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boukenPurchased at a recent tasting.
I have not had Chiyoda Kura for a long time. It is slightly sparkling, fruity, and sweet. It has a nice, exquisite taste, but not too sweet.
But I think it tasted better at the tasting 🤔.
The taste is a little strange💦.
I transferred it to a Sandesi and it softened a bit...
I thought I would go to the Expo at least once, but I didn't end up going 🙄.
I only heard the sound of the fireworks from home because it's pretty close in a straight line 🎆.
But I went to the Osaka Kansai National Art Festival, which was held during the same period as the Expo, for a three-day weekend! It's the autumn of art 🎨.
I went to Reshaped Reality: 50 Years of Hyperrealist Sculpture ✨️
I don't think I'll have another chance to see all the works at once in Kansai 🤔.
I was allowed to take pictures, but some of the pieces were so visible that I couldn't post them on the internet 🫣.
I was very satisfied with the realistic sculptures as I had wanted to see them for a long time 😊.
The exhibition was good but the venue, Osaka Culture Museum/Tempozan, which used to be Suntory Museum, was a disappointment 😅.
It seems that it is now run by a Chinese company, and there are souvenir shops and cat cafes with products that only foreigners would buy 🙄.
It's a Tadao Ando's building... boukenI think the uncomfortable taste has been overshadowed by the koji-like and rice-like taste. boukenIGOMA October Tasting (6)
I've had Nakashimaya, but this is my first time at Kanenaka.
It is a little ripe and savory. It has a solid taste and woody atmosphere, and the acidity is very crisp.
This is one that definitely needs to be heated up.
I'll skip this one since I've already had it in the past, but I also drank a bottle of Sesshikoyama Aizan Nama Sake.
It was just as sweet, juicy, and delicious as my past impressions 😋.
I was also allowed to try some samples of other new brands, but I was told not to post them yet because they have not been announced yet, so I omitted them. I'm looking forward to drinking them because I haven't seen any of them very often! まつちよGood evening bouken🍶.
Actually, I had a couple of Aizan and Benkei from Yukihikoyama at Asano Sake Shop in Hamamatsucho 😊.
Both were delicious 🍶✨️
I won't post it on sakewa though lol boukenGood evening, Mr. Matsuchiyo.
Ehhh, why don't you post it 😹. まつちよI've accumulated a lot of unposted items that I can't get up 😅I'll give it to you when I get a chance to take a closer look 😊. boukenIGOMA October Tasting (5)
Nozomu Splash at CWS
First time to drink fire-roasted Nozomu
It is a fruity and sweet type of wine, but I wonder if it is drier than the past splash I drank.
But it's sweet and it's a reasonable price among Nozomu's, so it's good.
I bought this one and will post it again later 😌.
I've posted a few times so I'll put them all together, but I also drank Sawa Hime.
I've had it many times and it's still delicious with a good balance of sweet and spicy 😋.
This time I put two together and Tochigi Ai 🥰.
I've had the Kihotsuru Hiyoroshi many times, including tasting and drinking at home, so I'll skip that one, but it was gassy and fresh, not like Hiyoroshi, but like Kihotsuru Hiyoroshi 😋. ジェイ&ノビィGood evening, bouken 😃.
I haven't had a splash💦 of Nozomu 🥲I might want to try the dry kind😊.
Sarafly summarized and Tochigi love 🥰I'm a stone ‼️ boukenHi Jay & Nobby, ☂️
I think the sweetness is a bit subdued in the hope 🤔.
But it's still a sweet and tasty 😅.
I'll drink it again and review it properly😊. boukenIGOMA October Tasting ④.
First time drinking Honshu Ichi no Aki-agari.
It tasted clean, sweet, spicy, and gentle.
I think it may be because it was the first sake I tasted in autumn, but I got the impression that it was more mature than the other Honzuichi sake I have tasted so far.
I didn't take a picture of it, but I also drank a bottle of Yamahai sake.
It was a fire-aged version of the nama sake I bought at the August tasting.
It was more subdued than the nama, but just like the nama, it had a strong umami flavor and was delicious! boukenIGOMA October Tasting (3)
Dry special junmai hiyaoroshi
A new brand of Nagato Kyo
We are thankful that we don't see it very often.
It's called "dry" but it's not that dry and easy to drink!
I was surprised to see +7 on the label just like Wakakoma!
