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金猫魔8th cup of mamiana,
Kiyozumi Junmai Ginjo from Kusumi Shuzo!
I had a glass of Yumehana Koihanabi earlier and wanted to try the regular Kiyoizumi as well.
It was served in a glass specially designed for Kiyozumi's cold sake.
The glass has a heavy bottom, a narrow shape, and a thin, wide diameter. It has a simple yet stylish design with a star cutout. The size is just right for drinking cold sake. Lovely. They don't have them in stock, but I heard you can buy them at the store. I want one.
Clear and beautiful,
Full and soft,
It has a delicious flavor and lightness,
delicious.
All in all, it was a great experience. Yanma21号 特別純米酒 無濾過原酒特別純米原酒中取り無濾過 金猫魔7th cup of mamiana
Yamama from Niigata Daiichi Sake Brewery!
It has a strong umami flavor!
Fresh and powerful,
You can taste the sweetness and the solid umami of the middle part of the bottle,
Delicious! 金猫魔The fifth cup of Mamiana,
Black Solstice after a long time.
Fruity and gorgeous aroma,
Sweetness, well-balanced acidity and full flavor.
I didn't take any pictures of the dishes,
The sashimi of flatfish was so delicious. 金猫魔4th cup of mamiana
Yumebanabi Koihanabi from Kusumi Shuzo, a sake brewery in Natsuko,
Koshi-tanrei is used for the malted rice, and Kame-no-o is used for the premium rice.
In 2024, Yumebanabi Koihanabi was upgraded to Junmai Ginjo (the rice polishing ratio is the Daiginjo standard).
When cold sake is poured, it is served in a flat cup that turns the color of fireworks.
It is beautiful.
It is calm and clear,
It has a full flavor and a clean mouthfeel.
Delicious! 越弌M-Falcon おりがらみ生原酒原酒生酒おりがらみ発泡 金猫魔3rd cup of mamiana
Koshiichi M-Falcon Unnagarami Nama-shu,
The bottle is a bright blue with a silver Koshichi logo,
Low alcohol, fruity and citrusy,
Juicy sparkling sparkling wine,
Sweet and sour and refreshing,
It is delicious on a hot day. 金猫魔Second cup of mamiana,
I've always been curious about kurap3,
This is a joint brew by a brewery unit consisting of the Joetsu breweries, Takeda Shuzoten, Kubiki Shuzo, and Chiyonomitsu Shuzo.
The name "kurap3" is a play on the three breweries' hopes that customers will applaud their brews.
This is the second baton of sake brewed with the new challenge of bringing yeast and brewing water to the brewery, while sharing information among local breweries.
It is characterized by refreshing acidity and mild sweetness,
Aromatic flavor with a clean mouthfeel,
Delicious. 金猫魔I went to Mamiana, a sake bar attached to my favorite sake brewery, Sake Miyakoya.
Too good...!
A cozy bar with a relaxed atmosphere where you can enjoy a wide variety of rare sake, drink from 180 yen for 50ml, and try various kinds of sake at a reasonable price, as well as delicious food, and drink light or strong.
The staff is also nice.
First up is Manjushugami F50, an unusual regular sake, a dry sake with 50% polished rice,
It is a dry sake that is refreshing but also has a complex grain-derived umami flavor. YanmaR5BY 21号 中採り直詰め 特別純米酒 無濾過原酒特別純米原酒無濾過 金猫魔Life is full of peaks and valleys......and the Olympics are in full swing...!
Sorry to hear about Judo Poet, but Ijisan, Women's Skateboard Street, Women's Soccer Tanigawa, they were amazing! Amazing!
I thought it was Abe's day, but all the Japanese were great. I'm still looking forward to more! Looks like I'm going to have a sleepless night...
Slightly sweet and fruity aroma like melon,
Slightly sweet and fruity aroma like melon, slightly tart and astringent mouthfeel.
Sourness and astringency from a little sweetness,
Rich and complex flavor,
The alcohol taste is very strong,
The lingering aftertaste is gentle,
Delicious!
Yesterday was the summer festival of the local community association. It was a great day, even though rain was forecasted, it was too much fun!
=== Ingredients: Rice (domestic), rice
Ingredients: rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic)
Rice: Gohyakumangoku produced in Niigata Prefecture
Rice polishing ratio: 60
Alcohol content: 17%.
1,760 yen per 720ml
=== The bottle is available at
★★★★☆ 金猫魔Murayu Natsumi Heated Sake!
Something nostalgic, the citrus color and citrus pattern of this summer heated sake.
Soft aroma with peachy sweetness,
Slightly tangy.
Soft sweetness with citrus-like acidity,
Slightly dry aftertaste,
It is crisp and I want to drink it very much.
