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Chikusen純米吟醸雄町槽口直詰生酒純米吟醸生酒

Tajime Hyogo

4/3/2025, 5:03:39 AM

尾崎商店中央店

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This is the first time I've been to Takezumi. Or rather, I didn't even know it. I didn't even know which prefecture it was from, but when I heard it was from Hyogo, I felt somewhat relieved. To begin with, I am often impressed by the taste of Kansai sake these days, so it was a pleasant surprise! It is fresh and transparent. The attack is clean and plain, and it is fun to see the umami rush in immediately after the impression. It is a dry sake with little sweetness, but full of umami, and perhaps because of the freshness derived from the direct fermentation at the tank mouth, it is a very satisfying sake on its own. It has a certain taste that makes you think that this is what good sake is all about. On the first day, it has a mildly acidic, citrus-like aroma, and its transparency is well balanced by the bitterness and acidity, making it a sake that can be drunk for a long time. The acidity settles down after the second or third day. It is an excellent match for Japanese dishes that enjoy the flavor of the ingredients, such as fatty raw bonito sashimi, sautéed fresh onions, or fried egg with garland chrysanthemum!

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Tosa-shiragikuナチュール "水" コンセプト・ワーカーズ・セレクション生酒

Sentoo Shuzojo Kochi

3/30/2025, 4:50:13 AM

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This is a product that I purchased at a liquor store I stopped by on a trip to Kanazawa, Japan, in the course of a conversation with the owner, even though it had nothing to do with the area. I told the owner that I was not fond of caproic acid pung-pung, and he introduced me to this product. I would have preferred a local sake like Tengumai's Yamahai, but I guess that's just fate, right? The aroma is mild and somewhat muscat-like. When you sip it, it is fresh and peachy. At the same time, it has hints of banana and melon, which I personally like. I checked later and found out that it was brewed with No. 7 yeast, so I guess that's why I like the aroma... I also like Kaze no Mori... I think I'll try Masumi next time! It has a complex aroma, with some floral notes... The body is surprisingly firm, so the contours are not blurred, and on the first day, I felt the alcohol directly and a bit harsh, but from the second day, it calmed down and I could feel a slight creaminess on my tongue. The sweetness is only moderately sweetened, so it is a refreshing sake that is perfect as a mealtime drink. Perhaps it is the type of sake that uses alcohol rather than acidity to bring out its sharpness, or perhaps the flavor itself has a sharpness that is not right in the middle of my personal taste, but I enjoyed it because I like its aroma.

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Ugonotsuki特別純米十三夜おりがらみ生酒特別純米生酒おりがらみ

Aihara Shuzo Hiroshima

3/26/2025, 3:12:36 AM

酒商山田

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I drank this sake last year or the year before. I remember it was very tasty. I wonder how different it will be this year from the last time I drank it. On the first day, it had a vigorous mouthfeel with a slight effervescence. The body is more solid than the alcohol content, and this is probably what surprised me the most. Was it like this last time? It seems to me that the thickness of the flavor is due to the origami. They must be making this wine very well. The aroma of vinegared banana and magic ink is very pleasant, and compared to other sakes, it is wonderful that it is not harsh in contrast to its strength. It is the same when you drink it, and even though it is a vinegar-iso-ish sake, it is neither too harsh nor too mellow, and it has a very exquisite saltiness that makes it unique in its details. Still, if I had to pick a similar sake, it would be "Abe". It's delicious...I mean, I like it. From the second day, it gives the impression of being a more solidly structured sake, but it also has the lightness of a 13% sake, which is a wonderful quality. It was tighter than the last time I drank it, but I felt it had more character than the last time. It is as delicious as ever!

