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This is also too easy to drink and dangerous.
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しゅう
Excellent clean and sharp taste.
Goes well with all kinds of food.
Super tasty water.
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のろ
Dry, good hot sake
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アッキー
Fairly stout
Strong sake flavor
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Kirinzanぽたりぽたり 五百万石
ichiro18
A drink at the corner bar
I forgot to take a picture so I popped it from the display. It is a winter-only sake recommended by an acquaintance.
It is a slightly spicy sake with a clear, subtle sweetness and a crisp aftertaste, and because it is freshly pressed, it is easy to drink.
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もーちゃん
First time in Niigata this year.
Teppan Denshin at my favorite izakaya (Japanese style bar).
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くま吉
Purchased at a liquor store in Haruyoshi, Fukuoka City
(just after opening the bottle)
Drink cold
Clear and colorless
Classic aroma
The palate is full of matured and robust umami.
Immediately after the umami taste, the taste is sharp.
There is almost no dryness in the aftertaste, and the finish is clear.
As the back label says, it has a very light and refreshing taste.
When paired with tuna tataki, it washes away the fishy smell and complements the flavor of the side dish very well.
It is a very fast flavor that quickly becomes sharp and is a great food sake, and quite distinctive!
As it has been produced for more than 6 months, the aroma and taste may be affected.
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倍割り
The spiciness and umami are smooth and crisp.
The spiciness and umami are smooth and crisp.
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Hori
It is Kirinzan's Potari-Potari Koshitanrei.
I compared it with Gohyakumangoku, which I posted one day ago.
They look exactly the same in a glass and are indistinguishable. Both are pale yellowish in color and have a soft and thick texture instead of smooth and silky.
As for the taste, I thought the Koshitanrei was a little sweeter than the Koshitanrei I tasted last year. No, it is not sweeter, but rather there are more elements of flavor, or it is more expansive, and the Gohyakumangoku is clearer and crisper.
In any case, the difference in nuance is so slight that it is difficult for an amateur like me to put it into words.
I have heard that the difference in rice has a very small effect on the taste of sake, and this is certainly true. I heard that water and yeast, rather than rice, and even more than that, the type of sake the brewer is aiming for greatly influences the taste of the sake.
For example, if you want to make a spicy sake, you should not say, "If you use 00 rice, it will make a spicy sake," but rather, "I want to make a spicy sake, so I will use 00 rice that is suitable for that. Depending on the method of production, it may be possible to make a sweet sake using this 00 rice. The sake comparison gave us a chance to think about various things.
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Bさく
おいしい！
Kirinzanぽたりぽたり 生
Kirinzan酒の陣2025限定
Takumichi Sutani
Clear and colorless, with aromas of yogurt, honeysuckle, cooked rice, pear, and lime. The attack is rather strong, with mild acidity and moderate sweetness. The aftertaste is rather short.
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Kirinzanぽたりぽたり〈越淡麗〉
かるいいし
Mild sweetness, aroma, and crispness
I look forward to this sake every year at this time of the year.
I prefer it to Gohyakumangoku.
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Hori
This is POTARIPOTARI, a winter limited edition sake from Kirinzan.
Kirinzan was my favorite brand of sake when I was transferred to Niigata. At the time, Dengara and Rinkara were my favorites, and together with Echino Ketora, they were the driving force behind my first sake boom.
Potari-Potari is Kirinzan's winter release of freshly pressed unpasteurized sake, with the green bottle of Gohyakumangoku released in November and the blue bottle of Koshitanrei released in January.
Last year I drank each one separately, but this year I wanted to compare them, so I stocked up on the Ihyakumangoku without drinking it.
Potari-Potari Ihyakumangoku is a very tasty sake with a fresh, fruity aroma and a hint of sweetness that is typical of Niigata sake, while being clean and dry.
The unique nuance (taste of water?) of Kirinzan that we have become accustomed to is also clearly perceptible, and I personally find it to be very delicious. It is a very satisfying bottle for me personally.
Today, I had it with seafood yose-nabe, and it was a perfect match, as it should be. Of course it goes well with Japanese food in general because it is more on the dry side, but it also has a gorgeous aroma and fruitiness, so it seems to go well with French, Italian, and cheese-based dishes that do not have a strong flavor.
After this, we will compare it with Koshitanrei, but more on that in the next post.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Hori 😃.
Kirinzan! We've never had it 🥲 but I'm looking forward to drinking it 😋 including the drinking comparison after this!
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Hori
Thanks for your comment, Jay & Nobby 😊.
Kirinzan may not be the most popular sake, but it's a refreshing Niigata-style sake 🍶The comparison was that we could hardly tell the difference 😅.
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なべ
It has a sweetness that is quite strong for an Ihyakumangoku sake, but the aftertaste is clean and refreshing. Bean-curd soup with red bean paste.
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