Delicious.
But it should be served lukewarm!
Refreshing sweetness and a gentle, mellow mouthfeel,
The aftertaste is so clean and crisp that you can drink as much as you want,
Too good! As one would expect from a sake that is only meant to be warmed up. It's a must.
I had been looking for a new car for 10 years, but I couldn't find one that I liked... I ended up finding a very nice used one of the same car and switched. It's just like switching cars. But it's great. I'm still asking you for a while, Premacy.
=== Ingredients: Rice
Ingredients:Rice (domestic), Rice malt (domestic)
Alcohol content: 13%.
720ml 1,760yen
=== The company's website is
★★★★★ 金猫魔The most expensive bottle of Keitora is 2,000 yen per bottle!
I'm thankful that I have a lot of money to spend this month.
Fruity, with a slight banana and rice aroma,
It flows smoothly and smoothly on the tongue.
Slightly sweet, with a hint of sourness and a touch of dryness.
The dryness is very sharp,
The fresh and rich umami that is typical of nama-zake.
Delicious!
I paired it with a crab hot pot today. It was delicious.
It even goes well with udon noodles as a finish. It's the best.
=== Ingredients
Ingredients: rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic), brewers' alcohol
Rice: Gohyakumangoku and Koshibuki from Niigata Prefecture
Rice polishing ratio: 65
Alcohol percentage: 15-16
Sake degree: +6.0
Acidity: 1.2
2,000 yen for 1800ml
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★★★★☆ 金猫魔Today, the Doll's Festival, I opened a bottle of Kirinzan Nagori Yuki that I had been curious about! Kirinzan, with its lovely white and pink label, is a limited edition spring sake, junmai nigori.
The pure white lees that lingered in the bottle were a hint of the rich flavor that was to come,
The white lees that seem to be floating around in the air, and the hint of a rich flavor,
Sparkling bubbles, like a sparkling wine,
The taste is creamy and silky, with a hint of koji malt,
The mouthfeel is creamy yet smooth, smooth, refreshing, and cool,
Smooth and silky where the lees are thick,
The flavor is mellow, soft, and full-bodied,
Still, it is not clingy, but smooth and crisp.
It has a deliciously dry taste,
Delicious! It's so refreshing.
You can easily drink it.
When I woke up in the morning, I didn't expect to find snow...! I thought the snow for this season was already over...!
But it's only March... spring is still far away...
=== Rice
Ingredients:Rice(domestic),Rice malt(domestic)
Rice: Koshitanrei and Koshiibuki produced in Okuaga
Polishing ratio: 60
Alcohol content: 14
1,650 yen for 720ml
=== The price
★★★☆☆☆☆ 金猫魔We have been waiting for the February brewery's freshly brewed Kouriu Aoban for the Emperor's birthday in the Year of the Dragon!
Takachiyoh Shuzo releases the most powerful indigo dragon, Kouriu, a raw sake with the best cosmetic value!
It has a smooth and clear mouthfeel like water,
It has a clear, smooth, watery mouthfeel with a gorgeous pineapple aroma!
The palate has a refreshing sweetness and acidity,
After the bitter taste,
After a refreshing sweetness, acidity, and bitterness, it is followed by a strong umami (flavor) that comes on slowly with a touch of alcohol at the back of the throat when swallowed,
The gentle aftertaste is pleasantly sweet and umami,
Delicious!
Koryu is also available in four-pack bottles from this year. Before I knew it, they were using transparent bottles instead of tea bottles. I liked the massive feeling of the tea bottle, but the transparent bottle gives a light and refreshing impression.
=== Rice
Ingredients: rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic), brewing alcohol
Alcohol content: 15%.
1,800ml 2,420 yen
=== The bottle is available at
★★★★★ 金猫魔Hakkaiyama's winter-only freshly squeezed raw sake! Ao no Echigo de Sorou (Blue Echigo)! Also known as "Ao no Echigo de Sorou" (Blue Echigo).
This is another bottle that I want to drink every year during this season.
Hakkaisan, located in Minamiuonuma, is one of the representative breweries of Niigata sake,
Brewing sake in a place that looks like it was created by the gods to make sake.
A refreshing and gentle apple,
Fine and smooth,
Mellow sweetness, and a calm acidity,
Fresh, yet soft and rich umami,
The wine is fresh, yet soft and rich, with a refreshing, slightly dry taste,
It also has a lingering aftertaste that slowly dissipates.
It also has a crispness that disappears quickly,
It has a beautiful and elegant mouthfeel,
It is delicious this year, too.
Even at 19 degrees, it's easy to drink and dangerous.
