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東光Toko
Kojima SohontenYamagata
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I went shopping at Aeon today and found this Toko on the shelf near the expiration date in the sake section. I've never had a sake from Yamagata before so I bought this one. It's a dry and robust sake ☺️. I like the taste. I thought I've never had a sake from Yamagata prefecture but I did. I had a hard time deciding between it and Nanbu Bijin but it didn't matter.
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オバボン
This sake was established in the Azuchi-Momoyama period and is made by Kojima Sohonten in Yonezawa. It has a melon-like fruity taste. It has a refreshing and delicious taste.
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abibuta
August 13, 2023 Dinner at home. In the latter half of the 9-day weekend, the family enjoys a gift from my sister. The first thing we did was to drink Toko sake as an aperitif. First, we opened a bottle of Toko's Ginjo Umeshu as an aperitif. The first thing I did was to open a bottle of Toko's Ginjo-Umeshu as an aperitif. It has a gorgeous ginjo aroma that spreads in the mouth. The aroma of ginjo spreads in the mouth. The ginjo aroma is quite strong and reminds us of Torikai, a rice shochu. It has a very strong ginjo aroma and a mouthfeel reminiscent of Torikai, a rice shochu (perhaps because it is based on Kastori shochu?). (Is it because it is based on a sake lees shochu?). It is very rich, so it can be drunk on the rocks or on the rocks. It has a very rich flavor, so it tastes very It has a strong flavor when drunk on the rocks. It is very easy to drink with soda. it is very easy to drink with soda. It is too much to drink I drank it on the rocks and drank it in small sips. but it was so good that I drank it all in one night. I finished it in one night because it was so delicious.
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東光　純米吟醸　超辛口　720ml【山形県米沢市　小嶋総本店」¥1,397東光　純米酒　1.8L【試飲会でコストパフォーマンスの良さに驚き】¥2,398
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木川屋 山形の地酒専門店

東光 純米 [ 日本酒 山形県 1800ml ]¥2,398
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佐野屋〜日本酒・ワイン通販専門店

東光　超辛口純米吟醸¥1,397東光　季節限定　純米酒　花見酒 720ml¥1,452
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This was the last sake I tasted out of three different kinds of the same Toko at a department store tasting and sale. I was told that the rice polishing ratio was 80%, so I thought it would be firm. The aroma was very gorgeous, like a lily! Oh, delicious ♡♡♡! It said it was brewed with Dewa Sanzu, which is made without pesticides using an Aigamo Robo, so I thought it was a duck-shaped robot, but it turned out to be a regular flat plate-shaped robot...
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Toko純米吟醸　限定酒
Kojima SohontenYamagata
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We took a tour of Toko's sake brewery and made purchases at the store. There was a tasting machine at the store, and it was great to be able to try out some of the higher-end sake, which normally costs 13,200 yen for a four-pack, and which I would never be able to afford. Of course, the sake I purchased was mellow and very tasty!
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After paying a visit to Uesugi Shrine in Yonezawa I visited Toko-san. There was a sake brewery tour course but it was just before closing time. We stopped by only at the store. What caught my eye was This sake "with green" was made with 90% low-polishing rice. For some reason, I'm a sucker for low-polishing sake! It's called "eco" sake brewing. It was born from natural energy! So low milled rice is also eco-friendly! Now, let's see how it tastes. When I taste low-polished rice, I tend to get a feeling of miscellaneous flavors (which I like a lot), but this one is light, clean and delicious! But this one is light, clean and tasty. It doesn't have a huge impact. But it has a calm taste. I think it is a sake that you can drink all the time. A few days after opening the bottle Gentle sweetness, more mellow. Alcohol 15%. Rice: 100% Yamagata rice Polishing ratio 90 Preference 4.1 Repeated use Yes
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Toko純米吟醸原酒
Kojima SohontenYamagata
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It has a strong aroma and feels almost like a fragrant sake. I have tasted Kojima Sohonten's sake in the past with Toko Ginjo Umeshu, which won the Umeshu competition, and I could feel the same aroma in this sake as I did then. I was shocked to find that the fruity aroma I felt in the back of my nose was not from the plum wine, but from the sake. The aroma is not masked by the ume fragrance, but has a strong presence and is not too strong. I would like to drink it in a glass that allows me to enjoy its aroma, like a wine glass.
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Toko純米吟醸原酒純米吟醸原酒
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Toko's Junmai Ginjyo Genshu. This is the first time I have had it in an aluminum can. It has a rich flavor and moderate acidity, and I feel that the richness is conveyed more directly than in the bottle I drank last time. Somehow. When I hear the name Toko, I think of sake from Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture. I have been to Yonezawa for about half a month for a driver's license training camp when I was a student, and I have visited Yonezawa twice for other trips. The interesting atmosphere of the "castle town of Uesugi" is wonderful.
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HoraiSimilar Characteristics
SweetnessUmamiCreamyBitternessAcidity
NanbubijinSimilar Characteristics
UmamiSweetnessAcidityBitternessInvigorating
KitaakitaSimilar Characteristics
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DewazakuraSimilar Characteristics
FlamboyantCrispSweetnessBitternessLingering
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