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FSBThe last drink of the night at our sake camp, Hanazono Jun's.
Koshi Meizou brewery in Tochio, Nagaoka, brews Koshinotsuru and Motomasa.
While the above brands mainly use Gohyakumangoku, Ichimasai is carefully brewed using plenty of Koshitanrei produced in Tochio.
While the lineup includes only hi-ire, this "Lightning" is a seasonal draft and is released only to the prefecture's leading distributors.
In fact, I had never seen this "lightning" sake at all, and only learned of its existence when I saw the store's Instagram post (only Koshinotsuru is offered at the Koshi Meizou booth at the Sake no Jin).
My expectations were high, wondering what kind of sake it would be.
Ichisozo is a delicious brand that I like, but it is also true that because it is fire-aged, it sometimes feels too settled and lackluster.
However, this "Lightning" went far beyond that.
The moment you drink it, you will be hit with a rice punch.
It is truly rice.
And it finishes with the freshness of the raw barley and the light crispness of the alcohol.
It is the same Koshitanrei, but made with rice! It is the same Koshitanrei, rice sake, but in terms of alcohol content, it is in contrast to Yukikoume.
Aha, it is a sake brewed with Koshitanrei after all....
It is perfectly delicious.
And now I am in a hurry to find a distributor in Niigata City. FSBOur Sake Camp night at Hanazono Jun's.
After drinking our fill of Niigata sake at the Niigata Sake no Jin, we still wanted to drink some out-of-prefecture sake.
On the store's instagram, Jishin arrived a month ago! on the store's instagram a month ago.
If I'm lucky...! I suppressed my bouncing thoughts and asked the waitress if they had any more Jikin. But to his disappointment, he was told "Yes, we have it.
However, she told me that they had some in stock, so I ordered some right away.
(The store's restroom was lined with bottles of rare sake...)
I was curious about this because Tomoko Yamaguchi had posted a video on her YouTube channel of a visit to a sake brewery here (I was happy to see that and learn that Tomoko Yamaguchi likes sake. I really like Rombake and 29 Year Old Christmas).
While we had such rare sake in front of us, our sake camp is coming to an end and my memory is dim. (LOL).
It is low-alcohol, gassy, and refreshing while giving the fullness of Yamada's flavor.
It is a rare sake, but can we put it away as modern among modern?
Also... Can we meet again? (Laughs) FSBOur Sake Camp night at Hanazono Jun's.
This is a very popular brand of Niigata sake following Abe.
Although not as big as Abe, Tenryo Hai Sake Brewery's booth at the Niigata Sake no Jin is also very prosperous.
I try to go through the Abe Gagakuyo every time and drink outside.
But I guess I was having a lot of fun, and I don't remember the taste of this at all. (LOL)
The only thing I can say is that it was definitely delicious! FSBOur Sake Camp night at Hanazono Jun's.
The Abe Sake Brewery booth at the Niigata Sake no Jin always has the longest line imaginable, and if you get in line properly, the Sake no Jin ends without any sake from the other breweries.
Perhaps with this in mind, the limited edition Jun Dai sake is specially handled by major liquor stores in the prefecture. I think this is well thought out every time.
To be honest, Abe is a sake that I recommend to others, and I don't often have the chance to drink it myself, but I was somehow curious about Takananishiki's Abe.
The mild graininess of the flavor is typical of Takane, but the juicy, slightly effervescent flavor with acidity at its core is Abe no matter how you slice it.
Abe, wow. 
FSBThe Niigata Sake Festival ends at 5:30 p.m., but our sake camp is not over yet.
We visited Hanazono Jun for the first time, which offers a selection of rare sake.
What a surprise!
What a shock. You can't get this sake in Niigata Prefecture! I had no choice but to drink it!
The taste is not so much fruity, but mainly rich and umami from Omachi. It has a punch because it is Omachi, but as is typical of Niigata sake, it finishes clean and crisp.
However, the flavor is quite flat, giving the impression that the bottle has been open for some time.
Well, we have two bottles of reimported shipper sake from Nagoya in our fridge... 😏
Reminiscence sake camp.
This year we were able to drink 17 different kinds.
The 1st vintage of Aoi Shuzo (Nagaoka City), which made a new start with the acquisition of a sake brewery.
We also compared three different types of Hakkaisan's modern brand, "Sorishu" series.
Returning to my roots, I also had a chance to experience what Niigata sake is all about by drinking legends such as Midorikawa and Echino Kanbai after a long absence.
There was still a lot of sake I wanted to try, but I still felt a sense of fulfillment from being back at home. RecommendedContentsSectionView.title
