Tried to drink “Ubunasu”, which is well-known to Japanese sake lovers.

Today, I’m drinking alone. I’m still strolling around looking for good sake. I found this one, which I often see on the Internet. I found this guy, Ubusuna.

  1. Ubusuna
  2. Ubusuna taste evalution
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Ubusuna

Ubusuna
Ubusuna
Ubusuna
Ubusuna

The pattern is distinctive, isn’t it? I had been eyeing it for a long time. Finally, I bought it. When I looked at it closely, I noticed that there was no information about the rice polishing ratio or the specific brand name. I feel that they are very particular about their products. And it’s raw sake!

The official website of the brewery is quite impressive. It seems to have been damaged by the Kumamoto earthquake.

Ubusuna
Ubusuna

It says that the soil produced this sake. It is Yamada Nishiki, isn’t it? When I bought it, the clerk told me to be careful when opening the bottle. Please be careful when you open the bottle. It has exploded three times. Once on a train, the second time in the kitchen, and the third time in the car. It is horrible. However, I already know the countermeasure.

Ubusuna
Ubusuna

The label looks as if it will break the seal.

Screw cap.

Open the bottle.

But then…. As soon as I tried to remove the cap after venting a little. The bottle was opened automatically with full of energy. It is really no different from champagne.

Ubusuna
Ubusuna

Only the remnants of the shimmering gas tell the story.

Ubusuna
Ubusuna

I wish it would give me a break. It’s heartbreaking.

Ubusuna
Ubusuna
Ubusuna
Ubusuna

I really don’t want to do much, but I kept it with the gas removed.

The aroma is of the current trend of Kido type aroma.

Gulp.

Ubusuna taste evalution

Ubusuna taste evalution
Ubusuna taste evalution

It’s a schwarzingly slightly carbonated. A clean taste of rice. It’s no different from a crisp champagne. It is not too much to say that it is almost a Western wine. It is suitable for women. Aperitif. An aromatic sake. It is easy to drink even for beginners. I think this is best drunk by itself without food. It increases appetite.

Today’s snack

Deep-fried salted ginkgo
Deep-fried salted ginkgo

I bought this on purpose. Deep-fried salted ginkgo I enjoyed it so much when I drank it before that I went all the way to a specialty store to buy it. This snack goes well with any kind of alcohol.

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Hiyaoroshi” is a seasonal term for sake, which is drunk in autumn and winter.

Today, too, a dusty sake for one person. Hiya Oroshi. There are more and more. I am weak against limited editions, so I am always troubled by them. Hiyaoroshi is a slightly mellow sake brewed in the summer and waiting for its autumn release.

  1. Zakku Hiya Oroshi
  2. Zakku Hiya Oroshi Taste Evaluation
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Zakku Hiya Oroshi

Zakku Hiya Oroshi
Zakku Hiya Oroshi
Zakku Hiya Oroshi
Zakku Hiya Oroshi

Zakk on the high street after a long time. One of the most popular. I can’t wait to see how it differs from what I drank before!

Zakku Hiya Oroshi
Zakku Hiya Oroshi

Zaku Logo

Zakku Hiya Oroshi
Zakku Hiya Oroshi

Screw Cap

I don’t need to explain “Saku”. This sake was chosen as the toast at the summit.

Zakku Hiya Oroshi
Zakku Hiya Oroshi

I recently thought that I have learned from previous years that this type of stopper with a gassy feel blows out with vibration.

Opening the stopper

Zakku Hiya Oroshi
Zakku Hiya Oroshi

Fruity and slightly sweet aroma. Now that I think about it, the aroma has its own character.

Gulp.

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Comment :A
It has a rounded flavor, slightly sweet, and is very easy to drink when chilled.
If you bring it closer to room temperature, the sourness comes out and it tastes even better.
It is very 👍good.
Goes well with grilled meat and kimchi.

Comment :B
Gentle~!
Soft mouthfeel and gentle sweetness like powdered sugar
Gentle tingling sourness that comes afterwards
The impression remains the same even in the tin, and it is delicious~!

Zakku Hiya Oroshi Taste Evaluation

Zakku Hiya Oroshi Taste Evaluation
Zakku Hiya Oroshi Taste Evaluation

After all this time, this sake is easy to drink. It is more like juice than sake. Or perhaps wine? There is no Showa-ness at all, but a pleasant alcoholic feeling from the throat. It’s a sake with a pleasant aroma. It is a good sake that is easy to drink and can be recommended to women. It seems to go well with refreshing chicken.

