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boukenYoohee and I got off at Motomachi and went to a liquor store in the mountains to look around, then went to Asano-san.
I was curious about Towashi's spring sake, so I tasted it with the intention of buying it.
It was like the muscat flavor of Towashi with an added banana-ness.
It seems they use a yeast that produces an isoamyl type aroma unlike the previous ones.
It's delicious, and I was torn, but I don't see a big difference between it and the previous Juuishi, so I bought a different sake.
I didn't expect to see you again the week after the offline meeting, but we had a lot of fun in a short time 😊. boukenGood morning Rafa 😃
Me too, but you secretly exchanged drinks offline 😁 I don't think they are exactly the same since the yeast is different, but I don't think I noticed any drastic difference 🤔. boukenMaybe some of it was hard to tell because the tasting was so small 😅. Kagura浅野日本酒店KYOTO移転一周年記念酒純米大吟醸生酒無濾過 ゆーへーSuper slightly carbonated, pineapple aroma is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo easy to drink 🍍.
Easy to drink with no bitterness whatsoever✨
I went to the Asano Sake Shop in April with other members of the Sake-no-wa Kansai group to celebrate the first anniversary of the relocation of the Kyoto branch of the Asano Sake Shop.
The illustration has a Showa-era feel to it instead of the usual mysterious label 💡.
I tasted it before buying it because it was expensive, but I decided immediately that I liked it very much because it was not too sweet and had a strong pineapple aroma👍.
Now that I think about it, I should have bought the regular one and compared them.
720 mL ¥ 2,660 ゆーへーAsano Sake Shop Sannomiya Banshu Ikken Fair Report 3📝.
Last, the austere label Sennen no Wisteria🟣.
The difference from Kaede seems to be water, but this is also Hyogo Yume Nishiki.
It flows smoothly with a soft sweetness.
Personally, I found the Junmai to be the most delicious, with a strong umami (flavor). ゆーへーAsano Sake Shop Sannomiya Banshu Ikkyo Fair Report 2📝.
Well, the second bottle is not so common, Kaede no Shizuku🍁.
This product is said to be made with running water from Akanishi Valley in Haga Town.
This bottle is made with Yume-Nishiki from Shiso, and is made with local ingredients.
After the sweetness spreads a little, you will feel a tangy alcohol taste, and then the bitter taste will start to fade away.
The impression is more refreshing than Junmai.
I think it is a perfect bottle for fish dishes. ポンちゃんYoohee, Marry Xmas🎅🎄!
Banshu Issen, it's a special set only for Sannomiya! I wish I could have gone there to drink it 😊Oh, there is another bottle 😁I'll look forward to seeing it 🙏. ゆーへーPon-chan, it was a belated Merry Christmas🎄.
I see it was only in Sannomiya: ❗️
I've never seen this label before and I'm glad I got to compare the drinks 💡.
I think it's actually hard to tell the difference if you drink it by itself 💧. ゆーへーAsano Sake Shop Sannomiya Banshu Ikken Fair Report 1📝.
Banshu Ikkyo is a sake that I sometimes buy but have never had a chance to compare it thoroughly.
The first glass started with a basic junmai sake 🍶.
The label is sparkling and looks expensive ✨.
After the umami, there is a slight tangy alcohol taste and it flows lightly.
No bitterness, no peculiar taste, so it will be gone as soon as you drink it with food 💧. ゆーへーAsano Sake Shop Sannomiya Yukihikoyama Fair Report 3📝.
For the third cup, we decided to have a test brewed sake called Tsubozaka Trial.
It is now in its fifth year and this year they are releasing it as a Kijo sake.
It has a thick and sweet taste, but when pulled back, it has a strong bitterness and a nutty aroma.
It is not as sweet as one might expect, and the bitterness can be felt later, making it a perfect match for meat dishes 🍖. boukenGood evening, Mr. Yoohee.
