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boukenI also got to taste samples of the just released Boshimaya 25th Anniversary blended sake 🙏.
It looks like a blend of White Koji Junmai Omachi, Junmai Ginjo Gohyakumangoku, and 5BY Junmai Daiginjo Yamadanishiki!
It had a complex taste with a lot of acidity, probably due to the inclusion of white malted rice sake, which is typical of blended sake!
Hmmm, I prefer the usual Boshimaya 😅.
I've never had a good experience with blended sake 🙄. boukenNext, the Aigamo farming method of Kikumonmei 🦆.
The character of Fujimoto Farm called Aigamo-mon is cute😻
It doesn't say it, but it's unfiltered.
It was quite sweet and tasty, and I liked it a lot!
They seem to want to make a modern sake, and I look forward to their future!
Currently it seems to be almost exclusively fire-aged, so I'm looking forward to seeing the nama-sake as well 😊. ヒロHi bouken 😃
Aigamon is so kawaii 😍I'll buy the goods when they come out 🥰.
I've never heard of this brand before, but if they are going for modern, we can expect more in the future 😁. boukenHi Hiro 😃
I would buy a stuffed animal or keychain if there was one 😍.
I don't think there are many stores in Hiroshima that carry them, but in Tokyo, Kamoshita Sake Shop seems to carry them 😁. boukenAfter KITTE, we went to Ikoma Sake Shop.
We had a chance to drink some of the sake that we had acquired during our Hiroshima expedition!
My first Kiku-Bunmei!
The first bottle was a freshly squeezed sake!
The first half of the bottle was quite sweet, but the second half was very spicy!
However, there are no off-flavors, which is common in country sake, and it is a good sake that seems to be brewed with care. boukenIcoma Sake Shop Honshu Ichiban Tasting (2)
Junmai Daiginjo Unfiltered Nama-shu Doors-sharp-
Sake strength +5.5 Sembon-Nishiki, Reiwa No.1 yeast
It was already sold out when we visited, so we only tasted it.
Calmer and a little more refreshing than the others.
Good for eating!
Doors-shirocodile- Junmai Ginjyo, white malted rice, straight pumping
Sake strength -7.7 Hachitanishiki Hiroshima Ginjo yeast
It is not all white malted rice, so it is not sour and easy to drink.
I bought this one, too, so I'll check it out later...
All 6 were raw sake😍.
The staff at the brewery was very friendly and the brewer of Shugetsu came to visit us privately 😊. 
boukenIcoma Sake Shop Honshu Ichiban Tasting (1)
There were many events and tasting events in many places this week, but I went to my neighborhood liquor store 😁.
Honshu Ichi from Hiroshima was there!
I drank
Junmai Nama-nihonjunshu straight pumping
Sake strength +4 Senbon-Nishiki Hiroshima Ginjo yeast
Sweet, tasty, fruity, and delicious 😋 It has a Sake meter value of +4 but has almost no spiciness. It tastes as good as the famous pre-sake.
Junmai Nakakumi Orikagarami
The one pictured behind the Naokumi.
The specs are the same as for the nao kumi.
It tastes just as sweet as when I bought it and drank it before.
Second fermentation in the bottle.
They said that the reason why it feels sweet and tasty for its alcohol content is because they use Hiroshima Ginjo yeast.
Doors-dry- Junmai Ginjyo Dai-harakuchi
Sake strength +9 Hachitan-Nishiki, Hiroshima 2021 yeast
J&N-san drank this before 😊.
Sake that can be enjoyed by everyone without feeling too high in alcohol content.
Not too spicy, but sharp with umami and freshness.
It seems that the 2021 yeast is from the No. 9 series.
Doors-fresh- Junmai Ginjo-Okirigarami Nama
Sake strength -2 Hachitan-Nishiki 1801 yeast
Sweet, but more subdued than the first one.
They really wanted to do a secondary fermentation in the bottle.
I bought this one, so a review will follow... ジェイ&ノビィHi bouken 😃
Thank you for the introduction 😌 You went back and looked at it the other day 🤗.
I like your stylish label👍. boukenGood morning, Jay & Nobby ☀☀☀.
I said to the guy at the warehouse, "This label is cool, isn't it? He said, "What, yes.... He had a subtle reaction like that 🤣. 
boukenCollaboration sake with Morinori
Since I bought a bottle of Morinori, I thought I had to buy a bottle of Rairaku, too, so I bought it a few days ago at Ikoma Sake Shop.
Compared to Morinori, Rairaku is quite fruity and sweet. It has a cherry-like sweetness. It has a little bit of a sparkling taste.
A little cherry-like aroma in the mouth as well.
