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Introducing sake brands with the strongest impression of "Astringent" flavor, ranked by the strength of the impression.
# 31
3.21 pt.
井筒長
黒澤酒造
Nagano
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Next, we open a bottle of "Izutsucho"! When the bottle is opened, there is not much of an aroma, but there is a coffee-like aroma, such as café au lait, that can be detected. The palate is light, but the taste is milky and milky. There is also a bitter and astringent taste, which gives the sensation of drinking a green tea latte 🍵. THE caffeinated beverage! This is so addictive👍
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Kurosawa Sake Brewery in Nagano Prefecture. It is one of my favorite sake breweries. It is said that the sake is matured in the Yonome Dam (not underwater). [Aroma. Ginjo aroma. Aroma: Apple and pineapple. Fruity aroma. Taste It is smooth on the palate and easy to drink fruity sake. It is easy to drink and fruity. From the middle, the umami of rice and the spiciness of sake swell up in the mouth and nostrils. In other words, it is "fruity and dry. It is a very greedy taste. I think it is in the plus range of sake. Summary It has a fruity aroma and taste. But from the middle, you can also enjoy the umami of rice and the spiciness of sake. You can enjoy the three-dimensional taste of this sake. It is the season for hiyaoroshi.
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◎I went nearby to stop by Kurosawa Shuzo, but they were closed on Sundays, so I bought a bottle of Kurosawa Shuzo "Izutsucho" Namahoshi Junmai㋣ at a nearby supermarket. It comes in a slim 500 ml bottle, and the label, which looks like four ㋣s coming out of a gourd, has a fun atmosphere. It is said to be made from 100% Yamae-Nishiki from Nagano Prefecture. It has a light, summery flavor, and at 12.5°, it has a bit of a rummy feel, perhaps due to the low alcohol content. It is delicious.
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# 32
3.20 pt.
Kirei Mannen
Kirei Shuzo
Hiroshima
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Junmai Ginjo Nama Sake 🍶Hiroshima Zouga Linear Heart White Rice A little tight in the glass, but soft in the mouth. It is a subtle combination of grassy and fruity. Mild when drunk from a flat cup (or plate). I had it with striped horse mackerel simmered roughly 😋. Umi to @Takadanobaba 20220812
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A 1-goupe bottle that I had gotten at Yamada-san, a sake dealer in Ikebukuro Seibu. I check the small refrigerator near the cash register, which is mainly small bottles, every time I go there. It is Kamerei Mannen from Hiroshima🐢. The classical texture gives it a ginjo-shu feel.
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It was very tasty!
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Where to Buy
Let’s enjoy酒生活.酒文化 タナカ
Rakuten
亀齢萬年
純米吟醸 生原酒 五拾 強力 生酒 5BY
1800ml
楽天日本酒純米酒部門第1位
日本酒 純米酒 辛口 純米吟醸 御中元 お中元
¥3,300
亀齢萬年
純米吟醸原酒 山田錦 生酒 5BY
1800ml 楽天日本酒純米酒部門第1位
日本酒 純米酒 辛口 吟醸 純米吟醸
¥3,300
# 33
3.19 pt.
Kamitaka
Eigashima Shuzo
Hyogo
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. . a little dry and delicious! ☆3.5
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I was in Akashi on a business trip 🚄 First time I got off at Nishi-Akashi and had local sake heated with Akashiyaki 🐙 which I haven't had in a super long time. It feels spicy at first but the sweetness comes later 😯 Surprisingly, I like it a lot 😊. I'll drink it again when I go back to Akashi 😁.
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. A little dry going in, but a little sweet on the aftertaste! It was quite tasty! ✩3.5
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# 34
3.17 pt.
Kyonoharu
Mukai Shuzo
Kyoto
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Firm
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Creamy
Dry
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Traditional
The last sake we had at Kyoto Stand Kiyo Kiyo was "Toyoyo Junmai Dry Musou" by Mukai Shuzo, also from the Tango region. The rough and powerful label may represent the fishing scene in this area. When you put it in your mouth, you can feel the umami flavor and the aroma of rice is crisp and full. Even though it is called "Dry Musou", it has a hint of sweetness, which makes it a delicious cup. It has been a long time since I have had a good drink, and the best part of drinking outside by myself is that I can drink slowly while considering what to drink and what snacks to go with it, while keeping an eye on my pocketbook. I returned home refreshed both mentally and physically. From next time, I will introduce some of the sakes I took at the beginning of the year!