This sake is made with Benkei, a rare sake rice 😳I've only seen it in other sake 🤔. ゆーへーGood evening, bouken-san. ⭐︎
I didn't know "Benkei" was a rare sake rice from Hyogo 👀.
I wonder if other breweries in Hyogo will offer it 💡.
I wonder if they don't use it much because of the cost.., ゆーへーAsano Sake Shop Sannomiya Yukihikoyama Fair Report 2📝.
The second glass was a classic label hiyayoroshi 🍁.
It is a little thick and sweet, with a strong bitter aftertaste like group fruit that lingers on the tongue.
Seems to go well with dishes with a slightly stronger flavor.
On the other hand, it would not go well with sashimi and the like 💧. boukenGood morning, Yoohee 😃.
Oh yes! I think I was surprised at the gap between the label and the taste when I tasted it last year 🤔I didn't see it this year 🙄 I want to buy and drink it😊. ゆーへーbouken Good evening ⭐︎
I see you had it at that liquor store last year 💡.
It has a nice balance of sweetness and bitterness, and would be delicious with meat dishes 🍖.
It's classic, but the color is lovely ✨. ゆーへーAsano Sake Shop Sannomiya Yukihikoyama Fair Report 1📝.
It seems that September was a month of drinking out more than drinking in💡.
Next is a review of my usual visit to Asano's to compare and contrast the Yukihikoyama.
I chose Nadeshiko yeast sake because bouken-san drank it before and reviewed it as delicious 🍶.
The sweet aroma comes through the nose, and then recedes with a touch of bitterness.
The sweetness is not unpleasant, and I can gently feel the sweetness derived from nadeshiko (⁉️). Even if you don't like normal sake, you may want to give this one a try 💡. 
tomoさんKobe Landing🚄
When I came to Kobe, I wanted to eat "Bokkake", so I went to Nagata Honjoken.
It used to be in the Aeon in Kumamoto 😢.
Bokkake Omusoba and 🍺 dinner 😋.
Still delicious 🥰.
After dinner, we went to Asano Sake Shop in Sannomiya.
I came here to pick out some Hyogo sake to drink at the hotel, but I found Takacho in the standing drinking corner 😍.
It's a Nara sake, but I guess it's OK to call it Kansai 😁.
I only had one glass.
It's a very rich and sweet sake 🥰.
Unfortunately I couldn't afford this one so I bought another sake. ポンちゃんTomo-san, welcome to Kansai 😆!
I'm so glad you're in Kansai 😆! It looks delicious 💕I've actually never had it 💦and it's great that you're going to Asano-san 😆👍There's a lot of good flavors in Kansai, so please enjoy it 😊. tomoさんGood evening, Pon-chan 😀
It's been a while since I landed in Kansai. Bokkake omelette soba is very tasty 😋 Asano's in Sannomiya was a small store, but they had a good lineup of popular items. I saw that they are having a fair at Kaze no Mori right now. Rafa papaGood morning TOMO 😃.
I see you've already arrived in Kobe 😳‼️ Welcome to Kansai 🤗Let's have fun together on Friday 😌. tomoさんGood morning Rafa papa 😃.
I will be working in Port Island from today until Friday.
Looking forward to getting through Friday. Please take care of me: 🙇♂ Kazenomoriみんなで花火を打ち上げるお酒 THE FAINAL 山田錦 507純米生酒無濾過 ゆーへーIt has a little bit of sweetness in the schwartz, but it is fast.
It feels quite dry.
Yamadanishiki and Aizan comparison of sake that shoots up fireworks.
After all this time, I still think that the more polished Yamada-Nishiki is, the drier it feels.
I enjoyed it with sashimi👍.
720 mL ¥ 1,980 
ゆーへーVery slightly carbonated, pineapple sweetness and a slight bitterness that pulls away 🍍.
On the second day, the schwizziness was gone and the sweetness became stronger.
Finally the review is in August and summer is in full swing lol.
