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# 41
3.48 pt.
輪島物語
Hakuto Shuzoten
Ishikawa
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Comfortable
Hot Temperature
Umami
Mellow, with a good balance of umami, acidity and sweetness.
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Slightly yellowish. Aroma is sweet melon, not melon, but what would you call it? Watermelon lol Smooth and easy to drink This junmai sake is brewed with local rice and water by the Shirafuji Sake Brewery, which has a brewery in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, and is full of the local Wajima climate. It is a junmai sake brewed with up to 60% Wajima-grown Gohyakumangoku rice, carefully bottle-fired and stored in bottles. It is a perfect food sake to be enjoyed with a meal. After the Noto Peninsula earthquake on January 1, 1994, our brewery lost its function as a sake brewery. At the time, there were four bottles of unrefined sake in the brewery that were still in the process of fermentation. Two of the four bottles were Junmai-shu Wajima Monogatari. On January 13, breweries in Yamagata and Fukushima responded to our plight and removed approximately 2,000 liters of unrefined sake. The Goso Sake Brewery in Hakui, Ishikawa Prefecture, accepted the unrefined sake, topped it up and bottled it for us. In April, the brewery finally received the shipment and returned home. It is a precious sake that is the fruit of our passion.
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It's the middle of the week, and it's time for a refreshing drink. We will be drinking "Wajima Monogatari" by Shirafuji Shuzo, a sake brewery that has made a comeback in the disaster-stricken island of Wajima. The label is full of flavor and hand-applied. When you take a sip, the refreshing sweetness and umami of Gohyakumangoku spreads in your mouth in a nice way. The acidity and umami are hard to describe in words. What is it? It is an interesting thing that happens every time I drink Shirafuji's sake. Even though it is only the middle day of the week, it is still a delicious sake that I can't help but drink again today.
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# 42
3.47 pt.
Okushika
Akishika Shuzo
Osaka
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Caramelly
Room Temperature
Weighty
Umami
Yogurt
We had it at Hisakyu-san in Kitasenju. It has a savory taste on the palate, and you can feel the strength of the alcohol. It also has sweetness and umami.
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Next, from Osaka, Okushika's all Yamadanishiki from their own rice field, unfiltered raw sake: ❤️
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I have been looking forward to drinking "Okushika" for a long time. It is battered from condensation when I bought it, but I will enjoy it with "Katano Sakura" and the Osaka sake combination! When I opened the bottle and poured it, the aroma was caramel, brown sugar, and pancake-like. The mouthfeel is moist and full of umami and richness. The palate is moist and full of umami and richness. It has a matured taste of spicy acidity and astringency, and a full-bodied flavor. Spicy like curry, mellow like mushrooms, and mildly sweet with a graininess. The taste is as deep and delicious as expected! However, the aftertaste is clean with no lingering habits or weight. It's a balance that can be enjoyed on its own or with a meal ✨. I had a physical examination today, and I was relieved to hear that my BMI and physical functions were both healthy and complimentary 👐. I will continue to enjoy my sake life...!
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Where to Buy
酒浪漫うちやま 楽天市場店
Rakuten
<2023年5月入荷分>秋鹿【純米酒】
「奥鹿」
三年熟成山廃
山田錦五八〔火入れ原酒〕720ml
¥2,585
# 43
3.46 pt.
Ayu
Ayumasamune Shuzo
Niigata
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Graceful
First time drinking outside in a while, and the second drink was ayu - ‼️ This was also the first time I had this. The aroma is gorgeous and the sweetness and acidity are well balanced. I thought that ayu (sweetfish) was the ultimate in dryness, but it was easy to drink and I liked it.
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My first ayu masamune! I've never had it before 💡. Refreshing, refreshing, and oicy ❕. It was delicious!
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Ahhhh my favorite drink on parade today😁. I drank too much but with delicious 😋 drinks! I'm happy ❗️
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# 44
3.46 pt.
Bukomasamune
Buko Shuzo
Saitama
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Dry
CherryBlossom
Creamy
Weighty
Room Temperature
Traditional
Crisp
Umami
Bought directly from the Mukho Sake Brewery... Aroma: Slightly cemedine? As the label on the back says, it's a solid and heavy sake. It is like a local sake, and the bitterness in the aftertaste is a bit of a problem, but...it soaks into your guts...it goes well with strong flavored snacks...smoked hoya and stewed tuna...I enjoy it with a little bit of it....
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This is also a gift from my youngest son... a local Chichibu sake from my hometown of Chichibu, Saitama. I know you may not like it, but...it goes well with Chichibu's hormone...and today's snack was...freshly kama-age shirasu (dried young sardines) from Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture.
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The third one is Mukho Masamune, next door. Rokkaku-san was also visiting 😅 Fruity, a little sour, but delicious 😋.
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# 45
3.46 pt.
裏死神
Kamofuku Shuzo
Shimane
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Gradual
Creamy
Congratulations to Okinawa Shogaku for winning the championship. I am looking forward to next year's draft. Today we will have the Urare Shinigami: ☠️ This is the first Reaper at home. The font feeling is amazing, isn't it? The aroma is delicious vanilla and fruity grape. On the palate, there is deliciousness and sweet acidity, and the spiciness disappears after a while. Overall, it is well-balanced. It is delicious with sushi. It is the best match for oily sashimi. Delicious✨
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It has a subtle acidity in the aftertaste. A gentle sake that does not resemble its name at all.
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It's a straight-up sake! It has a strong flavor that is good! Also, I have actually visited the factory, and it's nice to see how much they care about handmade products 😋.
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# 46
3.46 pt.
