Thankfully, I bought the last Ebi of the year!
Looking back, this year I have had the pleasure of drinking white, black, and pink. Each of them has its own unique flavor, giving us the pleasure of drinking the greatness of the sake!
This year's Ginzen Hatsumi
The smoothness of the mouthfeel and the long aftertaste at the end of drinking are excellent. The good parts of Aruzoe are used to make it all come together. It is a masterpiece. I would like to enjoy drinking this sake again next year while reading the label on the back of the bottle.
This is Pitama, who was sold a 50,000 yen Jikin Tokkyo Omachi, but couldn't afford it. The box was elegant and cool.
Now, here are my impressions of Yamasan Sanzan Ke Nishiki.
It has a fresh gasiness. The aroma is fresh ginjo aroma. The nose has a hint of grape.
The balance between acidity and bitterness is strong and the sweetness and spiciness are dry. The gasiness is strong and there are bubbles in the glass. This is a fresh modern dry umami sake ~😋😋😋😋
A beautiful sake with a good acidity. The acidity is much weaker than that of Urashinomine.
3300 yen without tax
Hi Pitama 😃
50,000 yen Jikin-san 😳 that's something to worship 🙏 and look at 😌 let's make it memorable 😌.
Yamazan-san💚 is also a perfect sake to remember 🙏 ‼️
Behind this is lemon squash 🍋🍶.
This is sour, but just barely sour enough to be considered sake. The level of sourness is on the level of Senkyoku Black Label after the rebranding.
The aroma is a refreshing ginjo aroma mixed with sourness. The acidity and umami are mixed with a hint of bitter taste, and the fresh gasiness makes it a lemon or grapefruit sake. 😋😋😋😋
The sweetness is dry.
According to the Koyama Shoten pop-up, the rice used is Omachi.
When heated, it takes on a slightly sweet flavor and aroma that is also delicious. ☺️
3,000 yen without tax
A gaseous sensation.
The aroma of oriki is mixed with a gorgeous ginjo aroma. Well-balanced acidity and bitterness, fresh and delicious. 😋😋😋😋
The sweetness and spiciness is medium.
Shuwashuwa fresh, thin and cloudy but soft mouthfeel. I wonder if this is the feeling of super soft water?
This is quite delicious 🍶.
3351 yen without tax
A royal taste of Junmai Daiginjo! Very tasty♪ It brightens up when you drink it, opens up with a bang, but also has a fluffy, enveloping flavor and a sense of calmness that would also look great in a wine glass!
With octopus and flatfish sashimi!
SAUVAGE Junmai Daiginjo 2022
Omachi Polishing ratio: 50
Production Date: March 2024
Alcohol content: 16% abv.
Polishing ratio 50%, 100% Omachi
Houjou-mujin, flat polished rice, unfiltered, raw sake
Feat.Sakazukin Xmas label
Takachiyo's first purchase, Green Label, was so delicious that it really hit the spot, so we brought home this Xmas Red Label as well.
Now, open the bottle.......as the image and concept of the label suggests, it has an apple-like sweetness and sourness. The acidity has a crispness that cuts through the sourness at the end of the bottle.
I paired it with a thick stewed dish as a mid-meal drink, and the acidity did a great job....
I hope to enjoy Takachiyo's "color" label again next year!
Kotaro-san told me about Hanaizumi nigori, a sake that Manachie-san also enjoyed drinking 🥰.
The aroma was mild.
I will start with the supernatant. The gas is very piquant. The sweetness is beautiful😍The umami is light yet full, and the acidity is gradually sweet and delicious, making it easy to drink 😊.
Mix the lees ✨The texture is mellow and silky, but the sweetness is pleasantly sweet and refreshing 😊This is delicious 😊.
Third day, it has a mellow texture with a full-bodied sweet umami, and the acidity is crisp and clean! The balance is perfect 😊I can't complain about the taste 😍.
Hello ichiro18😃
I've never had Hanaizumi, but if Kotaro-san and Manachie-san drink it and it tastes good, I'm sure it must be good 🤤Silky, sweet, gassy and refreshing is great 🙌!
Hi HinaHanaMama!
It was very strong and had a different taste from the Yaman-no-i 😊Yaman-no-i is a beautiful and delicate woman, while Hanaizumi is like a man who also shows his powerful side 🤩 Both are from Minami Aizu! Both are from Minami Aizu!
Hi Manachy 😃.
That was delicious👍
This and the Iheke lineage is powerful 😍I'll try it when I go to Saitama on New Year's Day because for some reason there is no Yamaoka family in Yokohama 😁.