I didn't buy it this time, but I was interested in Nagato Gorge's Isehikari. boukenIGOMA October Tasting (2)
I drank at KITTE last week, but again Wakakoma Hiyoroshi
Easy to drink with strong umami and acidity!
This is another sake quality that you can drink lazily 😁.
I got the same impression of strong acidity as when I drank it last week.
I was surprised to see on the back label that it is quite dry with a sake degree of +6😅. boukenIGOMA October Tasting (1)
Recently, people from the brewery have been coming every month, but it's been a long time since the last Icoma Select tasting.
Since the Tachibana StampVal will be held at the end of October, it will be held in a short interval of 2 weeks after the September tasting.
The timing of our visit was in the evening, so it was quite crowded.
First up was Boshimaya with warmed sake.
I've had the 25th anniversary blended sake before, but it was a little too subtle when served cold, but very tasty heated!
Gentle rice flavor. I could drink it while it's warming up 😁. boukenLast year it was about 5500 yen for a 1000ml fire-brewed bottle, but this year I bought it because it was released fresh and the price was reasonable 😁.
This sake is made from Yizyishin's yeast No.3 which is not distributed now.
It has a rich and complex taste with a sweetness and a bitterness at the end.
It has a rich and complex taste with a sweet taste and a bitter taste at the end.
It was an interesting sake 😋. boukenI bought it after hearing that it's not what the label says it is.
The rice is Saga no Hana and Reihou with a Sake meter of +2.
Slightly fruity, with a hint of sweetness and umami from the rice.
Slightly fruity, with rice sweetness and umami.
I thought it was the type of sake to be drunk warmed up, but it's definitely not 😅.
Just like people, you can't judge by its appearance 🙄. 
boukenPre-order because they said they don't have much in stock 😁.
I've been curious about this one since Mr. Noodle King used to drink it.
I don't know if it's rare or not, but I can't find anyone else drinking it 😅.
It's a raw unfiltered sake that is aged until autumn.
It has a soft mouthfeel, and you can feel the quality of the tobin-tori even more than the fire-aged tobin-tori. The juicy sweetness is well balanced with the spiciness at the end.
Echizenmisaki has a quality of sake that you can linger over and drink forever 😁.
The closer to room temperature, the sweeter and tastier it is. 麺酒王Hi bouken 😃
I understand the balance you are talking about: ‼️
Yes, I do! I can drink them all all the time 😋 and it's great that there are so many different variations 😆. boukenMr. Noodle, good evening 🌃
Echizenmisaki, I think the balance and drinkability is the best 😊.
There are so many variations, aren't there? I'd like to try the plum yeast one 😋. boukenRice is Yume Ikkyo, Sake degree is +1
It has a refreshingly clean taste with a hint of sweetness.
It has a slight fruity nuance with a short aftertaste at the end. I imagined it would be a bit darker, but it was rather light.
It tastes better when the temperature is raised to near room temperature, which gives it a thicker flavor and more sweetness.
When the temperature is completely at room temperature, the flavor of the rice is strong. boukenDid we have this last year? I thought so, but Akane seems to have appeared for the first time this year.
It's a light nigori. It has a complex flavor with a hint of melon and a little bit of cemedine. The second half is quite pungent. It has a different taste from the ikkoku I have had so far.
Maybe it is aged a little?
The color of the label and the name "Akane" suggest that it is a hiyaoroshi-like product.
It tastes better at near room temperature, with more sweetness.
I think only Kansai people can understand this, but the strong flavor of mangetsupon was really strong and delicious.
I think it got a lot sweeter on the 3rd day than when I opened the bottle 🤔. boukenIcoma Sake Shop Chiyoda warehouse tasting event (2)
We divided the tasting into two groups because there were many 😅.
From now on, we will start with the type of sake to be drunk at room temperature or warmed up.
Special Junmai Genjyu Fukunohana Autumn Agari
When I tasted it before, I thought it was sweet and tasty, but maybe because I drank it after the raw sake, I felt it was quite spicy.
It was originally a candidate for purchase, but I decided not to go for it this time.
Special Junmai Nama-hai Fukunohana
It has a strong sense of maturity. It also has a lot of color.
Raisin-like withered flavor.
It is like a Tottori sake. The acidity is quite strong.
Quite a bit of 🫶? Maybe.
This should definitely be heated.
I had a sake warmer but didn't drink it heated this time💦.
Special Junmai Nama-junmai Yamahai Kitanishiki
More mature than the Yamahai Fukunohana and less mature, but both are said to have been aged for about 3 years.