Benten
Yamagata
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Umami
Sweetness
Subtle
Full-flavored
Bitterness
Fruity
Gradual
( *´*)🍶🍶🍶🍶´- Today I got my first benten which I bought in Yamagata prefecture in GW 😀. I had to buy it because it was a limited edition 🤔. After opening the bottle, it has a mild ginjo aroma 😚 Great expectations 😚 Refreshingly tasty and sweet in the mouth😊 with a clean fresh aftertaste 😍😍😍😍.
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Quite fruity. Easy to drink and refreshing. Slightly sweet, I drank too much 😣.
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🥂 The sake was fruity and had a gorgeous aroma.
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# 47
3.44 pt.
Gassan
Yoshida Shuzo
Shimane
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Fruity
Dry
Acidity
Crisp
Sweetness
Fizzy
Flamboyant
This sake was drunk during the Chou-you Festival. It has a clear aroma rather than a fruity aroma? It's a good sake with a delicious rice flavor and a refreshing aftertaste.
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Fruity aroma, sweet sip, no, this is one of my favorite things to drink. This is my first time drinking this wine, but I feel a connection with it... I'd like to try the other sake from Yoshida Shuzo too!
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The balance shines through. The impression is that sweetness, sourness, umami, and bitterness come together just right. It's lightly sipped, and it's good for sipping sake. I could drink this drink on its own for a long time! When it's freshly opened and cold, it has a watery, clear taste. It also has a slight spicy taste. I often think recently that the way you feel it changes depending on the temperature range is one of the interesting and difficult aspects of sake. Compared to the same junmai ginjo sake (Ryosuka), the acidity is more subdued and the taste is more pronounced. On the third day after opening it, I felt the flavors opened up and the gentle sweetness and umami reached its peak! It's very tasty.
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Where to Buy
美好屋酒店 〜美酒を求めて〜
Rakuten
月山
涼夏 純米
720ml
【日本酒/島根県/吉田酒造】【冷蔵推奨】
¥1,485
\正規販売店/
月山
がっさん
gassan
純米 ひやおろし
720ml
日本酒
お酒 酒 SAKE 秋あがり 秋酒
島根県
吉田酒造
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
¥1,540
Where to Buy
お酒の専門店 『松仙』
Amazon
日本酒
月山
特別純米 出雲
1800ml
【吉田酒造】
¥3,080
日本酒
月山
純米吟醸 美月60
1800ml
【吉田酒造】
¥3,300
Where to Buy
地酒屋 金澤留造酒店 楽天市場店
Rakuten
月山
がっさん
涼夏 りょうか 純米
720ml
¥1,485
月山
がっさん
涼夏 りょうか 純米吟醸
1800ml
¥3,630
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はせがわ酒店
Rakuten
月山
芳醇辛口純米
720ml
日本酒
吉田酒造
島根県
¥1,320
月山
芳醇辛口純米
1800ml
日本酒
吉田酒造
島根県
¥2,585
Where to Buy
虎ノ門升本
Amazon
月山
(月山)
特別純米 出雲
720ml
[島根県]
¥2,130
# 48
3.43 pt.
Fukushogun
Meiri Shurui
Ibaraki
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WesternPear
Mellow
Acidity
Tranquil
Restrained
Lingering
Melon-flavored
Soft
Last night was a get-together. We brought our own sake, assuming it wouldn't be too much since it was an all-you-can-drink course at an izakaya chain restaurant. (I got the restaurant's approval!) I bought my first bottle of Vice Shogun. The aroma is fresh and fruity. The mouthfeel is salty-sweet with a hint of sourness. The ginjo aroma becomes a pleasant aftertaste, and is finished off with a mild sourness and bitterness. I thought it was based on a light dry base, but I could feel Aizan's character, and it was very tasty. The fact that everyone who drank it gave it high marks probably indicates that they were paying attention to me. I also like the cost performance of Aizan's Junmai Daiginjo, which is under 2,000 yen! Thank you very much for your hospitality!
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Light Vice General Slight aroma, soft attack. Taste: light and dry. Comes in easily and has a dry aftertaste.
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Chanko-nabe after sumo wrestling 🍶. Light and dry. It was delicious sake 😋.
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# 49
3.43 pt.
Kayama
Oguro Shuzo
Niigata
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Fruity
Sweetness
Fizzy
Acidity
Umami
Tingly
Juice
Juicy
Purchased at a local liquor store...Yamada Nishiki, ✖️ Gohyakumangoku = Koshitanrei, 100% sake rice from Niigata Prefecture. Sweet! It's more of a drink to enjoy on its own than a midday drink... it's a beginner's drink... women will love it... and since it's unfiltered, it's unfiltered, you can drink it on the rocks with ice... yup!
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The aroma is gorgeous and sweet. When you put it in your mouth, the sweetness of rice is a little different from the fruity flavor. I wonder if it is. Cold sake was delicious.
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Koshitanrei. Sweetness from the periphery to the aftertaste. With a fresh umami taste.
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# 50
3.43 pt.
空
Sekiya Jozo
Aichi
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Fruity
Sweetness
Crisp
Light
Steady
Fruity
Graceful
Striking
After all, it's still delicious!
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Empty raw, first experience Ripe grapes, mellow sweetness like ripe peaches. Sky, leaning toward modern, is a wonder. Very tasty.
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Fresh and refreshing, yet gutsy and delicious! My personal favorite: ★★★★★
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Where to Buy
酒浪漫うちやま 楽天市場店
Rakuten
<予約品・2025年4月下旬入荷予定>蓬莱泉【純米大吟醸】
「空」
生version〔生酒〕720ml
¥4,290
<予約品・2025年4月25日入荷予定>蓬莱泉【純米大吟醸】
「空」
生version〔生酒〕1800mlギフト
御歳暮 御年賀
¥9,790
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