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Home drinking 24th bottle in 2024
It was a delicious sake with a strong gaseous taste, but still dark and sweet like Aizan.
I like Aizan after all.
Date of production: November 2023
Rice: 100% Aizan
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Home drinking 23rd bottle in 2024.
I drank a lot of nigori sake this year.
As expected of Kaiun, I was able to drink it smoothly and drank it almost in one day.
Date of production: December 2023
Rice: 100% Akaban Omachi
Rice polishing ratio 55
From the etiquette
This sake is made from new sake brewed with high quality sake rice and spring water from Takatenjinjo.
Please enjoy it cold while enjoying the aroma of new sake.
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Home drinking 22nd bottle in 2024.
This sake is a collaboration between a local sake brewery and a liquor store that we always stop by when we visit Kusatsu Onsen.
It was an easy-to-drink food sake that did not interfere with the meal!
Date of production 2023...?
Rice: 100% Gunma-grown Asahi no Yume
Polishing ratio 90
From the etiquettes
This is the third collaboration product between Ando Shoten and Tsuchida Shuzo, a sake brewery located in Kawaba-mura, Gunma Prefecture. It is brewed with rice produced in Gunma Prefecture using the traditional method of sake brewing. It can be enjoyed cold or warmed with any meal.
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Home drinking 21st bottle in 2024.
I bought this wine when I saw the tag that it won the IWC Great Value Champion Award. It is certainly cosy!
Date of production 10.10.2023
Ingredient rice Domestic rice
From the etiquette
Hourai, which is named after the land of eternal youth and longevity, has been dedicated to making famous sake in Hida Furukawa since 1870. It has won many prizes at domestic and international sake competitions, and has long been loved by the local people as a gift of happiness for the Hida people. We pursue "brewing sake with heart and humanity, brewing straight from the heart to make the most of the life of the rice. We emphasize tradition and handcraftsmanship, use old wooden tools, and value the aroma and feel of the sake.
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Home drinking 2024, 20th bottle.
Date of production January 2024
Rice: 100% Yamadanishiki
Polishing ratio 50%.
From the Etiquette
This product is bottled as it is freshly squeezed from the bottle, so you can enjoy its characteristic fresh aroma for at least one month after production. Serve cold or on the rocks as soon as possible.
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Drinking at home, 19th bottle in 2024.
I met Kitayuki YK35 about 25 years ago at a soba (buckwheat noodle) restaurant on a business trip, and could not forget how delicious it was. I thought the bottle was blue with a square bottom, but now I was given a green bottle. How could it not be delicious?
Date of production: January 2024
Rice: 100% Yamadanishiki
Polishing ratio 35
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Drinking at home, 18th bottle in 2024.
Rich! Umami as good as a meal.
Date of production: October 2023
Rice used: 100% Dewanosato
Yeast used: Yamagata yeast
Rice polishing ratio 38
From the Etiquette
Yami naru Akimizu" is a very limited edition sake brewed by Fuji Shuzo, a sake brewery in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, with a rice polishing ratio of 38%, and shipped only one day a year. This junmai daiginjo is especially recommended for autumn parties, as its delicious flavor will fill your mouth even with your eyes closed or in the dark!
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Drinking at home 17 bottles in 2024
Although I knew about the Mugen series. This one was more like a jacket purchase. The bottle caught my eye, and when I looked at the label, it was Muga.
It is delicious!
Date of production: January 2024
100% contract-grown rice
Polishing ratio 50%.
From the etiquettes
The red bottle has a well-balanced flavor profile with delicate sweetness, umami, and acidity, and a beautiful lingering finish.
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16th bottle in 2024 for drinking at home
I was comparing the drinking with the guardianship. Luxury drinking comparison!
It seems to be sold only by reservation, but it is one of the sakes I look forward to every year.
Date of production: February 2024
Rice: 100% Yamadanishiki produced in Kurodasho
From the etiquettes
This product is a "sweet time is heralded.
This product is a pure sake. Therefore, it shines within a limited season and still breathes in the bottle with the rhythms of heaven and earth. This FUSION4 (fusion), born from the providence of nature and the tranquil thoughts of its creator, will surely release you from your daily life. We hope you will enjoy this new-born SAKE.
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Home drinking 15 bottles in 2024.
A elegant light nigori. A bottle that goes down smoothly and quickly. Even people who don't like sake can enjoy this one.
Date of production: January 2024
Rice: 100% Yamadanishiki
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Drinking at home, 14th bottle in 2024.
We enjoyed a variety of nigori sake this season!
