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KumakichiThe second bottle was also opened today!
We always pre-order this bottle at this time of year, "Krewashibito Kuheiji Usu Nigori"!
This light nigori sake brewed with Yamada Nishiki from Kurodano-sho is a bottle that you can only get if you pre-order in advance during this season!
It is very fresh, but the mildly integrated acidity on the palate and the grapefruit-like bitter aftertaste are delicious... Sorry for my poor expression every time...
I am sorry to say that after swallowing the wine, you will not be able to stop, because it is so pleasant with its umami✕bitter✕alcoholic aftertaste that changes at the back of the tongue....
I heard that sometimes there are cancellations of reservations, so I'll check with the liquor store and be lucky if I get a chance to repeat...
Rice polishing ratio: Undisclosed (100% Yamadanishiki from Kurodasho)
Alcohol content: 16%. 
KumakichiWe were told that the new "Green Naturals" from Senkou's Naturals series has been released, so we had a quick taste!
At first glance, I didn't recognize the label as SENKYO, but the label on the back of the bottle was written with SENKYO's typical attention to detail and explanation!
Green Naturals is a supernatural sake that goes beyond "natural" and is brewed with 90% low-polished Kame-no-o rice and completely additive-free, reviving an ancient technique!
With an alcohol content of only 10%, it is very light on the palate and pleasant to drink!
Is this sake? Is this sake? It is so light that I think it might be a little too much for me...
The aroma is a refreshing green apple aroma, and when you take a sip, you can feel a very, very light sweetness, acidity, and minerality, but after swallowing, it disappears quickly.......
It was a bottle that did not have much of a sake-like feel to it...
It is easy to drink for beginners and people who are not good at sake = I, who usually drink sake, would like a little more mellowness...
Rice polishing ratio: 90% (Domaine Sakura Kame-no-o)
Alcohol content: 10 KumakichiOpened the third bottle of this season's Snowman.
Sake no Akiyama has a Snowman every year until early spring, so if I feel like having a drink at this time of the year, I'm always there!
It is still the same milky rice juice, but the umami has matured a little more than the sweetness from the first shipment.
We enjoyed a bottle full of rice flavor!
Rice Polishing Ratio : Koji rice 50%, Kake rice 60% (Domaine Sakura Yamadanishiki)
Alcohol content: 13%. KumakichiAfter a few days of abstinence from alcohol for various reasons, Kameizumi Cel-24 was opened at noon on New Year's Eve to start the pre-New Year's Eve!
I opened it after lunch and hoped it would last until New Year's Eve, but it was empty before I could wait for dinner.
Well, it's an easy-drinking and delicious bottle!
Fresh but gorgeous fruity taste like pineapple with a little bit of greenness.
The refreshing acidity mixed with minerality makes for a delicious, clean drinking experience!
Rice polishing ratio: 50%.
Alcohol content: 14%. KumakichiNext, we opened a bottle of Hachinohe Shuzo's low-polished [KM96].
This bottle, made with the Kimura family's "Mashigura" rice, has a 96% milling ratio, and when poured into a glass, it has a yellowish tinge to it.
It is characterized by a wild flavor and acidity that is like biting into an ear of rice without any sweetness.
I think this one will be delicious even when heated up!
Rice polishing ratio: 96% (100% Mashigura rice is used)
Alcohol content: 13%. KumakichiThe end of the work year is safely over, and we are now on our year-end vacation, so we will be drinking sake from noon!
Lately, I like to sip on low alcohol, so I opened a bottle of Sake Cidre by Hachinohe Shuzo, famous for Mutsu Hachisen, which I had been curious about!
Aomori Prefecture is known for its apples, and Hachisen seems to be the first brewer to use malic acid yeast in their sake.
The sweet-sour, apple-like taste and the shriveled texture make for a pleasant drinking experience!
Rice polishing ratio: undisclosed
Alcohol content: 12 KumakichiThe second one is a UNITED ARROWS collaboration, UA Snowman.
