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The appearance, bottle and label are exactly wine. “Bijofu”

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Sake alone in the dust today
Purchased based on label design

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“美丈夫” What is the etymology of the word “beautiful”?

“美丈夫” The birth of Biyoufu and the origin of its name.

The new, highly anticipated brand was named “Bijoufu,” meaning “a fine man with beautiful appearance,” in reference to Ryoma Sakamoto, an aspiring samurai from Tosa (present-day Kochi Prefecture) at the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Meaning of the word.

Bijofu is a dry sake with a graceful and refreshing taste. The sake’s name means “handsome man” or “handsome man” in Japanese dialect.

This sake has won a trophy at the International Wine! I have high expectations for you.

It is described as a sake full of flavor, with a gorgeous apple-like aroma, sweetness, and acidity. Is it similar to wine?

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Kochi Prefecture Ranking 3rd

Comment: A
CEL-24 is the name of the yeast.
It came up when we were talking about the pull and sharpness of white wine and sake.It has a crisp sweetness and a beautiful pull. Perfect for a mealtime sake.

Comment: B
It has a pineapple smell and sweetness typical of CEL-24.
It is more smooth than the sweetness of Kameizumi and Kaygetsu, and the bitterness is cut off by a nice sourness. Delicious!


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It has a peculiar taste. First-time sake drinkers may have some resistance to it. It has a strong sweet and sour taste. Even after drinking it down, it still has a strong alcohol taste. When chilled, it tastes more like wine. The taste is different depending on one’s taste preferences. It does not go well with seasonings, regardless of how strong or weak the flavor is. It is best as an aperitif on its own.

Today I paired it with roast beef salad.

This time it was not good. It doesn’t go well with the seasonings…

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I tried it to see if it really fits udon.

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Today, too, I am drinking sake by myself.

I wandered around a sake shop in Hamamatsucho on my way home from work to see if I could find some interesting sake.

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I found a liquor store that has a wide variety of sake, from well-known brands to unique ones.

Sake that goes well with udon

I bought a bottle of sake from Kagawa, the prefecture of Udon (Japanese noodle).

Sake to go with Udon

I don’t often drink sake from Shikoku, so I was lured by the naming.

The family crest is firmly engraved on the bottle.

Open the bottle.

The aroma of sourness peculiar to sake is faintly felt.

Gulp

Sake to go with Udon Taste Evaluation

Sake to go with Udon Taste Evaluation

This is not a Junmai sake with a strong aroma similar to Showa-era sake, but rather an old-fashioned sake with a sour taste.

In my experience, this flavor changes when heated.

I tried heating it up.

Oh, heating it up is the right choice. The aroma is just right and easy to drink. No peculiarities. It certainly goes well with Japanese food. I actually wanted to try it, so I drank it with Sanuki Udon noodles. This is delicious. It transformed into a different flavor when heated.

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When you read that it goes well with udon, you want to try it.

It is a good match for udon, no lie.

It was another good day.

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A bottle that you will want to try when you hear it has been awarded a gold medal.

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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!

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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.

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.

The logo is clearly visible.

Open the bottle!

The aroma is almost non-existent!

Gulp.

Comment A:
When it comes to Niigata sake, when it comes to “light” sake, this is the one for me!
It has a good balance of rice flavor, aroma, and bitterness!
Versatile sake!

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.

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

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

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

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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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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.

It was another good day.

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It comes in a box, but it’s affordable, not expensive.”Kuzuryu Daiginyo”

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Today, too, I’m drinking alone in the dust. Today, too, I go to a liquor store to see if I can find some good sake. The weather is nice today, so I’m already in a good spirit after drinking a beer from noon! At a liquor store I visited, there was a strong-looking “龍(dragon)” on the label.

  1. Kuzuryu Daiginyo
  2. Kuzuryu Daiginyo Taste Evaluation
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Kuzuryu Daiginyo

Kuzuryu Daiginyo
Kuzuryu Daiginyo

Moreover, when I purchased the product, they put it in a luxury-looking box.

Kuzuryu Daiginyo
Kuzuryu Daiginyo
Kuzuryu Daiginyo
Kuzuryu Daiginyo

The text recommends hot sake.

Kuzuryu Daiginyo
Kuzuryu Daiginyo

Masato Mizuno, the 7th generation brewer, was deeply interested in wine, which is also a brewed sake, and visited France and Germany.
He visited France and Germany to see if sake could be aged in the same way as wine, and through trial and error, he continued to pursue only high quality sake in small quantities.
He continued to pursue the creation of high quality sake in small quantities.
The result is “Kuroryu Daiginjo Ryu”
The result was “Kuroryu Daiginjo Ryu,” the first daiginjo in Japan to be produced on a commercial basis.
It was the first daiginjo-shu to be commercialized in Japan.

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October 04, 2022
Godiva collaborated with the 50th anniversary collection of Godiva in Japan.

September 26, 2022
Won the Gold Medal at the National Sake Competition.

I see they won a gold award this year.　They also seem to be collaborating with Godiva.

Kuzuryu Daiginyo
Kuzuryu Daiginyo

It is a screw cap.

Kuzuryu Daiginyo
Kuzuryu Daiginyo

New! QR code on the stopper!

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Kuzuryu Daiginyo
Kuzuryu Daiginyo

Slightly fragrant ginjo aroma, which is very popular nowadays

First of all, it’s cold, and then it’s gulp!

Kuzuryu Daiginyo Taste Evaluation　

Taste Evaluation

The first sip is a ginjo aroma, which is very popular nowadays. From there, it transforms into the acidic taste of Showa-era sake. It has a unique flavor that makes you want to put something in your mouth. It is a mellow sake. A food sake. Very interesting taste change. At first it tastes like pear and then it changes. It seems to go well with meat and cheese.

I tried heating it up

I tried heating it up. The taste is remarkably clear. They recommend hot sake for this sake, and they are right. The sweetness is considerably reduced and only moderately aromatic, making it very easy to drink. It is a taste that sake lovers can drink all the time. Delicious. I can understand why it won an award.

Today’s snack
hamburger (on a bun)
hamburger

I bought a hamburger thinking it would go surprisingly well with it.　We met for drinks this time. If you drink sake and then eat hamburger, the acidity of the sake is neutralized and it becomes even easier to drink!

Another good day.

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