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山の壽グッドタイムズナイトセッション

Yamanokotobuki Shuzo Fukuoka

10/5/2025, 11:15:10 AM

10/5/2025

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Sunday night has come again this week 😭 I can say that it's atrocious... but the only way to recharge my energy for tomorrow is to drink 🤣 lol Well, tonight we have Good Times Night Sessions from Yamanotobuki in Fukuoka 🌃. I thought I've had this drink before, but it was half a year ago 💧. Oh well, the days go by too fast 😨... 😨. Well, before I spend too much time on the scale, I quickly opened the bottle ❗️ lol😆. The aroma is not that strong, just a hint of fruity 🤔. Now let's get to it 🤤... I'm not sure if it's the smokiness or the bitterness or the bitterness... ἤ... ἤ... Personally, I don't think I'll have it next time😅. I think it's a food wine in terms of taste... I don't mean to be harsh, but it's a shame that it tastes a bit half-baked when drunk cold... I think it would be better if it were heated up, so I'll give it a try after tomorrow. 🙂‍↕️ Day 2: 🗒️ Not much change in cold sake 🤔. So...heated sake 🍶. It's less peculiar and more like a dry mid-meal sake: ❗️ Personally, I definitely prefer this one ✨. I miss oden 🍢 😆.

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Aramasaエクリュ純米生酛

Aramasa Shuzo Akita

10/3/2025, 12:11:32 PM

10/3/2025

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Today... it's been a while since I've had a Niimasa ecru✨. The last time I drank this was about 6 months ago, so it's been a while 😆. When I opened the bottle, the aroma was not that strong ❓ but I could feel a little bit of the raspberry 🍇 flavor that is typical of Shinmasa 👍. The first sip from .......... I don't remember it being this refreshing 🤔⁉️🤔 I wonder if there is a big difference depending on the month it was made 😅. I wonder if there is a big difference depending on the month of manufacture😅. To be honest, I personally don't like the wine with strong acidity of Shinsei in general... but it's been a while since I've tasted it 😍. The initial taste is refreshing... then sour lemon🍋 and raspberry🍇 sensation, with a nice sharpness and pull in the aftertaste... I like it a lot 🥰. However...hmmm...what's the difference 💦? It's been a while since I've had a Shinmasa that tasted so good, so it's a little refreshing 💧. With the recent trend of raising the price of everything...2,000 yen regular price for ecru is really helpful ✨. I've had many Shinsei, Cosmos, Viridian, Bird, Frog, Cat... but this one is the best in terms of cost performance: ☝️ The second day was also stable, with a refreshing taste and acidity 🍋, and it's just plain delicious 😋.

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Denshu純米吟醸　秋田酒こまち純米吟醸

Nishida Shuzoten Aomori

10/1/2025, 11:24:19 AM

10/1/2025

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Before you know it, it will be October... 😱 And today is Sake Day 🍶. I hesitate to open it even though it's the middle of the week... but of course, I have to open it now, right? It's just the atmosphere😅lol So, I rummaged in the fridge.... Here it is! There are so many brands that I was wondering what to open... 😓. Jyushidai, Jikin, Sansho, Shinmasa... and Tasake🤣. I took it out with the force of "open it! Well, I'm sorry for the long preamble... but this Akita Sake Komachi is my first drink 🤤. When I opened the bottle, the aroma was like mellow......that's it 💡. The aroma reminds me of Kameizumi🐢's CEL-24, which is very close ❗️ The aroma is similar to Kameizumi's ❗️... but it is more umami than Kameizumi's with a bit of spiciness and bitterness 🤔🤔. Although the pull remains a little ... but in general, it is a good cohesion and easy to drink 🍸. Personally, I have an image of Tazake as a middle ground that can be ripe for both the mid-meal and pre-meal repertoire, but I think this one is more for pre-meal and post-meal 😊. We had it after dinner with a light cheese 🧀😋. Day 2🗒️ The aroma is the same as before, but the melon is more stable. I think the flavor has increased a little 🤔. The balance is almost as stable as on the first day 😊.

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Good morning, koi suru gulls 😃. Akita Sake Komachi Tasake! I would love to have a bottle of this 😍 but it's great to have a distressed all-star in the pipeline 👍.