=== Ingredients: Rice (domestic)
Ingredients: rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic), brewers' alcohol
Rice: Yamadanishiki (Koji rice), Gohyakumangoku (Kake rice), Koshibuki, etc.
Rice polishing ratio: 60
Alcohol content: 19%.
Sake degree: +4.0
Acidity: 1.4
Amino acidity: 1.6
Yeast used: Association No. 701, M310
1,353 yen for 720ml
=== The company's website is
★★★★☆ Kohryu源 中取り 直汲み 無濾過生原酒普通酒原酒生酒中取り無濾過 金猫魔Kouriu Gen Nakadori direct pumping unfiltered unpasteurized sake
This is the strongest regular sake of Takachiyo Shuzo, and the first raw sake of Koryu! This is a special limited edition sake of test brewing.
This is a special limited edition test brew!
When you come across the most powerful Koryu Nama-zake, you have to drink it!
The color is a pale, clear gold,
It has a gorgeous muscat-like aroma and a firm rice flavor,
It has a smooth mouthfeel with a firm acidity,
The freshness of the taste is so strong that it tingles on the tongue.
It is called "Nakadori direct-filtered unfiltered draft",
It has a luxurious, powerful and rich flavor,
You won't feel the 18 degrees alcohol content of the original sake,
It is easy to drink and refreshingly juicy,
Mmmm, delicious!
=== ===Raw ingredients:Rice (rice)
Ingredients: rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic), brewing alcohol
Alcohol content: 18%.
1800ml 2,970 yen
=== The name of the brewer is
★★★★☆ Takachiyo59takachiyo CHAPTER X AI-IPPON純米吟醸原酒生酒 金猫魔Ai Ippon, using 59takachiyo Chapter 10, Ai Yama and Ipponjiki, which I missed out on buying last year!
Takachiyo Shuzo is graduating from using "Kame-no-o" and "Omachi" sake rice this year. This is the last year for this lineup. I should have drunk Chapter 9! (cries) Kame-no-o, my personal favorite of the Kyokutaka's...too bad. Looking forward to next year's new efforts and new sake rice.
Anyway, it's been a long time since I've had a Kyokutaka, and it happens to be the 500th Niigata check-in anniversary. One bottle of love.
Like a bright mood,
Gorgeous, fruity, pineapple? Pineapple or muscat? and a hint of chocolate,
Smooth mouthfeel,
A well-balanced sweet and sour taste, with a thick and gentle sweetness.
Well-balanced sweet and sour, mellow,
A pleasant bitterness that spreads to the back of the throat,
The aroma that passes through the nose is refreshing,
The flavor of the rice slowly seeps in,
The flavor of the rice slowly seeps into the mouth, juicy and sweet,
It's juicy, sweet, and delicious!
=== Ingredients: Rice
Ingredients: rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic)
Rice: Aiyama 22.5%, Ipponshime 77.5
Polishing ratio: 59% flat polished rice
Alcohol content: 16%.
1,650 yen for 720ml
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★★★★☆☆ ヒラッチョKinekomama,
Congratulations on your 500 check-ins to Niigata Prefecture: ㊗️
You are truly a Niigata sake specialist👍! ゆかちんCongratulations to Kin Nekoma for checking in 500 Niigata sake 🎉Whenever I'm confused about Niigata sake, I refer to Kin Nekoma's and Hiraccio's posts 😊Niigata love 🫶. 金猫魔Thank you, Mr. Hiraccio, I am afraid! (I'll do my best to become a master ✨. 金猫魔Thank you, Yukachin! I'm glad to hear you find it helpful ✨I'll leave the Niigata sake to you! I will continue to devote myself to being able to say "I'll take care of Niigata's sake for you! 金猫魔M-ban, a dark, purplish dragon, is the newest addition to Takachiyo Shuzo's Kouriu series, the strongest regular sake.
It is said that the rice used is different from that of Akaban, which is also a fire-aged version of Koryu.
And the "M" in M-ban is said to be the "M" of Minamiuonuma. (Seriously?).
The "M" in "M-ban" is the "M" of Minami-uonuma (seriously?).
The brewer's hometown, Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture, is home to the Takagami Shrine (Koroku Shrine), which is a shrine for water goddesses.
Takagami Shrine enshrines the god of weaving, and is said to have a long history that is connected to the origin of one of Japan's 100 most famous mountains, Makiki-zan.
The brand name, which used to be attached to the highest quality sake, has been revived and is now attached to aluzake.
Slightly mild Muscat,
Soft,
Well-balanced sweetness and acidity,
It has a clear bitterness, firm umami, and sharpness,
It has a refreshing bitterness, a firm umami and a sharp taste.
It has a citrus aroma and umami flavor.