Hi ma-ki-, good evening to you too😃.
It was a delicious active nigori 🥰, and the smoothness of the nigori is also good 😊Haretoke sells it, so please try it 🥳.
Good evening 🌙, ichiro18!
I see you drank it right away 😆 Manachie was the one who made this drink boom last year 🙌✨.
It really tastes as good as it is written 🥳I'm looking forward to it as I have a waiting list 🎶.
Good evening, Jay & Nobby 😃.
It was really delicious, wasn't it? I knew the flu 😷Manachy's influence is strong 😁 I can't wait to see what drinks will be popular next 😉.
Good morning ichiro18 🐥.
I was looking for it last year but it was already too late and I was drinking raw sake 😅I'm late again this year 😂I want to drink it even more if it's good on the 3rd day 😆I'll look for it!
Hi Pon 😃
Sake is developing its sales very fast 😅 my fridge and stomach are screaming that the amount of sake released especially at this time of the year is amazing 🤣.
You can still find it online so please give it a try 😊.
Nigolympics in the home are underway!
And so, the second bottle is Tetorigawa Junmai Nigori Sake Shira Kotobuki!
My personal impression so far
Kangiku Hakuginoumi has a juicy sweetness lingering on the palate
Eikagiku Snow Crescent had a sour taste
was more assertive than the other two.
What about Tetorigawa?
A sweet nigori sake aroma at first sip.
The sweetness spreads smoothly on the palate as you drink.
The sweetness passes down the throat with a certain lingering aftertaste.
Tetorigawa is the most stable in terms of balance.
In other words, it is a nigorizake that can be enjoyed by everyone.
Well, the Nigolympics will still be held!
Takashi no Tsukasa has enjoyed all the drinks I've had so far, and I was particularly impressed with the divine water I had the last time I drank it.
This time I'll have the nigori winter akari ✨.
The aroma is mild but it smells like white peaches🍑.
I will drink from the supernatant. The gas is strong and chili. The taste is moderately sweet with a light flavor. The mild acidic gas is so strong that I did not notice any bitterness.
It is served with the lees mixed in. The umami flavor increases, but 🤔I know it sounds great, but what I have had so far may have been outside drinking, but the gas is too strong and I did not feel the soft taste of super soft water that I thought was typical of Ko no Tsukasa, it is delicious, but it was not what I was expecting 😅.
After some time, the gas weakens and the bitterness comes out, but I preferred this one ✨.
Good evening, ichiro18!
I haven't had a drink at Ko no Tsukasa yet, but ichiro18, you must have had a lot of drinks 🎵.
It's true that there is a big difference in impression between drinking at home and drinking outside 😅.
I think there is a balance of gas and taste that you like 😋.
Good morning, ichiro18 😃.
Takashi no Tsukasa's Winter Light! I love it too 😍.
I remember drinking it for the first time last year and being impressed 🥹It's definitely gassy and thick, so I wonder if the soft water feeling is diminished 😅.
Hello ichiro18😃
I'm curious about Ko no Tsukasa, recently started selling it at a liquor store near me, but I think it will be a little while before I can drink it due to the capacity of my fridge 😅.
Good evening, ma-ki-😃.
I think Takashi no Tsukasa is quite good 😊.
But this time it wasn't to my taste 😅
It's hard to give an opinion on alcohol as it depends on the conditions ✨.
Good evening, HinaHanaMama 😃.
I didn't understand the characteristics of the super soft water as it is very gassy 😅I like the mountain well better if it is the same super soft water 😅But other reviews say it is softer, I guess it's just a matter of taste 😋.
Good evening, Mr. Chesta 😃.
The taste depends on the gas 😁I recommend you to drink it if you can find it near you 😊I prefer it but it's delicious 🥰The capacity of the refrigerator is not an option this time of the year 🤣.
This is my first Azumami due to the influence of a highly rated review in Sakewa! (not the same specs though).
It is full to the top of a great bottle of sake. That means a little more than a square 😊.
Fresh ginjo aroma mixed with the aroma of matured summer grass. The taste is well balanced with matured umami, acidity and bitterness.
There is a strong sense of gas. The combination of matured taste and gaseous taste can be found at 😋😋😋😋
The sweetness is slightly dry.
Even after the gassiness is gone, it is still a beautiful sake, so it is a delicious food sake.
I learned about another delicious sake.
3,200 yen without tax
New Sake of the Season 🍶(I was about to write this as I was drinking the first bottle when it was opened, and it's already the third day of the new season 💦)
The aroma is gorgeous and has a very strong ginjo aroma 😆.
