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Hokusoun san yu純米山廃
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Meaning and usage of Hokuso no Sanyu (North Window Three Friends). It refers to zither, poetry, and sake. It is based on a poem by Bai Juyi and sometimes refers to a drink suitable for a pleasant time of drinking with friends who share the same interests. Rice: Ginga and Gintome Sake meter rating: +1, Rice polishing ratio: 60 Alcohol content: 15.5 degrees Acidity: 1.3 Junmai-shu with a deep flavor of rice and a good aftertaste. In the old days, Mt. Iwate was inhabited by a giant eagle and was called Ganwasan (Mt. Eagle), so the name "Washinoo" means a sake brewery at the foot of this mountain.
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