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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

はせがわ酒店

洌 純米 1800ml 日本酒 小嶋総本店 山形県¥2,970
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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BAKABAKAZU
Fourth bottle after emptying Chiba's Koshi... I did it again. I only have a faint memory of it, but I think it was a citrusy, refreshing sake! Personal recommendation: about 7 points?
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さけちゃん55
Yonezawa, Kojima Sohonten Toko "Yumi", limited to Yamagata. Not only is it dry, crisp and easy to drink. Not only is it dry, crisp, and easy to drink, but it also has a refreshing green apple-like ginjo aroma. Well, well, well. This is a delicious sake. Serve with butterbur sprouts tempura.
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TokoRetsu

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