Today’s snack

duck roast
duck roast

Duck loin from the supermarket. This time it was a hit. It went very well with it. A combination that will not stop drinking. I have a thought that wasabi and Japanese poppy seeds would go well with any sake.

It was another good day.

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Japanese standing bar where women drink alone.

Sake is becoming more and more popular among young Japanese these days.
Originally, Japanese izakaya restaurants were usually seated at tables. However, standing bar style restaurants where people can drink easily are gradually increasing in number.

Few restaurants claim to specialize in sake, but we will tell you about their atmosphere.

This restaurant is the stylish one.

The interior of the restaurant looks like this

Stand up and drink. There are no tables to sit at.

They can drink all the sake in the restaurant. Sake is also available for sale, so you can sample and drink as well.

store interior
store interior

There is quite a wide variety.

store interior
store interior

Young women also enjoy it alone.

There is a set of sake tasting, so this time I ordered a reasonably priced set that allowed me to enjoy several different types in small quantities.

Sake is the main drink, but beer is also available.

beer
beer

This time, one of the breweries was in the sake tasting set, so I enjoyed that type of sake.

menu
menu

Gradually, more and more such bars are opening, so if you want to enjoy a variety of sake flavors, search for them.

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Famous JozenMizunogotoshi, red bottle, Hiyoroshi

Today, too, I am drinking alone in the dust. I drank Jozen MIzuno gotosi the year before last, when I had just started this blog and before I had a mold. A year later, I got my sake tasting license (I still don’t know how good I am at it) and found this red bottle again. I bought it to see if I could confirm the level of improvement with my tongue, which has been drinking a lot more sake than last time.

  1. Jozen MIzuno gotosi
  2. Jozen MIzuno gotosi evaluaton
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Jozen MIzuno gotosi

Jozen MIzuno gotosi
Jozen MIzuno gotosi
Jozen MIzuno gotosi
Jozen MIzuno gotosi

Last time, I briefly explained about “hiyaoroshi,” right?

Jozen MIzuno gotosi
Jozen MIzuno gotosi

It’s wrote “aged(熟成)” because the sake was made in early spring and kept in the barrels until autumn. It is a little different from whiskey, which is made from a single year’s supply of sake.

Jozen MIzuno gotosi
Jozen MIzuno gotosi
Jozen MIzuno gotosi
Jozen MIzuno gotosi

It’s been a while since I’ve had red autumn sake.

Old cap

The year of manufacture! It was a surprisingly lonely cap.

Opening the bottle

Jozen MIzuno gotosi
Jozen MIzuno gotosi

As soon as the bottle is opened, a sweet aroma wafts through the air.

Gulp!

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Comment: A
-Aroma – Brilliant
-Taste – Mild
-How to drink – chilled, warmed
Fruity and aromatic
Ideal with raw ingredients rather than cooked dishes.

Comment: B
Eye-catching vivid red bottle,
Beautiful label with autumn leaves,
Kamizen Nyosui in September.
The fragrance is gorgeously sweet,
Mellow, clear and fresh,
The aroma is mild, clear, fresh, and fresh, and the sweetness is slightly subdued,
The taste is rich and matured.
If it is cooled down too much, the crisp bitterness will stand out,
At room temperature, it is easy to feel the gentle and gentle flavor, and the lingering aftertaste disappears gently.
It is delicious!

Jozen MIzuno gotosi evaluaton

Jozen MIzuno gotosi evaluaton
Jozen MIzuno gotosi evaluaton
Last year's score
Last year’s scorechart

It has a good mouthfeel. Is it a refreshing sake? The sweetness is not peculiar and refreshing. Not too assertive and not too fruity. Well balanced. A series that you can keep drinking. Suitable for beginners. It seems to go well with Japanese food in general. Especially fermented food such as miso. It tastes good again after all these years.

Today’s snack

squid and natto
squid and natto

The best collaboration of squid and natto (fermented soybeans) which are already out of date. I drank it with a little bit of each. Japanese style.

It was a good day, too.

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Autumn Seasonal Sake “Aki-agari” drunken whale

A little sake by myself. It’s finally autumn. I have been drinking at my own pace.