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Warmed with pork dishes.
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1853 2024/9 Kyo no Haru Junmai Nama Nigori Sake 67% 17° 24/8 A Ine-cho, Kyoto 720 1945 The bottle was warned to be opened with caution, but there was no fizziness at all, and the lees did not move even slightly. The first thing I did was to pour the clear sake into a cup, and even there I did not feel any fizz. But the taste is quite refreshing and delicious. After the second glass, I mixed the lees with the nigoromi (nigori)... Perhaps because the lees is so thick (about a quarter of the lees in stillness), the sake was a little heavy, beyond soft. It might be exquisite if gas were involved...but I kept on drinking. I had the impression that if there was a sense of effervescence... if there was no effervescence, the clear sake would be better.... On the second day, I had the clear sake and light nigori. Since I was enjoying Ine-Manbaike at the same time, I thought it would be good if they were from the same brewery, so I combined the remaining lees with Ine-Manbaike and enjoyed it as a mellow pink sake.
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# 35
3.14 pt.
Sasshumasamune
Hamada Shuzo
Kagoshima
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This was my first time to drink Kagoshima sake. I thought it might be too strong, but it was easy to enjoy.
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This is one of the bottles that was sold in a set with Tobiroki at Hasegawa sake shop, it was made in October 2020, so I guess they used Tobiroki to clear this stock 😅. I'm not a big fan of the Satsuma Masamune, but I'm not a big fan of the Tobiroki either. I was a bit worried because it's a raw stored sake, almost a year after production, but there were no quality issues 😄. Rather, I didn't feel the peculiarity that I felt when I drank Junmai Ginjo before, and it tastes better than that time 🌟. It has a slight sweetness, a strong alcohol feeling and a spiciness that comes down the throat, not very distinctive but enough for everyday drinking. Cold sake is the best 😚
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Warmed. The acidity is strong and wraps around the umami.
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# 36
3.12 pt.
Ogosebairin
Sato Shuzoten
Saitama
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Dry
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Silky
Astringent
Sharp
Light
I stopped by the brewery for the first time in a while. I used to have a special fire-brewed junmai and a sake called "Mariko no shu" which is named after the female toji (master brewer?). Both were quite dry, classical sake. Both were quite dry classical sake, and I had the impression, for better or worse, that this is what local sake is supposed to be like. This was probably my first nigori sake, but it looked delicious, so I bought some! I wondered if the beautiful woman at the sales counter was Mariko herself? It has a classical aroma with a banana feel. It is more of a hint than a standing aroma. It has a classical taste and is dry, but you can drink it by itself if you want! It is very easy to drink because it has a lot of turbidity, which gives it a strong umami flavor and makes it easy to taste the sweetness. I drank it with kimchi nabe (kimchi stew), and I think it goes well with strong flavors and nabe dishes! It also seems to go well with meat, and I am sure it would go well with ginger-grilled pork or chicken steak. I imagine it is like Kikuhime nigori or Tamagawa nigori! To be honest, I think it's one of the best in the Koshu Plum Grove, so I'd be happy to buy a bottle and drink it slowly. It can probably be stored at room temperature until early spring.
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I had decided on Mariko's Sake for my first visit to Saitama. The Sato Sake Brewery is run by Mariko Sato, the toji of the brewery. There is almost no alcohol taste, and the spiciness comes later with more umami. It is sweet and umami, but the spiciness lingers a little.
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Ogoosebairin Yamahai Dry Taste. Sukkiri Yamahai. Serve with meat-wrapped asparagus, chikuwa cucumbers, tofu, etc.
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# 37
3.10 pt.
Kumonoi
Yoshidakin'uemon Shoten
Fukui
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Spice
[Fukui Spring New Sake Festival 10] I'm on my 10th cup of sake 😁. I was looking for my favorite "Hakugakusen" and found that it was only available on the first day of the event, so I went here instead 🍶. Unnoi Junmai Ginjo Nama Genjyo. Banana-like aroma, gentle sweetness on the palate, and a lingering mild umami aftertaste. I have a connection with "Kumonoi" since I brought it to the Kansai Sake-no-Iwa offline meeting I attended last summer, and it is still delicious when I drink it again.