There's also an acerola-like vibe, I think.
I like Rairaku better, but if I want to pair it with a meal, I'd go for Morinori 🤔.
Junmai Daiginjo is about 1600 yen and tastes like this, so I think it's pretty cost effective.
If I were to make a rough comparison between the two crafts, I'd say Morinori is the serious, honor student type, while Rairaku is a bit of a wild, flirtatious guy.
I think Rairaku has a slightly different flavor.
I think Morinori might be the one that is stable and doesn't fall apart after a few days 🤔. まつちよGood evening bouken🍶.
I drank Morinori's Kurafuto, but I didn't know that Rairaku is more fruity.
I was thinking that Morinori is also very cost effective at this price, but I would like to try Rairaku's Kurafuto 🤔. ジャイヴHi bouken ☀☀☀.
Your crafty pop label catches my attention 😁.
I'm interested in your review of the yangcha "rairaku", quite intriguing 🥰. ポンちゃんGood evening, bouken🦉.
This drink is delicious ❣️ honor student and charlatan🤣 very easy to understand 😊I wish Rairaku was more national 🤔. boukenGood morning, Matsuchiyo-san ☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀.
Morinori is also good, but Rairaku may be sweeter overall compared to the whole brewery 🤔. boukenGood morning, Mr. Jive ☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀.
I remember that it might be a craft beer with a fancy label 🍺🤔.
If you compare it with Morinori, I think you can get a sense of yankee in your own home 😁Please let me know if you need it 😊. boukenGood morning, Pon-chan ☀☀☀☀.
I drank it tongue in cheek last time and it was still as good as ever 🤣.
I didn't know the same rice and milling ratio could make such a difference 😳.
I guess it will be consumed mostly in Hyogo prefecture 🤔. boukenCollaboration sake with Rairaku.
Purchased at Ikoma Sake Shop with Motomine Tsuru.
It says it was shipped in March this year, but this is not new sake but the previous year's sake.
They say the new craft sake should be arriving soon.
The craft sake is the last to be brewed among Morinori's sakes.
Slightly gassy and sweet. It is smooth and clean. It has a slight ripeness, but the umami is strong and delicious.
It has a minerality or a flavor that is unique to Morinori.
It's a jun-dai, but it looks good heated up.
I've got the Rairaku version, so I'd like to compare the two 😁. ポンちゃんbouken, I'll be here too 🙏.
I drank only the rairaku version and enjoyed it, so I'm very curious about this one too ❣️ I'd love to compare the drinks 😻I'm looking forward to your review 😆🎶. boukenHi Pon 😃
My impression from drinking it before is that the rairaku version is probably sweeter 🤔.
Maybe I'll drink it tonight and I'll post again 😁. boukenPurchased at Icoma Sake Shop
Fruity, sweet and delicious.
The subtle gassiness is a nice accent.
The impression is that it finishes with a tangy bitterness. The aroma that passes through the nose is very gorgeous. It is extremely tasty! マルGood evening, bouken!
I think the one I drank this time was definitely better than the same one I drank last year. Is it because I bought it at Takashimaya? 🤣
It was so good that I groaned👍 boukenGood evening, Maru-san.
I wonder if it tastes better when you buy it at Takashimaya 🤣Well, the taste varies from year to year, so maybe it tastes better 🤔.
When I tasted it at the store, it was so good I screamed 🤣. boukenIkoma Sake Shop Aizu Homare Tasting (2)
Continued from ①.
We drank
Kitakata Terroir Junmai Ginjo Gohyakumangoku
The atmosphere is similar to what we have had so far, but a little spicier.
Aizu Homare Junmai Ginjo Fukunoka
This one is also quite sweet and tasty. I've never seen this label before and thought it looked unusual.
Aizu Homare Yozakura Junmai Ginjo
This is said to be a spring sake. It has a classic flavor among the ones we drank this time.
Classic but light!
Lychee nigori sake
The lychee flavor is in full bloom. I thought it would be hard to sell it because I think lychee is not to be liked or disliked. I like lychee myself 😘.
Strawberry nigori sake
I liked this one the best out of all the liqueurs.
It's more strawberry than sake-like, and it's delicious!
Chocolate Nigori
It is very chocolatey, but it also has a strong alcoholic taste.
I was so confused because there were so many sweet ones, but I bought the Fuku-no-Ka.
I wondered if the brewer was from Fukushima, but it seems he is a resident of Tokyo. It seems that it was planned to coincide with an event at a department store in the Kansai region. ポンちゃんbouken, I'm here for you too 🙇.