While the normal Snowman is 100% Domaine Sakura Yamadanishiki, the UNITED ARROWS collaboration sake UA Snowman is an assemblage of 75% Domaine Sakura Yamadanishiki and 25% Domaine Sakura Kame no O
We opened both bottles and compared them!
When we compared only the supernatant, we got the impression that the UA had the same fresh aroma and flavor, but the UA had a more extended flavor after drinking.
When I mixed the ori (a little bit of corkage), I found that the UA Snowball had a milky sweetness and umami flavor that made it more enjoyable to drink, but I was impressed by the mild acidity and umami flavor of the UA Snowball.
Either way, delicious! That is my conclusion.
Rice polishing ratio: 90% (75% Domaine Sakura Yamadanishiki, 25% Domaine Sakura Kame-no-o)
Alcohol content: 13%.
KumakichiThis morning, I woke up to the black cat's intercom to pick up my package and two Senkou snowman glasses I was able to order arrived!
The Sentori Snowman and UA Snowman, which we had stocked up on for this occasion, were opened!
The first one is a normal snowman.
While the normal Snowman is 100% Domaine Sakura Yamadanishiki, the UA Snowman, a UNITED ARROWS collaboration sake, is an assemblage of 75% Domaine Sakura Yamadanishiki and 25% Domaine Sakura Kame no O!
We opened both bottles and compared them!
When we compared only the supernatant, we got the impression that the UA had the same fresh aroma and flavor, but the UA had a more extended flavor after drinking.
When mixed with Origami, both wines had a milky sweetness and umami that added to the drinking experience, but the Yamadanishiki had an impressive extension of acidity.
Either way, delicious! That is my conclusion.
Polishing ratio: 50% Koji rice (100% Domaine Sakura Yamadanishiki)
Kake rice 60% (100% Domaine Sakura Yamadanishiki)
Alcohol percentage: 13
SatomiThe highest peak of Hanamup series 🙌
It's better when it's a little cold than when it's perfectly chilled.
It tastes better when it's a little cold than when it's perfectly cold 😋.
Drank slowly with a meal 😋.
Hana Yuu Junmai Daiginjo Aizan
Bottle fired once
Rice：Aiyama
Rice polishing ratio: 45
Alcohol percentage: 15 takeshonHi Satomi 😃
I'm planning to drink this Hana Yuu soon too 😋 I'd like to compare it with the sake future raw👍. T.KISOHi Satomi😄
It's the highest peak and the most expensive⁉️ flower eup 😆.
It's so expensive 😅
I bought another one while looking at it at the liquor store lol SatomiGood evening takeshon 🙌I love the drink comparison 😋Aizan was delicious ♡ enjoy 😍. SatomiGood evening, T.KISO 🙌It was quite pricey but I took the plunge and bought it 🤣I enjoyed it a lot in one bottle 🥰 I'm sure you're right about the flower eups 😋. SatomiOne that I had stashed away in the cellar.
The acidity is pleasant 🍏🍎.
Shinsei colors Earth 2020
Nama Hashiroshi, Wooden Oke Junmai
Alcohol content: 13%.
Rice used: Rikuwa Ichisan-ni
Rice Polishing Ratio：Koji Rice 55%/Kake Rice 60
Yeast used: Association No.6 KumakichiI found and bought a bottle of "Hi-Tsubin - Hukyuu - Type A", which I had not come across many times in the series of Tobirazumi Honpo, which I loved and used to drink every day for a while.
Brewed with Yamahai O, O white yeast and No.77 yeast, I was very excited about the taste!
I'm a sucker for the extremely sweet taste of Yamahai, but the taste of Hibu was relatively refreshing, even for a brewer like Tobirazumi!
The sweetness of the taste is as expected from Tobirazumi, and the sourness with malic acidity from the sweetness is quite impressive!
This is one for those who like sweet and sour! Personally, I wanted to sip it like a dessert!
Rice polishing ratio : Koji rice 50%, Kake rice 60% (100% Akita Sake Komachi)
Alcohol content: 14%. KumakichiThe weather in Tokyo has turned from summer to winter in one fell swoop, and my body is limping...
