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Popular Comments

ちょろき
While somewhat discreetly sweet, the Aftertaste is dry. Good sharpness 😋. I'm under the impression that this would be even better with a little bubbly ✨. However, as the temperature rises, the sharpness becomes duller and the sweetness becomes more pronounced. The sweetness becomes more pronounced. I think it's better when it's cold 😋.
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bouken
I bought this one at Kimura Sake Brewery after hesitating between it and Daishinshu. I have had Toko before, but this was my first time to try Yong. The top aroma is mild but fruity. As the introduction of Shusen-do Horikazu says, it does have a hint of cherries, doesn't it? It is dry and fresh with a moderate sweetness. A little citrusy? Sharp dry sake. A little too light for me? A little too light for me. After a few days, the dryness settles down.
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TAKA2
I went to Yonezawa City during Golden Week and purchased this sake at Toko's Sake Brewery. Nyu is a sake that is only available in Yamagata. With a coupon I got at a roadside station in Yonezawa, I got a sake bottle with Toko's name on it. It is a dry sake with a Sake meter rating of +6. It was easy to drink with a clean taste. 1760 yen.
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Where to Buy

虎ノ門升本

小嶋総本店　洌（れつ）　純米大吟醸　1.8L¥4,472
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佐野屋酒店

小嶋総本店 洌(れつ) 純米大吟醸 山田錦 発泡にごり 15% 720ml 季節限定品¥2,079洌　純米大吟醸　720ml　［小嶋総本店］¥2,079
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佐野屋〜日本酒・ワイン通販専門店

洌　純米　無濾過生原酒¥1,485洌　純米大吟醸　出羽燦々　蔵付き酵母¥1,870
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はせがわ酒店

洌 純米 1800ml 日本酒 小嶋総本店 山形県¥2,970
Product information is as of 8/23/2025.

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くらやすくらやす
Retsu純米吟醸雄町夏生特別純米生酒
Kojima SohontenYamagata
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くらやす
I had been wanting to go to a corner bar in Fujiidera for a while. It is a fresh, slightly sweet summer sake, easy to drink and delicious.
Japanese>English
つきたてつきたて
Retsu純米大吟醸原酒生酒無濾過
Kojima SohontenYamagata
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つきたて
I opened the Nishinomon and next time it will be dry! The bottle was opened with the following words. The aroma is moderate for a jun-dai, and the dryness is clearly perceptible. I would have liked it to be a little thicker, but it is delicious enough. The impression might have been different if I drank it plain, but it was a nice, clear, dry sake. Thank you for the sake 😄.
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HiguHigu
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Higu
Lunch was in the large outdoor hot spring bath at Zao Onsen. We 💦ed off in the hot springs, so we had to refuel with alcohol 🤭.
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Ta-girl*.+Ta-girl*.+
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Ta-girl*.+
Yamagata, Row Yeah, it's dry! Beautiful, but...! It's clean..! It's not too dry, but it's beautiful..! It's not too spicy, but it's beautiful...! Well, it's more like a slight spiciness at the end. It's more like a numbness.
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JuleJule
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猫と杓子
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Jule
Strong mineral bitterness 100% Yamagata rice Rice polishing ratio: 60 Sake degree: +9.0 Acidity: 1.1 Alcohol content: 16%. 800/unit Cat and Shovel
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tajitaji
Retsu山形限定純米吟醸
Kojima SohontenYamagata
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taji
Sake rice Yamagata rice Polishing 55 ALC 16%. Elegant ginjo aroma and flavor. It has a sense of quality that is well above its price.
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emiemi
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emi
Third Yamagata souvenir? (I bought so many that I lost track of how many I bought) Yamagata is a treasure house of beautiful sake.
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MinamiSimilar Characteristics
DryAcidityCrispFruityUmami
HidakamiSimilar Characteristics
DryCrispSweetnessUmamiInvigorating
SuminoeSimilar Characteristics
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SuigeiSimilar Characteristics
CrispDryAcidityInvigoratingRefreshing
HarushikaSimilar Characteristics
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