I bought a bottle on October 1 and toasted it all together, but I opened it as soon as I could because it was summer👍.
(I also opened a bottle of Yamadanishiki released right after that)
The sparkling fireworks on the label are so beautiful and impressive ✨.
After comparing the two, I personally preferred the Aizan, which was sweeter and more umami 💡.
720 mL ¥ 1,980 Rafa papaGood morning Yoohee 😃
I will be getting this sake from Hirupeko this weekend 😆 I'm extra excited to drink it after reading your review 😌I doubt there will be any left until October 1 🤣. ゆーへーRafa, good evening. ⭐︎
I'm surprised that you stayed at Aishan, you are very lucky ✨.
I still preferred Aizan 💡.
I'm sure Rafa will be drinking it soon lol. ゆーへーAsano Sake Shop Sannomiya Takachiyo Fair report continued 📝.
Last but not least, Tonatsu Musume 🌺 with a label that looks like Okinawa.
As you would expect from a liqueur, the sweetness comes and goes with a slight hint of ori.
It has the least bitterness of the three. ゆーへーAsano Sake Shop Sannomiya Takachiyo Fair report continued📝.
I thought it was kind of nice that the store had pre-washed empty bottles available for people to take pictures of the labels ✨.
For my second drink, I had a SEVEN 🟢.
It's a schwirl and has a melon aroma that spreads 🍈.
Pulled away with a bit of bitterness. ゆーへーIt's a little late to start, but I will report on the Asano Sake Shop Sannomiya Takachiyo Fair 📝.
This time I used 3 free 45 mL coupons I had saved up to compare the different Takachiyos 💡.
I always tend to hold off on using them and they accumulate quickly 💧.
The first drink was the Purple Label 🟣.
I would say it smells more grapefruit than grape, with a hint of oli and a bit of bitterness, but that's my impression. ポンちゃんHi Yoohee 😊.
I see you drank the Hiragana one 😊👍I should have drank both as they all look delicious 😅😅I see you are using the ticket for drinking and not messing around🎶. ゆーへーPon, good evening. ⭐︎
Yes, I did - but now that I think about it, Pon's review made me wonder if 59 would have been better 💧.
I used to mess with paper, but I've recently turned to digital stamps💦. ポンちゃんDigital 〰😳I haven't heard of that yet💦I'll go there next time! ゆーへーI just saw that you can mess with digital stamps 👍. ポンちゃんThanks for letting me know 🙏. 
ゆーへーA clean pineapple🍍 and peach🍑 aroma spreads and pulls away with a bitter taste.
The official description said green apple🍏 and pear🍐.
On the second day, the sweetness increases and the bitterness softens.
When I mixed the cage, it became cloudy and sweeter. ⤴︎
I secretly got the raw sake early on, but it's too late to drink + review, so I'm just now getting around to it,
It looks like it hasn't been a year since they launched this brand, but the branding image was very careful from the start, and I thought this was the only element that would sell: ❗️
720 mL ¥ 1,950 ポンちゃんHi Yoohee, good evening 🌙
I see you drank fresh sake😊👍It still looks fresh fruity and makes me want to drink it: ❣️ ワカ太Good morning, Yoohee 😃I know everyone who has had a ten-stone drink raves about it, I'm so curious ❣️ I haven't even met anyone in Osaka, so my journey to find a ten-stone drink is still on 🥲. Rafa papaGood morning Yoohee 😃
You went to Jyuseki😊Branding is good and most importantly, Takagaki Touji's skill is amazing🤣I drank Gekkeikan which was made by Takagaki Touji at an off-line meeting the other day and it was delicious and surprised me 😳. boukenGood morning, Yoohee-san!
As Rafa-san mentioned, Densho, which was made by Touji Takagaki at Gekkeikan, was very tasty and you could feel the seriousness of a major brewery 😁.