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Hi Jay & Nobby 😃 This Tasake was delicious, it tasted quite sweet and melon-like: 🙂‍↕️ So much so that I'm thinking of buying a repeat 🤣. Yes... the timing to open it is always a problem 😭.

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Haginotsuruメガネ専用富久長

Hagino Shuzo Miyagi

9/28/2025, 9:47:12 AM

9/28/2025

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I'll be back to work tomorrow....................... And if that's the case, in order to keep my spirits up...I'll be the first to recharge my sake 🍶. ❗️ lol Today, although it's only September, I'm opening a Tomikyucho for glasses only 😁. After all, I'm a glasses wearer myself 🤣. This Megane Special is a 10th anniversary sake and is a collaboration with various sake breweries... but it was a collaboration with Tomikunaga in Akitsu, Hiroshima, so it was relatively close by and most importantly... the portrait looks just like him👍! The third picture shows Mr. Imada, the toji 🤣 (I took this picture when the brewery opened in April, so the quality is a little rough...) Well, I'm sorry for the long introduction, but... the bottle was opened 🍶 with a refreshing lemon aroma 🤤 and then a quick sip.... A smooth sip from the first sip 🤔....... The aftertaste and the pull are also refreshing without any peculiarities 👌. If I had to say, I think it's better with food than drinking it by itself. I personally like to drink it while eating yakitori salt 🧂😆. Day 2: 🗒️ Almost no change 🤔. It's a stable food sake 😊.

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Kihoturugreeting

Kiyama Shouten Saga

9/26/2025, 11:34:17 AM

9/26/2025

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Tonight...Kiho Tsuru✨! I was looking at everyone's posts on Sake no Wa... and since there were so many posts about how delicious it was, I finally found a brand I've been secretly wanting to try 😅. And I got the commemorative sake 🤣 lol.... ...but I thought the base of the taste would be the same, so here it is: ❗️ First opening ceremony ‼️ lol Not much aroma... not much in the glass either😅😅 I'll take a sip right away 🙋.... What is it... very easy to drink 🤤. It's like lemon water 🍋...but the acidity isn't that strong, so the perfect balance of sweetness and deliciousness that comes in easily sinks into your throat 😍. The taste of the sake is not bitter or peculiar, and it disappears without disturbing the taste buds. ....but it doesn't have any juiciness, so it's not enough for those who want it 🤔. However, this balance is certainly delicious 😋. How will it taste tomorrow ⁉️😁 Day 2🗒️ The flavor is very good. Still very clean taste, little bitterness and no increase in bitterness 😊. This is indeed delicious 😋.

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Q/A とととごりとり

Miyake Shuzo Hyogo

9/25/2025, 10:56:40 AM

9/25/2025

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Today here 💁. Hyogo Prefecture is the Q/A of Miyake Shuzo 😁. The other day, I was at a tasting event at my favorite liquor store and had the opportunity to try 6 different kinds of sake for the first time ✨. I bought this "Tottogori Torori" which was the best of all 🫧. We opened the bottle again at home: ‼️ I had to fight for about 1 minute to open the bottle......................thanks to the fact that it was well chilled? Thanks to the fact that it was well chilled 🤣 lol When I opened the bottle, the aroma was not that strong... but when I poured it into the glass, the sour aroma like lemon and grapefruit made me drool 🍋... 🤤. So, without further ado... a sip... ❗️🤩 The refreshing grapefruit-like taste is addictive 😍. I didn't expect it to be as refreshing as it is now that the mornings and evenings are turning autumnal 🍂... but it's a great drink for the hot summer months👍. If you pour this into a glass and serve it at the same time as a Greflee chuhai, you won't even know it's sake 😊. However, it still has a very different flavor and depth that only sake can have. ⭕️ On the second day, the shwashiness settles down a bit and the taste becomes milder😊. Nice with just the right amount of acidity👍

