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Introducing sake brands with the strongest impression of "Shaoxing Wine" flavor, ranked by the strength of the impression.

# 31

3.04 pt.

梅津の生酛

Umezu Shuzo Tottori

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Cooled Sake Shaoxing Wine Caramelized Hot Temperature Yogurt Glue-like Room Temperature Acidity

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I had it before and liked it so much I got it again 😆. BBQ, corn, edamame, cucumbers... perfect for summer 😁. I like to drink it with soda since it is 20 degrees. And if you mix it with Wilson lemon, it becomes refreshing and easy to drink ✨. It came in handy in the summer when I wanted to drink very much ☺️

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Purchased because of the 60% milled rice ratio and 20 alcohol by volume. I wanted to drink it on the rocks on the day the rainy season ended, so I opened the bottle. ☀️ I paired it with frozen Genghis Khan that I brought back from Tono. It's well separated, so I shook it lightly before putting it in ice 🧊. It's less lactic than I thought it would be, and it's very spicy and thick, but it's cold and refreshing and delicious 🤤. I like this kind of sketchy in a good way. My brain feels good🤩. Definitely this for Genghis Khan 😭

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Alone, it is quite matured. However, it goes well with everything we served today, such as simmered taro, grilled broccoli, and cold shabu-shabu with hamo (pike conger eel). I was surprised.

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# 32

3.02 pt.

榎酒造 Hiroshima

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Fizzy Shaoxing Wine Acidity Sweetness Creamy Melon-flavored Invigorating Umami

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This is the Ageha no Mai Junmai Sake Gin no Sato. It is a sweet and delicious sake with a mild fruity aroma and a refreshing taste.

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The smell is slightly alcoholic, with a hint of grapes when stirred. Taste is thick and juicy on the tongue, and the fruitiness quickly fades from the rice flavor, leaving a bitter aftertaste. The bitterness lingers for a long time. It is as if it is expressing the feeling of drinking the wine with the sound of "chiri-chiri-chiri-kuchi-kuchi-soon. There is no gassy feeling. Delicious with yatsuhashi.

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Next was a Hiroshima sake called HANAHATO. It is a junmai ginjo made from 100% Senbon-Nishiki. The label is a rabbit, the Chinese zodiac sign for the New Year. Actually, this and the next brand were given to me by another business partner. We met next to each other at a meeting, drank together at the dinner table, talked about sake, and had a great time. We are also regular customers of Gin no Sake Kibune, and we receive items purchased from there every time we visit. m(_ _)m The taste is soft and sweet. The taste is soft sweetness with a hint of umami on top. It is a beautiful tasting food sake. Everyone drank it with smiling faces. It was delicious! (^O^)

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Where to Buy

虎ノ門升本

華鳩　貴醸酒オーク樽貯蔵¥3,450

Where to Buy

Let’s enjoy酒生活.酒文化タナカ

華鳩　秋の純米吟醸無濾過原酒ぶどうラベル　720ml　広島県　呉市　音戸¥1,705 季節限定　華鳩　貴醸酒　生にごり　500ml　日本酒　広島　呉市　音戸　榎酒造¥1,760

# 33

3.01 pt.

Kidoizumi Shuzo Chiba

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Acidity Shaoxing Wine Hot Temperature Creamy Umami Yogurt Rounded Wine

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It's not a scent... it's more of a... distinctive smell... and I can definitely tell it's fermented... lactic acid bacteria? Strong acidity! It's a very unique wine, so I think it's a very special drink. I think the flavor is a little more mellow on the second day after opening. It was well preserved, but... but does it really taste like this? That scent? It smells like fresh laundry... like an old wooden tub... and I don't like it... I don't...

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This was also purchased at Oka Sake Shoten, the same place as Unjaku. The aroma is mild but unique. The aroma is mild but unique, and it has a light aged feeling, probably because it has been shipped for a long time. If you drink it cold, it has some peculiarities, but overall it is flat. The umami acidity has a strong impact. It would be good to warm it up as well. According to the staff at the store, they won't be making PURE PINK this year. When heated, the sweet and savory flavor really shines through. I definitely recommend it over cold sake.

