What is YK 35 on the label? It is Mr. Yamada’s Y.

Following the Nishikigoi, the members of the group continued tasting. Next up…. The Hokusetsu was recommended to us by a shopkeeper at an antenna store in Niigata, and won an award at a sake fair.  Hokusetsu YK35 What is YK35?  In case you are wondering, YK35 is Y of Yamadanishiki, K of Kyokai No. 9 yeast, … Read more

The very popular series Kaze no Mori in Japan

The last time I bought Wind Forest, it was delicious! I wonder what other kinds taste like. I went to Mizuhashi Sake Shop to try to enter a new world of drinking comparison. The last time I bought Kaze no Mori, it was delicious! I wonder what other kinds taste like. I went to Mizuhashi … Read more

Not yet known. Sake of the future “Suzu Masamune Yaoshin”.

The party continues as before. In fact, I have a bottle of sake in reserve that I have hidden from my friend the chef. I found a liquor store that not many people know about, but because of Corona, I had time to talk to the owner of the liquor store, who explained everything to … Read more

What would it taste like if good breweries collaborated?

Today, too, I drink alone in the dust. I’m having a party with my friends. Yamawaboshi Junmai Daiginjo It’s just momentum. Usually the price is right around $10. I had a little chat with the waitress at Hikariya in Kamata, Tokyo, and decided on Hakurakusei, but when I brought it to the bill, I was … Read more

Kanji sake of Indian origin. A delicious taste of the gods.

I went to the liquor store on a whim again. I think I buy more sake than I buy clothes.I had another encounter at “Kagataya,” a liquor store that sells major brands. Bon 梵 Looking at the kanji, I thought it was Korean? China? I remember seeing something like this written on a shield in … Read more