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Shigemasu
16(13.45%)
Gokyo
7(5.88%)
Yonetsuru
5(4.2%)
Nabeshima
5(4.2%)
Iwanoi
5(4.2%)

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Fukuoka
66(15.71%)
Yamagata
28(6.67%)
Saga
28(6.67%)
Akita
22(5.24%)
Niigata
21(5%)

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Shichida純米おりがらみ　生無濾過
Tenzan ShuzoSaga
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This brand has an image of good taste no matter what you drink. Drink cold sake Cloudy white color Unique aroma of rice Delicious rice flavor with juiciness spreads in the mouth. Slightly carbonated with a touch of petit carbonation. The taste quickly fades away. Slight bitterness in the aftertaste, but the aftertaste is refreshing. Goes well with sashimi and potato salad. The bitterness and dryness are noticeable when served warm, and it is definitely better served cold.
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Drink cold Slightly sweet aroma Fullness with sweetness on the palate Weak dryness comes later. The taste quickly finishes. A refreshing mid-meal sake It is a sake that refreshes the palate rather than a sake that goes well with snacks. The label is cute.
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Drink cold The aroma is very mild. Full-bodied with a slight bitterness on the palate Immediately it has a strong dryness that lingers for a while. The aftertaste is a little long. When served with shellfish and chanja, the spiciness and bitterness are offset, and the umami of the sake can be felt more. When served with sashimi and potato salad, it enhances the flavor of the snacks.
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Bornときしらず　氷温熟成　特別熟成酒
Katokichibei ShotenFukui
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Purchased at a liquor store in Omiya, Tokyo (just after opening the bottle) Drink cold Clear and colorless. The aroma is sweet with little sense of maturity. Rich taste with sweetness in the mouth. Tingling dryness in the aftertaste. (The day after opening the bottle) Drink cold Tastes better chilled as the sweetness weakens compared to chilled Serve lukewarm As the label says, it tastes better with a deeper flavor. When heated, it tastes less full than lukewarm sake. Prefer it lukewarm, then chilled, in that order
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Yakitori restaurant near Koga Station Sake from a very minor brewery in Koga Drink hot The aroma is full-bodied. Full-bodied on the palate. The sharpness of the flavor is strong and crisp. The aftertaste is dry and frizzy. The dryness becomes very strong when warmed. Easy to match with various snacks
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Yakitori restaurant near Koga Station Sake from a very minor brewery in Koga Drink cold Clear and colorless Mild aroma Slightly classic flavor on the palate Tingling dryness in the aftertaste. Long aftertaste, leaving a richness in the mouth for a while. Easy to match with both sashimi and yakitori. When warmed, the aroma resembles watermelon.
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Izakaya near Hakozaki Station Brands I have been interested in for a long time Drink cold Clear and colorless Slightly pineapple-like ginjo aroma Fresh and carbonated on the palate The taste is light and does not last long. The aftertaste is refreshing and full-bodied. It is easy to match with dishes such as sashimi, and it is good to drink as an aperitif. The low alcohol content makes it easy to drink.
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Izakaya near Hakozaki Station A brand I've never seen before. The label was cute, so I ordered it. Mysterious, with no mention of the rice used to make the sake or the rice polishing ratio. Drink it cold Colorless and transparent Gorgeous aroma Rich and full-bodied on the palate Delicious with a wild taste like unfiltered sake The sharpness of the flavor is good and does not remain in the mouth for a long time. The aftertaste is quite short. The aftertaste is clean and easy to match with food in spite of its richness. The impression of richness and cleanness does not change even if it is warmed up.
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Brands found at Yatai Zushi Drink cold Clear and colorless Slightly melon-like aroma In the mouth, it has a refreshing full-bodied flavor. The taste is more refreshing than the cloudy one. It is not so good when warmed up. It seems like the kind of sake you'd find in an izakaya (Japanese-style pub). Personally, I would rather drink beer or a highball if I had to pay for it.
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Brands found at Yatai Zushi Drink cold sake Cloudy white Almost no aroma The palate is clean and full-bodied. Dryness appears soon after Strong taste and sharpness Very short aftertaste Not as light as expected When warmed up, it has a bitter taste and is not good. Sake like you would find in an izakaya (Japanese style pub). Personally, I would rather drink beer or a highball if I had to pay for it.
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Haginotsuyu純米大吟醸　高島市産短稈渡船〈いつとせ〉
Fukuiyahei ShotenShiga
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Purchased at a liquor store near JR Ujima Station in Toyomae City It is said to be made from an ancient rice called "Short-stalked Boat", which is an ancestor of Yamada-Nishiki. (Just after opening the bottle) Drink it cold. Slightly cloudy white. Weak aroma similar to amazake. In the mouth, it has a sweet taste with a tingling sensation. Dryness spreads later. The lingering aftertaste is a little long. Warmed to lukewarm Sweet aroma and a strong smell of alcohol. The sweetness is the same in the mouth, but the dryness is stronger. To be heated hot The tangy smell of alcohol weakens considerably. The dryness weakens and it becomes easier to drink. Because the sweetness remains the same, it tastes better than cold or lukewarm sake. We paired it with sashimi and cheese at all temperatures, but it goes best with hot sake and cheese.