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Tenbi純米吟醸生原酒純米吟醸原酒生酒

Choshu Shuzo Yamaguchi

3/23/2025, 11:22:02 PM

酒商山田

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When I went to buy a certain sake that I had requested to reserve, I found a tasting event at Choshu Shuzo, which is famous for Amami. Normally, I tend to skip tastings, and Tenbi is not one of my favorite sakes, but something about it made me think and I was drawn to try it. He had never had a Hakuten before...only Momoten and Aoten. I tasted this one and was surprised at how good it tasted. Yes, I bought it! Sake lees? Koji? It has a wonderful amazake-like aroma. I remember a few years ago, Ona's first squeezed sake had this kind of nuance... I hope they bring that back lol. It has a gentle and beautiful sake quality with little miscellaneous taste and low acidity. It is a good sake to serve as a food sake. It has a fruity overtone and a sweet umami flavor of rice, like the honey of a delicious flower. It is a good match for light foods such as fish and vegetables. It would go well with meat as long as the seasoning is not too strong. I have to admit that I had been avoiding Matsumoto Sake Brewery, famous for Sawaya Matsumoto, because of the resignation of its master brewer. But the brewery overcame that and continues to make sake that is as good as ever. I was very impressed!

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Good evening, flos_lingua_est😃. Great review that makes me want to drink Amami again 🤗I hope everyone at Changshu Brewery reads it 🥹.

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flos_lingua_est

Good evening, Jay & Nobby 🌙. Thank you for your kind words: ☺️ I hope you get it... I've tasted many of their wines and I personally think Amami is a particularly good fruity dry brewery!

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Shinkame純米酒辛口純米

Shinkame Shuzo Saitama

3/20/2025, 3:19:09 AM

尾崎商店中央店

160

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Shinkame is synonymous with dry sake, and dry sake is synonymous with Shinkame. It is also a pioneer in the extremely avant-garde field of Junmai (pure rice). Last time, I had a medium (sweet) sake called SWEET SQUASH, and I wanted to taste again the quality and robustness that is typical of Shinkame, so I decided to try the standard version. The quality of the sake is as strong as ever! However, it is not as harsh as I expected, perhaps because it is more dry... 15.5% alcohol? The normal sake is 16%, so it is only 0.5%... Perhaps it is a gap from my imagination of 17-8% rather than my sharp taste buds. I wonder if it is because of this degree that I felt it was slightly different from what I imagined or remembered? The aroma of alcohol is not related to ginjo aroma or anything like that, and is not flirtatious. When heated up, it was delicious. It may be hard to convey to those who are more interested in Capulet, but it is definitely good for those who are accustomed to dry sake. It can be served with a wide range of foods. It has the appearance of a veteran actor who is very graceful, as if to say, "I am who I am, but I will show you what is good, and even if you don't like it, it's my personality. I would like to try the other wines in the series!

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abeTHE HERBALIST YASO生酒おりがらみ発泡

阿部酒造 Niigata

3/18/2025, 4:31:09 AM

尾崎商店中央店

165

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Abe has been trying various new things lately. They have been trying many new things lately. I also bought a bottle of YASO, which I drank this time, because it is a sake made with gin! Apparently, when making kijoshu, the brewing water is not sake, but craft gin made by a company called Echigo Yakuso. I had heard that it does not fizz very much, but it fizzes a lot! I opened the bottle with a corkscrew that opens the crown of the bottle, but it took more than 5 minutes to open the bottle while slowly letting the gas out. It is light! It's just so light! But it's very drinkable for a 12% alcohol. It is a delicious sweet and sour sake! The price is high, but it's worth it! I thought it would have more of a herb-like gin flavor, but it is very easy to drink... The bitterness at the end is a bit like that, but in general it has a light flavor that is easy to drink anyway. It seems that if you drink it after rolling it around in your mouth slowly, you can enjoy a variety of tasty flavors. If that were the case, it might be okay to raise the alcohol content another 1-2% or so. But it's so delicious! I like it!

