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Fruity on the palate, but a light dryness soon follows.
Slightly tangy on the finish, but also refreshing.
Easy to drink
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ジェイ&ノビィ
We were both sake-less on the weekend when we went our separate ways😑.
We were supposed to put off sake until this weekend 🥲... but when Jay came home on Monday of our reunion, he received a happy invitation from Nobby, who said, "I was suspected of spying 🕵️ on Tochigi sake at Sake-no-wa, so I thought I'd have a drink 🤭!
Oh~! Let's drink it 😋" and the chosen drink was Kirizukuba ‼️ which was recommended by Manachie and I definitely wanted to drink it, and this choice shows the depth of nostalgia of the people of Tochigi Prefecture 😉.
There was no "Kogiri" which Aladdin and Mamio were drinking 🥲, but this one was a definite favorite 😙Noby stopped by Ikeda Sake Shop on his way from Utsunomiya to his parents' house in Chiba 🚗 about a month ago and got it for us 🥹.
It goes well with grilled fish, so we prepared some accompaniments for dinner 🤗.
I'll make love to you!
The aroma is lemon flavor! Oh, it's because I squeezed lemon in the dish 😅It's soft and fruity 😌.
The first sip is even sweet at the first touch 😍Hey? My first impression is that this is a big dry one 😌.
But as you continue to drink it, it gradually becomes more and more dry and crisp 😚.
Nice dry 👍
It certainly goes well with the grilled fish of the day!
There are many good Ibaraki sake 🤗.
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Kano
Hi Jay & Nobby 😊 nice assist, Nobby ☝️ grilled fish and dry alcohol...how can they not go together 😁 I am also planning to abstain from alcohol until next weekend...just planning until 😅...
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マナチー
Hi Jay & Nobby 😃This one is called super dry but has a nice sweetness and flavor 😆❗️ didn't you get sick to your stomach after drinking this one 🤣⁉️
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ひなはなママ
Hi Jay & Nobby 😃I'm so excited about the reunion and the unscheduled feast 👌and the big spicy one ‼️ you are so mature 😘I hope the day comes when I can say unmai with a big spicy one for grilled fish 😮💨 I still admire you two💕I have to work hard too ❣️
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ma-ki-
Good evening, Jay & Nobby!
You were suspected of being a spy 😁✨.
Dry sake seems to go well with grilled fish 😋.
You also make us laugh with the lemon flavor 😊.
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さしゅー
Hello Jay & Nobby😄This is a sake from Ibaraki called Kiri-Tsukuba! I've seen a lot of sake labeled as "very dry", but many of them have a surprisingly umami or sweet taste! It goes well with grilled fish. I would like to try it.
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アラジン
Good evening, Jay & Nobby 😃.
Thank you for the Kiri-Tsukuba 🍶☺️
I think Kiri-Tsukuba is a deliciously dry sake that starts off with an umakuchi taste and then quickly and cleanly snaps out of it, as it brings out the full flavor of the rice!
I want to drink it too 🤤.
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Nao888
Good evening, Jay & Nobby 🌛I've seen you in Urari but not so much here, but I'm a big spicy 😳 As expected ✨you were suspected of being a spy 🤣.
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マミオ
Good evening, Jay & Nobby, ⭐misty Tsukuba! Glad you enjoyed drinking Tsukuba sake 😊.
It's more refreshing than dry 🤔I also want to drink it again with grilled fish 😋.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hi Kano😃
Thanks for all your work Nobby 🥹It was better than I expected 😋 We are definite drinking this week with the MLB ⚾️ opening 🤗.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hello, Manachie 😃.
Really! I think you should change the name to Super Dry with Sweet Delicious 🤗 Oh! Now that you mention it, my stomach is upset 😆.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hi HinaHanaMama 😃!
We both only had beer 🍺 on weekends 😅 so it was nice to have a reunion party 🥰Kochira was refreshingly delicious and perfect for grilled fish 🤗.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hi ma-ki 😃
I'm pretty sure that the person who allegedly spied 🕵️ recommended it 😅It was a really good bottle 😋.