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The rice used is Omachi from Okayama Prefecture. It has a dark mouthfeel and a bit of maturity, but as the days go by, it becomes more rounded and changes to a level where even those who are not good at it can go. However, even though it has become more rounded and easier to drink, the sweetness and strength of the Omachi can still be clearly seen, so there will be different tastes. For me, it's a very interesting sake! The first day I opened the bottle, I thought it might be too peculiar to pair with a meal. However, from the second day onwards, while maintaining its richness, it gradually becomes lighter and lighter, and is not bad as a food sake. If you roll it around in your mouth, it is a nicely aged sake, but if you drink it with gusto, you can drink it without worrying too much. Still, I want to enjoy the aged feeling of this kind of sake, so drinking it a little bit every day is good for me.

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Where to Buy

美好屋酒店〜美酒を求めて〜

＼正規販売店／木戸泉きどいずみ kidoizumi Kの旋律転調 modulation 生 720ml 日本酒お酒酒 SAKE 千葉県木戸泉酒造美好屋酒店有名人気飲みやすいギフトプレゼントお祝い贈り物誕生日退職祝い結婚祝い還暦祝い内祝い手土産¥2,090 ＼正規販売店／木戸泉きどいずみ kidoizumi AFS アフス Zero Sparkling 瓶内二次発酵 500ml 日本酒お酒酒 SAKE 千葉県木戸泉酒造美好屋酒店有名人気飲みやすいギフトプレゼントお祝い贈り物誕生日退職祝い結婚祝い還暦祝い内祝い手土産¥2,200

# 34

3.00 pt.

Kenbishi Shuzo Hyogo

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Hot Temperature Caramelly Shaoxing Wine Umami Room Temperature Traditional Creamy Steady

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Lactic acidity, ripe aroma. Sweet mature feeling in the mouth, marron, unrefined sugar, caramel, mellow to cohesive, pleasant alcohol after going to the back of the tongue. Does the bitterness come? Does the alcohol taste come? And it ends up without either of them asserting themselves. I wonder if the advanced Kembishi is even more impressive. The bottle looks shining after drinking. The flavor spreads out very well when it is warmed. The umami stimulates the tongue and the bitterness is mellow. Delicious. tongue-tied

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Rich, umami taste. Slightly golden color. When served cold, it has a mellow flavor as if you were eating rice. When heated, it has a soft and soft flavor. Sake that can be drunk without snacks. I like this sake.

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This is the second day in a row of Kenrishi. Yesterday, I drank it at room temperature, but today, I drank it heated! I'm going to work tomorrow, but I'm not going to stop drinking it. Regular kenrishibai is the best in terms of cost performance, but when it is heated up, it has an umami flavor that is hard to describe. Thank you, Mr. Kenshyo, for everything! You can raise the price more: ☺️

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# 35

2.98 pt.

Kikuzakari Shuzo Iwate

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Acidity Shaoxing Wine Umami Piercing Glue-like Creamy Vigorous Dry

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Tonight, our first series of impactful jackets here 💁. It's Taxi Driver🚕🚕🚕🚕. It was shipped from the brewery in April this year, but what a H30BY (R0BY) and it's a 5 year aged sake 😆. The aroma of old sake, which also smells like Shaoxing wine, is in full swing from the moment the bottle is opened 🤣. It was served cold, but it is easy to drink because of its acidity. It would be good to drink it warmed up in the fall. ☺️ I wonder if it would go well with Chinese food since it has a Shaoxing sake-like flavor, and I'm going to research how to drink it based on other sakewa reviewers 💪. But it's a very intoxicating drink so I'll stop after one cup 😓.

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First drink. Weak fruity feeling that I didn't imagine from the label that has impact. But it is also full. There is a miscellaneous taste (my personal feeling) like the Yamahai brewing style with low rice polishing, but it is a moderate level, so I feel it is unique. It has just the right amount of sweetness to satisfy my preference for sweetness. I enjoyed it with a plate of delicious sashimi (´ω).

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#Akasaka-mitsuke# I entered the second restaurant. This is a restaurant that was not there a few months ago. I wanted to try a drink from here at least once. Let's have it 😚. Slightly spicy? It has a little bit of a tune. I see 🤔 it tastes like this.

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Where to Buy

酒専門店　知多繁　楽天市場店

タクシードライバー　純米原酒　火入れ　720ml【岩手県北上市　喜久盛酒造】¥1,870 タクシードライバー　純米生原酒　1.8L【岩手県北上市　喜久盛酒造】¥3,352

# 36

2.94 pt.

