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

# 11

3.79 pt.

黒澤酒造 Nagano

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Just pouring this sake into a cup produces bubbles. It has a dry and refreshing taste with a strong aroma of rice.

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Ƹ(ˊizumiˋ)🍶🍶🍶🍶 Nagano business trip No. ㉗ I had my first Kurosawa 🏮 at an izakaya🏮 around Kamisuwa station 😋. The aroma is mildly fruity 😊The taste on the palate is round, with mild acidity and umami 😘It's a delicious sake that goes down smoothly 😚. I had some time to kill before checking in at my hotel that day, so I went to the outer shrine of Suwa Taisha Shrine 🙋‍♀️ and it brought back memories of my old visits 😌 my mind was purified😇.

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Drank with friends in Gunnison

# 12

3.64 pt.

Shigaizumi Shuzo Nagano

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Sugar Cooled Sake

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Rice used is Yamae Nishiki It is supposed to be a sake that goes well with mushrooms, but in the end I did not pair it with mushrooms. However, it has a gentle sweetness, and it was just plain delicious. It also had a mushroom-like flavor, though it was only vaguely. Bitter and astringent tastes are close to that. It's a sweet sake, juicy, but clear and elegant on the palate. It was well balanced and certainly seemed to go well with mushroom dishes.

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This is the first Gassen in a year. It has a fruity aroma with a hint of acidity. Let's try it. It is a little sweet, but the acidity makes it not at all bitter! It is different from Natsuzumi and Yukizumi from the same brewery in both mouthfeel and feel.　A liquor store I am familiar with said confidently, "It's our hit product! I can understand why the liquor store owner I know so confidently said, "It's our hit product! It's just like a cup of tsukimi!　I recommend it. ‼️

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# 13

3.62 pt.

Toyokuni(Toyo-ku-ni)

Toyokuni Shuzo (Aizu)Fukushima

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Champagne Acidity Cooling Full-flavored

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Memorandum📝. The most addictive sake in hiyaoroshi. It has a bitter and smoky taste, The maturity of the sake envelops you with a roundness from start to finish. It is a sense of security from childhood, surrounded by babysitters. It is an excellent sake that can be served cold or hot. I drank two bottles in one season.

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At the Fukushima Sake-Miso and Soy Sauce Festival. A sparkling sake with secondary fermentation in the bottle, it is characterized by bursting bubbles and an elegant taste. The alcohol content is low at 12 degrees.

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Started work today. Fukushima Prefecture, Kawanuma-gun. Toyokuni Sake Brewing Co. Toyokuni Tokubetsu Junmai Yamadanishiki Nama-Nagara Sake Toyokuni is famous for its "Ippou-self" (Higashi) from Ishikawa County, and Toyokuni from Aizu, Kawanuma County, where we will drink this time. I found out that there are two Toyokuni Shuzo Goshi companies with the same name. The brewer here told me that they no longer have to indicate the year of production. He told me that this brewery is identified by its own production number, NP-23C, where NP is not known, but 23 is the year 2023, and C is March, since the months go up alphabetically from A to January. I bought a bottle of March released Nama sake in November 😁. I drink it cold. The color is light for an aged sake, just enough yellow to be discernible. The aroma is sweet and mature, like burnt caramel. It also has a honey-like flavor. The mouthfeel is surprisingly light, and the flavor has the extremes of sweetness and nuttiness that are typical of a matured wine. After swallowing, the matured aroma lingering in the nose expands and the concentrated sweet and delicious taste increases. A bit of sourness at the end. It has the juiciness and depth of a pure sake, and is rich, mellow, and delicious. Ingredients: Rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic) Polishing ratio:60% Flattened rice Rice used: Yamadanishiki produced in Hyogo Prefecture Alcohol Content:16% Alcoholic Beverage

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# 14

3.49 pt.

琵琶の長寿

池本酒造 Shiga

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At a soba noodle restaurant, my husband had a little share of the drink.â Rice polishing ratio 60 Alcohol 15 Classic taste of rice flavor. It has a twangy feeling, but when drunk with chicken tempura, it tastes just right and is delicious ♡♡♡♡♡♡. The 2nd and 3rd pictures are paintings that are OK to photograph ✨.

