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ochi ochi
日本酒の美味しさに嵌り、自身の好みを探すため備忘録として始めました。 日常に彩りを与えてくれる日本酒との素晴らしい出会いに感謝して、美味しく楽しくいただきます。

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Preferred ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ It is written "Shinba" and reads "Nippa". Purchased at a liquor store in Tochigi Prefecture. According to what the owner told me, the rice used here was grown by Kiyoshi Tanaka, a rice farmer who grows NIPPA rice in an area called Shinba (Nippa) in Tochigi City, Tochigi Prefecture. And this Mr. Kiyoshi Tanaka. Mr. Kiyoshi Tanaka is the model for Tonomura, a character in Jun Ikeido's famous "Shitamachi Rocket". If he spoke so passionately, how could I not be interested in this book? So I decided to purchase the book. The taste is condensed yet lightly sweet and tasty, with a hint of sourness. My favorite type. Personally, I felt it tasted better when I let it come to room temperature, as it became softer. When you know the producer's face and the story behind it, it tastes even better, and you will be more and more addicted to it. I also look forward to seeing the same Iinuma Meizo.
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Toyobijin限定純米吟醸　愛山
Sumikawa ShuzojoYamaguchi
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Preferred ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ My favorite Toyo Bijin. After Sake Mirai, Hakutsuru Nishiki, and Omachi, this time it was Aizan. They all share the same sweet and delicious taste, but they are all different and all good. Sake Mirai stands out for its dense sweetness and sharpness. Hakutsuru-nishiki, with the same dense sweetness and crispness as Sake Mirai, was the juiciest. Omachi, with its sweetness and strong, dark flavor. Compared to the other three, Aizan was the lightest in sweetness with a hint of acidity. It has a mild texture and a light aftertaste without a hint of alcohol.
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Yamasan純米大吟醸　山田錦　三割九分　無濾過原酒
山三酒造Nagano
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Preferred ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ It was a day when we wanted to drink it with a meal, but the already-opened Omine was too sweet, so we decided to open another bottle of Yamasan. It seems that our usual liquor store has recently started to carry it, and I was delighted when I found this one in the store. It has a chili sensation on the tip of the tongue, a soft sweetness, and a slight citrus peel-like bitterness in the aftertaste. The overall impression is cohesive and refined. Despite its elegant flavor, it is light and easy to drink, making it a good toast.
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大嶺三粒　生詰ひやおろし雄町
大嶺酒造Yamaguchi
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Preferences: ★★★★★ I bought two bottles of Hiyoroshi Namazume Omachi on the day it arrived this year because I liked it so much after drinking it last year! It is one of my favorite Omine wines with a particularly strong sweetness, and I was so captivated by its smooth, silky texture and concentrated sweetness that I had been waiting for a year for it to arrive. The sweetness is as thick as honey, but it is not heavy, and I love the fact that I can drink it like water. I am glad I bought two bottles. It was very tasty again this year. Quote from the website A subtle floral aroma reminiscent of dahlia. Thick texture with layers of concentrated sweetness and flavor.
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Bo特別純米美山錦　無濾過生原酒
外池酒造店Tochigi
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Preference ★★★★☆ Nasu trip, second one at the inn. It's very tight. It has a strong sake taste and a dry aftertaste, but I like it because it has a natural sweetness on top of the rich umami of junmai. The first glass, which I drank after taking it out of the refrigerator for a little while, was very tasty, with the umami spreading out even more.
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Hi OCHI 😃 Welcome to Tochigi🤗Nanamizu-san to Nozomu-san! Definitely a delicious Tochigi sake ‼️
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Thanks for your comment😃✨ The store was very kind and helpful😊Nanamizu and Nozomu were very good 🥹I actually couldn't decide and bought 5 more bottles so I will enjoy Tochigi sake for a while 🥰.
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Shichisuiシャルマン　にごり生酒
Toraya HontenTochigi
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Preferred ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ I drank this on a trip to Nasu with my friends. There were two types, nigori (cloudy) and no nigori (clear), but I bought this nigori for today's toast, as they only had 6 bottles in stock! It is a sparkling wine made with wine yeast, so it is truly a rice sparkling wine. The juicy flavor of rice combined with the freshness of sparkling wine is well-balanced and easy to drink without being heavy. It was my favorite type of wine with a bit of sweetness and plenty of nigori (nigori) and umami (flavor).
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Preference ★★★★☆ Iwate Sake Banquet! Hirairoku Brewery This is the "Mugai" by Hirairoku Brewery, which I definitely wanted to drink this time, along with Okuroku by Iwate Meizou. I really like its moist sweetness and acidity, and it has the second strongest taste after Tsuki no Rin among all the sake we drank this time. I also tried the pear one, but it was sweeter and more to my liking.
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悠楽純米吟醸　生　おりがらみ　美山錦
Azumamine ShuzotenIwate
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Preference ★★★★☆ Iwate Sake Banquet! Azumamine Sake Brewery Not Azumamine, which I have had before, but another brand called Yuraku, which I saw for the first time this time. It was the best I had at this event. It started out piquant and had a refreshing aftertaste like grapefruit. It was like a juicy melon soda without the sake feeling! We were very lucky to happen to have a freshly opened bottle! After this, I checked the locksmith, but he didn't have any. Too bad.
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Hiroki純米大吟醸　磨き４割
Shiwa ShuzotenIwate
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Preferred ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ Iwate Sake Banquet! Shiwa Sake Brewery Shiwa is also delicious, but this time we chose Hiroki. It is clean, smooth and easy to drink dry.