The Kitanishiki is easier to drink, but the Fukunohana has more impact.
I was quite confused and bought two out of the seven varieties after being allowed to drink them again 😊. boukenIcoma Sake Shop Chiyoda warehouse tasting (1)
The first appearance of Chiyoda warehouse at Icoma tasting event
Mr. Ikeda, a famous sales representative, was here. 👓️
We drank
Special Junmai Unfiltered Nama Sake Fukunohana
It tasted sweet and juicy, but I think it's the type of taste that everyone can enjoy. He said it was their signature product.
Special Junmai Nama Nama Shu Fukunohana light nigori
It tastes like the first one with a fizzy taste.
It left the biggest impression on me.
Junmai Daiginjo-nama-genshu Fukunohana
More subdued than the special junmai, but sweet and tasty, with a sense of body.
Junmai Daiginjo Nama-Genshu Fukunohana light nigori
I had this a few years ago. It was even better than then.
It's like a regular Junmai Daiginjo with an extra bubbly taste.
Chiyoda Kura's concept seems to be a food sake, but I thought there were many types that could be drunk well on their own. まつちよGood evening, bouken-san.
I was surprised to see so many FUKU-NO-HANA in the Hyogo brewery.
I have the impression that FUKUNOHANA is sweet and tasty, so I would like to try a variety of it 😊. boukenHi Matsuchiyo-san ☀☀☀☀.
He said he tried to have other products but with fukunohana 😊.
I think they are probably the brewery that uses fukunohana the most in Japan 🤔.
I think if you drink fukunohana from Takezumi, it will change your image of sweetness 😁. boukenIt's sweeter in Takezumi 😅. 
boukenTochigi Ai🥰 Strengthening Month No. 6
At a local liquor store that recently started handling CWS
It says it's dry, but it has a gentle sweetness like tropical fruits or mixed juice.
The second half is firm, dry and crisp, with a short finish. When I tasted it, I thought it was very individualistic, but it is really good.
If I hadn't tasted it, I would never have bought it, so thank you for letting me try it. ジャイヴHello bouken!
I found it the other day and was wondering if I should buy it, but after reading your review, I still wanted it: ✨️
I didn't read the etiquette on the back, but I see it's "origami" 🥰. ワカ太Hi bouken 😃This loose label with a sticker that says "This looks dry" is too funny and cute 🩷. ma-ki-Good evening, bouken!
It's a cute label with a pun too 😋.
I'd like to take you there if I come across it 🤗. boukenHi Gyve 😃
I was going to pass on this because it says it's dry, but I was impressed with it when I tasted it so I bought it 😁.
I didn't think it was raw and clingy myself until I picked it up when I bought it 😅. boukenHi Wakata 😃
The picture makes me think of sweet 😁.
The more I look at the picture of the animals holding out their hands, the more I love it😍. boukenHi ma-ki 😃
I love the label, it's cute, funny and too good to be true 😆.
The taste is 👍 too 😋If you come across it, please take it home with you 🤗. ジェイ&ノビィHello bouken 😃
This is Ona-chan! When Nobby went to buy it at Mashidaya, they didn't have it and when I showed him the picture, he apologized that he didn't know it 😅.
I don't think they have it because it's CWS 🧐I'll look for it ‼️ boukenHello Jay & Nobby ☀☀☀.
Oops 💦 sorry to hear that 😢.
I don't think you can get it even at Ona's distributor if they don't carry CWS, so it's no wonder the store owner doesn't know about it 😅.
Hope you get it 🥺. boukenUnusual sake with a 35% rice polishing ratio, yet it is a honjozo.
Apparently it is a summer sake 🤔.
When you drink it, it tastes a bit like honjozo, but perhaps due to the rice polishing ratio, it is a bit clean and has a muscat-like flavor.
As the temperature rises, the rice flavor becomes stronger, but the sweetness also becomes stronger.
The muscat flavor that I felt when it was cold disappears.
The acidity is quite impressive, and as the name "cool" implies, it has a cool and refreshing feeling.
Overall, it is a very unique sake including the specs.
The more you drink it, the more addictive it becomes.
It is said to be made with 1801 yeast and has a Sake meter of +2.
When you drink it again, it has a strong sweet taste and a strong sour taste. boukenTochigi Ai🥰 Strengthening Month No. 5
After coming home from Koshien, Monday is not a day for drinking, but since we won, I decided to open the bottle 😁.
