it to be a very fresh and crisp raw sake, with a gorgeous ginjo aroma and a slight sweetness after the first sip, and a mineral and bitter aftertaste as we swallowed it.
We have already had a seasonal label Junmai Ginjo made from the same 100% Hwaso sake rice, but this time the zodiac bottle had a more voluminous feel to it!
May this bottle be the start of many more delicious sakes for you this year! We look forward to serving you again this year.
Rice polishing ratio: 50% (100% Hanasoui rice is used)
Alcohol content: 16%. KumakichiThis label of special junmai is the standard for Tazake, but get a special bottle of this standard special junmai brewed with Yamada Nishiki!
Normally brewed with Hanabukiyuki, Aomori Prefecture's preferred rice for sake brewing, this bottle brewed with Yamadanishiki was available from 2021!
When we opened the bottle, we could feel the mild sweetness that is typical of Tasake Tokujun, and the refreshing acidity was delicious!
Rice polishing ratio: 55% (100% Yamadanishiki)
Alcohol content: 16%. KumakichiNext, we opened a bottle of Nishida Shuzo's Zenchidori (Utou), famous for its rice wine!
We had already had our fill of Tasake, but this was actually the first time we had had Zenchidori!
This Daiginjo is made from 35% "Hanasoui", Aomori Prefecture's preferred rice for sake brewing, which is also used for Tasake's Momiji and New Year's sake!
The aroma on the nose is the same gorgeous aroma we are familiar with from Tasake!
However, the taste was different once you took a sip!
The first attack is the same rich sweetness as in Tasake, but from there, the full-bodied bitterness is distinctive! It is a taste that only a Daiginjo, not a Junmai Daiginjo, can have!
Rice polishing ratio: 35% (100% Hwasoi)
Alcohol content: 16%. KumakichiAutumnal autumn leaves label among my favorite series of Tasake's One Hundred and Forty-four.
I buy Tasake every time, but the autumn leaves and cherry blossom labels with Hana-Sou are my favorite!
The fresh, dense sweetness in the first sip is like biting into a whole "Fuji" apple, a specialty of Aomori Prefecture!
The fresh sweetness is so refreshing that you can go on and on without any snacks and can't stop drinking!
It was a delicious bottle after all!
Rice polishing ratio: 50% (100% Hwasoi rice used)
Alcohol content: 16%. 
ハリーDenshikiku yellow is clear
Orikagarami red is sold out😅
Daiginjo for under 2k is a great deal!
Sip, the raw sake is very smooth on the tongue!
Green apple flavor, sourness and sweetness
The acidity and sweetness mix together, delicious!
This is indeed a popular sake that everyone is drinking!
I'd like to visit the brewery in Chiba someday 😊.
Today is hot pot, kimchi nabe.
But it would be a waste if I don't drink some good sake 🍶 first!
It would be a waste if we don't drink it!
Home Drinking 327 遥瑛チチGood morning Harry Sakeboy 😃.
So the electric red is sold out and you bought the yellow 😁.
The store that handles it is far away so I'll aim to drink outside ❗️. ハリーGood evening, Chichi😊.
Yes, I think the best time to drink is when I meet someone.
I like to visit liquor stores when I can.
I like to go to liquor stores when I find a good one 😀 I waited for 3 bottles on the way home that day.
I went home with 3 bottles of sake that day because I was on my way to a drinking party.
I went home with them in my arms😅. KumakichiAs new autumn sakes begin to hit the market, Eikofuji's Black Fox, one of Nigori's richest, as well as the store-exclusive "Tokonon Torori 2022".
Kurokitsune is made by grinding down Miyamanishiki from Yamagata Prefecture to 50%, and this thicker, more concentrated Tokono-Dorori is available in Tokyo at Masushin Shoten in Ikebukuro.
The top clear liquid before mixing in the ori is a clear, transparent cup.
The taste is a clear, elegant, sweet and delicious Miyamanishiki.
But when you mix in the oli, it is truly a special thick sludge!
It has a cloudy white color like amazake, and when you take a sip, you can taste the lingering rice flavor on your tongue!
It was a bottle that tasted twice as good as the other, a bottle that was a true Eikofuji experience!
Rice polishing ratio: 50% (100% Miyamanishiki from Yamagata Prefecture)
Alcohol content: 16.6 KumakichiI was visiting liquor stores in Tokyo, but they were all so crowded that I couldn't seem to drink slowly, so I stocked up at home and toasted Sake Day!
The first bottle was a special Junmai Daiginjo Shizuku-shu from Kawanakajima Genmai, 4,400 yen.
Kawanakajima Genmai is a superb sake for around 1,500 yen, but this bottle of Junmai Daiginjo with the additional time and effort of Shizukutori and tobin enclosure is sure to taste great!