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OosakazukiMACHO 純米山田錦 80%純米

Makino Shuzo Gunma

9/20/2025, 11:53:12 AM

9/20/2025

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Today we have the Macho 💪 series from our favorite sake brewery, Makino Sake Brewery. I'm sure I'm going to get a lot of "you're buying too much ⁉️" but this year I'm going for it lol 🤣! And that brings us to today's Yamada Nishiki 🌾. Yamada-Nishiki is the standard of all sake rice ❗️The standard ‼️ What can we talk about ⁉️ without brewing this rice 🤔 I'm curious to see what kind of flavor the gory macho💪 has created with this standard rice 😁. I used less than 200 words just for the preface lol. So I'll report quickly 🤣. When I opened the bottle...it was almost as rough as edible rice with 80% milling ratio. The aroma is not that strong 🤔When I pour it into the glass, the fresh fruity aroma is a bit unique ❓Is this the aroma of macho💪 lol😆😆. I took a sip...... "This is it! I thought it was a fire-entry 🔥 the moment I took a sip.... I think....it's a juiciness.... While the juiciness and umami are in a nice balance, there is also a bit of bitterness and a little bit of miscellaneous taste due to the low milled rice 🤔. However, this bitterness is not unpleasant and easy to drink. ❗️ I guess it's because the rice milling ratio is close to that of edible rice, so it tastes more like the rice we usually eat 👍 I think I might like Gorilla🦍>Tokujun>Yamada Nishiki lol

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Takachiyoハロウィンラベルfeat.サラパンダ純米大吟醸原酒生酒無濾過おりがらみ

Takachiyo Shuzo Niigata

9/19/2025, 12:21:45 PM

9/19/2025

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The second one today is... 🤤. Takachiyo's Halloween🎃Sara Panda🐼 Unfortunately... this Halloween series will be sold out this year 😭 I'm sad that I won't be able to drink it after next year... Well, I'll get back on track and report back 💪. Last year I had the Sakazukin ver. so this year it's 💁Sara Panda🐼✨. I knew there was some precipitation due to the ooze...so I thought to myself, "I can't afford to enjoy only the supernatant ‼️"...lol. (lol) I stirred it from the beginning and opened the bottle‼️✨. Sweetness, umami, and the unique orikara flavor...it's still a takachi-yo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo flavor 😆. A parade of apples 🍎 grapes 🍇 😁. Also the lactic acidic yogurt feeling might be like calpis 🥛. but! I don't know if it's because I'm drunk or not... but I feel like it tastes similar to the "Autumn Poem of Goddess of Oriental Beauty" that I was drinking earlier😅. Of course, this one has a stronger "sizzling" taste, which is what "Takachiyo" is all about, right? But if you remove this juiciness, it would be "Toyo Bijin" 💦. Sake is a very deep and enjoyable drink 🤣. Day 2: 🗒️ Increased lactic acidic yogurt-like flavor⤴️ Good nuance of microcarbonated calpis soda🫧🙆 A different take on the first day ✨

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Good evening Mr. Koi Suru Gull 🌝. I'm sad to hear that Halloween-labeled Takachiyosan is being sold out after this season 😭. I see, if it loses the juiciness, it will taste more like Toyo Bijin-san 🤔.

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Good evening, Mr. Chesta 🌙 Yes... it's a shame 😭 I personally liked the balance of the fizziness 🫧 and juiciness of the orikara and the calpisiness of the second day 👍. If you make it taste clear, it's a beautiful oriental image 😁.

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Toyobijin女神の秋の詩　純米大吟醸純米大吟醸

Sumikawa Shuzojo Yamaguchi

9/18/2025, 11:33:17 AM

9/18/2025

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It's mid-September before I know it... It's been another hot and long summer, and the calendar has turned to autumn 🍂. As usual, I always take a peek at the liquor section of the supermarket while grocery shopping. Well, I don't expect to find it since I'm not a sake specialist... but for some reason, one store has it 🤩... Toyo Bijin ✨. This is the 💁 fall limited edition Jun Dai 😁. Well, let's open the bottle right away 🍶🍶. The aroma...hmmm! Hmmm! I've had a lot of sake with a fruity aroma, but... it's something different 🤔. If I had to say...it's like the smokiness of a baked apple instead of a raw apple ❓. When you take a sip, you get the impression that the rich sweetness described on the tag is spreading, but the aftertaste disappears easily. I can only use a personal analogy...it tastes like freshly eaten apples 🍎 = I love the taste of the Goddess Shizuku and Winter Poem that I drank in the past. This one tastes like aged apples made into an apple pie = I love you Autumn Poem I'm not sure how to describe it, but I hope you get the idea 😅. I think it is autumnal 🤔. Day 2: 🗒️ The flavor is more delicious: ⤴️ And at the same time, a little bit smokiness.... But the overall balance is excellent 👍