Almost no gasiness.
A gentle harmony of sweetness, umami, and acidity with a thin body. This is it, this is exactly the Junmai Daiginjo kind of delicious sake. 😋😋😋😋
The sweetness and spiciness is medium.
It is 50 polished but it feels more highly refined.
I wondered what kind of rice was used to make this sake. Later, I looked at a popup from Koyama Shoten and saw "Gohyakumangoku" and "Comet".
I guess I started new sake from a little too high quality rice 😁.
3545 yen without tax
First time in Hyogo Prefecture
One cup of Okuharima Junmai
The mouthfeel is completely classic!
Since I entered the sake swamp from a sweet modern type, it brought back my former dislike of sake, but I could feel the lingering rice flavor in the heavy flavor, and I was impressed with myself that my taste buds, cultivated in the swamp, have grown up😅.
A variety of light cloudy wine has been released for the season, and I want to drink all of them....
So I decided to go with Kangiku.
Yes, it's a sure thing.
It takes time to open the bottle. The sizzle rises with each twist.
Finally, pour it into a glass.
The bubbles pop like carbonated juice!
Sip it with a sweet aroma!
Is this sake?
It is sweet and refreshing like a soda.
But the rice flavor is also very strong, and I can't help but think that the KANGIKU is delicious!
Snow Goddess Highly Refined Pure and Large. I got it unexpectedly!
I found it in the store and my heart rate was racing until I finished paying the bill💓.
It's a rare rare sake in Koyama Shoten.
I had been thinking about when to check it in, but yesterday I watched the Emperor's Cup soccer final. Machida Zelvia, my hometown team, won their first major title 🏆.
Today I opened the rest 🍶 from a small batch at noon.
It still has a slight gassy feeling and is fresh and delicious!
The aroma is a gorgeous, fruity ginjo aroma.
The gasiness is firm.
In the mouth, it has the round and gentle mouthfeel that only Junmai Daiginjo can produce, sweetness and umami, with moderate acidity and slight bitterness that gives it a juicy taste. On top of that, it is fresh and delicious with a sense of gas. 😋😋😋😋😋
The sweetness and spiciness are medium.
Rounded happiness spreading in the mouth. Jyushidai is still great!
8,100 yen without tax
Hi Pitama 😃
Rare drinks are normal... 🤩I'm going to stay one night until I notice it 😟that's very exciting💓! It's quintessential to be able to drink and feel happy 🤯 ☺️
8100 yen 😳I'm shaking at the price too🫨.
Good morning Jay & Nobby 🌞.
I'm really nervous. This is the second time I was able to buy a bottle of Jyushiyo, so it's really unpredictable, but there are other people who were able to buy it that way, so I'm getting into the swamp of checking all the refrigerators 😎.
Refreshing ginjo aroma.
Fresh with a sense of gas.
When there is a sense of gas, the sake has a dry feeling in the foreground.
When the gassiness is gone, you can taste the umami, which is also good👍.
The clear texture, umami acidity, and light bitterness make it a good choice 🐎 😋😋😋😋
The sweetness and spiciness is dry.
It is gone quickly at the rate of 2 cups a day. No wonder it's now a very popular sake!
3,200 yen without tax
Aroma and flavor that is what you would expect from old time sake. A little fruity, with a lingering aftertaste. A little modernity added to the image of what you would expect from a Honjozo sake.
The recommendation on the back label said that cold sake is not good and cold sake and lukewarm to hot sake are recommended.
However, I drank it chilled and warmed, and it was exactly as it should be 😋.
First, cold sake, it was delicious with a beautiful sake quality, tasty acidity, a little ginjo aroma, and just the right amount of bitterness 🍶.
What a juicy 😳 when heated up ♨️
More umami, more acidity, and more gorgeous ginjo aroma 🐎 🐎 😋😋😋😋
No gassiness. No gassiness.
This is best heated up!
3,000 yen without tax. Certainly more out of focus at room temperature than heated or cold sake!
Photo 4: Today, I watched the Emperor's Cup semi-finals. FC Machida Zelvia, the team I'm rooting for, beat FC Tokyo to advance to the final. ⚽️ They'll win again next week 🏆!
I'm on a mission to use one cup of sake to conquer all of Japan (33 prefectures) 😁Now, I read that it is recommended to be heated, but I'll have it chilled and sip it.
It was supposed to be dry, but the sweetness spread to the palate, and the mouthfeel was crisp and tight.
This is a perfect sake for a meal!
I got a nice tipsy feeling while poking the pot!