The ginjo aroma is more refined than that of Kawanakajima Genmai, with a sweet, densely packed aroma, and the taste is clean, sweet, and delicious, with no cloying flavors.
This bottle does not come in a box, but it would make a great gift!
Rice polishing ratio: 35% (100% Yamadanishiki)
Alcohol content: 16%. こしょうThis one I drank today 😀.
When I went to Ikebukuro for the first time in a while, I went to Masushin Shoten and wondered if they had Shinsei, but I couldn't find it at that time!
Instead, I bought this one, the one I wanted 😁.
Orangey citrusy aroma and freshness.
Alcohol content is 16 degrees, but it seems stronger 🤔.
It feels harsh at low temperatures, so I enjoyed the aroma and lingering flavor when it was closer to cold 😋. えりりんKosho-kun konbanhā!
Waiting for "٩٩_raise your glasses!
I haven't opened it yet because I drink less 💦.
こしょうGood evening, Erin.
I can't seem to get rid of the contents of my fridge either lol. KumakichiA bottle of my favorite rice wine that I had never had before.
Tasake Junmai Ginjo Yamahai
I have had Junmai Yamahai before, but this one is a Junmai Ginjo, so the fullness of flavor is outstanding!
It has a beautiful sweetness in the first sip, followed by a complex rounded flavor and lingering aftertaste, which is typical of Yamahai.
Is it because Hanabukiyuki is used as the raw material rice?
It is a bottle that even those who do not like Yamahai can drink more and more without worrying about it.
It can be enjoyed either cooled down to a crisp or on human skin!
Rice polishing ratio: 50% (Hanabukiyuki)
Alcohol content: 16%. KumakichiWhen it comes to autumn sake, Kuroryu Autumn Agari is one of my personal top 3.
I always get several bottles of this sake in 300ml mini bottles instead of four-packs!
This year, I only have one bottle, so I will enjoy it while savoring it!
The fresh muskmelon-like sweetness and refreshing acidity are perfect for eating!
I'm looking forward to seeing how many bottles I can drink this year!
Rice polishing ratio: 55% (100% Japanese Yamadanishiki)
Alcohol content: 16%. 
ハリーI was at the Akita Sake Festival the other day.
It was so good that
I bought some Aki-agari at the sake store 😊.
Watabune 2 is that short straw boat.
If it rings a bell, you've had that one too 😀.
Polishing ratio 50%.
Alcohol content 16
A well-balanced mix of sweetness, umami and sourness of apples.
The sweetness, umami and sourness of apple are well balanced.
The second day, the elegant acidity becomes bright and tasty 😋.
When I see people drinking delicious looking sake 🍶, I start drinking it as soon as possible.
I'm a weak-willed person who starts drinking early when I see people drinking delicious looking sake 🍶.
It's a typhoon and I'm watching sumo 😊.
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T.KISOGood evening Harry Sakeboy 😄.
You are addicted to the Ippaku swamp 😁.
If you are looking for a balance of the five tastes, Ippaku Suisei is top class 💕. ハリーT.KISO, I enjoyed the Ichibakusuisei. But Akita really has a lot of good sake 🍶, I would like to drink more in the future❣️. SatomiIt was a pretty good price, but
I was tempted to take them home😇
I'm so glad I bought it!
It was so delicious 😋😋.
✍️Quotes
Junmai Daiginjo Nakadori with Miyamanishiki polished up to 49% and
Blended with 50% Junmai Daiginjo made from Yamadanishiki polished to 35%.
Exquisite flavors united by 6 months of low-temperature aging.
Kawanakajima Genmai HARMONIC EMOTION
Junmai Daiginjo Unfiltered Nama Sake
Alcohol content: 16%.
Rice used: Miyamanishiki, Yamadanishiki
Polishing ratio: Miyamanishiki 49% / Yamadanishiki 35 KumakichiI was able to purchase a bottle of Junmai Daiginjo HARMONIC EMOTION from Kawanakajima Genmai, which is sold once a year, and opened the bottle after I shed tears last year when I had to pass it up.
Last year, I saw it once and decided to buy it tomorrow because I didn't have enough space in my refrigerator, but the next day it was sold out.
It is only released once a year, and after waiting for a long time, it was finally available again, so this time I decided to buy it immediately...
The next week, the Shizukutori was also on sale, so I collected it to avoid any regrets, and opened a bottle of HARMONIC EMOTION first, because I wanted to compare the tastes!
This one is a blend of Miyamanishiki (49%) and Yamadanishiki (35%) brewed in Junmai Daiginjo and laid down for half a year, I am looking forward to see how it tastes!