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Yamashiroya濁生酛原酒生酒にごり酒発泡

Koshi Meijo Niigata

3/15/2025, 3:28:53 AM

尾崎商店中央店

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Nigori Ekiden, section 10. This is the third bottle of the previous year's BY Yamashiroya Nigori. I really like this one... Whenever I have trouble deciding what to drink, I just go with this one by process of elimination, and it is always delicious, so I actively drink this one. It is a gem that I can drink all year round. The cork popped and popped! It's hard to believe it was a year old! The last time I drank it, six months ago, I enjoyed the aroma that changed from apple to banana. Unlike the last time I drank this sake, which was fruity, this time it has a dry, rummy taste combined with a slight effervescence, making it a wonderfully tasty sake with a (sweet) umami acidity. It also tastes like a jungin of Amami when served cold. The body is firm, but there is a hint of sweetness to balance out the dryness, making it drinkable on its own. It is an excellent pairing with Chinese and other oil-based dishes and fatty foods such as pork belly, which do not destroy the individuality of the meal and sake. There are many similar dry, sparkling, nigori (cloudy) sake, but this one has a good balance compared to all of them! The bottle is also pink and cute (?). The bottle is also pretty pink (?) and I am impressed with the taste every time! The anchor is also a new sectional record! We are the overall winners! The Nigori Ekiden is now complete!

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Hi flos_lingua_est 😃 This review tastes like we would like! I would love to drink one of the anchor chosen ‼️ 😋. We're also looking forward to the nigori sake that will go to the qualifying round to advance to the next main competition 🤗.

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ワカ太

Hi flos_lingua_est 😃 I also had the chance to drink this one last year and I remember it was so good 😋A bottle worthy of the 10th district, I agree 👍I want to drink it again too: ‼️

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アラジン

Good evening, flos_lingua_est 😃 I'm so happy that you won the Nigori Ekiden, and that you finished with an overall victory: ☺️ I'd like to try Yamashiroya's Nigori. By the way, I thought it was red yeast, but it's the bottle color 😄.

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ポンちゃん

flos_lingua_est, thanks for completing the Nigori Ekiden 😊. I see that the tusk from Shinomine went to Yamashiro! I have never had nigori, but I would like to drink it because I remember it was a delicious brand: ❣️

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Hi Jay & Nobby, ☀️ You certainly seem to like it✨ It's my favorite cloudy sake, so if you'd like to try it somewhere else, I'm sure you'll love it! The label has changed this year so be careful when looking for it 🙏.

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Hi Wakata, ☀️ I'm so glad you can relate: ☺️ I was anchored because I was confident that I would never miss it! This is a carryover from last year's drink, so I want to buy this year's too and drink it right away ✨.

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Hi Aladdin, ☀️ It was a safe winner! It's dry and beautiful, but it also tastes great and I highly recommend it👍. You'd think it was red yeast lol I don't think you have to worry about that since they changed the label this year lol.

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Hi Pon, ☀️ I am glad to hear that the tusk has crossed safely 😌. I think Nigori is the best balance for Yamashiroya, so if you see it, please do!

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Shinomineもろみ純米吟醸 -活性にごりざけ生原酒-純米吟醸原酒生酒にごり酒発泡

Chiyo Shuzo Nara

3/12/2025, 1:45:12 AM

水新酒店

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Nigori Ekiden, section 9 Junmai-Daiginjo spec Junmai-Ginjo sake. In such a case, it would be better to call it Junmai Daiginjo, but is it not? It was very active, and it took about 5 minutes to open the bottle... so much so that it was automatically stirred as a matter of course, but the mouthfeel was surprisingly fine and slightly carbonated. The mouthfeel is surprisingly fine and slightly carbonated. The volume gradually increases from a slight sweetness, and after the sweetness is cut off by acidity, the spiciness comes out. Finally, nigori-like aroma and umami (flavor) come out and disappear with the bitterness that slowly builds up. I had imagined it to be sweet, but contrary to my expectations, it is not sweet at all! LOL! This is a perfect food sake! It is silky and dry, just like Junmai Daiginjo specs. I tried drinking it warmed at first, but this dryness may be close to Shinkame's active nigori. The sweetness was quite restrained, which was surprising, but it was well received by those who started drinking sake, and I personally liked it very much, so I think it was an impressive sake that could be called a new sectional record even though it was the 9th section, the ace section. ...I regret a little bit that I made the Chiyoda Sake Brewery enter the Nigori Ekiden so badly.

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Good evening, flos_lingua_est 😃. As the saying goes, active nigori is absolutely delicious 😋, plus it's dry and not sweet Shinomine 😍I'd love to care for it after the run 🤗I'll get it when I find it👍.