Shimada Shuzo Ehime

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I drank it in Ehime. It's my favorite refreshing feeling.

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Dogo Onsen at Sukegata-san Refreshing and refreshing

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# 37

2.94 pt.

Yoshimurahideo Shoten Wakayama

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Acidity Umami Shaoxing Wine Room Temperature Firm Neat Dry Invigorating

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Not much aroma...old-fashioned mellow umami-kuchi...it's a food sake 🍶 like the local Mukho Masamune or Teisho🌲...it's a sake that is only possible with snacks 🍶...the bitter aftertaste may bother you a little? I think the bitterness of the aftertaste is a little bit bothersome...classical...this is good...I think the hurdle is too high...I'm having it with fried Mexicali...little by little...with snacks...

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I wish you the best of luck with this one. 🍶🍶🍶🍶 This is my second time at Kurumizaka. This time I bought Jun Dai. I noticed after I bought it that it was manufactured in 2017.3 and shipped in 2020.9. ？？？？？ The first day I opened the bottle, I thought it had an unusual taste. The flavor and acidity are amplified. On the second day, the flavor and acidity are amplified and it seems to change with temperature. It's so good! 😋

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Forgotten things of summer. Kishu Tamakae, Yamahai Kurumazaka. Is the complex acidity in the Noto Toji style? The lingering taste is refreshing and perfect for summer.

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Where to Buy

佐野屋〜日本酒・ワイン通販専門店

車坂　魚に合う吟醸酒¥1,155 車坂　純米酒¥1,155

Where to Buy

酒浪漫うちやま　楽天市場店

車坂【純米酒】山廃〔生原酒】1800ml¥3,080

# 38

2.93 pt.

Hiraroku Jozo Iwate

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Acidity Shaoxing Wine Coffee Ramune

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Rice used is something from Iwate Prefecture and germinated brown rice from Shiwa-machi glutinous rice Classified under the Sake Tax Law as "Other Brewed Sake It is a so-called craft saké, but it is no different from ordinary sake. The fruity sweetness spreads quickly, and the umami is also conveyed clearly. The citrusy bitterness tightens up the whole experience. The lingering aftertaste seems to be slowly fading away. It is not flashy, but it is good for a leisurely sipping. However, 3,000 yen for a four-pack is a bit expensive!

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Smells like syrup taste of lactic acidity grape acidity white wine type Frankly, it tastes like the lactic acid in the germinated brown rice is out of control. Tastes like a stopper if you inevitably drink a lot of it. (It was a corner shot, so it might have been oxidized)

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I've been curious about Re:vive Kuga from Heiroku Brewery, but I've never had it before. I drank "layer" but this is my first time to try "Re:vive". I wanted to make sake, but I don't have a sake license, so I mixed germinated brown rice with sake and made it as a craft sake. (Brown rice is considered rice and is sake, germinated brown rice is craft sake, I didn't know that 🧐) Gentle sweetness, moderate acidity. Fresh and delicious 😋. Not schwashy, but fresh? Beautiful and tasty, but maybe it's my imagination, a bit subtly different from so called sake? (Can't describe it 🤣) Well, it's good because it tastes good 😆. It's the kind of thing that goes down smoothly.

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# 39

2.91 pt.

Sakaroku Shuzo Ehime

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愛媛旅行⑤

Well balanced and very tasty Purchased at Dogo Onsen

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# 40

2.91 pt.

Hashimoto Shuzo Ishikawa

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@Osawa of Sake Rice used is unknown Not fruity at all. It is not light and dry, and has aged well. The taste is a mellow type with a strong umami. The aftertaste is surprisingly refreshing for a Daiginjo. It is what is called "the sake of sake.

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I stopped by Hashimoto Sake Brewery on my way to Yamanaka Onsen last year. The store is a bit like a museum, and you can learn a lot from the easy-to-understand explanations about the rice polishing ratio and the process of making sake. I was not able to taste the sake because I was the handle keeper, but the president recommended a lot of sake and my family was getting drunk (sweat). I drank it cold, but it was still dry. When I heated it up, it became soft, mellow, and easy to drink. The color is quite amber, so the polish may be shallow. Personally, I think drinking it at room temperature or hot is the right way to go. I like to drink sweet sake cold, but I'm starting to think it would be nice to drink dry sake hot ( ˘ω˘ ).

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It was delicious!

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