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

# 1

4.99 pt.

Kuribayashi Shuzoten Akita

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Chestnutt Acidity Umami Fizzy Sweetness Bitterness Balanced Gentle

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It was recommended to me by a liquor store and I purchased it. It has the slight gassy taste of nama-shu, a good balance of soft sweetness and refreshing acidity, and is quite excellent as a food sake.

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The 5th cup is Harukasumi‼️Akita sake 👍. Sister, I only remember that I'm back 🤣. When I looked at the picture I saw it said No.6 yeast and it reminded me a bit 😆. 5 cups in this store and that's it👍 There wasn't a single one that wasn't to my liking, so it was a nice, moderately priced place👍.

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A beautiful sake where you can tell the water is good. The aroma is mild. The taste of rice is🌾 It has a good acidity and is the best sake for eating😊. 100% Omachi Polishing ratio 50%.

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Where to Buy

銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

春霞赤ラベル純米 1800ml はるかすみレッド栗林酒造店¥2,970 春霞田んぼラベル純米吟醸 1800ml はるかすみ栗林酒造店¥3,520

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はせがわ酒店

春霞夏純吟田んぼラベル 720ml 日本酒　栗林酒造店秋田県¥1,870 春霞純米赤ラベル 1800ml 日本酒栗林酒造店秋田県¥2,970

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酒専門店　知多繁　楽天市場店

春霞　純米　赤ラベル　720ml【秋田県仙北郡　栗林酒造店】【NEXT5参加蔵】¥1,540 春霞　純米吟醸生酒　栗ラベル・白　秋田酒こまち　720ml【秋田県仙北郡　栗林酒造店】【NEXT5】¥1,870

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秋田県物産振興会

秋田　春霞純米酒　720ml¥1,375 春霞純米酒　1800ml¥2,750

# 2

3.99 pt.

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Chestnutt Smoky

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Local festival starts tonight! Nomaoi Festival! Yakitori, takoyaki, okonomiyaki, fries! Sashimi at a fresh fish store! We'll be serving it with Fukushima Prefecture's local sake 🍶. Fukushima rice and yeast Fukushima samadai👍

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With horse sashimi and yukke. 🙂 Uekiya Shoten hanpukai March. ☹️ Another is Koshihikari from Aizu. 😆 O! Like Niji no Kirameki, the sharpness is almost the same, but this one has a slight gentle sweetness comes. 😊. When mixed with the Ori, the flavorful bitterness brings the whole thing together and keeps you from getting tired of drinking it, a sake that you will want to drink forever. It is a drink that you will want to drink forever. 🙂. The difference in flavor can be felt depending on the rice, It was a meaningful comparison. 😆 😆

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# 3

3.98 pt.

Masukagami Niigata

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Chestnutt Crisp Dry Sweetness Peachy Bitterness Umami Fruity

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Time is up, but here is the second bottle for the welcome party! Manjukagami, the department head's favorite! Following the black bottle at the previous farewell party, this time he brought a white bottle. The aroma was slightly fruity. The mouthfeel is clean and fruity, with a fragrant aftertaste. The bitter aftertaste is crisp and bitter. This bitterness reminds us that it is alsobe. This deretsun-like sensation is addictive! Thanks for the treat!

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去年店頭で見かけて気になってたけど値段がネックでスルーしたお酒。在庫処分なのか2割引だったので購入してみた😅 1年経ってるから少し不安だったけど熟成感は無くフレッシュで甘旨。甘過ぎやろってくらい甘い🤣 だけど少し甘ダレしてるような印象。製造日からすぐ飲めばめっちゃ美味しそうな雰囲気めっちゃ感じる。

Our department head's favorite Manjyukagami A former colleague of mine (from Niigata) told me that it was a perfect match for our department head, who loves dry sake, so he ordered some and brought it to us. Although it is a honjozo, it is skillfully brewed without giving too much of an alcoholic taste. It has a moderate sweetness, umami, and a good sharpness, and you can faintly feel the presence of good quality alcohol. Although it is not a major brand, it was very tasty! Thank you very much for your kindness!

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Where to Buy

お酒の専門店　『松仙』

萬寿鏡甕覗（かめのぞき） 1800ml¥5,730

# 4

3.68 pt.

Makino Shuzo Gunma

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New Year's Day offerings. It was good for Osechi.

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Record of 2021/7/20 Gunma Cup Classic sake with the taste of rice.

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This is the last Maikaze series for this year. It's been quite a while, but we'll be having "Mt. Haruna" for the last time! When the bottle is opened and poured, it has a relaxing sweet aroma. It has a peachy aroma. It also has a slightly banana-like flavor. The palate is smooth, as is typical of Gunma sake, with a slight sweetness that is typical of "Maifu" and a nice astringent taste that plays an active role in the background! The astringency also gives it a mineral taste, which I personally feel is similar to the "Tenpyo Junmai" that I drank before👍. In the latter half, the astringency becomes the main taste, which reminds me of grapefruit. It melts away at the end, so it goes down smoothly! I've enjoyed many Maikaze series this year, including "Akagisan"✨I'm looking forward to next year!