But I managed to get through this week, and as a reward, I'm going to play "Akatombo 2022" (Red Dragonfly 2022) when I say autumn.
I repeated this several times last year, and as the temperature rises from chilly to warm, the sweetness and acidity become more pronounced.
It's like biting into a green apple! It was a bottle to enjoy the season!
Polishing ratio: 60
Domaine Sakura Yamadanishiki 70%/5%.
Domaine Sakura Kame-no-o: 15%.
Domaine Sakura - Omachi - 10%.
Alcohol percentage: 14 SatomiI had it on the rocks in an awamori glass 🤭.
I finally opened it just before the end of summer 🤣.
Tamagawa Junmai Ginjo Ice Breaker
Alcohol content: 17-18%.
Rice：Nihonbare (Shiga prefecture)
Rice polishing ratio: 60 KumakichiI had a very good thing happen today, so I opened a bottle of Machida Shuzo's ? (Triple Hatena), which was a personal hit last year.
Last year, it was an unbeatable 1,100 yen (including tax) for a four-pack, but this year the price is 1,320 yen (including tax), which is a slight increase...
This year, the price is slightly higher at 1,320 yen (tax included), but the rice polishing ratio and even the rice used in the bottle are undisclosed.
When the bottle was opened, it had a grape-like aroma, and as you took a sip, a more gorgeous aroma spread out, and the sweet flavor filled your mouth with soft gas, and it was delicious.
Even if it is called Junmai Ginjo, there is no doubt that it is the most cost-effective one!
Rice polishing ratio: Undisclosed
Alcohol content: 16%. sularisPine? Sweet but with a clean aftertaste. sularisThe sweetness of koji and a little sourness.
It has a low alcohol content of 6%, so it goes down smoothly. SatomiIt had been in the cellar for several months with the intention of drinking it on a special occasion.
Unable to resist, I finally opened the bottle.
I opened it on an ordinary day.
Delicious and happy 🤭.
Shinsensei colors Ash -Suiboku- 2019-
pure rice brewed in a wooden vat with a traditional sake yeast yeast yeast yeast yeast yeast yeast
Alcohol content: 13%.
Rice used: Kame-no-o
Rice Polishing Ratio：Koji Rice 40%/Kake Rice 40
Yeast used: Association No. 6 KumakichiWe bought a bottle of Hanayu Misato Nishiki to congratulate our favorite liquor store for starting a new business with them.
We were sure it would be our favorite Junmai Ginjo from Miso Nishiki!
From the first sip, the aroma was very elegant with a white peach fruit aroma, and this impression was carried over into the sip, with a fresh, clean, sweet flavor that went down beautifully!
The Hanayu series is only available in one bottle, so I have often had to pass up on this bottle due to the capacity of my refrigerator, but I am sure that I will be very happy with this bottle!
I would love to try the Junmai Daiginjo and other sake rice varieties that will be available in the fall!
Rice polishing ratio: 50
Alcohol content: 15 大嶺夏純かすみ生酒 山田錦純米吟醸原酒生酒おりがらみ SatomiThe pale blue bottle is also summery ♫
Summer limited edition sake.
My favorite light nigori.
It has a gaseous taste and is refreshing 🤭.
🍶 O-Mine 3 Grains Summer Jun Kosumi Nama-Shu Yamadanishiki
Alcohol content: 14.5
Rice used: Yamadanishiki
Polishing ratio: 50 KumakichiI don't believe in fortune-telling, but I saw a prediction in a fortune-telling book that said, "I will be working hard from July," and it came true.
I was exhausted after working until midnight every night, so I opened a bottle of beetles as a distraction.
This is what summer is all about, isn't it? I think I'll be able to sleep tonight after having an adult lemon squash.
Incidentally, Senkin's are all right, a limited edition from a certain liquor store, is a bottle hand-packed from a selected tank of beetles!
We have compared the drinks and will update with the rest of the Senkin's are all right reviews!
Rice polishing ratio: 50% for koji rice, 60% for kake rice
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