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Sake Rankings for Saitama, Apr, 2024

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# 11

4.01 pt.

Nagatoro

藤崎摠兵衛商店 Saitama

Grape Yogurt Banana Fizzy Sweetness Acidity Umami Fruity

Aroma of fermented yogurt feeling When you drink it, it has a pleasant sweet but not unctuous sweetness This sake was served from the back of a liquor store. It was only available in Furusato and Saitama Prefecture.

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Crisp and refreshing. Melon-like sweetness and greenness. The rice flavor and acidity are also good. The balance is gentle and does not interfere with meals. Sake rice: 100% Saitama Prefecture sake Musashi Rice polishing ratio→60 Alcohol content: 16%.

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It smells and tastes a little like yogurt. Sweet, but not too sweet and crisp. Delicious!

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# 12

4.01 pt.

Bukomasamune

Buko Shuzo Saitama

CherryBlossom Dry Creamy Crisp Traditional Calpis Invigorating Weighty

This is also a gift from my youngest son... a local Chichibu sake from my hometown of Chichibu, Saitama. I know you may not like it, but...it goes well with Chichibu's hormone...and today's snack was...freshly kama-age shirasu (dried young sardines) from Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture.

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I received this as a souvenir from Chichibu. It is a brewer's alcohol-sweetened, long time "old-fashioned sake". I've been drinking a lot of junmai fruity sake lately, so this is a fresh new experience for me. I had it at room temperature, but it might be good warmed up as well 😅 When I realized ⁉️, the 300ml bottle was empty 😅. It's the kind of sake I'd like to drink at a local izakaya: ❣️ P.S. I noticed after uploading this that the label says to keep it refrigerated. It seems I made a mistake in how to store and how to drink it 😅 If you receive a gift, read the label carefully (lesson learned).

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I drank it chilled, but it might be better at room temperature or lukewarm.

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# 13

4.01 pt.

Hikomago

Shinkame Shuzo Saitama

Hot Temperature Umami Cooled Sake Room Temperature Creamy Warm Sake Caramelly Shaoxing Wine

I remembered Hikoson, which I bought for heating sake a long time ago and left at room temperature😅. We just had bonito tataki for dinner, and we enjoyed it while we ate it. It's easier to drink than Shinkame, but it still has its own peculiar taste 😁 which is good though 😋. It is still delicious when heated 🥰. I haven't had much heated sake because it's too much trouble, but heated sake is still good 🤤🤤.

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Shaoxing sake, dry, with a delicious rice flavor and sharp taste, served hot, Polishing ratio 55% 5

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Series drank at the store @ Koukoushi Hikomago Junmai Daiginjo 2005 Brewing It was probably kept at a temperature below refrigeration, so the strong coloring and Maillard-like aroma are not strong. The color is crystal to yellow, and the aroma is of tropical fruits. Pineapple, melon, banana, or something along those lines. The palate is very smooth and slightly mineral, but smooth and pleasant to drink. The taste is mainly sweet and the acidity is not that strong. I have had some old Daiginjo-style sake from Ryuriki, but this is close to it. The flavor is a bit dry. I don't think it is weak because it is a hikoginjo, so if a daiginjo is aged at a low temperature, it will probably change in this way. Sake aging. If possible, I would like to systematize the changes caused by aging by assigning parameters such as storage period, sake quality, and storage temperature. But the storage temperature is too difficult for my hobby...

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# 14

4.01 pt.

Ogosebairin

Sato Shuzoten Saitama

Dry Lingering Umami Sharp Room Temperature Grapefruit Grainy Silky

旨い！🍶

Overall 10 (out of 10) On May 12, I toured a local sake brewery in Saitama. The sake here is brewed by Mariko Sato, the first female toji in Saitama Prefecture, who at the young age of 26 is in charge of the brewery's sake production. Sato Sake Brewery was founded in 1844 The image of the lingering taste of the Juroemon XVI that we drank yesterday, with an added astringency that gives a sense of delicious graininess. The umami of rice, miscellaneous tastes of grains, and astringency are well balanced. Finally, the miscellaneous taste of rice lingers on the tongue as an aftertaste. This feeling may not come out if it is too polished I emptied it with today's dinner. 😅 I had it cooled down to a crisp. The aroma I felt was 　-Aroma: The aroma of rice with a hint of tangy rice flavor. 　-Aroma: The aroma of rice with a hint of tanginess. Taste sensation The higher the number, the stronger the aroma (5 is the maximum) 　-Spiciness: 1 at the beginning → 1 in the aftertaste 　-Sweetness: 1 at the beginning → 0 in the aftertaste 　-Sourness: 0 at the beginning → 0 in the aftertaste 　-Bitterness: 0 at the beginning → 1 in the aftertaste 　-Astringency: 1 at the beginning → 3 in the aftertaste 　-Rice flavor: 4 at the beginning → 3 in the aftertaste Mouthfeel I felt】→3 Smaller number = light and smooth Large number = thick and rich (5 is the maximum)