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Gekkeikanスパークリング清酒　うたかた

Gekkeikan Kyoto

9/17/2025, 11:27:53 AM

9/17/2025

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Today is still mid-week💦. So, I stopped by a supermarket to buy some groceries on my way home from work. And...I accidentally bought some Gekkeikan 😅. To be honest, I had a hard time getting my hands on a mass-produced product made by a major manufacturer 💧. But I found myself buying it because it was labeled as sparkling and the price was reasonable 🤣. But I'll report back to you 💪. Well, when I opened the bottle, the aroma was just right with a nice apple 🍎 type aroma ✨. type aroma ✨. The sip has a nice balance of sweetness and acidity with a sparkling sparkle 🤤. The low alcohol content makes it a good choice for casual drinking🙆 But on the other hand...it may be a little too much for the drinkers 😭. In general, it is a gentle sparkling wine for those who are not very good at drinking 🙆🙂‍↕️ It's better to drink it with dessert after dinner than as a food wine: ⭕️

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Kamokinshu秋あがり特別純米

Kanemitsu Shuzo Hiroshima

9/13/2025, 11:14:28 AM

9/13/2025

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It's starting to feel a little more like fall these days... 🍂. If you want to go back to your roots, you should drink local sake. That's why... we're opening it again this year: ‼️ Autumn Sake from my hometown, Kamogane When opened, the aroma is not that strong and does not change much when poured into a glass 🤔. It has a slight ginjo aroma 🍎🍐🍇 like fruity ✨.... ...sip from ❗️ Slightly bitter with a sweetness that leads to a slight juiciness, and a not too bad aftertaste with a sense of balance 👌. However, it is a bit of a surprise that it was brewed in the spring, stored and matured in the fall, and therefore (?) has a very unique hiya-iroki taste. However, since it is made and stored in spring and matured in autumn, it lacks a little of the freshness that comes from the heat treatment 😅. It's a taste that doesn't disturb you before, during or after a meal (maybe not with dark meats) 👍 Drinking a small amount of this while eating grilled salt fish might be the best combination 🤣. I'm looking forward to drinking Kamogane's "Suru Suru Gentle Heated Sake" again this year when the weather gets colder 😏. That sake is the one thing I can't miss every year: ‼️ It will completely change your image of heated sake 😁. Day 2: 🗒️ I didn't notice much change in taste because the sake was originally matured in the fall 🤔. On the contrary, it was positioned to enjoy a stable taste👍

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Good evening, Mr. Koiing Gull 🌙. I had this last year and loved it so much that I definitely wanted to try it again this year ☺️ I'll have to pick it up soon 😋. I also want to buy the heated sake this year ‼️ looking forward to your review 🥳.

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Hi Kotaro 😃 It's delicious 😋I'm happy to hear that you're a fan of Kamogane yourself 🙏. I spoke to the brewery the other day about the heated sake and they said it's their top choice this year👍. I only have a bottle of it, but it's room temperature 🉑 so it's a must buy 😁.

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Jikon朝日火入純米吟醸

Kiyasho Shuzojo Mie

9/12/2025, 11:15:14 AM

9/12/2025

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For weekend drinking at home... I will open a bottle of Asahi🌅 from my personal Hall of Fame brand Jikin😁. Actually, I've had a lot of Jikin, but this Asahi is the first time for me 😅. So...with high expectations✨ Open it ......? The aroma doesn't seem that strong... 💧. I've drunk many different kinds of sake, including Omachi, Hachitan, Yamadanishiki, Sake Mirai... but none of them had the same aroma as "this is it! I drank many of them, but all of them had "Jikin" aroma...but I wonder if Asahi is more reserved ❓😓. The aroma is not so strong when poured into a glass 🤔. I'm going to take a sip 😏.... Here it is... ‼️ Among the many Jikin, it has a softer flavor with less assertiveness...it's like it's something else 🥰. A moderate apple-like taste 👌. The quality of the sake is clean and doesn't interfere with the flavor of the food itself ✨. And yet, the aftertaste and sharpness that disappears soooo quickly is unstoppably delicious 😍. Jikin has always been my favorite brand, but this Asahi is something else. 🙂‍↕️ I have an image that it is generally gorgeous and has a strong aroma and sweet taste, but Asahi has a feeling of elegant taste with a refreshing finish 😋. After all, Jikin... is delicious ......🤤 Day 2: 🗒️ The sweetness and umami that is typical of Jikin has skyrocketed ⏫. The first day was calm and refreshing on the first day, but it changed drastically on the second day 🥰. Hats off to you ✨!

