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Sake Rankings for Iwate, Apr, 2024

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# 11

4.01 pt.

Yoemon

Kawamura Shuzoten Iwate

Acidity Fizzy Ramune Umami Dry Sharp Invigorating Juicy

Schwashy and refreshing. Slightly sweet, but refreshingly dry. Good for lunchtime drinking.

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The aroma of old sake! Taste of old wine! It tastes like old sake, but it's easy to drink. Even my husband, who is not fond of strong sake, said it was just about acceptable 😆. It seems to go well with strong flavored snacks.

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First drink at my favorite restaurant, which I hadn't been to in a year and a half. Tastes like alcohol. Just a hint of schwash.

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# 12

4.01 pt.

Tsukinowa

Tsukinowa Shuzoten Iwate

Umami Wine Dry Acidity Crisp Bitterness Sweetness Sharp

The snack of the day Appetizer Sliced bonito Extra large shrimp

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The cherry blossoms in the neighborhood have started to fall, so I decided to digest some spring sake. This time, I will be drinking "Tsuki no Rin", a souvenir from Iwate 🌸. When I opened the bottle and poured it, it had a crisp aroma with a hint of apple. The mouthfeel is clean and dry, with a slight sweetness. At the same time, it has a gentle and mild sweetness. The balance of sweet and spicy sandwiches is just right, and the taste is like a candy and a whip. The combination of a clear, sharp quality and a hint of sweetness makes it taste like a peach! The way it fades away in the back of the mouth is also similar to the Akagisan, which is really my favorite ✨. This is the last of the "Tsuki no Rin" series I bought in Iwate. This is the last of the "Tsuki no Wa" series I bought in Iwate. They were all interesting and delicious 😌.

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Sense of clarity!

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# 13

4.01 pt.

Azumamine

Azumamine Shuzoten Iwate

Umami Wine Grapefruit Sweetness Acidity Crisp Astringent Balanced

Fresh aroma 🎵 Slightly sweet like muscat, but bitterness and astringency hit later 🍇. Refreshing aftertaste 😉. The label is particularly impressive 💦. Somin Matsuri → Iwate's famous naked festival 🪭.

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4.0 Stars Fresh green apple-like aroma. Sourness is a little spicy and clear. It tastes like wine.

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I was attracted by the words "[limited]" and bought it. It was delicious.

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# 14

4.01 pt.

水神

Asabiraki Iwate

Dry Crisp

Dry. Yellowish. It has a faintly peculiar smell, perhaps because it's my imagination. It's a little bit like old rice, but you can feel the rice anyway. Anyway, you can feel the rice. No fruity taste at all, which is good. No repeat.

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A sense of honey ripeness from the get-go 🍯. It has a strong bitter taste and might need to be heated up a bit. ‼️

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The first water god I encountered! Dry, refreshing and delicious! The sake taste is okay. It is easy to drink without much habit. I think it is similar to Ume Nishiki from Ehime. It was delicious!

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# 15

4.01 pt.

Hamamusume

赤武酒造 Iwate

Fresh Youthful Melon-flavored Fizzy Sweetness Umami Banana Tingly

First half of GW Buying for the economy ^ ^. I was looking forward to having a drink with it tonight... I was looking forward to it, but I had to give it up because I was on duty for an emergency response.

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Oh no, the week is over 🙌 Tomorrow is the holiday weekend...! 😁😁 Let's open the bottle: ❗️ The nose is fresh with a hint of sweetness. The first sip has a melon-like flavor, followed by a good sweetness and a hint of bitterness. Easy to drink 😆 Delicious! I'll try it with scallop sashimi. The scallops give it a sweetness of their own, and the scallop roe gives it more sweetness and umami. Best 👍 Looks like I'm going to have a good holiday: ☺️ Rice polishing ratio] 55 Alcohol content】15度 Sashimi of scallop Price including tax】1,870 yen

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Slightly sweet?　Mellow aroma. Delicious.

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# 16

4.01 pt.

磐乃井

磐乃井酒造 Iwate

CherryBlossom Thin

From the look of the label, one can imagine that it is fresh and fruity. From the moment it is poured into the glass, it has a nice citrus aroma. Fresh aroma and sweetness spreads. Sweet! I thought it was sweet, but it was only for a moment. I thought it was grapefruit, but the acidity is so strong that it might be lemon. It is a 14% alcohol original sake. Even if you warm it up, the strong sour taste does not change much.

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🏠 Drinking ( -̀ -́ )୨⚑︎゛ Aroma is sourness ( *¯sigh*)kumkumkumkum Sourness light sweetness, no bitterness Lightly drinkable🎶. Rice used, Ginga Yeast, Giovanni no Chikara Alcohol 9 degrees Personal preference among the four varieties: 1⃣ I saw "satsuma-jiru" in a cooking manga and was curious to make it: ☺️ Miso soup with lots of ingredients and sweet sweet sweet potatoes🍠. Perfect for 🍶´- closing 🍶´- full stomach! I love soup after all. ❣️

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🏠 Drinking ( -̀ -́ )୨⚑︎゛ I didn't care for the aroma. Crisp ‼️ and no bitterness. Maybe a light acidity when paired with veggies😊. For the entrée... Yakitori with sauce made with rice wine 🐓. I'm not sure if it's a good idea to use it with vegetables Rice used, Miyamanishiki Yeast, Kyokai 701 Alcohol 13%. Personal preference among 4 types 4️⃣ I received a bottle of sake that has been stored at room temperature for a wacky long time... I tried to drink it but it was old sake ( ´-̥̥̥̥̥ω̥̥̥̥̥̥`) I got about 7 kinds of sake including Tasake and Jyushiyo... What a waste 😭😭😭 The sauce made with Tasake was delicious though 🥲.

