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SHIMAジーンズ
My first old wine.
We first tried it with a 3 year aged one.
I was told that it tastes like brandy when it has been aged for a number of years.
This is a brewery that exclusively makes koshu.
Aged aroma.
It has a thick mouthfeel, but after that it is smooth and easy to drink.
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もすは
Slightly sweet and mellow
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アラジン
The zodiac blends are made by blending sake from past years with sake from the same zodiac year as the zodiac sign of that year.
This year, we blended a long-aged sake from the year of the snake (1977 onward) with a junmai sake from 2020.
Sake from 48 years ago is also included 😳.
This year's blend is a bit acidic to express the sharp image of a snake 🐍.
At room temperature...
Appearance is a slightly dark clear amber brown.
The nose is young and mature, sweet and sweet, containing soft acidity and gentle spiciness.
Aromas based on caramel, plum, and cinnamon, with hints of soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, mushrooms, and other aromas that can only come from long aging.
A sense of maturity and spice in a soft, dark sweetness with a caramel feel.
From there, a firm, yet not angular, soft acidity and umami spread smoothly.
The aroma and taste have a sense of transparency with a sense of maturity.
It is quite clear and smooth in the matured sake character 😳.
Warmed up...
The aroma of freshly cooked rice, and the soft matured aroma is sweet.
The softness increases, the acidity becomes thicker and fuller, and the umami spreads mellowly.
The acidity extends to a nuyen, and there are some parts where it gets a little sharp, but the whole wine has a sense of being enveloped by the mellowness.
It is also intoxicating when heated.
Looking forward to next year's Noon Year Blend 😊.
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ヒロ
Hi Aladdin😄
I didn't know that the zodiac label was a blend of past years' sake from the same year 😳. And it's still good heated sake 😋 I missed the year of the snake but would love to drink it in the year of the horse 😆.
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ひるぺこ
Hi Aladdin-san. I see you opened the Year of the Snake blend 😊The impact of the label (still scares my tongue 🐍) and the value for money aged sake, it's great 😆 even Mr. Kurimanju is with you👍.
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アラジン
Hi Hiro 😃.
The basic sake is 3 years old and blended with past year of the Snake 🍶.
The price is reasonable and quite good value for an aged old sake, so please try the Noon year blend next year and have a nice Masamune👍☺️
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アラジン
Hi Hirupeko 😃
The label design is subtle every year 😅I had the impression that each brewery was struggling with the zodiac bottles this year, but only Dharma Masamune is the same as usual 😁.
I buy sake goods even though I'm not a Chiikawa fan ☺️
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ポンちゃん
Hi Aladdin 🐦.
I'm excited just reading about the zodiac blend and what it tastes like😊I'm curious about the old year of the snake drinks, how much of each, etc 😁.
I take it you're not a Chiikawa fan 🤣.
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アラジン
Hi Pon 😃
Sorry for the delay 🙇.
I hope you'll try it because as an aged old sake it's easy to drink with a light taste 😅 I think it's a little bit because ☺️ old sake is expensive 😅.
I bought it on the sake side, not the chiikawa side 😁.
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shibaken627
More like Shaoxing sake than sake.
Taste 3.3 ★★★★
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りんりん
deliciously delicious
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Kano
Next is Dharma Masamune😊.
This sake, I've had it before 😊.
This time I drank it cold instead of hot😊.
The aroma is still weak when it's cold, but the taste may be easier to drink cold 😊.
By the way, the color of this sake is barley brown 😆.
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きなこ
Aged old wine hebi-year. It is like a caramel. It would be a good Valentine's gift for the season. Delicious!
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m.k
A friend brought it to me at New Year's and we drank it together 🍶.
The aroma and sweetness like brown sugar made me happy 🍶☺️
It's not a glamorous sake, but it has depth and it's delicious too!
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Kano
Next up, Dharma Masamune in the Year of the Snake😊.
As always, the color is dark 😶.
Great matured flavor 😁.
It is a delicious sake😊.
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やす☆
Warmed. Reddish brown in color. Full of a mild caramelized taste with a burnt aftertaste. The taste is very typical of an aged sake.
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Daruma Masamune (Katakana)長期熟成古酒 令和7年 巳年ブレンド
ひるぺこ
This time it is a zodiac label for Daruma Masamune.
This sake is a blend of the year of the Snake from 1977, Heisei 1, Heisei 13, and Heisei 25.
