Japanese rice wineYamama, YANMA 12 Junmai Daiginjo, Unfiltered Nama-genshu, NakadakariIt is one of the representative brands of Niigata Prefecture. This is the 12th brewing in 2023. It is neither rough nor dry.Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)Junmai Daiginjo (brew of sake)Joetsu CityNiigata Daiichi Sake Brewery
Japanese rice wineSki Masamune Tribute to Kanese Shoten Limited: Niji no HiramekiIt is a challenging sake with a rice polishing ratio of 90%. I was prepared for a certain degree of sourness, but this was sour! The coloring is strong, and the top aroma is unique!Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)Joetsu CityMusashino Brewery
Japanese rice wineJikin Junmai Ginjo Asahi HiireThis is another too-famous Jikin. 2023 says it is a fire-aged sake, but it needs to be refrigerated. In other words, it can be interpreted as a freshly bottled sake. At the time of bottlingMie prefecture (Kinki area)Kiyamasa Sake BreweryOkayama Asahilive storage
Japanese rice wineNabeshima Special Junmai Sake, Yamadanishiki from YoshikawaOne of Kanese Sake Shop's August hanpushu bottles included the famous Nabeshima. The sake rice is Yamadanishiki produced in Yoshikawa, a special A district in Hyogo Prefecture. The color is clear and colorless.Saga prefecture (Kyushu)Tomikuchiyo Sake BreweryNabeshimaYamada Nishiki
Japanese rice wineSairai Sara the starry night AltairA strange sake from Sai no Kuni. No coloring, slight ginjo aroma, but refreshing, bitter to sweet, like new sake, slightly effervescent.Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)Ageo CityNorthwest Brewery
Japanese rice wineGozenshu Omachi 3 copies yesterdayWhat a surprise, it is a yeast-free sake. The color is colorless and the taste is sour at first. The aroma has a strong alcohol smell, probably due to the added alcohol.Okayama prefecture (Chuugoku area)late growing wet-land rice variety, often used in sake productionTsuji Honten Co.yeast-free
Japanese rice wineSAKAYAHACHIBEI Yamadanishiki Nama-moto Junmai Nama-no-HarazakeThe acidity is strong, as it is called "nama-moto". The color is clear and colorless. The aroma is lactic acid-like. When you drink it, you will taste sourness, spiciness, and bitterness, in that order. The label readsYamada NishikiMie prefecture (Kinki area)Motosaka Sake Breweryoldest surviving traditional style of sake making
Japanese rice wineNama Moto Kamimura Omachi Omachi Omachi Unfiltered Nama Sake 2019This will be the August hanpunshu from Kanese Sake Brewery. First, we decided to start with this very peculiar sake. It is a five year old sake. Aromawell-cured sakelate growing wet-land rice variety, often used in sake productionOsaka (metropolitan area)Akishika Sake Brewery
Japanese rice wineKirinzan SoftSake from Tsugawa, purchased at Seven in Furumachi. Stored at room temperature, no coloring, aroma like sake made with hard water, strong alcohol taste, spicy.Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)Kirinzan BreweryTsugawa River
Japanese rice wineJunmai-shu Hakkaiyama Axial LimitedIt is said to be Harashin's original sake. Purchased at Muikamachi Harashin. It was stored at room temperature. Colorless, with a 60% ginjo level of top shelf aroma, but with a ginjoNiigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)Hakkai Breweryplaintiff's sole reliance