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Good evening, Jay & Nobby 🌙 I would love to care for you after your run...I got your words of wisdom! That's exactly right✨ It seems to have its own fans in the industry, with several breweries rating it as the best in Nara😳.

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ポンちゃん

Hello, flos_lingua_est 🐦. I was wondering what the back ace was, but Shinomine's active nigori! Ace section in section 2 and 9, both of them are new section, and Shinomine is strong 😆👍. My friend in Nara also said it is the best in Nara 😊.

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>Pon-chan Good evening 🌙 I was very worried about the back ace, but I decided to run Shinomine, which is very popular, in the 2nd and 9th sections! There are some people who appreciate Kaze no Mori and Mimuro Sugi, but there are some who appreciate them even more than that, it's amazing😳.

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Kokuryu垂れ口純米吟醸生酒おりがらみ

Kokuryu Shuzo Fukui

3/10/2025, 4:24:09 AM

升新商店

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The first time I thought it was the first time, I thought it was the first time, but it was the hanging mouth of Kuroryu, which I also drank last year. The one I hadn't had was Kutouryuu no Dorokuchi. I have never encountered this sake in stores that carry it. I remember drinking it at Sushi Saito, but... This time I bought a 300ml bottle. ...It was so melon when I poured it into the glass! And when you drink it, it's still melon! The melon is stronger than Yonesuru Kappa! I really like the aroma! Fresh, juicy, dry sake with a strong flavor. It's so delicious! I like this flavor very much! Clearly better than the one I had last year... I personally think that the 300ml is easier to understand and tastier, as was the case with the Kuroryu Autumn Sake I drank the year before last. It is often said that the taste is a little different between 1 sho (1800ml) and 4 gou (720ml), but even 300ml can have a distinctly different taste. I have never bought it in 1-sho bottles, so I don't know, maybe it's just a coincidence.

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Yonetsuruかっぱ特別純米生超辛口特別純米生酒にごり酒

Yonetsuru Shuzo Yamagata

3/7/2025, 2:33:36 AM

長塚酒店

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Nigori Ekiden, Section 8 At the beginning of last year, I visited a store for the first time, and a customer asked me "Do you have Kappa's nigori draft? I remember a customer raving about the third bottle this year, and when I visited at the end of the year, this year's version had just arrived! I remember a customer raving about it, and when I visited the store at the end of the year, I found that this year's version had just arrived! I really like it," said the proprietress, and expectations were high. After all, this is my first Yonetsuru! I tried it cold in a tin, cold in a wine glass, and lukewarm in an oinokuchi. The tin was refreshingly cold, with a spiciness but soft on the palate. But the umami flavor is still there and somewhat fruity. It is a Sawaya-Matsumoto type of sake, too good as a food sake! In a glass of wine - chilled, it has a faint melon-like standing aroma. The aroma is not very strong to begin with, so you can enjoy it as a subtle accent. Inokuchi - Lukewarm sake has a slightly alcoholic taste. This one has a melon-like aroma. There is no nigori on the label, but everyone calls it nigori, which is fine, right? ...It was an impressive gem that could be called new in the section!

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Toyobijin醇道一途純米吟醸直汲み生生酒

Sumikawa Shuzojo Yamaguchi

3/5/2025, 3:02:42 AM

升新商店

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I had tasted Kame-no-o before and enjoyed it so much that I wanted to try it again someday, but now that it is directly pumped, I have no choice but to drink it, right? The aroma is melon at first, and then pineapple. I thought it would be a bit of a sizzle since it was directly pumped, but it was very moist and I honestly couldn't tell much of the directly pumped flavor. But it was delicious, so it was all right! I think Toyo Bijin's sense of balance lies in the fact that it is sweet but not just a juice, which is typical of sake. For some reason, many people have the impression that this kind of sake is harsh, but Toyo Bijin does not have that impression at all! I am always amazed that Toyo Bijin can offer such a great taste for such a low price of 1,650 yen. Personally, I always find it more useful as a sake that is sure to be enjoyed with others than by myself.