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Good evening, Mr. Koiing Gull! The review of Jikin-sama's Asahi - it looks too good to be true 🤤. Jikin-sama's aroma and taste are all blissful 😋😋. I always say "yum" when I drink it 😁✨✨. I would love to drink Asahi again 🤗

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Good evening, ma-ki. The great thing about Jikin is that no matter what you drink, it's always consistent 😁. In my opinion, it is one of the brands I would recommend especially to those who don't usually drink sake 🥰.

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Hiraizumi飛囀 -鵠（HAKUCHO）- Type B純米吟醸山廃

Hiraizumihonpo Akita

9/11/2025, 12:16:57 PM

9/11/2025

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Yesterday's Shirohong was unexpectedly not to my liking... and it's Thursday, but not enough 😭. Then there will only be the earliest opening of the bottle! I'm not sure how I'm going to do it 🤭. I told myself (I'm weak in greed 😓)...I'll open it ❗️ lol Well, today is the first time to open a bottle of Tobirai Kugu from Tobirairai's lineup 🍶. I was shocked by Tobiraira's Natsunama when I drank it in Tokyo last month... I bought it immediately at the liquor store with high expectations because it has the same No.77 yeast 🤭. When I opened the bottle... the aroma made me grin ✨. Pouring it into the glass, the aroma is just like an apple, because of the malic acid yeast 🥰.... Let's have it right away 😋. The moment it hits the palate, it has a rich apple acidity, but strangely, it's not hard to drink 🤔. I feel the same line of taste as Natsunama, but this 💁 has more sourness and less sweetness. However, although it is made with Yamahai, it does not have any peculiar peculiarities and is well-balanced and easy to drink 👌. If you are not good at drinking sake, you may feel a little bit of alcohol or sake-like sensation 💧. The taste is similar to that of Kamogane's Reic acid. 🙂‍↕️ Day 2🗒️ I think the richness of the wine has calmed down from the first day❓ It is a taste that can be clearly divided into likes and dislikes 🤔.

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Hakuko特別純米酒特別純米

Morikawa Shuzo Hiroshima

9/10/2025, 12:20:53 PM

9/10/2025

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It was raining ☔ from this morning... 😰. I feel tired just going to work 😭 Well, I'll forget such fatigue by drinking 😁. Today I'm going to drink some local sake 🍶. So...I'm going to open a bottle of Shirakoh Tokujun, which I had a while ago and it was delicious ✨. I had a 4-stage brewed sweet and tasty sake that I liked, and I thought it must be one of the best Hakko's 🤔. I thought I'd try the standard first! I was thinking 🙂‍↕️ Well, first of all, the aroma....hmmm....not there! No 😨. The first sip from the first sip is no matter how you look at it, it has the spiciness of a food sake... but you can feel a little bit of a kick 🫧. But after that, the taste from the middle to the end of the sip is indescribably blank... or is it? It's like a blank space. I've never felt this kind of aftertaste 🤔. I don't know... not enough or unbalanced 😅 All in all... subtle 😓. If I were to buy the same 300ml or so sake, I would definitely buy Kamogane's special pure green label or Gotohashi's Junmai Nama 👌 Day 2: 🗒️ The second day since I had some left over... but no change in taste! Hmmm, no repeat for this taste 😭

