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Introducing sake brands with the strongest impression of "Herbal" flavor, ranked by the strength of the impression.
# 41
2.84 pt.
Kenshin
Ikedaya Shuzo
Niigata
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Fresh
Umami
Sharp
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Tonight, I'm going to open this bottle for the first time in a long time & the long layover series. Kenshin Special Honjozo 2021BY I'm going to have a glass of this sake, which has been in hibernation for more than 2 years, with a plum crystal I bought in the neighborhood as a side dish. The taste is dry and crisp when cold, but as it gets closer to room temperature, the sweetness and umami of the rice is concentrated in the attack, and it changes to a deliciously dry taste. It gently wraps the sourness of the ume crystal and washes it away, and it goes surprisingly well with it, making it a good drink. ☺️
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Continued from yesterday. The second bottle is a sake called Kenshin from Niigata. This bottle was given to me by a friend of my son. The timing was not good, so I was finally able to open it. I took a sip, thinking it would be a little yellowish and dry. I took a sip. Surprisingly, it had a mild barrel sake flavor. It can be used not only with sashimi, but also with a slightly stronger flavor. Delicious! (^O^)
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Tonight, here is the second one for the New Year 💁. It has a dry aroma and taste with a strong character 🍶 It flows smoothly and without boredom. The flavor of rice can be felt softly in the midst of all this 👌.
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# 42
2.84 pt.
Ten'yurin
Takahashi Shuzo
Mie
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Thick
Grape
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Shaoxing Wine
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#Otsuka# w/o/a/ta/stone/too/akutsu This is the last round of the meal. We will have zosui (rice porridge) with the best soup stock. At the request of my companion, we had another glass of sake. It is a mellow and gentle sake. It is like taking a breather. It was a great end to the fiscal year ✨. It was a drink that will give me new energy for the next week 🎊🎊.
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Fourth round of drinks with Go-ni-Go-san. Amanurin Tokubetsu Junmai Sake Limited Bottle Enclosure This is also my first time to drink Mie sake! I chose only sake from Tokai region😅. This seems to be a regular sake of Amanurin! After bottling, the sake is matured slowly in the brewery. Mellow and full-flavored with a lot of umami!
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The rice used is Comet from Hokkaido. You can't ignore the sake made with Hokkaido rice, can you? It has a clear and refreshing taste typical of Comet. It has a gentle acidity and a good sharpness, so you can drink it easily. It is well-balanced with a good taste of rice. I️ think it's a versatile sake that can be used in any situation. I have drunk Tenyurin many times, but I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not.
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# 43
2.83 pt.
Kikusakari
Kichi Shuzo
Ibaraki
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WesternPear
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Junmai Ginjo🍶Moto Nama Shuzake✨Harumaitsuki🌸 Seishun 18 Ticket Trip 🚃Ibaraki Tochigi Version Visited Kiuchi Sake Brewery in Hitachi-Konosu. Dry, strong acidity with a strong umami flavor. Refreshing✨We had it at the counter in a relaxed atmosphere as there were few people due to the rain 😋. Kiuchi Sake Brewery @Konosu, Naka City, Ibaraki Prefecture 20230318
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Junmai Sake🍶Jun Seishun 18 Ticket Trip🚃IbarakiTochigi Soba noodle shop attached to Kiuchi Sake Brewery. After toasting with Nest Beer🍺, we had a standard Junmai-shu. Sharp, strong alcohol, phenolic aroma, and sweetness later. It is a good match for the mellow beef stew (sweet miso, maiyoo!) 😋. Feels mild: ☺️ Kura + Soba Nakaya @ Konosu, Naka, Ibaraki 20230318
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Junmai Ginzukuri🍶. Seishun 18 ticket trip 🚃 Ibaraki Tochigi version Here is the second cup at the restaurant attached to the Kiuchi Sake Brewery 😅 Slightly yellow. Mellow ☺️ and light compared to the first cup "Jun". Aroma is a little whiskey barrel feel 🥃. The fried buckwheat noodles are delicious 😋. Kura + Soba Nakaya @ Konosu, Naka, Ibaraki 20230318
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# 44
2.80 pt.
Kokki
Kokki Shuzo
Shimane
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Melon-flavored
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Chilled
Shaoxing Wine
Flamboyant
Tonight is my usual Wednesday pub 🍺. Sake brought in by a regular who knows me - ⤴️🍶 Cloth lapels are awesome ⤴️⤴️😆 It's sweet, slightly sour, and very oishy ❕. This one is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo I'm enjoying it very much.
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Purchased at the Takashimaya Sake Festival. The one that impressed me the most after tasting several kinds of Kunihiki. It is sweet and fruity. It has a sourness like citrus. It is low in alcohol but very drinkable. However, I personally don't like the top flavor. I can't explain it well, but it smells sweet? I can't explain it well, but it smells like a sweet smell. After drinking it, it tastes fine, but I don't like the aroma when I put it close to my nose. It's difficult to describe... It might be quite tasty with meat as it says on the back 🤔.
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Faint golden color with a grain aroma. Bitter, astringent, and acidic tastes overlap each other. If you expect the fruity and sweetness of a typical Junmai Daiginjo, you are way off. I drank it cold, but I might try warming it up. The Nishijin textile label is cool❗️.
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# 45
2.78 pt.
Hakutsuru
Hakutsuru Shuzo
Hyogo
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The sake rice is Hakutsuru Nishiki, a proprietary rice developed by Hakutsuru, Polishing ratio is 50%. Reminiscent of a pineapple, Elegant and fruity sweetness, It has a firm aftertaste.