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Rating [A]. Very drinkable and balanced. Green apple-like aroma, followed by melon and banana on the palate. The minus point is that the ginjo aroma is more pronounced than the rice flavor. However, it is neither sweet nor dry, and has a moderate sharpness. It leaves a slight lingering sensation in the mouth, perhaps due to the hardness of the water? I felt it was a very good sake, easy to drink, and since it is fire-aged, there is no need to handle it delicately. Let's try another sake.

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# 15

4.01 pt.

ainosano

Nan'yo Jozo Saitama

Floral Pineapple Apple Bitterness Dry Flamboyant Umami Acidity

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Warmed up. This one has a good amount of sake left.

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The aroma is not so strong. But it smells sweet. What is "Hana-yosu"? I looked it up and wondered if it is the brand name of this brewery. It is definitely suited as a food sake. It gives the impression of being a bit strong, so the sweetness of the yakitori sauce I ordered might have been a good match. It was not too sweet, It is more like the sweetness of rice. It was heavy and tasted strong. It says it is sharp, but I haven't fully understood the sharpness yet. I still don't fully understand the sharpness, so I would like to try more things in the future.

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# 16

4.01 pt.

豊明

石井酒造 Saitama

Acidity Sweetness Banana Creamy Grape Spice Umami Balanced

A juicy sake with a cloudy taste. Good balance of sweet and sour taste and nigorigo. Very delicious sake!

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At first, the acidity of the yeast can be felt softly. This is a very tasty sake with a fruity acidity and a light touch of rice flavor, with a predominance of acidity and sweetness. Why isn't Toyoake a national sake?

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More mellow than Junmai.

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# 17

4.01 pt.

Biwanosazanami

Asahara Shuzo Saitama

Crisp Fresh Tingly Dry Umami Grainy Apple

＋I was curious to buy it because I like dry junmai over +5. Today is Mother's Day, so we had hand-rolled sushi. I don't like the feeling of a crisp, clean, albeit a bit dry, Junmai for Sashimi. I don't like the feeling of "I'm not a fan of that", so I went for the Dai-Sara Junmai right away! The first sip gives a mild umami flavor typical of junmai, but as it goes down the throat, it finishes clean and crisp. ＋If it goes up to +15, it seems too spicy, but this one seems to be +12. I think it is just right. It went well with scallops, which are light and tasty among today's ingredients.

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Watery and refreshing. Knockout.

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Slightly tangy. After that, it is dry and dry. No sweetness, unlike what you might expect. It is dry to the end. There is a lot of maltiness.

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# 18

4.01 pt.

Naozane

Gonda Shuzo Saitama

Champagne Coffee Hot Temperature Cooled Sake

Koedo Kurari🍶 Showa Kurari🍶.

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Recommend to drink this as ぬる燗. Thanks. https://www.gondasyuzou.com

Kumitate" means "freshly brewed" and the toji tastes it and bottles it! I went to the brewery to get a sake seal! The young and energetic brothers were working hard. Othello, the signboard buchineko (cat), was also there.

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# 19

4.01 pt.

Senkame

Shinkame Shuzo Saitama

Fizzy

Light and dry with strong effervescence Little flavor. The alcohol content is low at 11 degrees, so it is good for an aperitif.

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Shinkame nigori sake. It is an active sake, and when the seal is opened, a tremendous amount of bubbles rise to the surface. As is typical of nigori sake, there are nuances of cooked rice and yeast, and an aroma of sweet sake that is not sweet. The taste is light and dry, and as the name suggests, it is easy to drink. The 10.5% alcohol content is also good. I loved it!

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At Ekimarche Osaka Yamanaka Sake Shop I was wondering if heated sake 🍶 tastes good when the cold weather comes lately 😄. I prepared KOIZUMI's tools to heat up the sake.... I don't know which heated sake 🍶 is better😅 I'm looking for Shinkame which seems to be famous all over the country 😄.... I'll look for it soon enough 😉. Thank you for the food 😋😋....

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# 20

4.01 pt.

Kikuizumi

Takizawa Shuzo Saitama

Tropical Chocolate Banana Fizzy Rum Raisin Apple

Sour and leaves a kind of astringent aftertaste delicious

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Memorandum📝. A little drink at an eel restaurant. It is alsobeerated, but it is refreshing and easy to drink. It is refreshing like summer sake. It goes perfectly with grilled liver.

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For the record ★★★★☆☆☆

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