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Konotsukasa秋風ひやおろし

Shibata Shuzojo Aichi

9/6/2025, 11:23:16 AM

9/6/2025

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The mornings and evenings are starting to feel more like autumn 🌃 It's the time for hiyaoroshi and autumn harvest. ☺️ Well, tonight...I opened a bottle of Senkori Senko-hanabi 🎇 yesterday and it was so delicious that it was gone in no time, so I'm going to have a second bottle 😏. This is 💁Autumn breeze 🍂 from my favorite, Ko no Tsukasa, Aichi Prefecture. When you open the bottle, you can smell the fruity aroma of matured apple or pear 🤔. When you take a sip, you can taste the matured rich sweetness, then the umami that comes slowly. ...but I wonder... 💧. It's a little peculiar, like it doesn't have any character 😅. It's not at the level of "I can't stop" like the sparkler I was drinking earlier 😭. I thought I'd try it in the fall too 😞 because it tasted so good in the spring and summer. But I'm hoping for a change in taste, so I'll see you tomorrow ❗️ Day 2: 🗒️ Hmmm... 😟. I still feel the same aged taste.... but the miscellaneous taste has increased and I can feel the bitterness in the aftertaste 😭. I still feel the same aged taste... but the bitterness in the aftertaste has increased 😭. No repeat for next year...

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Senkin裏・線香花火生酛原酒無濾過おりがらみ

せんきん Tochigi

9/5/2025, 10:39:18 AM

9/5/2025

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It's still very hot and humid here tonight 💁. Senkou's Senkohanabi 🎇...the "back" one 😁. I drank the normal type last year...but the "back" is the first one that came out this year 🤔. So let's open it now ✨ I poured it into a glass...I don't think the aroma is that strong ❓ Then I take a sip 😋. Oh, ... this is 😳 Compared to "Kabutomushi" which is from the same family of summer sake, the lemon acidity is gentler here and the sweetness has increased, making it a different taste! Shocking taste 🥰. And here....the fun part of the ogara-mi is stirring 😁.... Kita koreaーーーー・:*+. \(( °ω° ))/. :+. That would be... delicious 😋. The slightly sweet taste of lemon water🍋 is running around in my mouth🤭. My wife says it has a slightly bitter aftertaste... but I think it's perfectly balanced and delicious 👌 After all, Sentori does not disappoint. ❗️ For my personal taste, I prefer the back side, sparkling fireworks, to the front side 😊. Day 2🗒️ The first day was also impressive 😋... but Sentori goes beyond that 🤩. The sweetness and refreshing acidity (So_1F34B↩) further evolved into a taste that blows away the lingering summer heat. ❗️ I can't get enough 🤤.

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Hello, Mr. Koiing Gull 😃. I hope it's slightly cooler now that the typhoon 🌀 has passed 🙂. I was disappointed with my first one, the back sparkler 🎇 and it was sold out 🥲I wonder if it's still around somewhere since I'm from my hometown 🤔 It's so good that it doesn't betray me! I'm going to go look for it.

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Hi Jay & Nobby 😀 It was cool here the day before yesterday... but soon returned to summer heat 🥵. The balance of acidity and sweetness was wonderfully done 👍 mixing the cage also increases the flavor ◎. I hope you can find it 🙏.

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OosakazukiMACHO ? 純米70%純米

Makino Shuzo Gunma

9/2/2025, 12:23:59 PM

9/2/2025

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It's September... and summer is in full swing: ☀️ It seems that this unusual high temperature is no longer an anomaly, but a normal temperature that always happens every year... 🥵. So, before we dry out, don't we drinkers need to make sure we have a good supply of al 🍶? 🤭 Well, tonight we opened a bottle of Ohibai Macho💪 Masked Man🍶. I've been hooked on Macho since my first drink... but I can't find anything better than that gorilla🦍😭, so I'm going to drink Macho to the hilt😏. The aroma is a bit apple-like... but not too strong 🤔. Pouring it into the glass, it's not too strong..................................first sip! The moment I take a sip, there is a sweetness and a bit of bitterness at the same time + a unique Macho juiciness 🫧... but I think there is a bit too much of a tangy taste due to the low milled rice 🌾. I think there is a little bit of a tangy taste......but the sharpness is first 🙆🙆. The overall finish is one of my personal favorites 😆. ......‼️ still not over the gorilla 😅 I think I made a mistake in a sense when I drank from Gorilla as my first macho drink 😅 lol I guess I ended up with a monkey🐒 origin, which is the origin of human beings. ⁉️ Anyway...looking forward to tomorrow's taste change✨ ps. I recommend THE MOON to you by far among all the restaurants I've tried recently 👌👌. Day 2: 🗒️ I feel like the flavor has increased slightly ⤴️... but the alu feeling has increased and may be more subtle 😭