The top aroma is a rich amai ginjo aroma like aged brown sugar, and the first sip has a refreshing sweetness and acidity, followed by a gradual umami and lingering aftertaste that has a big impact!
When chilled, this characteristic is soft, but as the temperature rises, the taste becomes even more distinctive.
It was an exquisite bottle!
Rice polishing ratio: 49% (Miyamanishiki Nakadori) and 35% (Yamadanishiki) in a 50/50 assemblage
Alcohol content: 16%. ジェイ&ノビィHi kumakichi 😃
I knew it's important to have a once in a lifetime encounter with sake 😌 I'm a little hesitant to spend 4,400 yen though 😆 but it's important not to regret it👍. KumakichiHello Jay & Nobby! When I was a sake rookie, I didn't know what to expect and had a lot of frustrations, prices, fridge conditions, etc., but I want to cherish each and every encounter,... disryThese days, I am so busy that I can no longer go to the liquor store on my lunch break. I found Sake Mirai when I visited there after a long time. I had passed it up at other stores, but I was so happy that I bought it immediately.
I almost shouted, "Sharaku's Sake Mirai is not what I expected last year! I almost shouted, "It's not what I expected last year!
The aroma is wonderful. Aromatic melon and banana aroma (isoamyl acetate, right?). No gassiness.
The sweetness is mild and the acidity is a bit strong. I remember drinking a Jyushiyo Omachi last year that was like this.
The finish is very sharp, and it finishes before any alcohol or bitterness is felt.
I was impressed by the magical power of this sake, which I could not stop drinking. The fruity and dryness coexisted perfectly, and I thought it was a masterpiece. 
ハリーIt seems that today is Sake Love Day!
It is the birthday of Wakayama Makisui, a poet
who loved sake very much.
Makisui is said to have drank a bottle of sake every day😅.
I started to drink after thinking about it.
Two cups of sake in summer by Makisui
Shall I drink sake or not today? The song is about a summer evening when you start to drink and the sake bottle is empty for the first time and then the second.
It is said that the song is about such a summer dusk.
Now for today's main guest😊.
Eiko Fuji's most popular sake, Mirai
Jun Daigin Unfiltered Nama Sake❣️
The fruity and fruity taste, the rich sweetness, and the acidity...yummy!
The rich sweetness is followed by acidity, yummy!
I served it with simple edamame and cucumber 🥒.
One, two, the night goes on and on 😊.
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えりりんHarry Sakeboy, congrats on your decision.
You opened a good one 😁.
...three or four cups...
It's empty in no time 😆. ポンちゃんGood evening, Harry Sakeboy 🌙.
I didn't know it was a love sake day! I didn't even know about Makisui's song 💦 I learned a lot 🙏 The season fits perfectly too 😊. ハリーGood morning, Erin 😃 I try to stop around two cups at a time 😅 It's getting a bit cooler and the fall drinks are coming in bang on 😊. ハリーGood morning, Pon 😃 I happened to find it myself 😅Makisui died of cirrhosis of the liver at the age of 43 and I want to be careful not to just drink too much 😊. ハリーMy first flax cat today.
I came across it by chance while walking around bla😅.
They used high acidity shochu malted rice
He said it's a sour dry sake.
It is indeed a tasty sake with obvious tangy sourness
It's a delicious sake with a clear tangy acidity 🍶.
It is more like a white wine than a sake.
Freshly picked Yamagata edamame, izakaya grilled chicken
Shrimp and Pakuchi spring rolls, cucumber and tomatoes 🍅.
house drinking 282 ヒラッチョGood evening, Harry Sakeboy 😀 😀
Walking around, 👍, Ikebukuro West Exit, Masushin, I guess.
I think the fridge at the back right side of the entrance is remarkable 👍.
I see you got the flax cat👍. ハリーYes, when passing through Ikebukuro, I force myself to walk briskly and check the back right 😅 There's another oops❗️ 😊 I regret that Seibu is no longer available. KumakichiAs a reward for a week of hard work, we opened a bottle of Koshiro-Nishiki 100%, our most repeated rice wine.
This is a limited edition sake from Tasake's Junmai Ginjo series that is sold every August. Kojonishiki is Aomori's rice suitable for sake brewing and is made by Nishida Sake Brewery.
However, since I like this sake so much, I was able to get two bottles last year and the first this year!
I love "Hanasoui" used in the "Hyakushoku" series of Tasake because of its elegant and mildly sweet flavor, but Kojonishiki is perfect for summer sake because of its elegant sweet flavor with a refreshing crispness!
I've only had the chance to try it once this year, so if I see it again, I'm looking forward to drinking it!
Rice polishing ratio: 50% (100% Kojo-nishiki used for the trial)
Alcohol content: 16%. RecommendedContentsSectionView.title