The lemon🍋! Thanks for picking it up 😊.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hi Sashi 😃
Yes, it is! Some people might be put off by the term "very dry" 😅I recommend this one 🤗.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hi Aladdin 😃
Yes, yes! That's it 😋 I'd love to write something like that ‼️ It was a really good one 😋.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hi Nao888😃
The liquor store that sells it is far away 🥲 and we finally got our hands on some 🤗Tochigi sake is too popular and we are suspected of being spies 🕵️ 😆
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hi Mamio 😃
I've been wanting to drink Kirizukuba for a long time 😍I finally got to drink it thanks to a stopover on my way home from Nobby's parents' house 😋Honto! It was too good with grilled fish 😙.
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こぞう
Jay & Nobby.
Good evening...you are full of love for Tochigi 🥰.
I've never seen this brand before 😳I would avoid it if I heard it was very dry, but I would like to try this clear and deliciously dry sake!
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ヤスベェ
Good evening, Jay & Nobby 😀
Kirizukuba was the first sake I tasted with aluzuki, but I haven't tasted this one yet😇.
But I'm sure Urasato-san's sake tastes good enough for me even though it's called "very dry" 😀.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Koizo 😃.
I love Tochigi even when I drink Ibaraki sake 👍.
This big dry one was really good 🤗 Please try it 👋
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Yasubeyesan!
This one is labeled as "very dry" but you can taste the sweetness and umami 🤗I think you will like it too 👍.
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shinsaku3
Good evening, Jay & Nobby 😃.
Label description.
'Superbly sharp and numbing, super dry, no lingering aftertaste there.'
Cool 😎👍.
I'm interested, or rather I'd like to drink it 😃.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good morning, shinsaku3 😃
That's such a cool thing on the label😍I should have used it 😆.
I don't think it's that dry 😅I recommend it 😅...
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ジャイヴ
Good morning, Jay & Nobby!
I was wondering about this sake from Urasato Sake Brewery too, I found it the other day when I went to Nagoya for a drink and brought it home 🥰.
I plan to open and review it next time 😁.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Gyve 😃.
Oh! I see you brought me along 🤗What will you be drinking it with? I'm looking forward to opening it and reviewing😙👋
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つぶちゃん
Thanks, Jay & Nobby!
My son lives in Ibaraki now, right? ☝️ He loves Tochigi's local sake Kaika Junmai and keeps it on hand! I was wondering if I could recommend some of Ibaraki's local sake as well 🤔........OK 😙.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hi, Tsubu-chan 😃
We Tochigi people are more open-minded than the sea 🥰, so let's encourage good sake 🍶🤗.
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Kiritsukubaうすにごり 初搾り
ヒラッチョ
The rule of "no miss in special junmai" is well known in the sake brewing world, and I was looking forward to this special junmai from Kirizukuba. I was looking forward to this special junmai from Kiri-Tsukuba.
The comment on the brewery's website is very apt and I quote
It is our standard sake that can be enjoyed at any temperature.
It has a light, dry taste with a hint of rice flavor.
If we were to talk about ramen, it would be salt ramen with a clear broth.
I don't have many words to add,
It is fire-brewed but unfiltered, and the orizumi (a hint of ooze) is still present.
Special Junmai Kirizukuba
Only carefully selected rice suitable for sake brewing (Gohyakumangoku) is used, polished to 55%, and brewed with Ogawa yeast.
It is our standard sake, which can be enjoyed cold, chilled, or warmed.
It is not flashy, but it is a sake with a light, dry taste that brings out the flavor of the rice.
In terms of ramen, it is a salt ramen with a clear soup.
It has a light, dry taste that does not interfere with the flavor or aroma of the food, making it a sake that can be drunk slowly and forever.
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マナチー
Hi Hiraccio, 😃Kiritsukuba is really good 😋Urasato has become very popular recently, but I personally like the flavor of the Kiritsukuba brand👍.
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さしゅー
Hiraccio-san, good evening 😄No special junmai sake is out of place! I think you are right 😊Kiri-Tsukuba-san! Urasato-san has become quite famous, but this one is delicious too 😊I've never had it before, so I'm curious.
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ヒラッチョ
Good evening, Mr. Manachy😊.
I learned about Kirizukuba through Manachie's post and am enjoying it including Urasato.
Although Urasato is softer and smarter,
but the Kiri-Tsukuba has a nice flavor again👍.
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ヒラッチョ
Good evening, Mr. Sashu 😊.
You really can't go wrong with special junmai sake, ❗️
It is common that there is a sense of goodness that shines through the lack of flamboyance.
I feel that the Ogawa yeast has a unique gentle and soft flavor and depth of flavor.