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Wakanami特別純米酒　蜻蛉特別純米

Wakanami Shuzo Fukuoka

8/30/2025, 10:33:56 AM

8/30/2025

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Today, I started working early in the morning to help my daughters with their school festival💦. It was still hot during the daytime... but I worked hard and put my heart and soul into it 💪. Well, no one praised me for such hard work...so I rewarded myself and hydrated myself (alcohol) 🤭. (alcohol) replenishment 🤭 lol This is 💁, a bottle of "Dragonfly" by Wakanami Shuzo 🍶. My junior bought it for me during the Bon holidays 😁. The aroma is apple ❓....moderately fruity 🤔. The first sip... while it's fire-roasted, it has a slight sizzling sensation mixed with umami and sweetness... it's quite tasty 🥰. I personally like this flavor because it has less bitterness, which I don't like, and it has a nice sharpness. ⭕️ The fact that it is a special junmai sake and the price is affordable🙆🙆 I have high hopes for tomorrow's flavor change 🥰. Day 2🗒️ I wonder if the flavor is up⤴️❓ But...a little bit more peculiar aftertaste than yesterday? I think it's a little bit more 🤔. Personally I prefer the first day 👌

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奥「THE MOON」夢吟香おりがらみ微活性〈生〉生酒

山﨑 Aichi

8/29/2025, 11:26:24 AM

8/29/2025

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Weekends are always a bit of a buzz ✨. But the summer heat still hasn't settled in during the day, so I'm craving a fizzy, bubbly sake 🤤. Well, today...I opened the first bottle of "Oku" which I had been curious about the label 🏷️ for a while but hadn't been able to buy it yet🍶. The bottle label also has a stylish moon 🌙. I'm excited from the description that it's slightly sparkling 🤣. Then, let's get right to it....oooooh open 🍾...what is that? What's that? It doesn't seem to have such a strong aroma 💧. But I felt more like grape🍇❓ than pear🍐 as the description says🤔. So, I'm going to try the top clear first 🙋. Oh! This is a Fatty grape that's a bit drier 🍇. It's similar to Takachiyo's grape... a taste that will leave you wanting more. Next, stir and voila! Yes, here it is... the stable and delicious one. The flavor and bubbles have become stronger... and even more drinkable 👌 There is a bit of bitterness and alcohol in the aftertaste, but it's not to the point where it bothers me. If I were to write my personal favorite "tight" type from the dry type... Machida > Oku THE MOON > Takachiyo... ❗️ If you like Hiragana Takachiyo, I think it is definitely delicious 😁. Day 2🗒️ Steady juwa deliciousness 😋! I hope to buy this series next time 🤣.

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Hana no Ka純米大吟醸　桜花純米大吟醸

Hananoka Shuzo Kumamoto

8/27/2025, 11:21:47 AM

8/27/2025

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Before you know it, it's the second half of August... 😨. I thought it was so hot every day, but it seems to go by so fast... 😓. I hope it will start to turn into autumn soon 😢. Well, today... we opened a bottle of Sakurabana (old label) 🌸 from our favorite 🤩 Hanaka Shuzo, which is a standard series 🌸🍶. However...this is the first time I've opened the old label 😆. First of all, when you open the bottle, the aroma is sweet and fruity ginjo ✨I wonder what the aroma is close to 🤔. Cherry blossoms, so cherry 🍒? Sorry, my sense of smell is a little too good to judge 💧. I'm sorry, but I can't quite determine it 💧...the sweetness and umami come right away, then some bitterness...and then complexity 🤔. This one is 💁 quite separated from the new label Sakurabana: ❗️ This old label is clad in a clean and beautiful taste while keeping the traditional sake feel 🤔 Moreover, it is cosier 🙆🙆. The new label we drank before has a refreshing 🫧 taste that is reminiscent of the San-Do series 😍(the label also has a San-Do-like pattern). All in all... the following impression is a brief summary of Hana no Kaka Shuzo's lineup: ‼️ If you are looking for a lightness like Champagne 🍾, I recommend the new label Sakurabana and the Sanchi series 👌. If you want to enjoy the original flavor and sweetness of sake, this 💁 is the Hana-no-Kou series 🤣.

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