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白木久純米酒　無濾過一火原酒　vibrant
白杉酒造Kyoto
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Purchased at a liquor store near Koga Station I asked what kind of sake goes well with sashimi and this is what was recommended Made with Koshihikari rice The label is stylish! (Just after opening the bottle) Drink it cold Very slight yellow color Contains many very fine bubbles Refreshing aroma with a light image. Strong juiciness and acidity in the mouth. A firm richness spreads in the mouth. Medium lingering finish Weak sweetness remains in the aftertaste. When warmed, the sharpness of the flavor increases, and it is better served cold. Goes well with salted octopus and Matsumae pickles. Very tasty. Warm to lukewarm Smells like alcohol. The sweetness is more pronounced than when served cold. A strong dryness soon appears. The aftertaste is very refreshing. Heat sake to hot. Smell of alcohol is weaker than when lukewarm. Not so good as it tastes very light. When cooled, it tastes dry and has little sweetness. When heated, it does not go well with snacks that go well with cold sake.
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Kanhokuto純米酒　平成28年製造
Kanhokuto ShuzoFukuoka
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Obtained after being left for a long period of time in a refrigerator somewhere else. It is about 8 years old and I am concerned about the change in taste due to aging. Drink it cold Clear and colorless. The aroma is mild, but there is a slight hint of maturity. Aged richness similar to hiyaoroshi in the mouth. Hot sake Even paler than this year's production. In addition, the matured flavor can be felt even when the sake is heated, and it does not move in a positive direction. It does not move in a positive direction, so it may be more accurate to describe the taste as "aged" rather than "matured". I realized that just because it is aged does not necessarily mean it will be tasty.
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Kanhokuto特別純米　令和6年製造
Kanhokuto ShuzoFukuoka
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Purchased at a liquor store near Chidori Station Manufactured in 2024 For comparison with the aged version Drink cold Clear and colorless The aroma is mild. Overall taste is clean and refreshing, with a hint of umami and astringency Hot sake Aroma intensifies a little. Fullness increases, but quickly fades away, leaving a light impression. It does not seem to be a sake that warms up well.
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Yonetsuru亀粋　磨き40 純米大吟醸
Yonetsuru ShuzoYamagata
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Using a sake rice I've never heard of called "Kame-iki." I wonder if this sake rice is related to Kame-no-o. Drink it cold. The sake has a strong richness despite the high rice polishing ratio (40%). The aftertaste is clean, clear, and delicious. It goes down smoothly.
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Taketsuru大和雄町純米原酒
Taketsuru ShuzoHiroshima
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The brewery is the birthplace of Nikka Whiskey's founder, Masataka Taketsuru. Mellow aroma with a distinctive flavor The strong flavor of unfiltered unpasteurized sake is delicious! Next time I drink it, I want to try the heated sake on the back label.
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Gangi純米　ひとつび
Yaoshin ShuzoYamaguchi
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Drink cold Delicious umami spreading in the mouth. There is an astringency with a woody nuance afterward, a little like Shigemasu.
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Hohai特別純米酒　旨辛　+10
Mira ShuzoAomori
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Purchased at a liquor store near JR Ujima Station in Toyomae City (Just after opening the bottle) Drink cold Clear and colorless Gentle ginjo aroma similar to pineapple. Full-bodied on the palate. A strong dryness is immediately apparent. Spicy dryness spreads quickly in the mouth, and as the label says, it is dry. Long finish as the fullness lingers in the mouth for a while. When warmed, the ginjo aroma becomes stronger and the aftertaste is much shorter. It may be classified as a mellow dry sake, but it has a different taste from Amanoto.
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Kazan無濾過生々　伝承古法本仕込み
Sudo HonkeIbaraki
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Purchased at a liquor store in the city's Omiya district (immediately after opening the bottle) Drink cold Slightly cloudy white The aroma is gorgeous, similar to that of white wine. Strong acidity on the palate. Floral taste spreads next. Very slight astringency in the aftertaste There is no rice flavor and it tastes almost like a white wine. The label on the back of the bottle says that about 6 months have passed since the production date and that it is unfiltered and unpasteurized, so the taste may have changed considerably since its production. The brewery's website says that the rice used is Kame-no-o Koshihikari, which is a type of Kame-no-o rice, and it seems to be made from Uruchi rice, giving the impression that there is a gap between the taste and the description. It does not seem to go well with crab miso or tako-washi, but it goes perfectly with cheese. I would like to drink it with Western food like wine. I wonder what the back label says about the traditional method of honjikomi (brewing).
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