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\I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Today I drank a little bit of the good stuff from Hakutsuru Shuzo 😃. I can hardly smell the aroma 🤔It has a mellow mouthfeel when you drink it 😊Delicious 😚Sweet and tasty with a hint of acidity. It's very easy to drink 😘It's very clean and light 🥰Hakutsuru Nishiki from the largest brewery is a delicious sake 🥳.
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Yogurt, banana, strawberry, very fruity smell. The flavor, richness and taste are modest. There is a discreet fruity pear-like taste with no cloying taste, and the alcohol and bitterness are not assertive. There is no aftertaste. The smell is very good, and you have a sense of anticipation, so when you drink it, you may wonder what it is. It is good and refreshing! The bitterness appears when served with food. Easy to drink on its own. When the temperature rises, it smells like hot spring buns.
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Where to Buy
はせがわ酒店
Rakuten
白鶴
Alternative 純米大吟醸 白鶴錦
720ml
日本酒
白鶴酒造
兵庫県
¥1,780
# 46
2.78 pt.
瀧澤
Shinshu Meijo
Nagano
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Mellow
Pineapple
Creamy
I bought this sake to try a sake from Shinshu, a region I was not familiar with. After purchasing it, I checked the label on the back to see what the specs were. ⁉️...no label. It looks like it was removed 😅. Takizawa is a mysterious sake. It had a clear sweetness with a strong rice flavor and a nice aroma 😆.
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Tochigi Kenmin Kai 2024🌸②②. The second glass was Takizawa Tokusozu Shiboritate 🍶. Nice to meet you! Gorgeous aroma! Sweet and tasty with a little bit of sourness It is refreshing and has a nice sharpness.
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😄 Uhihihihi. The picture in the middle is Takizawa. I found this sake at a liquor store but thought "maybe another time" so I'm drinking it. I don't know what "Nakaguchi" means, but to me it feels sweet and, well, it's also delicious. Nagano sake is really good, I thought.
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# 47
2.77 pt.
Asahisakae
相良酒造
Tochigi
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CherryBlossom
Sharp
Neat
Tranquil
Umami
Comfortable
Crisp
Gentle
Tochigi Sake 🍶.
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720ml ¥1,650 Citrusy aroma I love this stuff😁. The sweetness and the sourness are the best part❗ The balance of sweetness and bitterness when it goes down your throat is amazing 😀. I love it 😆 !
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#ShinOsaka# An hour until my reserved bullet train 🚅 time 🫤. I noticed three kinds of sake 💦. I just said, "Okay, let's go!" and entered the store 😆. This one is sweet and deep. It's good 🎉.
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Where to Buy
はせがわ酒店
Rakuten
朝日榮
純米吟醸 一回火入れ
720ml
日本酒
相良酒造
栃木県
¥1,925
朝日榮
純米吟醸 Autumn Edition
720ml
日本酒
相良酒造
栃木県
¥1,980
# 48
2.75 pt.
Firando
森酒造場
Nagasaki
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Lychee
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I bought this at Mori Sake Brewery on my last trip to Hirado! The president of the company was in charge of the cash register that day😆. He politely introduced us and told us that it tastes best chilled in a wine glass! Sweet and sour from the aroma Tastes like plum wine Slightly sticky texture A little sweet but not too sweet Slightly rice bran-like, but you can sense the grains and nuts that only low-polished rice can provide But still sweet 😃. Sweet and delicious as a dessert wine I had it with Nagasaki Fukusado sponge cake a few days ago Champagne split today 🤣. Half and half Pour in a 1:1 ratio Marriage of Philando and Champagne 😉. Makes it less sweet. Maybe just the right amount of sweet 🤔.
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I've always been curious about this drink. I've always been curious about it. 100% Kasuga terraced rice Rice polishing ratio 70%. Alcohol 9%. A little white grains of lees are dancing around. Fruity and juicy sweetness like orange 🍊 or melon 🍈. Slight bitterness at the end. This is great for dessert! Sweet mouthfeel like sake, like wine. Low alcohol & 500ml of very tasty sake, it goes very fast 😊.
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Philando 🇫🇮 I was expecting it to be very sweet, I was expecting it to be very sweet, but it's pretty soggy and makes the drink go further 🤣. I think it's better to drink it chilled and in a smaller vessel to fully enjoy the fizziness 😋. I have the impression that you can fully enjoy the fizziness 😋. Foam x low alcohol = surprisingly refreshing drink 🫧.
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# 49
2.73 pt.
Sanshoraku
Sanshoraku Shuzo
Toyama
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Banana
Firm
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Spicy
Sweetness
The other day, after eating my second bowl of ramen🍜🍥🍜 at the SUSURU Ramen Fest Toyama, I took a walk and bought this at Mizuhata-san. This is the first time I have ever had San Shoraku 😀. The aroma is mild and not too much 🤔The mouthfeel is smooth and light with a gentle sweetness and mild acidity 😊The taste is strong but disappears easily 😚👍. It was a light yet robust and delicious sake 🥳.
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Toyama Eki-naka Sake Bar (7) Sanjoraku Yamahai Honjozo This sake is probably best served warmed, but it was also good cold. It's getting hard to drink standing up...
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Sanjoraku's unique flavor is still there! The sweetness and umami that comes afterwards is good👍 I want to eat pickles with it 😁.
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# 50
2.72 pt.
Yorunoteiou
Fujii Shuzo
Hiroshima
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Glue-like
Sweetness
Lingering
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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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