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Chochoko drinks don't get me drunk 😆.
We have extra hanafuda (you don't have to use it up, but you want to), so another drinking contest. Two each of modern and classic.
'Wow oh wow, Nabeshima orange or 🧡.'
I had found it in the showcase. I had found it in the showcase, and it was selling like hotcakes. I didn't expect to see them in a drinking comparison. I was so excited that a man who was drinking in front of me said "You like sake, don't you" 😅The store owner also said "I thought you like Nabeshima" from my yakking in Sanzu. I'm easy to understand, aren't I?
I haven't had orange 🍊 in a while. It had been a while since I opened the bottle, so the slight carbonation was gone, but the elegant sweetness was still there. I want to drink more.
I often saw "Yamadanishiki produced in Itoshima" when drinking sake. The same is true of the Tanaka Rokuugo I drank at a later party. So, Itoshima is your business trip destination 😅I asked my colleague, "Hey, you know what?
"Hey, you know, I keep seeing the words "Yamada Nishiki from Itoshima", what kind of place is Itoshima?
He said, "You'll have to wait and see."
It's a fun experience.
Well, I'm going there!
Aunty.
Good morning...
The added value of play in your work makes it more enjoyable 🤩I'm looking forward to your next Itoshima Yamada Nishiki sake repo👍.
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I am in Fukuoka on a business trip.
I worked until the last minute, wrote e-mails all day on the floor where the lights go out at lunchtime, and flew out. It's been a long time since I took a domestic flight (lol). I didn't know how to get on the plane so I decided to take the same time as my senpai who goes early.
The drinking party with my colleagues who are boarding earlier starts at 7:30 p.m. (they are working), and I am free until then. Coincidentally, my friend was in Fukuoka on a business trip and told me about this restaurant. When I told him I was going, he seemed to leave quickly (lol). We met in Niigata last weekend, too.
I was suddenly given 10 Hanafuda 🎴 cards. I put them to good use and ask for sake and snacks. First, a high-class drink comparison. You don't know what kind of sake it is until it comes out, but the sansho comes out and you are like "Kyaa 😍". It is sweet and delicious. I want to buy a bottle one day and drink it with gusto.
But the one I'm posting is Yuharu from Azuma Tsuru. It's the one you can see the bubbles 🫧 in the glass (top right). Very fruity, sweet and slightly carbonated. I turned the bottle over and was surprised to see that Aizan ❤️ can be brewed so lightly 🫢 Even Junmai Daiginjo Aizan can have a bitter taste, but this one does not. I guess that would be an expression that doesn't capture the character of Aizan. Anyway, it was very delicious💕.
Ane, good morning 😃.
Irohani Masu drinking comparison at Sumiyoshi Shuppan is intoxicating 🤤Hanafuda is also very exciting 🎴.
Business trip to Itoshima! Sounds like it will be a business trip full of food and drinks 😊.
I'm sure you'll have a good time, but be safe 😄.
Purchased at liquor stores
Yuma🐎 of Sumiyoshi Sake Sales PB Sake often seen in Fukuoka City.
It's been a while since I've had it.
Cold sake
Slight ginjo aroma
Fresh and fast
Light flavorful mouthfeel.
Slight acidity from the mid-palate
Short aftertaste
The morning and evening temperatures have cooled considerably and it's finally time to drink autumn sake, but it's already the season for new sake 🍶🍂.
The first new sake of the year is Uguisu from the garden 🪽.
Cold sake
Aroma is subdued.
Fresh, but with a concentrated sweetness and umami of rice unique to Garden Uguisu.
The other standard sakes have a crisp taste, but the new sake is more concentrated.
The aftertaste is rather short.
Rice polishing ratio 60
Alcohol content 13
Rice / Malted Rice used Rice (Fukuoka Prefecture)/Malted Rice (Fukuoka Prefecture)
Date of production 2024.09
Drinking at Sumiyoshi Shuhan
It is easier to drink than expected,
It is easy to drink than expected, but also has a mellow flavor.
It is rounded and not unpleasant.
It is rounded and not unpleasant.
Will it become more angular as the day goes by?
Purchase at liquor store
It's been a long time since I've bought Takaraiya.
It seems to be distributed locally, so if you see it outside of the prefecture, it might be rare.
At room temperature
The taste is full of wild and lively flavor.
The aftertaste is not so much sharp as crisp.
When heated, the lively flavor rounds out and settles down. ☺️
It's like a friendly delinquent who has become kinder to his friends.
That's what it tastes like!
Good evening, Mr. Eezy! I have seen this one but haven't had a drink yet. I will try to drink it.
