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gorgeous
slipping in and out above Fukuda.
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Brilliant, likeable taste.
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ジョセフィン
This is a representative brand of a sake brewery founded in 1745 in Jojima, Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture.
I bought it because of the description and the design of the label, which I noticed was "gone" ("no-naru" in Hakata dialect). It is a private brand sold exclusively through liquor stores.
Mild aroma, sharp 🧐.
Not my favorite on day 1💦.
A little easier to drink on day 3.
Category [modern light
Ingredients Rice(domestic), Rice malt(domestic)
Rice: 100% Yamadanishiki
Polishing ratio 55
Alcohol content 15 degrees or more but less than 16 degrees
720㎖ ¥1,760
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ジョセフィン
Finally, on the weekend, I bought it on my way home from work to say goodnight for the week.
I just transferred to work and there are so many delicious looking restaurants on my commute route. I buy only sake and go home without giving in to temptation 😊.
Here's something light to drink.
It has a gorgeous aroma like melon🍈 or la france, a fizzy feeling, and a deliciously smooth and sweet flavor!
Hozasu" is a native breed of Kumamoto's Edo Higo rice, which has recently been revived from only 40 seeds.
It has a wilder image than the Yamada-Nishiki we had previously.
We paired it with grilled ishiki.
Day 2 The carbonation has gone out a bit, but the taste is still as good as ever. We paired it with mizutaki, a local dish of Hakata. My husband, who usually only drinks beer, also drank some and it was gone 💦.
Category [modern light
Rice (from the Kikuchi River basin in Kumamoto Prefecture)
Rice malted rice (produced in the Kikuchi River basin, Kumamoto Prefecture)
Alcohol content 13
720㎖ 3,390 yen including tax
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Solid but easy to drink.
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a little acidic
Sour and frizzy
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Gorgeous and delicious.
They say it's only available here.
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Brilliant!
Delicious! Easy to drink
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Two.
Not really an old wine, but it does have flavor
Easy to drink at room temperature
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Ha.
I think Tomo likes you.
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Lightly sweet
Smell is not so bad.
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Fruity.
Fruity, like some kind of fruit.
Easy to drink
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アラジン
The last of the four sake to be compared is a junmai kan-no-shu from the Morinokura Shuzo brewery in Kurume City, back in Fukuoka Prefecture.
This sake was brewed with Fukuoka rice milled down to 75% and served at 14% alcohol by volume for warming up.
This time it was served at room temperature.
It has a strong yellowish hue, and after the watery sensation on the palate, there is a harmonious attack of bitterness and acidity, with a volatile, glue-like aroma in the mouth.
I would definitely like to try it warmed up at various temperatures, from kamikan, to hot kan, to tobikiri kan, and more.
Sumiyoshi Shuppan, where we had the opportunity to compare four different types of sake called "Irohani Masu," is located in the Daytos building at Hakata Station, making it easy to get to and try and purchase Kyushu sake.
The sake lineup is also very nice and highly recommended. If you have a chance to stop by, by all means!
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This is a dry special junmai sake handmade by Takakiya V from Hamashima Shuzo in Oita Prefecture.
The koji rice is Yamadanishiki with a milling ratio of 50%, and the kake rice is Hinohikari, a rice rice variety, with a milling ratio of 55%, brewed with No. 9 yeast at 16.8% alcohol by volume. Sake degree +10, acidity 1.4.
According to the sake brewer, it is a sharp and smart sake that washes down oily food with a crisp taste.
It was served at room temperature.
The appearance is clear and yellowish, with a light aroma of koji and alcohol, typical of sake.
In the mouth, it blends in like water without any attack, then acidity and volatility come in crisply, and it ends with a light koji sweetness and umami.
It is a sake that makes you want to drink it with a cup of sake.
It is also good as a food sake with rich and fatty dishes such as sweet-and-sour pork or stewed pork cubes, and I would like to try heating it up as it seems to warm up nicely.
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This is Rokujuyosu by Imazato Shuzo, a sake brewery in Hasami-cho, Nagasaki Prefecture, famous for Hasami-ware.
It is 100% Yamadanishiki, and the rice polishing ratio is 50%, so it could be a daiginjo.
It has a clear appearance with a slight yellowish tinge and a pleasant ginjo aroma that is quite gorgeous.
The mouthfeel is light and juicy with a pleasant acidity, but it quickly fades away at the end.
It was my favorite type of sake, gorgeous and juicy but not cloying.
Kyushu is not only great for shochu, but also for sake! I found it to be a sake drinker's paradise!
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アラジン
Drinking comparison at Sumiyoshi Shuhan's Kaku-uchi (standing drink at a liquor store) at Hakata Station.
This is Tanaka Rokuugo Nama, a draft version of Shiraito Shuzo's Tanaka Rokuugo from Itoshima, Fukuoka.
It is said that Itoshima is a major producer of Yamada-Nishiki, and Tanaka Rokuugo was brewed using 100% Yamada-Nishiki, with the rice polished down to 65% by the brewer, Mr. Tanaka.
I was not able to spend much time with the brewery, so I will only give a brief personal impression.
The appearance is clear and the aroma is crisp.
On the palate, the sweetness and umami of the rice is softly felt, followed by a light acidity and the fresh alcohol taste of the unpasteurized sake.
Overall, the sake was gentle, crisp, and easy to drink, and I thought it was a sake that one would not get tired of drinking.
It is very enjoyable to enjoy local sake at a local sake brewery. Thank you very much.
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いーじー
The first toast of 2023.
I chose something light and crisp for the toast, Saku for 2022 and Toichi for this year.
Purchased at Sumiyoshi Shuhan in Fukuoka.
Slightly sour aroma.
Slight sourness and a chili aftertaste. Surprisingly, it was not as light as I expected.
There is no harshness of alcohol, and I can recommend this bottle to sake beginners.
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元祖やぎちゃん
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No-naru" means "to disappear" in Hakata dialect. If you notice, "Sake ga norenaru" ☺.
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