It's delicious and reasonably priced, thank goodness!
Well, Koryu is really cosy.
=== ===Rice
Ingredients: Rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic), brewing alcohol
Alcohol content: 15%.
2,420 yen for 1800ml
=== The following is a list of the brewery's products.
★★★★☆ Takachiyo豊醇無盡 純米大吟醸 無調整 夏 生原酒 Summer Blue純米大吟醸原酒生酒 金猫魔Souvenir sake from Niigata to Aizu,
Houjun Mujin Takachiyo, SummerBlue!
Hiragana Takachiyo is a must-have!
For relatives who don't usually drink sake.
It has a refreshing fruity flavor with a hint of pineapple and apple,
It is refreshingly sweet, bitter, and very juicy,
It is a beautiful and tasty sake,
It is easy to drink and too much to drink in spite of its 16% alcohol content,
I want to drink it chilled and gobble it up in the summer.
It's delicious!
=== Ingredients: Rice (domestic)
Ingredients: Rice (domestic), Rice malt (domestic)
Rice polishing ratio: 48
Alcohol content: 16%.
1,760 yen for 720ml
=== The company's website is
★★★★☆ 金猫魔I went back to my wife's parents' house for GW,
I brought a bottle of Niigata sake as a gift. (something I want to drink too).
It's been a long time since I've had a bottle of Yukinuchubai in storage!
Mild aroma.
Mellow and elegant sweetness and mellow flavor.
The aroma is mild and elegant sweetness and mellow umami.
Aged and matured, it has a calm flavor.
It is light and refreshing.
It is easy to enjoy with meals.
It is delicious, slowly and deliberately! Sip by sip,
You can feel it deeply with each sip.
Sushi, kozuyu, and various other things, a luxurious table.
It's the best.
=== Ingredients: Rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic)
Ingredients:Rice(domestic),Rice malt(domestic)
Rice:Gohyakumangoku produced in Niigata Prefecture
Rice polishing ratio: 63
Alcohol content: 17
Sake Degree: -5
Acidity: 1.9
2,200 yen per 720ml
=== The company's website is
★★★★★ 金猫魔The newest addition to the Takachidai Sake Brewery's most powerful and cost-effective regular sake, Kougu series! It is called Sui.
When I peeked into Miyakoya the other day, I heard that a new Kouriu was coming in May, and I came across this fresh green dragon that I had never seen before.
I haven't even seen it on Twitter in Takachiyo...
Gorgeous fruity aroma, pear, refreshing,
Fresh, silky, sweet and sour with a bitterness that spreads gently,
It is mellow and has a fresh and clear umami taste that is typical of nama-shu.
It has a mild, fresh and clear umami taste that is typical of nama-zake, yet it is refreshing and easy to drink,
It is easy to drink and refreshingly smooth, and even though it is low in alcohol, it is very drinkable.
It has a crisp and clear taste.
It is delicious! As always, a great value for money!
The fourth Koryu, but comparing the labels, it seems that only the fire-brewed red color is facing left. The raw one is facing right.
The white clay peacock sake cup I bought the other day has a nice green dragon feel to it.
=== Sake bottle
Ingredients: rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic), brewing alcohol
Alcohol content: 13%.
1,800ml 2,420 yen
=== The name of the brewer is
★★★★☆ ゆかちんGood morning, Kinekomama 😊I went to Matsuzawa Sake store 🤗Every clerk was easy to talk to and I enjoyed shopping there! Lots of Niigata limited edition sake. Thank you 😊 金猫魔Hi, Yucachin-san! I'm glad to hear that you had a good shopping experience! Matsuzawa-san is always a great help to us because the staff is friendly and we always get free tastings! 金猫魔Yukitsubaki Junmai Ginjyo Nama-no-Genshu
Compare the winter and spring versions of Yukitsubaki!
This limited edition junmai ginjo-shu is brewed with yeast from the junmai brewery's own brewery.
Gorgeous, fresh, sweet and sour.
This is... strawberry!
Is the color of the label pulling you in?
No, it definitely tastes like strawberries!
Mellow, smooth and silky.
The sweet and sour taste and the refreshing bitterness that spreads to the back of the throat.
A mellow, sweet and delicious taste.
It has a rich, sweet, umami taste, and is very smooth and crisp.
It is a sake that makes you feel bright and sunny, just like spring.
It is just right to drink at room temperature.
Delicious!
=== Ingredients:Rice (domestic)
Ingredients:Rice(domestic),Rice malt(domestic)
Rice: Yamadanishiki produced in Niigata Prefecture
Polishing ratio: 60
Alcohol content: 16
Sake degree: -10
Acidity: 2.2
1,419 yen for 720ml
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