We had a bottle of Banshu Issen Junmai Ginjo Aizan from Sanyo Bai Shuzo, one of our favorite sake breweries. It was my first time to taste a sake brewed with Banshu Issen's Aiyama rice.
The aroma on the nose is mild, but in the mouth it has a fruity sweetness like green apples and a sourness that spreads across the palate. Perhaps it is because the rice is made from "shin-gin" polished rice, but it has a nice, clear and smooth texture.
I met this bottle at a liquor store where I sometimes drop by.
I was excited even before opening the bottle, because it was a "surefire Kangiku" and distributed only in Chiba. The concept of using local rice and water to make sake that Matsuo and Chiba can be proud of is wonderful.
The sake was right in the middle of my favorite.
The aroma is gently fruity like a pear.
The mouthfeel is sharp and smooth, with a moderate sweetness and a pleasant gasiness.
The medium-bodied palate has a well-balanced harmony of acidity, bitterness, and spiciness.
The aftertaste is refreshing, with a dry bitterness that quickly breaks off.
The price is also very reasonable at around 1,500 yen for a four-pack bottle. The only drawback is that it is rare and hard to find.
The best accompaniment is sashimi and sushi purchased at the supermarket, and it goes great with them.
My favorite score: 9.5/10
Aroma: 2.0｜Mouthfeel: 1.5｜Medium: 2.0｜Final taste: 2.0｜Price: 2.0
→ Full marks if the mouthfeel is a little less sweet!
Colorless, no smell
Both sweet and sour, very just right ☺️
The melon will chase after you 😍.
I always want to keep a bottle of this 🍶🥰.
I enjoyed the fire-roasted as much as the raw sake 🥹.
Alcohol content: 15 degrees Celsius
Polishing ratio: 55
Rice: 100% Aizu grown Yumenokou
I enjoyed it so much last year that I am happy to repeat it this year 🥰.
It has a pleasant popping sound and a good balance of sweet, tasty, sour and bitter 🍶😋.
I think the sweetness and bitterness is a little stronger than last year 🤔.
Very easy to drink, be careful not to drink too much... 😅
Good evening, Mr. Hero8!
Chiebijin-san is the only sake from Oita that I have ever had, and I remember that it was well-balanced, easy to drink, and delicious 😋.
I would like to try the regular Chiebijin this year 🤗.
Thank you for your comment, ma-ki!
I also received my first Oita Prefecture 🍶 last year!
Like you, I commented that I would like to try other specs, but I haven't yet 😰.
This year is the year 🍶!
This is the first Shizuoka sake, one of two bottles I recently purchased.
When the bottle was opened, the aroma was not strong. When I took a sip, I found it to be drier than I expected. It is refreshing, so it is good for those who do not like sweet sake.
On the way to work, I stopped by Yajima Sake Shop to buy a bottle of Sengoku Kuwagata, but there was a mysterious blank space in the Sengoku section 😓 There were only a few bottles of Kangiku left, but I was able to buy this one and was happy.
It is said to be Sake Mirai's Kangiku, but to be honest, I couldn't tell the difference 😅 Still, it is Kangiku, so of course I enjoyed it. I guess it depends on my mood from next year onwards...
Even if I could have bought it, I might have been glad not to buy it, considering that I had to carry it to work for almost an hour without cooling it down. I'll cry if it explodes on the way 😱.
A visit to a liquor store after a long absence. I chose a selection of sake mainly from prefectures that I have not drank before. This was my first Ishikawa sake.
The aroma was subtle, and when you put it in your mouth, you could feel it on the tip of your tongue. The soft sweetness and mild acidity, combined with the low alcohol content, made it very easy and gentle to drink.
I bought this sake at the same time when I went to buy a certain sake. I am ignorant to the extent that when I looked at the lid, it said "Tedorigawa" and I wondered if it was from there, but I often saw it at Sake-no-wa, so the taste was guaranteed 💪.
I haven't had Tedorigawa since I drank Sakatama a long time ago, but I remember that it had a much more relaxed taste, while this one is more modern and to my liking. The label on the back says it is slightly sparkling, but I didn't really feel it 🤔.
Good evening, Mr. Freelancer First Generation Man!
I'm interested in a certain sake 😁✨✨.
I used to get Tedorigawa at sushi restaurants, but I've never seen Yoshida Kurau before, but I'd like to try it 🤗🤗.
Good evening, ma-ki!
It's another spec of sake I drank recently, so it's not that great 😌.
I like sushi restaurants that serve Tedorigawa - it usually seems to go well with it. u enjoyed it so I hope you do ✨.
I was going to wait for the end of the rainy season to open the bottle, but the continuous heat made me open the bottle😅.
As usual, on its own😊.
Slight sweetness, overall light refreshing taste ☺️ indeed summer sake ☀️
Alcohol level: 14 degrees
Rice polishing ratio: 65
Rice: Yamadanishiki
This is my first time to try Toyo Bijin. I saw this one at Sake-no-Wa as well as Twilight Orange and thought I'd like to try it someday, so I found it at Yajima Sake Shop and popped it in with the others 😁.
I drank the Dusk Orange in one day and was still in the mood for more, but my first impression of this one was fresh green apples!
The aroma was sweet and fresh like green apples, and the taste was easy to drink with a refreshing sweetness and light umami 😍The acidity was also refreshing and a little dry.
Good evening, ichiro18 😃.
If you drink Tasoore 🍊 and get into a coma 🥹 you'll want to go for another 🤗.
Congratulations on your first oriental beauty ㊗️ at that time 🎉🍊🍏 to 🍏It's nice!
I've been reading all the great reviews on Sake-no-Wa, so I had to try this one for summer sake! So I went online and popped it in 😁.
The color is slightly yellowish and the aroma is citrusy. The color is slightly yellow and the aroma is citrusy. The lingering aftertaste has a hint of bitterness, making it a citrusy sake with just the right aftertaste.
It is a sake that was hard to find, and I am glad I had the chance to try it.
Good evening, ichiro18!
You went to Twilight Orange 🎵
Orange that you really can't come across very often and certainly feel somehow 😋.
It is one that I am really happy to have had this year too 😊.
Good evening, ma-ki-!
Thank you for your comment.
Yes, I have longed for a Dusk Orange 😆 It is indeed a wonder that we can get this flavor as you have described in your review ✨.
Good evening, ichiro18 😃.
Tasoore🍊I have to drink this one 🤗.
I'll be in a yellow coma when I'm done drinking it 🥹.
Next up: cicadas or 🌈cabblers! Let's go 👋
Good evening Jay & Nobby😄.
Thank you for the rice... I'm glad you drank it tasoore 😁 I found out how delicious it is to drink it every year. With this momentum, of course we will go catch cicadas and beetles too 😆.