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# 17

4.01 pt.

Hiroki

Shiwa Shuzoten Iwate

Acidity Umami Dry Wine Sweetness Light Bitterness Graceful

I purchased it along with Hime-Nadeshiko when I visited Shiwa Sake Brewery. The aroma is subdued, with a hint of grain aroma, and has the atmosphere of a traditional sake. The taste is refreshing with a good balance of umami and acidity. The water used by Shiwa Shuzo is said to be soft and non-habit forming water, which gives Hiroki a dry but soft taste. We had it chilled, but it would also be delicious heated up, and it was a delicious sake as a food sake that would not interfere with food! Thank you for the sake!

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We visited the Shiwa Sake Brewery, which brews Shiwa Sake. Although they do not make sake at this time of the year, they showed us their brewery and gave us a detailed explanation. We were very impressed by the earnest and simple personality of the owner. He told us that he has been receiving a lot of inquiries about Murasaki Sake recently, so he does not keep any stock of it in the brewery. I have had many brands of Murasakiu, but this is the first time for me to try Hiroki. I was told that while Murasakyu is brewed in a fast brewing process, Hiroki is made using a method called "sanki kokyu kyo yeast. Hiroki is named after Kiheiji Hirota, the founder of the brewery, with the aim of creating a sake that will be appreciated by a wide range of people. This Hime-Nadeshiko has a light fruity aroma of strawberries and pineapple, with a sweet mouthfeel and a good amount of acidity. It was a delicious sake that was very easy to drink, with a slight woody aroma passing through the nose as you drank it! Thank you for the treat!

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Today is the end of GW... Let's take a look back at GW in a blink of an eye! We had a barbecue on the 3rd, and my relatives came over for the first time in a long time! I bought this sake because I enjoyed the Purple Space the other day! The aroma is derived from rice! When you drink it, it has a slight sweetness and carbonation. It also smells of rice and koji, and it feels like it is getting sharp. It's like a not-so-sweet adult version of amazake (?). It has a dry taste, so it's perfect for meat! It also had a dryness to it so it was perfect for meat! It was delicious 😊.

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# 18

4.01 pt.

Ryusen'yaezakura

Senkin Shuzo Iwate

Chestnutt Soft Invigorating Umami Gradual Sweetness

This is an unfiltered, unpasteurized, unpasteurized, unpasteurized sake made in Funakuchi, produced by Fukuroiya Sake Brewery. We were treated to a limited edition off-the-beaten-path product. It was fresh, fine-grained, and delicious with a powerful flavor. It was like it had just been born.

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I asked the waitress for a slightly dry sake and she suggested it.

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Good evening! (^○^) It was mild and sunny today on the coast of Iwate Prefecture. Since yesterday, there has been a wildfire in a place called Kariya, Miyako City. Yesterday was windy and dry, so it looks quite difficult. In our neighborhood, there was also a wildfire from a wildfire, and it is really bad if you carelessly litter cigarettes or something like that. (^_^;) Well, last weekend was the same event as last year (a welcome and farewell party for new and old branch managers of a regional bank). And what I brought to the venue was the same as last year, Ryuusen Yaezakura Junmai Ginjyo Nakakumi-Unfiltered Nama-shu (lol). Izumikin Sake Brewery recently received a prefectural governor's commendation, but it has not yet been released, so we served this sake to everyone. Like last year, it is a refreshing sweet-tart sake with a hint of sourness. Slightly sour. Slight sweetness. Slightly sweet. Slightly umami. The taste was beautifully balanced and stable. As if that wasn't enough, I went to the Fukuraiya Sake Shop in Morioka City to check out the special sake that was produced in collaboration with Izumikin Shuzo and Fukuraiya Sake Shop, as shown in the fourth photo! (@_@) (@_@) It seems to be a special sake made by bag suspension, and the brewery does not have any stock of it. We will have to wait until next year. (^_^;)

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# 19

4.01 pt.

Sakuragao

Sakuragao Shuzo Iwate

CherryBlossom Hot Temperature Chilled Room Temperature Umami Dry Gulping Reviving

Junmai Sakura Face served as house sake at a Korean yakitori restaurant Cosy!

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We visited Tsushima Tsuru at Metropolitan Morioka New Wing last month. Sake comparison set at the celebration party. The second glass was a special junmai sake from Sakura Face in Morioka City. Sorry. Sakuraface is often included in all-you-can-drink plans at izakaya (Japanese style pubs), so I had that image in my mind. (^_^;) In fact, the all-you-can-drink plan is not so tasty, so my preconceived notions might interfere with my taste buds... (@_@) I changed my mind and took a sip. Oh, it is indeed a little more aggressive, but tasty in its own way. I don't think I would actively want to drink it, but I wonder if it would go well with food?

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家飲み

# 20

4.01 pt.

Shichifukujin

Kikunotsukasa Shuzo Iwate

Dry Slow-sipping Milk Crisp See-through

キレが良い

With homemade roast beef!

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A very old sake that has been sleeping in a liquor store's refrigerator for 30 years. A sense of liberation in paradise.

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