Not very famous, but a standard pure sake. However, it won a gold medal in Niigata Prefecture.

Another day for a quiet solitary drink

I didn’t go to the liquor store much today. I tasted a bottle of sake and it was so good that I bought one!

  1. Yoshinokawa the best Ginjo
  2. What is Sake Degree?
  3. Yoshinokawa the best Ginjo Taste Evaluation
  4. Today’s snack

Yoshinokawa the best Ginjo

Yoshinokawa the best Ginjo
Yoshinokawa the best Ginjo

The number of times it has been awarded the Gold Prize is 29 times in total.

Niigata Prefecture is famous for its sake, and the competition is fierce. Among these, the continuous awarding of this prize is to be expected.

Yoshinokawa the best Ginjo

You see the sake degree indicated.

Sake degree is a numerical value of the amount of sugar contained in sake. It is also used as a standard to help drinkers know how sweet or spicy sake is from what is listed in the sales section of a store or on a website. Sake degree is expressed as a positive or negative number, such as +3.0 or -1.0.

Yoshinokawa the best Ginjo

The logo is clearly visible.

Open the bottle!

Yoshinokawa the best Ginjo

The aroma is almost non-existent!

Gulp.

Comment:A
Visiting sake breweries on a business trip to Niigata to collect sake stamp books.
Niigata is far away. The taste is delicious.

Comment:B
If there is a sake in Niigata that is light, this is the one I would choose!
It has a good balance of rice flavor, aroma, and bitterness!
Versatile sake!

Yoshinokawa the best Ginjo Taste Evaluation

Yoshinokawa the best Ginjo Taste Evaluation

Easy to drink and well balanced. It has a somewhat Showa-era sake feel to it, so beginners may find it a bit alcoholic.

I warmed it up.

Yoshinokawa the best Ginjo
Yoshinokawa the best Ginjo

Better than cold. It is easier to drink as the corners are removed and the flavor and alcohol feel is diminished. This is recommended to be drunk warm.

Today’s snack

Grilled meat. Meat and hot sake go well together.

It was a good day, too.

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Very drinkable sake. Not strongly aromatic and tasty.

Sake alone in the dust today

Today I went to the liquor store again.

I drank it last time and liked it so much that I bought another series again.

  1. Beau Michelle Sawanohana
  2. Beau Michelle Sawanohana Taste Evalution
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Beau Michelle Sawanohana

Last time I drank snow fantasy. This time I tried Sawa-no-Hana, and snow fantasy had sake lees dancing in the bottle like snow, slightly carbonated and bubbly. How about Sawanohana?

Unmarked. No particular mark.

opening

I can hardly detect any aroma!

Gulp.

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Comment : A
When poured into a wine glass, it has a muscat color like a white wine. I was surprised when I took a sip!
Huh? Did I buy a white wine? It tastes like sweet and sour white wine! The AL number is a modest 9!
This is amazing! If you find it, you must buy it!

Comment: B
It’s so easy to drink! Pleasant acidity with a clean sweet base! I might buy it for drinking at home!


Beau Michelle Sawanohana Taste Evaluation

Mellow, sweet and sour, very easy to drink. It is easy to drink like peach nectar and is suitable for beginners. The alcohol content is low, and it is thinner than sake, so it can be drunk on its own or with light dishes. It is not suitable for fatty foods.

Today’s snack

This is an omelet made by my friend’s sushi bar. The omelet made by a professional is very different.

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Sake popular overseas. Datssai.Cold brewed early in the tank. How does it taste?

We have been drinking it since last time. Otter Everyone knows the very famous sake

  1. Dassai polished to 30% and 90%
  2. Dassai Taste Evaluation
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Dassai polished to 30% and 90%.

寒造早槽 Kanzukuri Hayafune

Therefore, fresh new sake is shipped at any time of the year, but as the name “Kanzou Haya Tanka” remains on this product, this sake is a limited edition specially brewed only for the cold winter season. All the rice used is Yamadanishiki. Previously, the rice was polished to 48%, but starting in 2019, it will be polished an additional 3%, making it even more refined and beautiful in taste than before.

Sanwari Kubun means 39% milled rice ratio. The lower the milling ratio, the higher the price of sake.
It takes a lot of skill to go from brown rice to 39% white rice, and it takes a lot of ingredients because the amount of rice is smaller.

It says “Dassai” on the bottle.

Open the bottle.

It is sweet. Compared to Saku, it has a unique ginjo aroma.

Otters have a surprisingly distinctive aroma that is easy to recognize.

Gulp

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Yamaguchi Prefecture Ranking #1

Comment A:
A long time ago, I thought it was sold at a huge premium and resold, but I wonder if it has become easier to obtain these days.
I couldn’t help but pick up a bottle at a local liquor store for about 1,700 yen for a four-pack!The rice flavor or sweetness is irresistible! Easy to drink!
A definite sake! It’s perfect for me, a meek person!

Comment B:
This is the sake that made me learn how to drink sake. It’s so smooth and refreshing.

Dassai Taste Evaluation

It feels sweeter than the others. It’s like sweet comes after spicy without the miscellaneous taste. Smelly fish. It is just right as a mouthwash for fatty fish. I would like to have more spiciness because it has a strong sweet taste.

Today’s snack

I grilled the meat from Costco over charcoal. Surprisingly, the charred corners are just the right combination of sweetness.

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Typical Japanese brand of sake “Zaku”, sweet like white wine. Japanese sake, popular in Japan

Today is another day for a dusty, solitary sake.
February is the season for new sake. I will be having a sake drinking contest with my friends, so I chose a famous brand.

