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Introducing sake brands with the strongest impression of "Smoky" flavor, ranked by the strength of the impression.
# 81
2.57 pt.
Ryusen'yaezakura
Senkin Shuzo
Iwate
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Brewery Limited ✨️ brought in by a regular customer GOTCHISO-SAMATSU I just had Yaezakura the other day, so it was easy to compare: ☺️ It's a bit peculiar after all! But I'm lucky🍀🍀 to be able to drink this rare limited edition sake.
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Next was the Ryusen Yaezakura Junmai Sake Takumi no Omachi. Compared to the Yamada-Nishiki we drank earlier, the taste is a little more robust. The aroma is almost imperceptible, but the sweetness and umami of the flavor is stronger than that of Yamadanishiki. I was full of anticipation, wondering what this sake, which won first place in the Governor's Award, would taste like! I went to the brewery and asked them about it, and they told me that they will start selling it next week. I am looking forward to it! It was delicious! (^o^) P.S. This year, my hibiscus has many flower buds. Last year, they hardly bloomed at all... (^_^; )
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Junmai Nama Sake 🍶 Shiboritate✨ Various flavors. Stronger freshly squeezed. Alcohol is also strong. It is assertive throughout. The sliced kipper makes it mild 👍. Fried oyster makes it more charming. It looks like it was made up and became beautiful😅. Nambu Bistro Unmenosu @ Morioka station 20240126
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# 82
2.56 pt.
Gunmaizumi
Shimaoka Shuzo
Gunma
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Warm Sake
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(*∇ ̄*)🍶🍶🍶🍶 It was a very cold and snowy day in Ishikawa today, so I opened a bottle of Gunma Izumi to warm it up 😀 I'll start with room temperature 😁I've been drinking a lot of Yamahai lately, so I think I'm starting to get the feel of Yamahai 🤔It's solid and delicious! I've been drinking a lot of 😋 warmed up 😋, the aroma and taste are doubled and it's delicious. I've been drinking it for a while now and I'm starting to get a feel for it.
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I️ am a Junmai sake drinker so I️ don't drink a lot of alsobe sake, but it's very easy to drink. It's like a forest brewed with a light nigori ✨✨. I enjoy it very much.
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A little cloudy with a light gassy feel. Fresh and crisp. It has the impression of an adult ramune. The Gunma Izumi I drank before was good, but this one is even better.
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# 83
2.56 pt.
Kyokujitsu
Fujii Honke
Shiga
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Sweet aroma. Fresh and sweeter than expected. Unique sweetness like candy. Unique but interesting and delicious. The sweetness is like a floppy candy. More fruity than I expected, too. I think the Asahi Nikki Jusui Brewing I drank in the past also had a unique sweetness.
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Sakemonogatari in Kansai(*) It is a hiyaoroshi of honjozo with a slightly sweet taste and a sense of grain! It is well balanced, probably because it is a honjozo. I would definitely like to drink it with an appetizer! This year, we are only participating in outdoor events because we are still afraid of the new koro, but I think it is very nice to drink under the blue sky!
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At the brewery. Easy to drink, clean and fruity.7
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# 84
2.56 pt.
Kidoizumi
Kidoizumi Shuzo
Chiba
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Shaoxing Wine
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Creamy
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Yogurt
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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
Rakuten
木戸泉
AFS(アフス) 純米原酒
500ml
【日本酒/千葉県/木戸泉酒造】【冷蔵推奨】
¥1,980
\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
# 85
2.55 pt.
盛典
Okada Honke
Hyogo
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Corner shop at the mysterious cheese shop (2) Since the corner drinking at this restaurant is self-serve, we discovered an unopened bottle of Moridori when searching the refrigerator! I entrusted it to Mr. Nemuchi, a professional corker 😁. I drank a lot of dry sake at an off-line meeting the other day and I'm in the mode that I can drink some dry sake, right? I'm in a mode that some things are dry, so I drank it. It's definitely dry, but it's delicious with a nice sweetness and gasiness 😁.
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I think it was a collaboration of several sake breweries in Hyogo Prefecture.
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Purchased at a liquor store specializing in Hyogo sake with mofu. There were many people drinking sake in the store and the atmosphere was bizarre. When I asked the store staff if it was an event, he told me that they were people who had come from Ozeki's brewery open at a nearby store. The smell of squid filled the air, and the waiter said he was sorry for the smell 🤣. This sake is brewed with salvia yeast collected by students at an agricultural high school. It is slightly effervescent and has a unique flavor. Sweet but cosmetic like no other aroma. A little nutty in the second half. I thought it was a little peculiar. After 3 days, a little bit of rum raisin taste. Definitely tastier than freshly opened 😋.
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# 86
2.55 pt.
Sawahime
Inoeseikichi Shoten
Tochigi
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Yakult
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Sweet and Sour
Fruity
Flamboyant
Caramelized
A sake that is easy to drink. It has a refreshing taste of rice, and is suitable for a mealtime drink.
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At the traveling SAKE in Hankyu Department Store. It is made from Yumesasara. The sake is fresh like a fresh sake. It is delicious with a fruity sweetness that is not too sweet.
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Buy at Asahikawa Marushin Shoten The rice used is Yumesasara from Tochigi prefecture. It is a low alcohol type, but it has a moderate sweetness, and as expected from an unpasteurized sake, it has a crisp taste. The acidity is also a bit like white wine, so it can be used with western food. It is an all-round food sake. It is the first time to drink Sawahime, so it is difficult to evaluate only this one, but it is an interesting brewery!