This looks like a great tasting for those with a sweet tooth! The 4th one in particular is a sight for sore eyes 😻 Looks so good to see 😆 Glad you can drink so many from one brewery 😊👍. boukenHello Pon-chan ☀☀☀
The sake was sweet and most of the flavors were modern and safe to drink 😋.
It seems like it was a great success with many people selling out 😊. 
boukenIkoma Sake Shop Aizu Homare Tasting (1)
The day after Harukas, we had a tasting of Aizu Homare at the nearby Ikoma Sake Shop!
I didn't take notes, so I'm going to split this post into two parts because there were so many kinds of sake 😅.
I drank
Kitakata Terroir Junmai Ginjo Kitakata Yamadanishiki
I think they called it Utsukushima Yume Yeast.
It's pretty sweet and fresh tasting.
Aizu Homare Junmai Ginjo Yamadanishiki
I think they said 1801 yeast.
Fruity and quite sweet.
Sold out when I was there.
Aizu Homare Junmai Daiginjo Yamadanishiki from Banshu
It tastes like a richer version of Junmai Ginjo.
Kitakata Terroir Junmai Unfiltered Unrefined Genshu Yume no Kaori
Fire-brewed but raw and muscat-like
Aizu Homare Junmai Ginjo Yume no Kaori
This is also fresh and sweet. I think it tastes similar to Karahashi. Yamadanishiki is the same, but the label is a bit similar too 🤔.
Aizu Homare Yamadanishiki and Yume no Aroma are available only at two stores, a sake store in Saitama and Ikoma Sake Shop, since they were just released. boukenNew brands handled by Icoma Sake Shop
Fresh, slightly effervescent, sweet and delicious. Despite the label, the taste is quite modern. It has a bitter taste towards the end.
The taste itself is comparable to popular brands. I would recommend it to people who like Hana 00.
Personally, I think the label could be a little better 🤔.
I had a chance to try some samples of Honshu Ichiban the other day, and there were a lot of fruity ones, so I'm looking forward to their future arrivals! ジェイ&ノビィHello bouken 😃
We also had a bottle of Honshu Ichiban last year 🤗
It was dry but on the contrary it was stylishly designed😍I would like to try the fruity one 😋. boukenHi Jay & Nobby ☀☀☀.
I tasted the stylish label and it was my favorite type of dry 😋.
Wish they could unify all their labels with that one 😁. 
boukenWhen I went to Icoma's tasting event, I didn't buy the sake I tasted because it seemed to be sold out early😅.
The label is the same as the one I had before, but the last batch was Hyogo Yume Nishiki and this batch is Yamada Nishiki.
It's sweet and fruity and extremely tasty 😋.
A little light with a hint of acidity.
It's the best of both worlds, and it's made with out-of-spec rice.
3rd, after drinking Fuku Chitose, the recommendations are full of Fukui sake 😅.
I've only never had Sari 🤔. マルHello bouken😊.
The third picture looked like the Big Dipper. I see a death trillion 😱 and I thought it was a flower candle. I'm sorry, Hua Candle 🙇.
Shengjian, I would like to drink it😍. boukenHello Nemuchi!
Yume-nishiki was 1000 yen until a while ago 😳
Yamadanishiki was sweeter and more delicious 😋.
I felt pressured to drink Mai-bijin because I haven't had it lately 🤣. boukenHi Maru, Hello ☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀.
It sure looks like a Big Dipper ✨️-like sequence 😳
I thought it was a Fist of the North Star story, but the death trillion star is real 😨.
We have both Seigen and Kifengkaku, so ● Koma-san please come 🤗. 
boukenI bought it because it was the first time I'd seen it in Kifeng Tsuru and it looked rare.
It seems that only Takashimaya in Namba and Ikoma have it in stock in the Kansai area.
It's fire-brewed, but it's very tasty with a slight sparkle and a refreshing sweetness that's not too sweet.
I thought this time that I like smooth nigori better than thick nigori 🤔.
The nigorigo is fine and silky!
When the temperature reaches room temperature, you can feel the spiciness. まつちよGood evening bouken 🍶.
Gaba nigori looks delicious😻😻 boukenHi Matsuchiyosan 😊
Of course it tastes great, but the nigori was very fine and smooth 😸. ポンちゃんHi bouken 🐦.
I've never seen such a label on Kihotsuru 😳Nishimura-san 💦.
It looks delicious 😻 マルGood evening, bouken!
I'm so envious of you! I went to a liquor store in Shitennoji the other day, but the dates of all the stores were old 😢I decided to go to bouken's store even if it's a little far away! I'll go to bouken's shop even if it's a little bit far away. boukenPon-chan Hello ☔️
If I hadn't been told about it by Icoma, I might not have noticed it and gone through with it😅.
