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智則純米吟醸原酒生酒中取り無濾過
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chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Although I thought the name was quite assertive, when I tried it, I found it easy to drink and tasty, with a strong sweetness from the strong umami of the rice, even though the sake is +1 and has an alcohol content of 16%. The name of the sake is the same as that of the brewery's president and chief brewer, Mr. Tomonori Yoshida. It is a limited edition sake made by the president himself, bottled from the middle portion of the best brewing tank in the brewery that year. Junmai Ginjo-Nakadori Unfiltered Nama-shu for limited distribution
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Kamonishiki荷札酒 月白純米大吟醸
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Kamonishiki Nifudazake Geppak A light, dry, elegantly aromatic food sake. I think it is delicious, although I don't really like the taste. The young toji, Yuichi Tanaka (born in 1992), is a self-taught sake brewer who started a new challenge while learning to make sake, and his Kafudazake sake became a big hit in 2015. Kamo City is called "Little Kyoto in Hokuetsu," from which the name "Nishiki" for sake is said to have come.
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Hidakamiaquarium in summer純米吟醸
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Hitakami Aquarium in Summer You didn't put the label on the back to see the label from the back. I didn't see it. Personally, I found Hitakami a rare junmai daiginjo that is not dry but fruity like grapefruit. The name derives from the ancient Tohoku region's name "Hitakami-no-kuni. Founded in Ishinomaki in 1861 as a spin-off from Morioka's long-established Kikunoji Brewery.
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Tenmeiさらさら純米純米
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Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25) The label is more fancy than last year. It's very summery. The brewery name "Akebono" is derived from a passage in "The Pillow Book", "Haru wa Akebono", and "Tenmei" was chosen as a synonym for the brand name! Akebono has a history of three generations of female brewers, which is rare for a sake brewery. Since 2011, the 6th generation, Koichi Suzuki (male brewer) has led the brewery, which includes many female staff members, and has been making sake with a lively spirit.
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立ち飲み日本酒5。5坪
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Asamayama Ibuki (species of sacred mountain ash, Fraxinus mandshurica var. japonica) This time we were toasting to alcohol in an away-from-home state. This is the kind of thing that happens. Congratulations on winning the highest trophy in the 2025 IWC (International Wine Challenge) SAKE category Junmai-shu and becoming the champion sake. The current president, Takeshi Sakurai, graduated from the University of Agriculture, and after training at Dewazakura, he returned to the brewery. The year he returned to the brewery, Mt. Asama erupted, and he chose the symbolic mountain as the name of the brand.
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ShikishimaとKTとあいちのおこめ生酒
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striped cotton fabric imported from Sri Lanka I thought the label was easy to understand with a handsome gorilla and a map of Aichi. The name comes from a haiku by Hon'i Nobunaga, "Shikishima no Yamato shin wo hito inquired Hito ha Asahi ni kagafu yamazakura hana" (Yamazakura blossoms that smell in the morning sun). Shikishima is another name for Japan, which is a pillow word for Yamato, meaning an island country with a large and rich land In case you are wondering, the translation is My heart, as a Japanese, is such a heart that knows the beauty of mountain cherry blossoms shining in the morning sun and is moved by their beauty.
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NitoとKTとあいちのおこめ生酒
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nit (Nit.) KT says he is an influenza farmer. It's interesting that all the drinks are so different. It is a sake brand launched in 2015. Its name comes from the paradoxical idea that "only those who chase two hares will catch two hares," and it aims to harmonize seemingly conflicting elements such as taste and aroma, sweetness and spiciness, heaviness and lightness at a high level . Maruishi Brewery has abolished the traditional toji (master brewer) and kurabito (brewer) system, and instead has adopted a "tank-responsible brewing" style in which all employees are involved in the sake brewing process. This allows each person in charge of brewing to take full responsibility from preparation to bottling, creating a challenging and rewarding work environment that improves skills.
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GikyoとKTとあいちのおこめ生酒
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Jersey cudweed (species of cottonweed, Gnaphalium affine) Three different types of drinks with different rice varieties and milling ratios. The handsome gorilla of Aichi At one point, the price of sake skyrocketed, but Gikyo kept its original contract and continued to offer sake without regard to profitability, and was given the name "Gikyo" by a retail merchant for its spirit of "righteousness and chivalry.
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MIYAZUMI I know you are the brewery owner of Collage. I visited the brewery a long time ago. I went to the brewery in the old days. The name is a combination of "Miya" of the brewery owner, Mr. Miyamori, and the name of Mr. Izumi, who used to own the site of the brewery.