Date of production: January 2024
100% Yamada-Nishiki rice produced in a special A district in Yoshikawa-cho, Miki City, Hyogo Prefecture
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13th bottle of home drinking 2024
Sukkiri Ten Ao morning Shibori.
The second batch was brewed using only sake rice (Gohyakumangoku) from the Shonan area.
Date of production: February 2024
100% domestic rice (from Shonan area)
Polishing ratio 60
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2024 12th bottle for home consumption
Purple Space is my latest addiction. It is gentle and delicious!
Date of production: January 2024
Rice 100% Ginga no SHIZUKU produced in Iwate Prefecture
Polishing ratio: 55% for koji rice
From the etiquette
Stars color the night sky in January. I moved to Iwate with the thought of the galaxy in my mind. I am Sato, the vice president of the company, and I am an apprentice sake brewer in my second life.
The night sky on a clear day is sparkling with stars, just like a drop of freshly steamed galaxy.
Murasakyuu No. 4 Junmai Ginjo Star Label is a superb product brewed with Iwate Prefecture's representative prefectural rice. We hope you enjoy it.
My goal for this term is to graduate from the sake brewing apprenticeship. Please come visit our brewery!
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2024 11th bottle of home brew
The annual morning pressing.
This year, we started with Sentori.
Date of production: February 2024
Rice: 100% domestic rice
Polishing ratio: Koji rice 60
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Home drinking 2024, 10th bottle.
It was the first time. When I hear the name "Takeshita Family" in Shimane, I imagine... that house. It was made by an up-and-coming master brewer, and it had a clear and somewhat dry impression. The aroma is gorgeous and strong. The sweetness is moderate, so it was very good as a food sake.
Date of production: January 2024
Rice: 100% domestic rice
Yeast used: Yeast 901
Polishing ratio: 50% for koji rice, 60% for kake rice
From the etiquette] 150 years ago, the Tabe family asked the Takeshita family to take over the brewing department. In response to the manly spirit that took care of it, we received the name of Rihachi, the head of the Takeshita family at that time. With the up-and-coming Toji Hamasaki, we once again took on the challenge of brewing sake, this time with the Tabe family. Enjoy this sake with a fruity flavor inspired by the sparkling waters of the Sea of Japan.
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Home drinking 2024, 9th bottle.
We couldn't resist the magical power of nigori sake and inevitably bought it immediately. It was so easy to drink that it was gone in no time at all.
Date of production January 2024
100% domestic rice
Production Date 50% Koji rice, 55% Kake rice
From the Etiquette: This is Kido's sparkling nigori sake. The sparkling carbonation bursts in the mouth, giving it a mild nigorizake mouthfeel and an elegant ginjo aroma. It has the fresh taste of freshly squeezed sake.
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Home drinking 2024, 8th bottle.
I have never seen Nabeshima like this! I thought, "I've never seen Nabeshima like this! I knew I couldn't go wrong!
Date of production: December 2023
Rice used: 100% Kitanoshizuku
Polishing ratio 50%.
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Home drinking 2024, 7th bottle.
I want to drink nigori this time of year. I drank a lot of nigori this season. It was an authentic active nigori.
Date of production: December 2023
Rice: 100% Hatsushimo grown in Gifu Prefecture
Polishing ratio 60
From the etiquette: This sake is brewed with 60% polished Gifu rice "Hatsushimo" to fully express the flavor of the rice.
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Home drinking 2024, 6th bottle.
This is the same limited release as the 5th bottle. If it is a limited release of Houou Mita, I had no choice but to buy it. I bought it without hesitation. Delicious!
Production date: July 2023
Rice: 100% Yamadaho
Polishing ratio 50%.
Houou Mita was originally founded by Yonezo Kobayashi, the first founder of the brewery in Niigata, who started brewing sake in Mita village as a guardian of Nikko. Based on the records left at the brewery, we have recreated the original brewing process of the founding brand "Yonemitsu" to return to its origins and to introduce new possibilities.
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Home drinking 2024, 5th bottle.
I compared this bottle with the sixth bottle I drank, Yamadaho, which is made with different rice. The Watabune was more powerful and the Yamadaho was softer. Both are delicious, but I preferred the Yamadaho!
Date of production: July 2023
Rice: 100% Watafune No. 2
Polishing ratio 50%.
Houou Mita was originally founded by Yonezo Kobayashi, the founder of the Niigata sake brewery, who started brewing sake in Mita village as a guardian of Nikko. Based on the records left at the brewery, we have recreated the original brewing process of the founding brand "Yonemitsu" to return to its origins and to introduce new possibilities.
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