Japanese rice wineFunao Taki Maikaze Special JunmaiIt will be a sake from the town of Yoshioka in Gunma Prefecture. Purchased at Gourmet Station Gunma. It is a bottle of sake produced in Gunma under the title of "All Gunma's Local Sake".Gunma prefecture (Kantou area)ginjo sake with no added alcoholkatabatic windYoshioka Town
Japanese rice wineTsururei Junmai SakeIt is a local sake from Minamiuonuma City. It is slightly colored, which is common in sake, and has little alcohol smell, probably because it is pure rice. The taste is dry, but it is a low-polished sake.Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)Minami Uonuma Citysake made without added alcohol or sugarAoki Brewery
Japanese rice wineChouja Mori SenmanchoujaPurchased at an Aeon in Muikamachi, a little over 1000 yen, tastes a little spicy, but one word, not soppy, that's its characteristic. It is Niigata Meikozo from Ojiya. IwaNiigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)Ojiya CityNiigata Meikozo
Japanese rice wineKoshihakugan Junmai Daiginjo "Koshitanrei" Unfiltered Nama-shuThis is a very easy to understand sake. It is a so-called daiginjo-shu, with a ginjo aroma, slightly spicy, light flavor, and a lingering bitterness.Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)Junmai Daiginjo (brew of sake)Nagaoka CityKoshidariya (variety of rice)
Japanese rice wineTatomo Junmai Ginjo Tannozuku Nama-no-Shizuku Nama-narashuThis is also recommended by Taiseiya. This sake is available only at registered stores. There is no coloring, and the aroma is typical of new sake, and the ginjo aroma also spreads. IwaNiigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)Ojiya Cityunblended whisky (whiskey)Koshidariya (variety of rice)
Japanese rice wineKuromatsu Kameguchi Unfiltered Nama SakeThis is a draft sake from Nakagawa Shuzo, a small sake brewery in Nagaoka City. After all, it has a high alcohol content of 20%, which is just on the edge of the standard! Muikamachi's TaisseiNiigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)Nagaoka Cityunblended whisky (whiskey)Nakagawa Brewery
Japanese rice wineKubota Junmai Ginjo NigoriThis is a new product from Asahi Shuzo, a leading Niigata sake brewer. The specs are Junmai Ginjo. As the name "nigori" implies, there is a strong "orikori" (ooze) residue.Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)Nagaoka CityAsahi Sake Breweryunrefined sake
Japanese rice wineMidorikawa KasumishiboriThis is a new sake from Midorikawa Sake Brewery in Uonuma, one of Niigata Prefecture's leading breweries. Kasumi Shibori is a seasonal sake. Kasumi means "haze," and there is a very small amount of ooze, which is mixed withNiigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)Uonuma CityMidorikawa Brewery
Japanese rice wineKatsumago ShiboritateThis is "Katsuma" which is now hard to find. I happened to be able to buy a freshly squeezed bottle at a liquor store in Toyama Prefecture. Of course, it is sold at a fixed price. FreshToyama prefecture (Hokuriku area)winning horseSeito BreweryTakaoka City
Japanese rice wineAkebono Shiboritate Nama-no-Hara SakeThis is a new seasonal sake from Takazawa Sake Brewery in Himi. It is truly sake freshly pumped at the brewery. Since it was mail-order this time, we let it rest for two days before receiving it.Toyama prefecture (Hokuriku area)Takazawa Brewery曙multi-tiered food boxes that can be carried by hand