Almost no coloring, alcohol smell, sourness at first, then bitterness, alcohol taste, and a feeling of being swallowed.

This is a local Hakkaisan summer sake. It is a special junmai sake. The color is clear and colorless, with a slight ginjo aroma.

It is one of the representative brands of Niigata Prefecture. This is the 12th brewing in 2023. It is neither rough nor dry.

It 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!

This 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 bottling

One 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.

A strange sake from Sai no Kuni. No coloring, slight ginjo aroma, but refreshing, bitter to sweet, like new sake, slightly effervescent.

What 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.

The 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 reads

This 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. Aroma