I'm looking forward to seeing more Jyuseki in the lineup 😆. Rafa papaGekkeikan Denkou, it was on sale at Kadoya 🙄I should have bought it 😭I hesitated because it was a bottle 😅. ゆーへーHello Mr. Pon 💡.
I see you had a fire-brewed drink outside 💡.
I haven't had any Hi-ire yet, so I'd like to try it somewhere....
Please come visit me in Kobe when Asano-san in Sannomiya gets fresh sake in stock. ‼️ ゆーへーHello Mr. Wakata!
It's a very fresh drink, and it went away very smoothly 💧.
I think it will be easier to get it in Osaka if the number of shipments increases 💡. ゆーへーHello, Rafa.
I think that even the major breweries showed their pride as a sake brewery.
I realized that each company has such a high level master brewer and continues to evolve 💡. ゆーへーHello bouken!
Yes, Nada has a lot of big breweries, but the high-end line is made by such master brewers who put a lot of effort into their brewing 💡.
I can't wait to see what Jyuseki has in store for the future 👀. ゆーへーIt is ultra slightly carbonated and flows with a slight grapefruit-like bitterness.
We were given this wine because it was released in the spring and was kept for this fair.
It is less sweet than Omachi, but easier to drink and more elegant 💡.
The background of the label is kawaii, like wrapping paper from a long time ago✨. 
ゆーへーIt flows nicely with a fairly schwishy, grapefruit-like bitterness.
Being a summer jungin draft, I thought it might be a bit sweeter, but it was surprisingly refreshing and the bitterness lingered.
I thought it might be better balanced if it was hi-ire. ポンちゃんGood evening, Yoohee-san!
I was wondering about this one from Asano-san and was thinking of comparing it with Hi-iri! I've read your review and the Hi-iri seems to be delicious 😆🙏🙏. ゆーへーGood morning, Pon-san. ☀︎
You've all been reviewing the Hi-iri here and there, and it's reputed to be medium tasty ✨.
I think the nigori was the strongest in terms of bitterness 💡. ましゃHi Yoohee 😊
Bunkajin has a stylish and light image among Kochi sake 😊.
I think it's a fairly recently known brewery - in my drinking age, there was only drunken whale, Tosatsuru, and Tsukibotan 😂. ゆーへーGood evening, Masha-san. ⭐︎
I see, I've never had a good look at other Kochi sake, so I'll be sure to drink some in the future and keep a record of it 🍶.
I did some research and found that there are quite a few Kochi sake ✨. ゆーへーThe melon-like sweetness is gooey and flows smoothly with a touch of bitterness.
Storing the wine in this way prevents oxidation of the ingredients while condensing the flavor, so the original sweetness can be felt.
This was the first bottle I drank at Mr. Asano's Bunkajin Fair.
It was the sweetest and had the least bitterness among all the bottles we compared👍. boukenI drank it in the past, but it was when I wasn't interested in sake and I didn't take any pictures, so I'll try again.
The taste is mainly spicy, but with a hint of sweetness. The final taste is pleasantly acidic, but it seems to converge at the end.
The sweetness increases as the temperature rises. ゆーへーThe sweet and sour taste spreads at the same time as the schwirling.
The color is like an acerola, and it is more sour than the normal Sakura.
I missed buying it at the off-line meeting in spring and bought it later at Asano-san, which started selling Sentori🌸.
I noticed that spring had passed and it was the rainy season, but I think this one was drinkable in gogoku and suited the season when it gets hotter.
No, it was the price that I shouldn't drink it in gulps 💧.
720 mL ¥ 3,200 ポンちゃんHi Yoohee!
You drank a good one 👍✨I wish it was a little more, at least 2500 yen 😢 then I could gobble it down without worrying 😅. ゆーへーPon, good evening. ⭐︎
I'm buying UA's because I'm going to drink it once, but I don't think I'll bother to buy it next year 💧.
I don't think I'll bother to buy it next year , since it's targeted at 20-30 year olds, RecommendedContentsSectionView.title
