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bouken
Tasted here also at Hankyu Department Store. Junmai Ginjo-shu made with Kuzuryu. It is a refreshingly dry sake, but has a sweet and fruity taste. This time I bought a bottle of unfiltered raw sake made with Jinryoku.
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bouken
Tasted at Umeda Hankyu Department Store. The rice was said to be Gohyakumangoku. The quality of the sake is clean and refreshing for hiyaoroshi. It is easy to drink without a sense of maturity. As the person in charge said, it is a quiet type of sake, so I think it is suitable for a mealtime drink.
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bouken
It looks like all of them use locally grown rice, as did the two types of Kitanosho I posted the other day. It seems that only Ryu-ryoku and Koko use Jinryoku all the time. I'm sure there are other places like Okura that use it for single use. When I tasted it, my impression was that it was quite sweet and the second half was heavy, but it was smoky and the flavor of the rice came through with a bang. It has a strong bitterness at the end. It is not the type of sake I would drink on its own, so I will have to wait and see. I don't think it should be chilled too much. If you like Shimane or Tottori area sake, this would be good for you. I think it has a quality of sake that would not be affected by letting it sit for a while. There are glimpses of sweetness and a fruity atmosphere, but I wonder if it's basically more of a classic. Is it a multi-faceted, multi-personality sake?
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KitanoshoFunaki

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Received as a gift. Polished rice 60%. The rice is wet and has no characteristics. Upon closer inspection, it was 60% polished rice. There is no ginjo aroma, but there is no cloying taste.
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Kitanosho富成喜かすみ生原酒
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Since I have some free time, I'd like to introduce one of Fukui's most recommended sake. There are many sweet and delicious sake, but this Tominari-ki Kasumi Nama-no-Harami is the one that surprised me and became the fastest repeater in my life. It has an astonishing melon pear type fruity and freshness, not at all inferior to Urasoko, a popular sake from Hayaseura. It was so good that I emptied it in two days and went out to buy a bottle. Kitanosho, produced by the Funaki Sake Brewery, is a common brand in Fukui. It has a strong sense of maturity, or takuwan, and is more the type of sake you would want to drink cold or warm while eating oden under the cold weather, rather than the trendy sake to be enjoyed. That is why I was so shocked when I drank this sake. To put it another way, I came to eat at Machuuka, but the chef had a star on his menu! It was like that. I heard that the brand name "Tominari-ki" was named after the excitement of having finally arrived at the taste I was aiming for. I highly recommend that those who did not like Kitanosho drink it. Fortunately? It is not as well known as other brands, so you can often find it in the refrigerators of liquor stores in Fukui. P.S. By the way, the 3rd and 4th pictures, the limited 200-ounce bottle of Tominari Kikinriki Shinriki, had a strong takuwan sensation, as if Kitanosho had been further aged... Why...? Conversely, it is a "buy" for those who like Kitanosho.
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Light amber color. The aroma of steamed cloth, rice sourness, burnt bitterness, and apricot bitterness are elegantly combined with a creamy richness. The dryness is also strong. Fukui Prefecture's sake is generally peculiar.
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Kitanosho純米大吟醸純米大吟醸
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100% Sakahomare is used. It is thick and has a mild rice sweetness. The aroma is fluffy rather than refreshing. The pungency of alcohol is almost imperceptible.
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Kitanosho生酛 純米吟醸 越の雫 長期熟成純米吟醸生酛古酒
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Funaki Shuzo Kitanosho Namaisho Junmai Ginjo Koshi no Shizuku Long Aged This brewery is located in Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture. The rice is polished to 60% "Koshinoshizuku" produced in Fukui Prefecture. It has a rich aroma of maturity and a full-bodied flavor, It has a silky mouthfeel with a deep flavor. It is best served cold (room temperature) or lukewarm. #Nihon-shu
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Kitanosho Chomei-drink Junmai Sake Funaki Shuzo Limited Partnership Owada-cho, Fukui-shi, Fukui Rice (domestic), Rice Koji (domestic) 65% alcohol Alcohol 15%. You can feel the flavor of rice. Delicious!
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Brands from Funaki Shuzo

KitanoshoFunaki

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We analyze the flavors based on everyone's comments and select similar brands.

KurumazakaSimilar Characteristics
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HokusetsuSimilar Characteristics
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