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romance I was talking with the person next to me about how good the sake from Fukushima is. The name was derived from the phrase "sake brewing is romantic" and the character "Ichi-go," which indicates the number of brewing, which can be read as "Hitoroman (one romance). In addition to the normal three-stage brewing process, all of our sake is brewed with glutinous rice in a four-stage process, which involves the use of glutinous rice for the fourth stage.
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pine cricket This is a local version of the Asakusa fashionable Schwach purchased when he came back to his hometown. It seems to be a local favorite. The initial taste is a little bitter, but the aftertaste is refreshing. The name "Matsumidori" comes from a 300-year-old pine tree in the garden of the brewery, which was landscaped in the Edo period. It was the first brewery in Aomori Prefecture to receive kosher certification, which indicates that the food is safe and of high quality in accordance with Jewish doctrine, and is also suitable for the overseas market.  Rokune" won a gold medal at the National New Sake Competition
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Ubusuna Ninoujou My brother gave me this when I was talking about sake. I am grateful. Sansho" is a new brand created in December 2021 In 2014, Mr. Kanda studied sake brewing at Asahi Shuzo, known for "Otters" in order to rebuild his brewery, which was in financial crisis. The label design is based on the motif of microorganisms that are important for sake brewing and the environment of the soil. The origin of the name comes from the word "ubusuna," which means "the land of birth, the gods of the land. This word expresses our brewing philosophy of "brewing the best sake from the indigenous production climate and the spirit of prayer.
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Kokuryuいっちょらい純米吟醸
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Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops) It was a wine and Japanese restaurant, so I had wine. Derived from the Kuzuryu River that flows through Fukui Prefecture. Icchorai" is a dialect of Fukui. It means "the best thing (for me).
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Kid夏の疾風純米吟醸
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kid Nice color label, summer liquor-like. Coined from a combination of "Kii-no-kuni," the old name of Wakayama, and "land" (dochi) During the chaotic postwar period, sake brewing had to be suspended, but Yasumasa Yamamoto, the second generation brewer, made a petition speech to the Diet and received permission to resume the brewery. The desire at this time to "brew sake in peaceful times" was the origin of the brewery's name, "Heiwa Shuzo" ("Peace Brewery"). At the International Wine Challenge (IWC) in 2020, "Kido Mugyozan Junmai Ginjo" was awarded the top prize in the SAKE category, "Champion Sake". In the same year, it also won the "Sake Brewery of the Year" award, achieving a double crown.
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Yoshiike (吉池 本店)
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Kinoene Byakya This is my second refill. I talked about how good it was with the person next to me at Asakusa Fashionable. Although I think it tastes better than the usual ones, it has a Koshi-like quality. It tastes like peaches and mangoes. A sense of security like my parents' house. The sake level is undisclosed, about -10. Last year it was -12.4, so there are some likes and dislikes.
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Gacki Masamune Jam Session We had a great time drinking. (Originating in the Taisho era (1912-1926) when the imperial family visited Glorious Land and was told by the composer of Kimigayo, Oku Yoshiyoshi, a gagaku master of the Imperial Household Agency, that "making sake and playing musical instruments were originally equally dedicated to the gods")
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Gakki Masamune Junjo Compared to Jam Session, I liked this one better. Junjo The name derives from a comment made by the composer of Kimigayo, Yoshiyoshi Oku, a court musician of the Imperial Household Agency, when the imperial family visited Japan during the Taisho era (1912-1926): "Sake making and playing musical instruments are both offerings to the gods in the same way in the beginning.
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町田酒造夏純うすにごり純米吟醸生酒無濾過おりがらみ
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Machida Shuzo I heard that it won a gold medal at this year's New Sake Competition. It was named after the brewery's name in the hope that it would be widely known. Currently, the brewery is led by Akiya Machida, the fifth-generation brewer, and his wife Emi Machida, the toji (chief brewer), who are married to each other.
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Ninja青影純米大吟醸
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ninja (persons in feudal Japan who used ninjutsu for fighting ninjutsu) Kouga reads "Kouka". Iga is "iga". I didn't know that. The name derives from the fact that Koka City in Shiga Prefecture, where the brewery is located, is known as the home of ninja.
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Uokusa (魚草)
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Eikofuji Issenfusin I talked with my neighbor about how rare it was, and we talked about somewhat glorious Fuji. Eikofuji's dry, filtered, fired and watered limited edition sake, which is rare among Eikofuji's limited edition sake. The name comes from the addition of the character "Eiko" (glory) to the original sake name "Fuji" (Fuji), which was used when the company was first founded, to express the wish for prosperity. It is also said that the symmetrical character "Eiko Fuji" represents the brewery's philosophy of "sake brewing without backs and sides.
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