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Rice used is unknown It is a unique sake. The palate has a moderate sweetness, but not so much that it can be described as dry. The umami spreads slowly, The acidity is very effective and tight. It is not peculiar, but it is a type that cannot be tasted anywhere else. I like this balance and sense of taste. Interesting sake, I found it: ❣️

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This is also our first time to visit this brewery. I'm glad to see that they have a lot of unpasteurized sake. I completely forgot about the bad things at work and went into drinking mode. Just like the label on the back, this sake has a lot of flavor, but it's not heavy. Even though it was nigori, it didn't feel sloppy. It was an easy to drink sake.

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# 15

3.41 pt.

Fuchuhomare Ibaraki

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Fizzy Champagne Fruity Invigorating Umami Acidity Sweetness Melon-flavored

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٩٩٩@🍶🍶🍶🍶 We opened a bottle of Taiheikai today😄. I've only had Taiheikai 1314 once and it's been a while since I've bought it ✨😀😀. Almost no aroma 🤔In the mouth, it is fire-brewed but the sensation of freshness fills the mouth. It's a good combination of matured and fresh 😚😊Mellow and calm with a good umami and a crisp acidity 😋. I don't know if it is suitable for today's suddenly cooler weather, but it was delicious . I don't know, but it was delicious 🥳.

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I wish you the best of luck with this one: 🍶🍶🍶🍶 Today we had the Taiheikai 😀. The aroma is mild and when you drink it, it's fresh and fruity with a slight swoosh😄The acidity comes at the end but just right✨. It was a modern type of sake😙.

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Gassy, white wine-like acidity and sweetness. A hint of bitterness. Muscat-like aroma. Delicious.

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Where to Buy

地酒屋金澤留造酒店　楽天市場店

太平海たいへいかい特別純米1800ml¥2,798 太平海たいへいかい1314純米吟醸1800ml要冷蔵¥3,323

# 16

3.32 pt.

Kinkankuromatsu

Murashige Shuzo Yamaguchi

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Nectar Grapefruit

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More rice than Junmai Ginjo Rice as much as you want

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more rice than expected

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After buying some sake at Sukumasa, we left the store and were greeted with rain and winds like we've never experienced before. I thought to myself, "This is a typhoon," but my umbrella was overturned and my shoes and pants were soaking wet💦. If only I had bothered a little more at Sukumasa, maybe I wouldn't have gotten wet 🤣. Moved to Namba and went to Takashimaya while watching the liquor section of Ikari supermarket. MURASHIGE SHUZO who brought a strange sake that was dry but sour at last year's Takashimaya Sake Festival! I heard that the perverted sake was sold out, so the main sake was Kinkan Kuromatsu. We drank Junmai Daiginjo It is labeled as -8 on the sake meter, but it has a classic taste with not so much sweetness. It tastes not like a daiginjo and is very unique. It looks good heated up. A little nutty? Junmai I heard it's a sake for evening drinking, but it has a lot of acidity. This is also a classic, but it has acidity and is easy to drink. Junmai Ginjo Less acidic than Junmai. The most orthodox, but not memorable. Junmai Daiginjo Nishiki Beautiful taste, but less flamboyant. I also tasted a 1 year old junmai from MURASHIGE and 3 types of EIGHT KOTT, and bought the test brew of EIGHT KOTT because it was delicious 😋. Finally, I stopped by the sake department of EDION and went home 😊.

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# 17

3.30 pt.

Kobayashi Shuzo Hokkaido

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This Sake has a full mouth feel with a strong flavor of cedar and apple. It is also dry with a lingering finish. This is a great with strong flavored foods like kakuni.

marriageable age (esp. of a woman) Slight aroma, dark color. Soft attack. The taste is round and dry. It goes in smoothly and has a good sharpness.

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7.5 points (Wife: 7 points) Rice: Hokkaido Ginpu Rice polishing ratio: 50 Sake degree: +6 Acidity: 1.5 Alcohol percentage: 16 Slightly apple-like top note The same fresh aroma as the first sip, the firm umami of rice and the moderate sweetness spread with a crisp acidity, and the slight bitterness and dryness of the alcohol make it refreshingly crisp and refreshing. It has a classical impression, with a strong umami of rice, but it has a good sharpness, so it goes well with meals. It went well with crab and steak.