The nigori is fine and silky and delicious 😋. boukenMaru-san Hi ☔️
I went to a liquor store in Shitennoji the other day too, but the date on the Kiho Tsuru was old💦.
I think bouken's store is 🤣.
It's less than 2 minutes walk away so I can fly there 🤣. boukenMaru-san was drinking Yuyamanishiki, so I thought, yes, let's drink Kibotsuru! So I opened the bottle 😁.
I bought it at Ikoma Sake Shop.
There was a small amount of air bubbles in the glass. Fresh, sweet and tasty, but a little bitter in the second half, which is a nice accent.
Bitter, but the lingering sweetness gives the impression of being long-lasting.
The one I had in the past was a bit twitchy, so it was nice to have it in good condition. マルGood evening, bouken🌒.
I hope to go there someday as an Icoma Sake Shop 😍Kibotsu Tsuru lover.
I had a drink before that was dated, so I was very satisfied this time 😊. boukenGood evening, Maru-san.
We have Haba nigori and Omachi hi-airi in stock now 🥳.
I envy you the environment where you can buy them in one bottle 😆. boukenFebruary Tasting Extravaganza #2 at Icoma Sake Shop
The last one is Boshimaya, which just arrived
2025 Limited Nigori Sake
It looks like a nigori version of the regular junmai unfiltered raw sake!
It's a little bubbly with a slight effervescence.
It tastes sweeter than the standard one, but it has a taste typical of Boshimaya.
I was interested in Kihotsuru Omachi and Buntaro, but this time I bought Morinori Technique, which seemed to sell out early, and Kihotsuru Haba-Nigori, which I couldn't find anywhere else. まつちよGood morning bouken 🌞.
I thought you were going to buy gaba nigori 😸.
I'm waiting for your repo ✨ boukenGood evening, Mr. Matsuchiyo.
There were a lot of sake I was interested in at the tasting, but the Gaba Nigori is only available at Takashimaya and Ikoma in Kansai, so I prioritized this one 😁.
It will be a little while before I can drink it 😅. boukenFebruary Tasting at Icoma Sake Shop ④.
Echizen Cape Ihyakumangoku
I first drank it at room temperature, which was fine enough for me personally, but when I heated it up, I felt like I could drink it forever and ever 🤣.
It's like an all-rounder that can be drunk at any temperature! boukenFebruary Tasting at Ikema Sake Shop (3)
It is a fire-brewing of Motomine Tsuru Yumachi!
Usually, the draft is released first and the hi-ire is released later, but Kibotsuru's Yumachi is a rare case where the hi-ire is released first!
This is the first time I've had hi-ire Omachi, but it's fresh and gassy like a draft.
Sweet and juicy and delicious 😋.
It was my favorite at this tasting!
I also had a bottle of Morinori's Dry Nama Sake and it was consistently delicious 😋. boukenFebruary Tasting at Ikema Sake Shop (2)
3 kinds of Buntaro from the newest brewery in Hyogo Prefecture
Junmai Namaizu and Jun Dai Namaizu were not photographed this time, so please see my past post for labels 😌.
The Junmai Namae was more delicious than the Junmai Namae I was allowed to try a while ago, with more flavor and more umami.
The Jun Dai Namae is a slightly different type of Jun Dai Namae with a less Jun Dai-like flavor and a bit more floral and fruity in the second half.
When I heated it up, I got the impression of rice and graininess in the first half and spiciness in the second half. I felt the flamboyance was reduced.
I've had a bottle of Yuki no Shirahama in the past, but I got the impression that it was more refined and tastier than it was then. It is similar to Junmai Namae, but a little spicier. boukenIt's Cat Day, but I haven't prepared any particular cat labels or anything 😹.
I've been wanting to drink a draft version of this sake since the fire-aged one I had before was so good.
I bought it at Ikoma together with the tobin-tori.
It is fresh, fruity and delicious with a strong umami flavor. The higher the temperature, the sweeter it tastes. 麺酒王Hi bouken 👋😃😃
I love Honami raw so much👍. boukenGood evening Mr. Noodles 🌃
I've always wanted to try this sake since Mr. Noodle said it tasted good raw before😃.
I would like to try the plum yeast sake next 🤔. boukenI went to buy it as soon as I saw it was in stock on Icoma-san's SNS 😁.
It has a little color.
It has a slightly ripe taste and a beautiful umami.
Sake that is easy to drink with a good balance of sweetness and spiciness while being a little refreshing.
It feels refreshing but has a strong umami.
The cost is great, at around 1,000 yen for a tobin 😳. RecommendedContentsSectionView.title