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Kamokinshu特別純米 13 火入特別純米

Kanemitsu Shuzo Hiroshima

3/3/2025, 12:46:36 AM

酒商山田

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I knew the name Kamo Kanehide, knew they had an interesting product, and knew that various famous liquor stores carried it, but I never had a chance to drink or buy it. This time I happened to see a rumor about it on Youtube and thought I would like to try it, so I bought it as soon as I saw it! It has an interesting aroma of muscat and banana, which is refreshing but with a hint of alcohol. There is a slight fizzy feeling when you drink it. Is this fire-infused? LOL It has a freshness to it! But it also has a calmness...amazing! The fresh aroma and light mouthfeel are typical of 13%. The sweetness, umami, and acidity are very well balanced. Not only is it light, but it also has a good amount of bitterness, so it has depth. However, the bitterness is not so much that it bothers me, so it is basically smooth. It has the quality of a standard hi-iru sake, but it has a certain amount of roundness without the harshness of a raw sake. It is fruity, but it is not just a sweet sake. The price is moderate, so if you are in need of a good sake, just drink this one.

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天覧山活性純米にごり酒純米生酒にごり酒発泡

Igarashi Shuzo Saitama

2/28/2025, 12:18:10 AM

五十嵐酒造

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Nigori Ekiden, section 7. I think I bought it for 1,400 or 1,600 yen... Last year I bought a pink-colored 8% sake called "Momoiro Nigori", but this year I bought a normal 15% active nigori. While the Momoiro Nigori was quite light and aimed at sake beginners and young people, I was looking forward to seeing how this one would taste! When I opened it, bubbles rushed in from below, so much so that I thought it was going to blow up. It is so active that it is automatically stirred, which is easy lol. Maybe my nose was stuffed up but the scent is pretty faint....not botanical and smells like grains and grass lol. When you include it, you feel a slight sweetness for a moment, but then it quickly transforms into a food wine with the delicious taste of rice and a guttural bitterness that makes you crave a meal. It's like a person who has a friendly atmosphere but the moment you talk to him, you can tell he is a very solid person.... LOL! It would go well with a bowl of rice topped with pickles, grilled fish with a strong flavor, omelette with minced meat and cheese, spare ribs with a meaty flavor, or a bowl of rice topped with beef or pork. It is a locally distributed product by a well-known brewer of the Igarashi brand, but it is a great runner-up for the sectional award. Let's drink it again next year!

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Senkinモダン初槽せめ生酛原酒生酒無濾過

せんきん Tochigi

2/26/2025, 2:01:21 AM

尾崎商店中央店

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Last year, the first tank of the most delicious SENKYO was SENKYO SAME, so I am secretly looking forward to the new SENKYO. The aroma is not very strong, only faintly fruity. Personally, the weaker the standing aroma is, the more I like it! LOL! When you drink it, it has a transparency that is typical of the first tank of Sengoku from last year to this year. The impression is the same as that of Edobarimae. But I feel that it has become tastier in the smallest details. Fruits such as banana, melon, or lychee that appear in the middle of the bottle and the acidity make it juicy. The sweetness is surprisingly moderate, but the taste is exquisitely balanced, sweet and sour, but with a nice sharpness. It is even more impressive than last year's... In terms of this year's first tank, my favorites are Seste>Arabashiri>Nakadori But if I were to rank them flatly Arabashiri>Arabashiri>Sesame>Nakadori I guess. All of them were delicious, so I think I will buy them again next year...I was very impressed!

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Daina特別純米仕込み壱号初しぼり無濾過生特別純米生酒無濾過

Kikunosato Shuzo Tochigi

2/19/2025, 5:20:52 AM

尾崎商店中央店

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I drink only nigori, but I feel that Ona is a wonderful brewery where you can feel the quality of Tochigi sake. I also like the Nama Hakashi and the dry Junmai, both of which are outstanding on the first day of drinking Nama and after the second day of drinking, so if you are interested in them, please be sure to try them! The aroma is magic ink type and acidic. It tastes like a young apple because of its acidity and freshness. The first day, it was quite stiff, and I had the impression that it was quite tough, partly because I was comparing it with Kaze no Mori CE. The second day, it was still a bit stiff, but I put it in one mouthful and left it for a while, and it became very soft and tasty! At first I felt that it had to be served with a meal, but on the fourth day, it mellows out and becomes a juicy melon-like wine that can be drunk on its own at once. If you feel it is too strong, let it sit for a while! Super delicious! If you want to pair it with something strong but mild, like sweet-and-sour pork or pork shabu-shabu with sesame sauce, I think it goes especially well with it.