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# 18

3.24 pt.

中本酒造店 Nara

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Plump Dry Raisin

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Yamatsuru is the closest sake brewery to my house, but I haven't had much of it lately. The last time I drank it I got the impression that it was peculiar and not really my cup of tea, but not this Junmai Daiginjo! Clear and fruity, good balance of flavors. It's also gorgeous😋. The price is reasonable for a Junmai Daiginjo, but I think it's worth it🧐 I can't underestimate local sake 😚

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Low-polished Junmai-shu from Yamatsuru, a local sake brewery in Ikoma, Nara. The name is Choyao. It was a gift, but it looks like it will cost a fortune💧. I heard it was brewed using a method described in a wooden letter from the Nara period. I wonder if it is true. Anyway, let's try it. Wow! It is indeed as rich and sweet as I had heard! The sake level is a whopping -40❗️ But the aftertaste is refreshing. Surprisingly easy to drink and delicious 😋. It's pretty good 👍I'll have to try this one too 😙. But I wonder if people in the Nara period really enjoyed this kind of sake 🤔.

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#Bizen Omachi #Tajima Toji Nishizaka Toji This is also a delicious sake with a great flavor. I think I heard the age, but I forgot.

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# 19

3.20 pt.

Chugoku Jozo Hiroshima

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Fizzy Umami Dry Champagne Fruity Crisp Acidity Invigorating

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This is a summer sake limited to exclusive dealers. It is made from Hiroshima Hatan Nishiki at 55% polishing ratio. It has a refreshing sweetness and It has a refreshing sweetness and a firm taste of rice. If you cool it down, it becomes more refreshing. It is the first time to drink this brand. It is a perfect taste for summer.

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It has a banana-type aroma. The sweetness is strong, followed by a slight bitterness and disappears. There is a slight sweet aftertaste. The acidity is not so strong, so it can be an aperitif or an aperitif. I would pair it with an after-dinner dessert.

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[Memorandum]. The third sake is from Hiroshima. Ichidai Yayama. It has a yellowish color and the smell is also bothersome. I can't drink a lot of this.

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Where to Buy

銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

一代弥山スパークリング375mlいちだいみせんお歳暮ギフト¥1,031 一代弥山スパークリング750mlいちだいみせんお歳暮ギフト¥1,860

# 20

3.11 pt.

澤佐酒造 Mie

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Wine Herbal Acidity Grape Yogurt Creamy

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Sangu is the first time in about 2 years of sales. It has a solid body with the power of Aizan, but it feels lighter than the last time I drank it. It also seems a little sweeter... Is it my imagination? I have no complaints, and I still like the same type, but I wonder if my taste buds have changed? When I evaluate it calmly, I can taste the flavor and the sharpness is good. It is not fruity, but it is slightly sweet and well-balanced. It is a good sake!

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The Year-End Party of the Kansai Branch of Sake-no-wa (7) Nemuchi-san brought this sake. I had never heard of this brand before 😰. It tasted like white wine👌. Thanks, Nemuchi-san 😁.

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Kansai Sake-no-wa Year-End Party 2024⑦ Sake brought by me. According to bouken-san's information, the brewer of this sake brewery in Mie passed away suddenly and Sawasa Shuzo went out of business. The information is only based on fragments of information, and there is no proof. Currently, the website remains, but the online store is closed. I'm thinking of having a series of "can't-drink-twice" sake for the annual off-line meeting, but other people also brought a lot of "can't-drink-twice" sake 🤣. Sangu INPREVUE Anprevue Junmai Ginjo Sake - 40 degrees, slightly fruity, a mix of rich sweetness as well as rich sourness, not like a noble wine or ice wine where the sweetness stands out, but a rich sweet and sour taste. I thought this was delicious and interesting, but it's a shame we won't be able to drink this kind of alcohol anymore 😭 Thank you Sawasa Sake Brewery for the treat 🙏.

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