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

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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!

Japanese Ranking 5th
Mie Prefecture Ranking 2nd

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.

It was another good day.

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

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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

Japanese ranking 95th
Nara Prefecture Ranking 5th

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.

It was another good day.

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I’ve had spicy ramen in HOT. Spicy ramen restaurant in Shinbashi, Tokyo

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I have recently developed a taste for spicy food, and today I went in search of spicy ramen in Tokyo.

Natsuboshi

A ramen shop in the old business district of Shinbashi, Tokyo.

signboard

The name of the restaurant is “Natsuboshi.”
There are many Chinese restaurants in Japan, but unlike authentic Chinese cuisine, the flavors of these restaurants are different from those of the real thing and more suited to Japanese tastes.

Therefore, I am searching for a restaurant that serves delicious and spicy food that is close to authentic Chinese food.

Automatic ticketing machines are still unique to Japan.

Automatic ticketing machines
Natsuboshi menu
Natsuboshi　menu

Mysterious in-store menu, even though there is a ticket machine outside the restaurant. Not many menu items. Ramen noodle specialty restaurant.

Natsuboshi store interior
Natsuboshi store interior
Natsuboshi store interior
Chili peppers

Chili peppers laid out on the table.

Hot Level Menu

You can choose spiciness and numbness when you order your ramen. In case you are wondering, I set both to level 3.

The spicy tantanmen

I did it. The spicy tantanmen I had been waiting for.

It wasn’t as spicy as I thought it would be. Too bad. I ate it while sweating, though. It was delicious.

Review

I visited for the first time on a Sunday afternoon. It seems there’s another branch of the same chain in Ichigaya. While many restaurants in this area (Shinbashi) are closed on weekends and holidays, I was grateful this one was open.
The Sichuan-style tantanmen comes in two varieties: “Original Blend” and “White Sesame.” I chose the former. You can select the level of spiciness and numbing sensation from three levels each (1-3), so I chose level 3 for both. True to its “Sichuan” name, it’s a delicious, authentic-style tantanmen with that signature spicy and numbing kick, achieved by combining sesame paste with chili oil and Sichuan pepper. (Note: Technically, authentic Sichuan tantanmen is usually served dry, without soup. Personally, I enjoy both dry and soup-based versions, so I won’t dwell on that point.)

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Sichuan Dan Dan Noodles Nanatsuboshi

📍105-0004 1F, Ikeno Building No. 6 3-16-22 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo

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

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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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Hell-Bound Ramen Exists in Japan. Hellishly spicy ramen

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In Gotanda, Tokyo, I found a ramen restaurant called Hell’s Tantanmen.　Today, I would like to tell you about it.

Recently there has been a spicy food boom in Japan, and more and more people are entering restaurants in search of spicy food.

I entered a spicy-looking restaurant.

The small restaurant is crowded with people who have come for the spicy food.

Hell's Food Ticket

You purchase a meal ticket from a meal ticket machine, which is unique to Japan, and hand it to the waiter.

There are also mysterious objects, and the atmosphere is just like hell.

You can choose the amount of noodles you want, so tell the waiter how much you want when you order.

Tantanmen that came to me, challenging the beginner’s spiciness. It does not look spicy, but it is spicy enough. Next time, I plan to try another level of spiciness.

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Try drinking the famous brand name brewer Kuheiji in Aichi. It tasted trendy.

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Today, too, I’m drinking alone in the dust.

Today I wandered over to the liquor store. I often see this sake brewer Kuheiji. I have had it before, but I bought a new Junmai Daiginjo again.

  1. Kamoshibito Kuheiji
  2. Kamoshibito Kuheiji Taste Evaluation
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Kamoshibito Kuheiji

Kamoshibito Kuheiji
Kamoshibito Kuheiji

This Junmai Daiginjo is often seen with this label. The expensive brewer Kuheiji has a wide range of products, from affordable to luxury, with some of the most expensive bottles costing more than 10,000 yen per person.

I started by learning about this product of orthodoxy that we often see.

And the cover.

The easy-to-understand Chinese numeral “9”.

Kamoshibito Kuheiji

The label is also numbered “9” in Chinese characters.

Open the bottle.

Weak fruity aroma

Fashionable ginjo aroma

Kamoshibito Kuheiji

gulp

Japanese ranking 13th
Aichi Prefecture Ranking #1

Coment A:It is moderately rich and delicious.

Comment B: At home drinking
The sweetness, umami, and thickening are all refreshing and easy to drink.
A little gassy.

Kamoshibito Kuheiji Taste

Kamoshibito Kuheiji Taste Evaluation

Easy to drink, with a current ginjo aroma and sweetness, it is suitable for beginners and goes well with light sashimi. It is easy to drink with less aroma than other trendy sake. However, there is not much difference between the two. It should be drunk cold or at room temperature.

Today’s snack

tofu

Absolutely no hassle tofu with sake. Negi ginger definitely. However, it was a Daiginjo, so it was Naora if it tasted dry. I can’t say for sure because this is my preference. Tofu and sake, no doubt.

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