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This bottle was given to me as a birthday gift last year. I've been accumulating a stock of sake, so I decided to drink it slowly. It's a rare opportunity to see a bottle of sake in a tobin enclosure! It makes my heart dance ✨. When you open the bottle and pour it, you can smell a slight ginjo aroma. It is almost scentless. The mouthfeel is very clean, but the soft, milky sake quality and subtle sweetness of the rice gradually covers the tongue! The spiciness and the strength of 16% alcohol can be felt in the latter half of the bottle, but the overall flavor is moderate. I think I have not had such a clear sake since I drank the highest quality sake of "Akagisan" (12,000 yen for 720ml)! It is as pure as a gentle breeze. It quietly accompanies you from the beginning to the end. The taste is the very embodiment of "elegance. It is a good bottle to drink by itself or to enjoy as a food wine! Enjoy it carefully over the course of the day👍.
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[The 2nd Bishu Competition Tasting Event ⑫ Tasting report finally comes to an end! Let's see how many drinks you can drink with the remaining tickets 😁. Unnoi Ginjo Koshu Hinichishin It has a golden color reminiscent of whisky, an aged aroma similar to soy sauce, a smooth mouthfeel with a caramel-like sweetness and a unique aged aroma, and a punchy burnt caramel aroma with a light aftertaste. This one had been aged since 1993, and it tasted like it was about to wake up to old sake✨.
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# 38
3.09 pt.
Shirayukihime
Watanabe Shuzojo
Gifu
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The aroma was fruity and the taste was apple and grape-like, but I remember it was like a white wine without any astringency or bitterness.
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Fresh apple-like aroma. In the mouth, chili green apple, fresh sweet and sour of muscat. If you don't have low alcohol like this, you may be a little concerned about the alcohol taste, but it is delicious.
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Sake at the Autumn Sake Festival ④. Light taste. Easy to drink sake, I guess. The aroma is subdued but has a nice sake aroma. ...I was in a good mood after drinking a lot of sake. So I forgot to take a picture... I tasted a few more after this, but I'm not sure anymore... I guess that's all for the record.
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# 39
3.07 pt.
Rokujuyoshu
Imazato Shuzo
Nagasaki
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Banana
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The mild flavor of the rice It has a gentle cutting feeling. Yamada Nishiki with 65% rice polishing ratio. The alcohol content is 17%. The punching power there.
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I got this at a local liquor store when I traveled to Nagasaki. It's a refreshing sake with no peculiarities and I never get tired of drinking it. I got drunk lol.
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Today is a holiday. But I went to work. On the way home, I found a four-character phrase I wanted to try, Nagasaki Prefecture's...four-character phrase? I found a four-letter phrase, "sixty-you-you-shu" in Nagasaki Prefecture, which I had wanted to try! Is the Kanto region the same as Nagasaki Prefecture? (I don't know what the weather is like there.) I decided to drink it right away. It's a heavy fruity wine. Is it the fruity rice flavor? And even though it is a draft sake, it doesn't have a sharp taste, but rather a calm taste. I like this kind of taste. Nagasaki Prefecture has a lot of sake that I like!
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はせがわ酒店
Rakuten
六十餘洲
純米
山田錦
300ml
日本酒
今里酒造
長崎県
¥550
六十餘洲
純米吟醸
HASAMI
720ml
日本酒
今里酒造
長崎県
¥1,980
# 40
3.07 pt.
Tamasakura
玉櫻酒造
Shimane
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Warm Sake
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Astringent
Fizzy
Caramelized
It's white and looks like ❄️⛄️. Sweet and mellow I was expecting it to be thicker, but it's pretty easy to drink 😊. I read the label on the back and it looks like it would be great with soda! I should have tried it! I realized today that I should have tried it. All the drinks in this set are new to me. I was also surprised that the bananas had a higher alcohol content! ฅ(⊙д⊙๑)ฅ
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making four tiers of glutinous rice
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It's the first time I've had a sake from the west, and I was expecting it to be more heavy, but it's surprisingly refreshing. It has a gassy and spicy aftertaste with a 19 degree alcohol smell that flows away.
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Let’s enjoy酒生活.酒文化 タナカ
Rakuten
玉櫻
生もと 純米 五百万石 28BY 720ml 日本酒 島根県 邑智郡 燗酒
¥1,650
玉櫻
生もと 純米 改良雄町 29BY 720ml 日本酒 島根県 邑智郡 燗酒
¥1,760
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