Japanese rice wineHakkaisan Tokubetsu Junmai Nama Shuzake Nama-ZumeI bought my first bottle this season at Hachikura in Nagamori, where Hakkai Brewery is located. It has a clean alcoholic aroma and taste that is typical of junmai sake.Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)Hakkai Breweryginjo sake with no added alcoholpure sake
Japanese rice wineTatomo Tokubetsu JunmaiIt is said to be a limited edition sake for registered stores. Purchased at Kanazawa-ya in Shiozawa. The color is almost transparent, the aroma is mild and not bad, and the taste is tangy and seemingly fizzy.Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)Ojiya CityKoshidariya (variety of rice)Kanazawa-ya (i.e. a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
Emperor's Birthday (national holiday held from 1868 to 1948)It was 11 years ago.PomeranianEmperor's Birthday (national holiday held from 1868 to 1948)
Japanese rice wineSeitoku Minamidaike Junmai Ginjyo Summer Sake, limited to 60 bottlesPurchased at Fressey's Minami-Ohashi store. They said it was limited to 60 bottles, but there were 50 bottles on the shelf. The color is slightly tinted and the aroma is a pleasant slight ginjo.Gunma prefecture (Kantou area)Shotoku BrewingAmaraku Countyfressey
Japanese rice wineHakkaisan Tokubetsu Junmai Namaishu Nama-packaged, maker-aged for 2 yearsThis time, it is a special junmai that has been aged for two years at the koji shop of Hachikaisan Honten. The aroma is subdued, but has a nice aroma of soft yeast. The color is colored by two years of agingNiigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)Hakkai BreweryMinami Uonuma Citymature sake