  1. Zaku JunmaiDaiginjo
  2. Zaku Junmai Daiginjo Taste Evaluation
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Zaku JunmaiDaiginjo

Zaku
Zaku Junmai Daiginjo

From the multiple selections, I started with “Saku”. It is a new sake. The pattern is Japanese blue. It is a new sake made in 2022.
It was fermented and manufactured last year, so the year is 2022 because of the difference in the time standard.

Zaku Junmai Daiginjo
Zaku Junmai Daiginjo

We received the second place in the world sake brewery ranking for the year 2022.

The Sake Brewery Ranking honors the sake breweries that received the most recognition in sake competitions held in Japan and abroad during the year.
In fiscal year 2022, our company received the second place in the ranking.

“Zaku” Kiyomizu Seizaburo Shoten official website

2022Aside from the above, you have also won various awards in the world class.
It is a popular sake in Japan.

Zaku Junmai Daiginjo

The family crest.

The corker

Zaku Junmai Daiginjo

It has a sweet ginjo aroma. Junmai Daiginjos generally have this sweet aroma. To be honest, the aroma is becoming quite similar.

Gulp it down!

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Cmment:A
Slightly effervescent, refreshing and aromatic. Delicious!

Zaku Junmai Daiginjo Taste Evaluation

Zaku Junmai Daiginjo Taste Evaluation

Easy to drink with little cloying taste. Seems to go well with oily raw fish, sashimi and fish.
Because it is a new sake, it has little richness. It is refreshing. Better to drink a little at a time than a lot.
Suitable for aperitifs and mid-meal drinks. Suitable for beginners to intermediate drinkers. For drinkers, a spicier sake may suit their palate better.

Today’s snack

Sashimi

We had a sushi bar at today’s gathering, so I asked him to process the fish. Sashimi. It was a great match and I was able to drink it with gusto.

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As it ripens, the liquor takes on a light yellow tinge.Unique Japanese Sake

Today’s dusty one-person sake

Hanatomoe Last time I tried this sake, it had a unique flavor. Tried again.

  1. Hanaboe Junmai-shu 
  2. Hanaboe Junmai Sake Taste evaluation
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sake brewed at low temperatures or as a vinegar  

Hanaboe Junmai-shu  

Hanaboe Junmai-shu
Hanaboe Junmai-shu

21% alcohol by volume. Anyway, this floral bouquet has a very strong character.

Hanaboe Junmai-shu

It is an aged sake stored in bottles in 2020.

Hanaboe Junmai-shu

The cap is slippery without a family crest.

Open the bottle

Gulp

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Coment:A It is rich and delicious, with a fresh, raw feel, yet full of richness and flavor.

Coment:B Polished 70
The color is slightly yellow.
The aroma is quite sweet and the taste is also quite sweet when you drink it.
The taste is also very sweet.
It is said to be good with soft ice cream.

Hanatomoe Junmai-shu

Oh, something.

Hanatomoe Junmai-shu

It’s yellow! Unusual.

Slightly sour aroma rather than ginjo aroma.

Hot sake from the gubik.

Hanatomoe Junmai-shu

Hanatomoe Junmai-shu Taste Evaluation

Hanatomoe Junmai-shu Taste Evaluation

First, cold, it has a strong habit. It is still easier to drink hot. So I drank it hot. Unique and complex aroma. It has a strong peculiar taste. If you get hooked on it, you may become addicted to this taste. A good food sake. Goes well with fried food. Good balance with fatty food.

Today’s snack

fried pork and negi on skewers

It is a skewer. It looked delicious, so I bought it. It went well with Hanaboe. However, pairing with hanaboe may be difficult.

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Loved the label and bought it. The taste inside is a little carbonated and sweet with a bit of sizzle

Today, too, I am drinking alone.

I hit a sake shop that is considered a sacred place in Tokyo.

I was surprised to see so many people there, as well as a variety of sake.

  1. Koyama Shoten
  2. Nishinomon Junmai Daiginjo Araubashiri
  3. Nishinomon Junmai Daiginjo Araubashiri Taste Evaluation
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Koyama Shoten

Koyama Shoten
Koyama Shoten

At a liquor store in Tama City, I picked up a bottle of sake with a stylish label that I had not seen very often.

Nishinomon Junmai Daiginjo Araubashiri

Nishinomon Junmai Daiginjo Araubashiri
Nishinomon Junmai Daiginjo Araubashiri

There is also an east gate. Loved the unique label design. The label on the back is unusually detailed.

The brewing water, the yeast used, and even the toji’s full name.

If you look closely, you can see that the brewing water is from their own well, their own family’s well. I’m curious!

The brewing water is the water used as the base for making sake, and it is also used to wash the rice used to make the sake.

Nishinomon Junmai Daiginjo Araubashiri

It is arabashiri, or first pressing, or freshly squeezed and has a natural shwashy feeling.

This is a seasonal product available only during the winter season.

Nishinomon Junmai Daiginjo Araubashiri

The bottle name is written in English in a stylish manner!

Open the bottle.

Ginjo aroma of rice. It has a sweet aroma.

Nishinomon Junmai Daiginjo Araubashiri

gulp

Nishinomon Junmai Daiginjo Araubashiri Taste Evaluation

Nishinomon Junmai Daiginjo Araubashiri Taste Evaluation

It has a shwishy feel. It is natural gas. This is only found in Arabashiri, and the fermenting gas is being released rapidly. No bitterness. It is easy to drink. Daiginjo of the royal road, with a moderate aroma. A little sweet, suitable for aperitifs. It goes well with salty food. Excellent with chocolate. Not too spicy.

Today’s snack
edamame (green soybeans)

The classic edamame definitely goes well with sake. As always, a stable good match. Edamame is delicious from summer to fall, when it is sweet and tasty.

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