As usual, I was wandering around my usual liquor store when I came across an autumn-inspired label.

  1. Suigei Junmaiginjyo Autumn Making
  2. Taste evaluation
  3. Today’s snacks

Suigei Junmaiginjyo Autumn Making

Suigei Junmaiginjyo Autumn Making
Suigei Junmaiginjyo Autumn Making
Suigei Junmaiginjyo Autumn Making
Suigei Junmaiginjyo Autumn Making

Autumn Agari. It shows a sense of the season. Drunken Whale is sold at various places, but the Autumn Age is only available at this time of the year.

It says “mellow and dry(芳醇辛口)” on the label. Dry sake is my specialty.

  • There are rules on the label as well, such as a warning against underage drinking.
  • The name and address of the manufacturer.
  • Sake or sake labeling Container capacity Alcohol content Ingredient name.
  • Date of manufacture is a required field.

The mellow and dry taste(芳醇辛口) is the expression of the taste that the drunken whale brewery has come up with.

Suigei Junmaiginjyo Autumn Making
Suigei Junmaiginjyo Autumn Making

Sake, whale. Drunken whale. It’s a well established image.

Old cap. Be careful not to cut your hand.

Open the bottle.

Suigei Junmaiginjyo Autumn Making
Suigei Junmaiginjyo Autumn Making


I can hardly smell it, but there is a faint ginjo aroma.

Gubi!

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Comment A:
It is “Aki-agari” by Drunken Whale. Easy to drink. The aroma is good.
The rest of the ginjo aroma is quite good. As expected of Drunken Whale, there is nothing to say.

Comment B:
I’ve been curious about it but haven’t been able to drink it for a long time.
It was delicious!


Taste evaluation

Taste evaluation
Taste evaluation

Good balance. Overall, it is light but deep, not too sweet, sweet and dry. It has a mellow, melon-like, sweet and refreshing taste, and a mellow spiciness that keeps you drinking it without getting tired of it. It is good. It is a mellow sake and a food sake.

Today’s snacks

Today’s snacks were in the refrigerator.
In Japan, cheese of this size is sold in sets of three, and I sometimes eat it as a snack.

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Typical Sake of Toyama Prefecture Manjusen

Today, too, I’m a dusty person drinking. The other day I went to Toyama on business. It was a one-day trip, but I ate a lot of food.

  1. Manjusen Junmaiginjyo
  2. Manjusen Taste Evaluation
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Since I was driving around the prefecture, I didn’t get to drink any sake, but I saw a lot of Manjusen in various places. I was really curious about it when I got back to Tokyo, so I bought it at a liquor store that I went into on a whim as usual and found it there.

Why don’t you drink it in Toyama?

Manjusen Junmaiginjyo

Manjusen
Manjusen
Manjusen
Manjusen
Manjusen
Manjusen

I guess it’ s not sold in Toyama. I wonder if it is a collaboration with Kagataya, a liquor store I often go to.

Manjusen
Manjusen

Manjusen
Manjusen

Old caps, right? Don’t cut your hand.

Open the bottle.

Manjusen
Manjusen

The aroma is exquisite with moderate ginjo aroma and acidity.

Gulp it down!

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Toyama Prefecture Ranking 3rd

Comment: A
This sexy ripe sake is made by slowly maturing it in a refrigerator over a long period of time and letting it sit just like a fruit to bring out its sweetness. The slightly ripe, sexy, and glamorous taste is charged up in the summer, when the body craves sugar. The mellow flavor that can only be achieved by maturing sake is a taste that we have been able to savor while regretting the passing of summer.

Manjusen Taste Evaluation

Manjusen Taste Evaluation
Manjusen Taste Evaluation

It is a mellow sake. The aroma is not too strong, but just the right amount. It may be my favorite flavor for the first time in a long time. Serve it cold by itself. It seems to be sweeter at room temperature or higher. It seems to go well with strong flavors such as miso and meat rather than light flavors. It tastes a little complex when you finish it, but not so much that it bothers you. With nabe (hot pot), you can drink it forever and never get tired of the taste.

Today’s snack

green beans and broccoli
green beans and broccoli

I served it with sesame paste of green beans and broccoli from Seven. It was a good companion for sipping and chibichibi. It was another good day.

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