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Okuroku特別純米生酛ロータス
岩手銘醸Iwate
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Preferred ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ Iwate Sake no Banquet! This is less sweet than Unite (Junmai Ginjyo Namaishige Yuzuru no Kaori 50% polished) and has a more robust sake flavor. The POP says "warming up makes it swell up", so this is one to look forward to as the weather gets colder. I would like to drink it chilled to enjoy the sweet acidity, or warmed up to enjoy the full-bodied acidity with a meal! I was surprised to learn that Hitomebore, an edible rice that I am used to eating, can be made into such a delicious sake.
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Okuroku純米吟醸生酛ユナイト
岩手銘醸Iwate
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Preferred ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ Iwate Sake Banquet! From Okuroku, which we wanted to drink this time, we luxuriously compared the Lotus on the left (special junmai namaishige Hitomebore polished to 60%) and the Unite on the right (junmai ginjo namaishige Yuzu no Kou polished to 50%)! This Unite has a hint of sourness from the aroma, and I am convinced that it is my favorite type. The balance of sweet and sour (sweet at the beginning and sour later) is delicious, and it is more gorgeous than the Junmai Lotus. The higher the temperature, the sweeter it becomes, so I personally prefer to drink it cold, when I can taste the acidity as well. Thank you for the encounter!
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Tsukinowa純米酒　秋あがり
Tsukinowa ShuzotenIwate
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Preferred ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ Iwate sake party! The second cup is Tsuki no Rin. In contrast to the first cup of Akabu, this one is clean and dry, and the flavor spreads more as it warms up, making it perfect for a mid-meal drink. We paired it with juicy gyoza (dumplings), but it would also go well with autumnal delicacies such as taro stew and Pacific saury.
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AKABU中務　純米大吟醸
赤武酒造Iwate
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Preferred ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ Iwate Sake Banquet! The first drink is Akabu. I've had all the others, so I went with Nakamichi, which I've never had before. Fruity and fragrant, with a clean and beautiful sweetness that matches its aroma. It is easy to drink like water without the sake feeling. It was the most gorgeous of all the sake we drank today.
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EmishikiSensation WHITE Gen2 古式生もと
EmishikiShiga
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Preferred ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ I wanted to try it lol Shiki. I bought the white one online in the summer because I heard it was sweeter than the black one. I was in a hurry to open the bottle because it was made in February. The word-of-mouth on the Internet said it tasted of white peaches and lychee, giving the impression of a fruity sake, but perhaps it was because it had been produced so long that I didn't feel much fruitiness. It has a light taste with a hint of sweetness and acidity. It is a great cosmopolitan wine. I would like to drink it with Western food like a white wine. I would like to try it again later.
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Preferred ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ On the way back from an expedition to Akita, we had a little early dinner with a bottle of Yamahai by Yukino Kayasha, which we bought at Akita Station. I like the acidity of this one. It is soft and delicious. We ended our Akita Sake trip with a bottle of Snow Kayasha, the sake that got us hooked on sake. I like it almost as much as *4.
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Amanoto純米酒　天の戸　星あかり仕込み
Asamai ShuzoAkita
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Preferred ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ Akita Sake Enjoyment Party in Akita 15th glass: Amano no To The last sake of the event was Amano no To, which was the most delicious sake of the day at Natsuda Fuyukura! As a junmai sake, it has a more direct sake taste than junmai daiginjo. It has good acidity, is not too sweet, and seems to swell up when warmed. This is one ticket! It was a great trip to Akita!
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Akitabare純米吟醸　A(エース)紫
Akita ShuzoAkita
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Preferred ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ Akita Sake Enjoyment Party in Akita The 14th sake, Akita Haru We revisited A (Ace) because we were curious about it since we enjoyed the Bearded Glasses Boy. It has a crisp, refreshing dry taste, but the sake flavor is a little stronger. We preferred the more flavorful Bearded Glasses Monk. The right side of the first photo.
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Yukinobijin純米吟醸　山田錦6号
Akita JozoAkita
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Preference ★★★★☆ Akita Sake Enjoyment Party in Akita The 13th sake, Yuki no Bijin. This is also the first time I drank this sake. The sweetness is light and the acidity is good. It is not strongly sake-like, but has a mellow, umami flavor and a well-balanced, clean, and smooth mouthfeel. Next to the Amanoto Natsuda Fuyu-kura, this was a sake I was thankful to have encountered today. The cool yet warming taste is exactly what the name "Yuki no Bijin" implies.
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Hiraizumi山廃純米酒　試験醸造(仮)
HiraizumihonpoAkita
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Preferred ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ Akita Sake Party in Akita The 12th cup: Hiraizumi We went back to Hirasen to see if we liked Marutobi or the other Hirasens. The sake was stronger than Marutobi, but less acidic. It was good, but I found that I definitely preferred Marutobi. Even though I knew that I preferred Marutobi, I went back to Sugahisa and bought another bottle of Hiraizumi (Yamahai Hyakuda).
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Amanoto純米大吟醸　夏田冬蔵　秋田酒こまち
Asamai ShuzoAkita
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Preferences: ★★★★★ Akita Sake Enjoyment Party in Akita 11th glass - Ama-no-To. First time I drank it. Impressed. It was the first time in a long time that I was impressed by its taste. It is often said that good sake is like water, but this one was truly one of the clearest I have ever had. Clear, clean (kireeeeeeee) water. I took a sip and was shocked! I was shocked. I am glad to have encountered it. The best harvest of the day. The sweetness is soft and fluffy, and it has a deep and gentle taste that does not disturb the clarity of the water. Elegant. I bought it without hesitation, and then I also bought Natsuda Fuyukura Junmai Daiginjyo Hoshiakari at Sugahisa. I am looking forward to opening the bottle.
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