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Where to Buy
銘酒本舗 IMANAKA SAKESHOP
Rakuten
澤姫
純米吟醸 ひやおろし 生詰酒
1800ml
さわひめ
井上清吉商店
¥4,070
# 87
2.54 pt.
Somanotengu
Uehara Shuzo
Shiga
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Ordered after the taxi driver. Also raw sake. It's called "Soma no Tengu". It is not possible to read it if it notices the frigana of the label. I'm sorry. It's as difficult to read as Kireuriwari in Osaka. Well, how is the taste...? It's been a long time since I drank muddled sake, so I had a strange feeling at the first sip, but the sweetness came, and I thought it was characteristic to change to sourness soon. I drank it up with some sea bream stew and enjoyed it.
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Junmai Ginjo🍶Usu-Nigori Nama-Nagori-Nihon-Shu✨Mokuzan Tenbin Shibori⚖️Yamadanishiki🌾 from Takashima, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Softly sweet with a dry aftertaste. The focus is a little blurry but it's mild ☺️ and can be paired with a variety of foods. I had it with squid geso sashimi🦑😋. Umi to @Takadanobaba 20230224
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Junmai Ginjo🍶Usu nigori Nama-nigori Nama-nazake✨Yamadanishiki from Shiga Prefecture🌾. A little bit of a sizzle ✨, soft, gentle ☺️, sweet and spicy. You can feel the richness of the rice. My wife says it's porridge😅dry aftertaste. I want to pair it with something fermented like funazushi, only sake from Shiga 😆 I paired it with udo breast goma mayo 😋. Umi to @Takadanobaba 20220311
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Where to Buy
酒浪漫うちやま 楽天市場店
Rakuten
新酒・不老泉【純米吟醸】
杣の天狗
うすにごり〔生原酒〕R6BY
¥1,788
# 88
2.54 pt.
Yorunoteiou
Fujii Shuzo
Hiroshima
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(oˆ罒ˆo)🍶🍶🍶🍶 Today was the first time I had the Night Emperor, which I bought in Hiroshima Station when I was in Hiroshima City on business 😋. Tanabata 🎋✨🍧 on July 7. The local sky is about to cry 😭I entrusted the Milky Way to Yoru no Teio 😊. When you pour it into your cup, it's amber like a mass of flavor 💛When you drink it, it's still a great flavor 😚👍The aftertaste is very sharp, and it makes your drink go down 😘. Wish on a strip of paper 🌟🙏🙏. I wish for good health and lots of delicious sake💕. I hope so 🥳.
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This is it for tonight❗️ I️ will be the king of the night! I'm enjoying it like I'm the king of the night 🎵 Sake-like and slightly sour taste makes it easy to drink 🎵 Oishii🍶❕. I'm enjoying it very much.
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The fifth glass was to your first Imperial 👑. The aroma is light and fruity, like peaches. The palate is smooth, with a well-balanced taste of sweet, spicy, acidic and astringent. The taste is balanced between sweet, spicy, acidic, and astringent. The clean quality of the sake allows it to be enjoyed quickly and without habit!
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# 89
2.54 pt.
Koshiji no Kobai
Kubiki Shuzo
Niigata
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Grapefruit
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This is a unit work of three breweries in Joetsu: Katafune (Takeda Sake Brewery), Koshiji-no-Kenbai (Kubiki Shuzo), and Chiyonomitsu (Chiyonomitsu Sake Brewery). Kura-kept yeast, fresh yeast, and shibari. The proprietor introduced that there is a new trial in Niigata as well. Delicious! It starts with a light sweetness, followed by acidity and a sharp bitterness. This complexity is good. I couldn't take my eyes off of the sake from Joetsu. There is a recommendation from Takeda Shuzo on the back label, which is also interesting.
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Of course, the autumn swordfish and 🐟🍁.
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It is sweeter than sweet, with a spiciness that comes after the first sip. It is a sake that can be drunk indefinitely, so you will find yourself emptying a four-pack before you know it.
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# 90
2.53 pt.
Suwaizumi
Suwa Shuzo
Tottori
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Junmai Ginjo-shiboritate Nama-no-Harakusake🍶Sugi no Shizuku💧R5BY Mushroom Nama-no-Harakusake🍄Tamaei🌾 from Chigo-cho. Lightly cloudy, with a little ✨squeeze. Skitty, slightly dry, refreshing muscat to pear 🍐. Bitter taste too. It makes the sweetly seasoned sea bream head stew flow down nicely. Sea and @ Takadanobaba 20240125
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Junmai Ginjo🍶Sugi no Shizuku💧Kinoko🍄 Hiyoroshi Genshu✨Tamaei🌾. Slightly yellow. Surprisingly clean, sharp and dry. Slightly bitter. Sheds the fat of fried shiso meat rolls 🍖😅Syamo skewers 🐓 for a spicy and delicious taste. Compared to a cup, a flat plate is round and mild ☺️ Sea and @ Takadanobaba 20231005
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Oh no, chocolate. At room temperature, it's quite chocolatey. The next day, the only way to get this is to heat it up. The next day, we heated it up and it turned out to be a good hit. Let's take it easy. In the long autumn night...
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Where to Buy
酒舗まえたに+Tokuriya
Amazon
諏訪泉
日本酒
純米吟醸 純米吟醸 杉の雫
720ml
¥1,650
Where to Buy
酒浪漫うちやま 楽天市場店
Rakuten
諏訪泉
【純米酒】
1800ml
¥3,135
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