Now, I am thinking of planning an off-line meeting of Fukuoka Sake-no-wa at the end of the year. How many days are available at the end of the year?
Good evening, Gura-san! Takaraiya has a pretty classic flavor, so I'd recommend hiya more than cold sake!
Thank you for contacting us 😊.
I'm available until around 28, but I'd appreciate it if you could get back to me as soon as possible💦.
On September 29, my friends and I participated in AND SAKE FUKUOKA for the first time!
An annual event where Fukuoka's sake breweries gather.
I didn't get any pictures of the sake we drank because of the crowd😅.
I personally liked Hana no Dew's original sparkling sake for the event 😋.
I bought Asahi Kiku at the liquor store 🍶 which I couldn't drink at the venue.
At room temperature.
It is soft and easy to drink.
More of a dry taste
Hot sake
More umami than at room temperature
The aftertaste is sharp and clean.
It is better when hot.
At the liquor store
Higashi Tsuru" after a long time
Among the many mellow sweet sake in Saga Prefecture, this may be my favorite sweet sake!
Cold sake
Apple and citrus aroma.
Apple-like acidity on the palate
Slightly fresh
Aftertaste is refreshing and lingering, like drinking a carbonated soda
Low alcohol content, so be careful not to get drunk. ⚠️
I went back to Osaka for 2 weeks from the day before yesterday.
So I bought a bottle of fuchinsai, which was released the day before yesterday, and went home!
Like Nabeshima, fuchinsai is often seen in Fukuoka, but rarely seen at liquor stores in Osaka.
Cold sake
Gentle aroma
As described, it is indeed more stimulating and has a more acidic aftertaste than the kawamatsuri I drank before.
To use an analogy, kawamatsuri is a common soda water and fuchinsai is Wilkinson.
That's how different the gaseous sensation is from kawamatsuri.
I paired it with pizza and french fries, and it went very well together.
Buy at the liquor store
Time of year when summer sake is running low at all liquor stores ☀️
I happened to see it and bought it!
Cold sake
Elegant pear-like aroma
Neither heavy nor light.
Well-balanced umami and very easy to drink.
The volume of the sake is slightly reduced, so it is light and easy to drink.
We served it with white fish sashimi.
Curry and Pairing Sake (3)
If curry goes well with beer, highballs, and other carbonated drinks, I thought it would go well with sparkling sake, so I bought this.
Cold sake
Cool and refreshing aroma
Apple-like acidity and elegant sweetness
Stimulating and refreshing carbonation
The aftertaste is crisp and clean.
However, if you ask if it goes well with curry, it is subtle.
The richness of curry and the acidity of sake are mismatched.
It would go well with yakitori salt or bonito tataki.
Today, July 3, is Wakanami (7.3) day!
So we drank it right after the date changed.
I've had junmai ginjo before, but this time it was junmai.
Cold sake
Ripe melon-like aroma
Slight gasiness.
Slightly acidic, which I felt in the Junmai Ginjo
Good weight of rice.
As the saké progresses, the gaseous sensation becomes accustomed and the taste becomes more subdued.
It goes well with dishes that are not that rich.
Personally, I prefer this to Junmai Ginjo.
Purchased for 500 yen less using a coupon as before.
I've had the classic series Omachi, but this is my first time to buy the regular series.
Cold sake
The bottle was opened with a nice pop!
Juicy fruit aroma.
There is a strong sense of gas characteristic of Nabeshima.
The taste is rich with concentrated flavor and sweetness.
Light at the beginning with a heavy aftertaste.
It goes well with meat dishes due to its firm and well-defined flavor.
When I go to Hakata Station on business, coupons for souvenir stores and restaurants that can be used until September are sometimes handed out.
I bought a coupon for Sumiyoshi Sake Shop at Hakata Station because it is also available!
You can buy 2,000 yen sake for only 1,500 yen, which is quite a bargain!
Among the limited collaboration sake of Yuma, Toichi, Hana-no-Dew, Mitsui no Kotobuki, and Garden no Uguisu, I personally think this is my favorite flavor!
The aroma is somewhat subdued
The taste is clean and clear, but the gentle umami of the rice is still there.
Nagasaki is a light sake among Rokuyuoshu, which tend to be heavier in comparison.
Good as a food sake.
It goes well with light dishes.
Purchased at a liquor store.
Rarity is high in some areas.
Drink cold.
Aroma is a little floral.
The taste is sweet and a little mild, typical of Japanese sake from Fukuoka Prefecture. It also has a characteristic acidity that comes out in the middle part of the taste.
It was served with chicken tataki. It has a taste that you will never get tired of.
Recommended even for sake beginners.