We welcomed this sake last year as well.
We would like to welcome it again this year,
I am afraid of the bright redness👅 of the snake's tongue in the year of the snake, what should I do?
I am afraid of the bright red tongue of the snake in the year of the snake 👅, what should I do💧, but I end up bringing it home.
I will take it at room temperature.
The color is a shining amber.
The overtones are caramel, soy sauce, aromatic wood, bitter chocolate, and fermented butter.
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The mouthfeel is thick,
The taste is a blend of melt-in-your-mouth sweetness, caramel's savory and bitter flavor, and moderately sharp acidity.
The blend of old sake is excellent, making it mellow and easy to drink.
The aroma is enhanced when heated. ♨️
May you enjoy drinking sake again this year 🙏.
First visit to Matsuo-taisha shrine ⛩️
On the way home, I went to a shopping mall.
I met Anpanman, Baikinman, and Dokin-chan at the shopping mall on the way home.
It was a fun New Year's Day 🎍🤗.
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ワカ太
Happy New Year, Hirupeko ⛩Matsuo Taisha shrine, the Kyoto God of Sake, you're not missing a beat😁 ✨.
Dharma-san always catches my eye with the coolness of these earrings😅.
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まつちよ
Happy New Year, Peco 🎍.
That's a great blend 😆 Exactly Peco sake 🍶.
Let's drink good sake again this year 🤗.
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ひるぺこ
Happy New Year, Wakata-san 🎍✨Matsuo-sama was surprisingly moderately crowded and easy to visit 🙏Dharma-san's blessed ears and big earrings, he sure is a tough guy😅.
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ひるぺこ
Happy New Year, Matsuchiyo 🎍✨An affordable bottle for an awesome blend. I want to go to Daruma Masamune one day! I'd love to drink some Aomori sake this year😊.
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ヒロ
☀️
Apparently there is some kind of store that sells a lot of single bottles. If you hear a rumor like that, you have to go 😎.
Departure🛫.
The store was attached to a certain hotel and quietly operating.
When I entered the store, I found that there were not so many single bottles lined up 😅... 😅.
When I asked the hotel receptionist, he told me that they only have what they have and that they will close the store when they sell out.
It's a pity and a sad thing that the store where I collected Ippongi bottles is going to disappear 😭.
I bought a bottle of Dharma Masamune to commemorate the occasion 🍶It cost 3,600 yen for a single bottle, so I thought "what the heck ⁉️" but it was aged 20 years💦.
When I tipped the bottle, the color 🟤 of the sake was transferred to the bottle😅.
I've never seen this phenomenon before... This should not be opened with ease😅.
I decided to keep it at the back of the shelf for further aging 🤩.
Instead, I remembered the Dharma Masamune 10 years aged I drank before and reviewed it: ❗️
Sticky honey-like sweetness🍯.
A heavy alcohol taste 🍶.
The more you sip, the more umami you get 🧐.
It's the sake that made me think that matured sake is not so bad despite its heavy taste 🤗.
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しんじょう
Good evening...
I am also further aging old sake, and when I looked at it for a moment, there was indeed a color transfer on the bottle, although not as bad as that Dharma Masamune!
I was a little happy to see it for the first time too!
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ヒロ
Good evening, Shinjo😄.
Thank you for your comment 🙏.
I see that the old wine there also had a color shift: ❗️
I'm glad to see that it's showing its age, but on the other hand, I'm afraid it's too good to drink 😅.
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bouken
Hello Hiro-san!
I was introduced to this restaurant in a previous edition of "Bar Houki" and was hoping to visit when I go to Kanto 😅I'm sorry to hear it's closed.
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ヒロ
Good evening, bouken!
I'm sure there are management issues, but it's sad to see the sight of all those single bottles lined up in a row disappear 😢.
I hope it will come back again 🙏.
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umauma
Forgot to post
First time? I had a chance to compare old sake + heated sake.
I was allowed to compare it with cold sake, but the koshu had a lot of quirks, and the warmed sake made it more pronounced and harsh.
Cold sake was just right.
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Kano
It's the Dharma Masamune that I drank before 😊.
This time it's the Ox blend 😃.
As always, it's rich and delicious 😁.
Naturally, I had it warmed up 😆.
The sourness and umami that is typical of old sake makes me feel relaxed 😁.
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