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アラジン
The sake is a testament to the brewer's solid sake quality design ability and outstanding sake brewing technique. Each drop of this refined sake, which is the result of a subtractive aesthetic, is the soul of the brewer, who is obsessed with Ogawa yeast.
This sake is brewed in the same tank as the sake entered in the competition to commemorate the brilliant performance of "Kiri-Tsukuba Junmai Daiginjo" brewed by Chikara Urasato, a toji who is the master brewer of this sake, in the 2024 competition.
Although the evaluation of the competition is not absolute, it is a good indicator of sake brewing techniques.
The appearance is pale yellow crystal.
Elegant, mildly fresh, and fragrant ginjo aroma.
The aroma is typical of sake brewed with banana, melon, and Ogawa yeast.
The faint volatile aroma is refreshing, and the rice aroma is about the same as that of Kamishinko (rice powder).
In the mouth, the texture is soft and smooth.
The elegant, mellow sweetness spreads smoothly like a flower blooming in the mouth, and the mild acidity spreads smoothly.
When the harmony of the flavor, the good ginjo aroma of banana and melon, and a slight volatile aroma is pleasantly felt, the aroma disappears as if it were a mirage.
The aftertaste is clean and stringy.
The aroma and taste are as if the core of Ogawa yeast's sake brewing has been extracted and crystallized through subtractive aesthetics.
It was simply amazing.
It was an intoxicating experience.
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マル
Hi Aladdin 😊
Just reading your post makes me swoon😍It must be very delicious.
It's a hell of a drink, so what is it? Kiri number? I thought so, but not so much. Sake adds color to our daily life, doesn't it?
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アラジン
Good morning, Maru 😃.
The aroma, texture, taste, lingering appearance, etc. were all of high quality: ☺️
Except for intentional aging, I'm trying to practice "when you want to drink it, it's caisendoki 🍶"... but this is not so easy 😁.
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らーし
Delicious and smooth.
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Kiritsukubaうすにごり 初搾り
ochi
Preference★☆☆☆☆
I don't drink honjozo, so if you ask me if I like it, I don't. My favorite is Junmai. However, if you think about the taste and cost performance of this honjozo, I think it is unbearable for those who like it.
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ももち
Ibaraki Sake
Kirizukuba by Urasato Shuzo
This is my second time drinking this sake!
I'm having it with sushi today, and it's absurdly delicious!
The rice and umami come through strongly, but it's not too harsh or overpowering.
but it's not too strong or harsh.
Hirotogawa's special pure sake
This one is not as sweet as that one.
It is not as sweet as the other one, so it is hard to drink by itself.
as a food sake
I prefer this one as a food sake.
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マナチー
One Night with Rika Adachi: ❤️
I'm a fan of the drama "My One Night Rule". I want to have a one night stand with Rika Adachi too❤️
I'll start by installing a matching app 🙋I'll be a sake man too 🙋.
I'm going to be a sake man too 🙋 The name of the sake in episode 4 was pretty bad, so I'll post it here.
The girl in the box
Oriental Beauty
Snow Country Lover
Kudoki Kamito
You could have just used it as is 🤣.
Well, here's what I drank while watching the drama
Kirizukuba's super dry ‼️‼️
Well, I drank it the year before last and it was very good, but I was crying because it didn't appear last year 😭I'm glad it appeared this year: ❤️
The aroma is melon 🍈It's calm but has a nice aroma 😆.
Melon-like flavor from the moderate chiliiness. Maybe a little bit of sweetness?
From there it quickly cleanses the mouth 🤣.
Too good 🫶 maybe even better than the year before 🫶.
Great work, no miscellaneous flavors at all👍.
It says "super dry" but it's not dry at all 😂If you don't like dry wine, you'll misunderstand the dryness 😦. It might be better to call it "modern light" or something like that.
It's great with grilled fish and has a great umami taste and a clean aftertaste. ❤️
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ちょろき
I'm curious about that drama 🤣.
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マナチー
Choroki, Rika Adachi's butt is great ❤️ that's why you're interested in her 🤣❤️
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Mr. Manachy 😃.
Nobby made a trip to Mr. Ikeda 🚙 and got his first choice here: ‼️
I'm looking forward to drinking Modern Tanrei 🥹🤗.
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コタロー
Good evening, Mr. Manachie 🌙
I'm really interested in this one, but the liquor stores near me that carry Urasato are all out of stock 😭 but it still looks delicious so I'd like to get it somehow 💪.