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# 5

3.58 pt.

Yushin Shuzo Kagawa

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Shikoku x Sake Country 2025 Sake Brewery Wonderland On Osaka - A Spectacle of Sake and Food in Shikoku Junmai Arigokudaimai Very graininess and fullness, enhanced by acidity and astringency, but it needs to be heated. A heated sake corner is a must! Yamadanishiki 80 This one is also very dry and powerful! I asked where they sell it... Seriously, I have nothing to do! I want to go to Hattori Ryokuchi and buy some!

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Shikoku ✖️ Sakoku

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After seeing Marugame Castle in the evening glow, we enjoyed recommended local sake with local fish from Shiokaku. Yushin Junmai Yamadanishiki 80 Yushin Sake Brewery (Ayagawa Town, Ayaka County, Kagawa Prefecture)

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# 6

3.57 pt.

Kitamura Shuzo Nara

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Chestnutt Umami Firm Floral Chocolate Cheese Dry CherryBlossom

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Rice used is Yoshino Gin-no-sato 1/3rd bottle of Yoshino Sake Rice Project Kitamura Sake Brewery, probably for the first time. It has a good amount of sweetness, spiciness, and acidity. The alcohol content is a little high. The aftertaste is also crisp, and it is good that it does not get dull. As expected of Nara's sake, the level of the ministry is high.

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The famous sake from Yoshino, Nara, Shojo no Oni👹san series❣️. The founder of Shugendo, Yakushokaku, was served by a couple of demons: the husband demon was Zendo Oni (the former demon) and the wife was Myodo Oni (the latter demon). This is the first time I bought a sake named after that Zendo Oni 😆. I was originally under the impression that Shoto was a fruity, easy-drinking sake, but this Zendo Oni is so rich and full-bodied that it is hard to believe it is a Jungin of Gohyakumangoku 😳. It has a nice melon feeling and a full-bodied flavor reminiscent of Tamagawa❣️. By the third day, the ripe fruit-like sweetness is added, and the unique flavor is irresistible 😇 I'm enjoying it chippy, chippy, chippy😇 All that crosses our path are demons 👹. But if it's demons like this, I want to see them again. I wonder if his wife will be the next demon (not my wife 😅)

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Hinohikari. The richness of the rice flavor is gutsy. Slightly hiney feeling.

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# 7

3.57 pt.

Takeshigehonke Shuzo Nagano

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Chestnutt Nutty Prune Sweetness Chocolate Acidity Umami Lemon

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National Sake Fair 2025 part74 Nagano (1) I lost everyone when I came back from the restroom, so I acted alone until the end. From here on, I'm going to drink only the brands I'm interested in with pinpoint accuracy. Takeju Honke Sake Brewery in Saku City I've been curious about this sake brewery for a while. They also produce a sake called "doburoku" which is written as "126" and I've never seen it before💦. I've seen Gyoenchiku at Yodobashi before, but it was an expensive one. Polishing ratio 70%, Miyamanishiki 18%, Sake degree -9, Acidity 2.0 1,700 yen (price at the venue) Aged at room temperature for more than half a year. It is matured, but it is delicious with a strong umami flavor. The label says it will be better if it is left at room temperature for a few more months, but I think this is about right for me. It seems to have won a gold medal at the Wineglass Delicious Sake Awards 2022!

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Norikazu Shigeta Toji 18 Makimizu Junmai Daiginjo Competition standard 35% Yamadanishiki, pear-like aroma. Slight sweetness. After the first sip, it becomes numb, then gradually acidic. Very beautiful taste. 19: 35% Yamadanishiki, the standard for Daiginjo-shu entered in the Misonotake Daiginjyo Competition. Slightly lemony aroma. Refreshing and delicious. Slightly sweet and slightly effervescent. The lingering aftertaste is a bit sticky. Compare with R5 Daiginjyo for the competition by Takeju Sake Brewery. Excellent. The third and last of the SAKE country tourism achievement prizes. Sake brewery stamp rally in Nagano Prefecture. A wonderful plan whereby those who complete all the breweries receive 6 bottles from 3 random breweries. The following have already been submitted. 14 Junmai Choujyu Kurekuchi 15 Junmai Chouji Junmai Ginjo Kinmon Nishiki Ajiginjo 16 Misonotake Junmai Ginjo Murasaki Tsuyuuso 17 MAKISUI Junmai Daiginjo Bottled and once fired As for my impressions after finishing the tour, I could recognize that each of the various brands has its own brewer. Thank you. Also, as a brewery tour enthusiast, it is a very useful tool as an excuse to break into breweries that do not sell their sake at retail. Also, there are many breweries that do not have a store, so I think I have gained some courage. There are prizes even for 10 stamps, so if you are planning to visit Nagano, please give it a try.

