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I bought it at Kawanishi Sake Brewery near Shitennoji.
There were few reviews and those few reviews were negative, so I went there with a lot of anxiety, but I had no problem 🤣.
It seems they used to be a liquor store specializing in restaurants, and it still says so on their website. I wonder if they renovated it last year or so and started offering retail services?
The brands they carry include Zuikan, Kihotsuru, Matsuura Ichi, Kawazuru, Yoakemae, Takayui, Kurogyu, Rumiko's Sake, Hatsuyukibai, Sashi, Hizen Kurashin, Take-no-en, Yamasan Masamune, Amabuki, Ryoseki, Nanakanma, Kozutsuru, Eikofuji, Nihon Izumi, etc.
There are not many popular brands, but there are a lot of interesting brands that are not available elsewhere. The staff were all very friendly.
It had been a while since I had tasted Hatsuyukibai, and this was my first time to taste Ehime Ikume 71 rice.
The taste is clean and sweet like grapefruit. The acidity also has a grapefruit-like atmosphere.
Maybe a little bit of cemedine?
It has a strong grape-like flavor.
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