I know it says the cork will pop, but it didn't 😅
Slightly effervescent, with grapefruit and citrus flavors as it says. And beautiful acidity.
It's one of the most beautiful type of sake I've ever had.
I love that the flavor doesn't lose its shape even after a few days have passed. ジェイ&ノビィGood evening, bouken 😃
I'm going to raise it now, but here's ours too 😋It didn't fly away as well 😅but the taste is so good that you'll fly away 🤗. boukenJay & Nobby, good evening 🌃
So you've had this one 😍.
I thought it was one of the best tasting sake I've ever had 😋 Oh! So it's 700 at Nanamizu 🎉🎊🥳. 
boukenFollowing on from August, September is also Tochigi Ai🥰 strengthening month.
The second one following the hope of drinking at Takashimaya 🥳.
The taste is rich and sweet like honey, just like the image on the cute label. It has a rich but gentle sweetness. It also has a hint of acidity. It's so strong that it would be good with ice or soda.
It seems that it is not labeled "Junmai" because it is made with rice that is not of the highest quality. フリーター一代男Hello, bouken!
The FOUR SEASONS of Nanamizu that I drank before was also Yumesasara's out of equilibrium rice. I wonder if the price increase in the future will be somewhat controlled if the rice is out of the same grade 🤔. boukenHello freelancer first generation man 😃.
Maybe they are using more out of equitable rice to keep the price the same 🤔.
Some breweries are raising their prices significantly, so I'm thankful that they are keeping them the same 🥺. ジェイ&ノビィHi bouken 😃
I'm not sure about the sweetness 😁 of this Nanamizu 😁, but I'm not sure about the sweetness 😅.
It would certainly be nice to drink it lightly with soda or something 🤗.
Thanks for the alternative Tochigi love 🥰🥹. boukenHi Jay & Nobby 😀
It might be a bit harsh as it's one of the sweetest and thickest seven waters I've ever had 🤔.
You might find it just right if you dilute it on the rocks😅.
I'm still in love with Tochigi 🥰 keep going 🥳. 
boukenCWS that Icoma also started to handle
I was given a sample to drink.
It's a rich and rough sake.
Not too spicy but a little hard to drink 🤔.
It's a Shiga-like sake.
It's like they took the sense of maturity out of Furoisen and took the sweetness out of Mitsuriboshi. Impression
I wonder if "carnivorous" means it goes well with meat or if it means it tastes wild😅.
I was told that this one is only available in 1 bottle.
I also tasted Ona's Bokudena.
The label is cute but it's dry, so I avoided it, but it had a unique taste with sweetness and fruity notes, so I bought it 😊. ジェイ&ノビィGood evening, bouken 😃.
We too are after the "Give me some"!
The liquor store we frequent doesn't have it 🥲.
It has a unique taste 😋😋I'd love to try it 🤗. ポンちゃんGood evening, bouken-san 🦉.
Your explanation of "Shiga-ish" was very easy to understand 😆👍.
I think it means it goes well with meat 😊. boukenJay & Nobby, good evening 🌃
Thanks to the liquor store because I don't think I would have bought it if I hadn't tasted it😊I wrote "unique" but it was hard to describe the taste 🤔. boukenGood evening, Pon-chan.
It looks like Shiga, doesn't it? I was told that it looks like Shiga, and when I put it in my mouth again, I thought, "Oh, I see..." 😁.
The word "bear" makes me think of gibier😅. 
boukenAfter LUCUA, we went to Ikoma.
They said they thought it was about time you came 🤣.
The owner of the restaurant told us that he had been to Fukui and Toyama, so we were allowed to drink some sake that he got there!
Wakakoma Sake Brewery in Toyama!
I had never heard of Yakyu before, but it seems there are many other brands of Wakakoma 💦.
Very fresh and melon-like!
I thought it would be dry because it's +5, but it wasn't. It had a well-balanced taste 😋.
Then I drank Kansai Kasen again, which I got from Mr. Jive last year.
I drank it at room temperature at home, but it is totally drinkable cold.
I mean, it tastes better cold.
Kansai is really good and great! ジャイヴGood evening, bouken🌛.
As a local, I'm very grateful that you drank "Kansai" again 🥰.
I also recommend heated sake, so if you have a chance to visit us again, please do: ✨️ boukenGood evening Mr. Gyve.
I will soon be able to buy Kansai in my neighborhood, so next time I drink it, I would like to try heating it up 😊.
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