Great name of the sake brand 🤣.
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マナチー
Good evening, Jay & Nobby 🌆Please pair it with sashimi or grilled fish 😆‼️ it will be super tasty 🥰.
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マナチー
Good evening, Kotaro🌇I think there are fewer stores that carry Kiri Tsukuba than Urasato 😭This is one product that I seriously hope many people will drink and spread the word about: ☝️
And each one has its own label 🤣I think it would be faster to call and ask for permission🤣.
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アラジン
Good morning, Manachie 😃.
I'm jealous of the super dry Kiri-Tsukuba ☺️ I haven't been able to drink Urasato/Kiri-Tsukuba these days, despite my personal experience!
I can imagine the super sharpness with flavor and I'm drooling 🤤.
I don't know the original story only the snow lover 🤔.
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マナチー
Good morning, Aladdin 😃You are drinking so much Urasi 😆 This is one you should definitely try 🥰.
I wonder what the original story is? Yuki no beauty?
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マミオ
It is easy to overlook things that are nearby, isn't it? For me, living in Tsukuba, Fog Tsukuba is such an existence.
However! I got it after hearing Aladdin's review of it as an erotic sake✨.
Modest fruity aroma 🍈.
The rich sweet flavor is there, with just the right amount of acidity to keep it from being too sweet, but it leaves a lingering aftertaste...yes, it's erotic.
Personally, I think it is the eroticism of Junichiro Tanizaki. It's like it's standing at the back of the room. No, maybe not as perverted as Tanizaki.
It's nice to have a local drink like this. This may not be a classic, but it's the sake I would choose if I had it to give as a souvenir💕.
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マナチー
Good morning Mamio, it's hard to get a feel for Elo, but it's delicious 😋I'll give it a try if it's still on sale 😆 Super dry came out this year, so I got that one right away...
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マミオ
Manachy, good evening ⭐Elo was difficult to find 😓 but it was delicious ✨The restaurant said it was "moist". Super dry! I'm looking forward to that too 🎶.
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アラジン
Good morning, Mamio 😃.
Kangiri, that was quite literary, wasn't it 😁.
It's not flashy eroticism, it's aesthetic eroticism!
I envy you that Urasato and Kirizukuba are local brews, as I am a Urasato guesser 🤤.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hi Mamio 😃
I'm sorry to hear about the Kiri-Tsukuba! I wanted to drink it too 🥲 but Nobby stopped by Ikeda Sake Shop on his way back to his parents' house yesterday and reported that he got the super dry one that Manachie-san recommended 🤗.
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マミオ
Aladdin, good evening ⭐Literary! It certainly was ✨Aesthetic 😊I was able to deeply appreciate it thanks to Aladdin's review. I'm looking forward to your review again 🎶, Mr. Urasato, which is too close to me and I tend to miss it.
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マミオ
Jay & Nobby, good evening ⭐Oh, you got the Kirikuba ✨The super dry one is delicious too 😋I liked it and drank a few bottles a couple of years ago. Looking forward to your review 🎶.
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kiko
Kiri-Tsukuba is my new favorite sake from Ibaraki.
Urasato from the same brewery is popular, but this one, which is a little more classic, is also delicious.
It has a melon-flavored, moderately sweet and refreshing taste. The finish is crisp and dry. The fruity and dry taste is a perfect balance.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, kiko😃.
I'm looking forward to drinking this bottle! I'm really looking forward to drinking this bottle right now 🤗Fruity and dry is our favorite type of wine 😋😋.
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kiko
Thanks for your comment, Jay & Nobby 😊Tasty fruity dry is hard to find, but Fog Chikuba is one of our recommendations👍.
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＠水橋
KIRITSUKUBA Hatsu Shibori Honnama Mild Nigori 720ml
100% Gohyakumangoku (produced in Shimotsuma, Ibaraki)
Rice polishing ratio: 65
Alcohol content: 15%.
Actually, we also have a bottle of Urasato Light Nigori Honkai on standby, but we opened this bottle first. Well, none of them are a miss.
It is not too sweet or too spicy, but well-balanced and fresh.
My wife drank one and I drank the rest. I should have had a bottle of the strongest cosmetics 🥲.
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yambabom
The flavor of rice is refreshing.
It is easy to drink and versatile enough to go with any dish.
The taste is not peculiar, but has a warmth to it.
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