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bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt 16 Misonotake Junmai Ginjo Murasaki Tsuyuuso Weak pear aroma. Slightly sweet if you say it with the sense of tongue. Like water. (Thin...) 17 MAKISUI Junmai Daiginjo Bottled and fired once Aroma of lemon with a hint of rummy + matured aroma. The taste is firm. It has a sweet taste, but it is dry when you swallow it. Perhaps it is because I drink it while watching sumo wrestling, but Yamae-nishiki seems to be the name of a wrestler. This is the third prize for achieving SAKE country tourism. I bought a bottle of Chiba sake even though there was still some left, so my fridge is feeling very overwhelmed. The following has already been posted. 14 Junmai Jujyu Kurekuchi 15 Junmai Junmai Ginjo Kinmonishiki Ajiginjo The following will be added or posted separately. 18 MAKISUI Junmai Daiginjo Competition standard 35% Yamadanishiki 19 Misonotake Daiginjo Competition standard 35% Yamadanishiki

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# 8

3.53 pt.

Nishimi Shuzo Hyogo

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Harima is a sake brewed in Akashi and Uozumi. It has a cool taste with a good umami flavor. It is classically well-balanced. It was a truly delicious sake that went down smoothly with the sake cup.

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100% Yamadanishiki from Hyogo Prefecture, with wine yeast. It is said that the name "Sora no Tsuru" comes from a dream of riding a beautiful "crane" soaring in the sky. Wine yeast is great because it makes rice sweet and sour! The top aroma is of grappa and rum raisins. When swirled, it smells of plum. The flavor is very sweet and sour, like plum wine. The color is a pale yellowish hue like lemon pulp, the legs are short and weak.

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It is a sake from Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture. It is only available directly in the city, and there are only a limited number of stores where you can drink it. I found it at a store selling Hyogo products in Kobe Hankyu in Sannomiya and bought it. How does it taste? It does not have the harshness of the original sake. It has a chocolate-like aroma. It has a rich sweetness, with spiciness and astringency chasing after it. The chocolatey and caramel-like aroma that passes through the nose is delightful. If you let it air a little, it becomes more brightly sweet and fragrant. It is simple, but quite flamboyant. How about if you heat it up? It tastes like chestnuts and is easy to drink! The spiciness that comes out volatilely and the refreshing sweetness that comes in quickly. It has a rich and expressive taste. It is really good. The aftertaste is also refreshing and sharp with a nice sweetness. I think it is especially good when heated. I have now completed a round of the 70-odd breweries in Hyogo Prefecture (and have 300 reports to my name)! It took me two years to complete this feat. It was a long but enjoyable journey. I will continue to enjoy Hyogo sake (and Fukui sake as well) slowly and carefully, and hope to one day become an evangelist for good Hyogo sake...

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# 9

3.49 pt.

はざま酒造 Gifu

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Fruity Chestnutt Bitterness Banana Sweetness Flamboyant Umami Lingering

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At home. First time on Mt. Ena ~ ‼️ I thought it was absolutely delicious and bought it. And I opened the bottle immediately. Well, the aroma is gorgeous. It is smooth, fruity, and has a perfect balance of sweet and sour tastes. ‼️ It is also very easy to drink, so it was a perfect choice. ‼️ My son, who was with me, took a sip and tasted it. He said, "It has a noticeable sourness. He understood very well. I felt that our family's level of Japanese sake tasting is improving little by little.

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Type: junmai daiginjo, rice: Gohyakumangoku 76% Yamada Nishiki 24%, polishing rate: 35%, alc.: 16% Sweet aroma of ripe bananas. Flavor is juicy and sweet. Sweetness is balanced with gentle acidity. Sake is elegant and clean, it almost feels like water from a spring. Finish is lingering in mounth for quite a while.

It's the first time to drink this alcohol❗️. The aroma is a hint of banana🍌 The taste is quite sweet☺️. I'm not sure what to make of it, but I'm sure it'll be great for you.

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Where to Buy

銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

恵那山 Pure 純米大吟醸酔むすび Youthful 火入 1800ml えなさんピュアはざま酒造¥3,850

# 10

3.45 pt.

Matsubaya Honten Nagano

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Lingering Chestnutt Dry Bitterness Umami Crisp Refreshing Astringent

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Smells like sweet peaches. It has a strong acidity and bitterness. When it is mixed with rice, it becomes more rice-like, spicy, and acidic, and the sensation of having it in the mouth is strong. The smell is that of koji.

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〰fixture 2022BY Kinmon-nishiki produced in Nagano Prefecture 2023/03 Founded in the Edo period Moved to Obuse in the early Meiji era The current brewery has a history of over 200 years. In the brewery with its eye-catching orange brick chimney toji (master brewer) creates sake with power and delicacy Sake is brewed with power and delicacy. The taste of sake made from rice steamed in a large kettle The taste of sake made from rice steamed in a large Japanese kettle is exceptional! Refreshing and refreshing. Refreshing citrus flavor with a with a nice bitterness 😊.

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Miyamanishiki from Nagano Prefecture ✖️prepared with wine yeast Sour green apple-like fruit flavor. The label says it is easy to pair with food, but it seems to be a good choice for pairing. Serve with white dressed persimmon, apple and celery salad, etc.

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