日本酒は一期一会です。季節に合わせてさまざまな日本酒が入荷して、飲まれて、消えて行きます。飲む機会をなくしたとき、来年まで待っていただくことになります。逆に、いつでも飲めるお酒では詰まらない。ここでは店主が召し上がっていただきたいと思う日本酒をご紹介しています。
Sake is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Various types of sake arrive seasonally, are enjoyed, and then disappear. If you miss the opportunity to drink it, you’ll have to wait until next year. Conversely, sake that’s always available isn’t very interesting. Here, we introduce sake that the owner believes you should enjoy.
酒米と生きる「而今 純米大吟醸 白鶴錦 火入れ」
［而今 純米大吟醸 白鶴錦 火入れ］
有言実行が良いのか、不言実行が良いのか。多感期に悩んだことはありませんでしたか。私は悩みました。そうです、おいしい酒倶楽部の今井です。
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而今とは、「今この瞬間」や「過去にとらわれず、今をただ精一杯生きる」という意味を持つ禅の言葉で、私が大西さんと出会ったときには既に「而今」は発売されており、より求める完成形に向けて進化をし続けている最中でした。
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さまざまな過程を経て、いまに至っているわけですが、而今蔵が醸した白鶴錦は、山田錦に比べて粒や心白が大きく、雑味の原因となる成分が少ないため、すっきりとしつつも華やかで奥行きのあるお酒に仕上がることが特長だそうです。
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言うならば、而今ならその味わいにピッタリでしょう、と思ったか思わなかったかは判りませんが醸されての登場です。
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白鶴錦(はくつるにしき)は、白鶴酒造が山田錦を超える酒米を開発するべく誕生した酒米です。が、そこには相当な労苦があったとのこと。調べてみてくださいね。
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そんな希少酒であると同時に、いつでも飲めるというものではありません。あなたもぜひこの機会にお試しください。［2026.06.09］
有言実行が良いのか、不言実行が良いのか。多感期に悩んだことはありませんでしたか。私は悩みました。そうです、おいしい酒倶楽部の今井です。
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而今とは、「今この瞬間」や「過去にとらわれず、今をただ精一杯生きる」という意味を持つ禅の言葉で、私が大西さんと出会ったときには既に「而今」は発売されており、より求める完成形に向けて進化をし続けている最中でした。
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さまざまな過程を経て、いまに至っているわけですが、而今蔵が醸した白鶴錦は、山田錦に比べて粒や心白が大きく、雑味の原因となる成分が少ないため、すっきりとしつつも華やかで奥行きのあるお酒に仕上がることが特長だそうです。
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言うならば、而今ならその味わいにピッタリでしょう、と思ったか思わなかったかは判りませんが醸されての登場です。
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白鶴錦(はくつるにしき)は、白鶴酒造が山田錦を超える酒米を開発するべく誕生した酒米です。が、そこには相当な労苦があったとのこと。調べてみてくださいね。
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そんな希少酒であると同時に、いつでも飲めるというものではありません。あなたもぜひこの機会にお試しください。［2026.06.09］
木屋正酒造（三重県名張市;Nabari City, Mie Pref.）
白鶴錦とは
［Jikon Junmai Daiginjo Hakutsurunishiki (Pasteurized)］
Is it better to speak your intentions and follow through, or to quietly let your actions speak for themselves? Have you ever wrestled with that question in your formative years? I certainly did. Yes, it’s Imai from Oishii Sake Club.
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Jikon is a Zen-inspired term that means “this very moment” or “living fully in the present without being bound by the past.” By the time I first met Mr. Onishi, Jikon was already on the market, and the brewery was in the midst of continuously refining and evolving the sake toward the ideal expression it sought to achieve.
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Through many stages of development, that journey has led us to where we are today. The Hakutsurunishiki brewed by Jikon Brewery is said to possess larger grains and a larger shinpaku (starchy core) than Yamadanishiki. Because it contains fewer components that can contribute unwanted flavors, it produces a sake that is both remarkably clean and elegantly expressive, with impressive depth and complexity.
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Whether the brewers consciously thought, “If any brewery can bring out the full potential of this rice, it would be Jikon,” is impossible to know. What we do know is that the result has arrived in the glass.
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Hakutsurunishiki is a sake rice variety developed by Hakutsuru Sake Brewing with the ambitious goal of creating a rice that could surpass Yamadanishiki. Achieving that goal required years of dedication and considerable hardship. It’s a fascinating story well worth exploring for yourself.
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This is not only a rare and highly regarded sake, but also one that is not always readily available. If the opportunity presents itself, I encourage you to experience it for yourself.［2026.06.09］
Is it better to speak your intentions and follow through, or to quietly let your actions speak for themselves? Have you ever wrestled with that question in your formative years? I certainly did. Yes, it’s Imai from Oishii Sake Club.
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Jikon is a Zen-inspired term that means “this very moment” or “living fully in the present without being bound by the past.” By the time I first met Mr. Onishi, Jikon was already on the market, and the brewery was in the midst of continuously refining and evolving the sake toward the ideal expression it sought to achieve.
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Through many stages of development, that journey has led us to where we are today. The Hakutsurunishiki brewed by Jikon Brewery is said to possess larger grains and a larger shinpaku (starchy core) than Yamadanishiki. Because it contains fewer components that can contribute unwanted flavors, it produces a sake that is both remarkably clean and elegantly expressive, with impressive depth and complexity.
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Whether the brewers consciously thought, “If any brewery can bring out the full potential of this rice, it would be Jikon,” is impossible to know. What we do know is that the result has arrived in the glass.
・
Hakutsurunishiki is a sake rice variety developed by Hakutsuru Sake Brewing with the ambitious goal of creating a rice that could surpass Yamadanishiki. Achieving that goal required years of dedication and considerable hardship. It’s a fascinating story well worth exploring for yourself.
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This is not only a rare and highly regarded sake, but also one that is not always readily available. If the opportunity presents itself, I encourage you to experience it for yourself.［2026.06.09］
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