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Kaze no MoriChallenge Edition 2024純米原酒生酒無濾過

Yucho Shuzo Nara

2/17/2025, 3:00:00 AM

尾崎商店中央店

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If someone says this is delicious and recommends it to me, I have no choice but to buy it. I like Kaze no Mori, I like Nara sake, and if someone says it is a limited edition, I am a little weak (lol). Wow, it's delicious! It's so fresh and fresh, it's like a good Niimasa. It is so fresh, clear, and has no bitterness! I guess the expression "edgy acidity" on the label refers to the juicy, fruity impression when you drink it. I don't think it's sweet, I think it's sweet and sour. Not strongly sweet, but sweet to produce sweet and sour. It's a masterpiece that further refines the sweet and sour taste that Senkou used to do. I can imagine a person showing a cute smile while wearing an adult atmosphere. The transparency of the wine makes it light and easy to drink. The body is firm, and the wine is quite drinkable despite its low alcohol content. It is fragilely transparent, and while it may seem fragile because of its prettiness, it also conjures up an image of a person with a strong core. This is too delicious...I am impressed. It was wonderful that the flavor changed little by little on the second and third days, but it kept its deliciousness all the time! It gradually became more melon-like, and I was happy that I could see the whole picture.

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ShinkameSWEET SQUASH純米生酒にごり酒発泡

Shinkame Shuzo Saitama

2/14/2025, 3:53:14 AM

尾崎商店中央店

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Nigori Ekiden, section 6. The active nigori I drank before was very dry, but I'm a little excited to see if this one is sweet enough in terms of its name. The activity was so strong that it took 15 minutes to open the bottle! It had been a while since I had had such a strong nigori! The bubbles were squishy all the time and crackled in my mouth even after it was warmed up! The sweetness is there. It is so sweet that it is hard to believe it is Kamikame. But it might be dry for a normal sake. The sweetness is drowned out to some extent by the fizziness on the first day. The umami taste is very strong, and I wonder if this is a characteristic of Shinkame. There are quite a lot of cloudy ingredients, so in that sense, it tastes as expected. It seems to go well with strong flavors and spicy food, and it seems to go well with everything when combined with Chinese food. I would like to drink it with green pepper soup, claypot, mapo tofu, mapo eggplant, stir-fried chicken and nuts, etc. Also, I would like to drink it with sweet and sour pork. I would also like to try it with sweet and sour pork. I was so close to the end of the bottle that I had to heat it up in a hurry...it was too delicious! I was impressed by the fact that Kamikame tastes better when warmed up, regardless of its sweetness. It is like an adult version of amazake! This is amazing! In a good way, it is not like Shinkame, and anyone who can drink sake can enjoy it! This is a new section!

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Senkinモダン初槽なかどり生酛原酒生酒中取り無濾過おりがらみ

せんきん Tochigi

2/12/2025, 2:41:47 AM

尾崎商店中央店

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Nakadori is my favorite modern Sentori so far because it combines the Sentori style with the banana taste that I like. I am not sure if this Modern Sentori, which is now back in Edo, will be... It has a juicy, fruity aroma of peach and lychee. Compared to the Arabashiri, it seemed to have a more robust body, and as a food sake, it is indeed Nakadori's superior sake. The arabashiri has a more refreshing clarity, while the nakadori is a bit more drinkable due to its cleanliness. I was quite surprised because I thought the persistence of transparency was the opposite! What is surprising is that the taste does not change as the days go by, but rather gets better day by day. Compared to Arabashiri, which showed almost no change or a slight decrease, this feature of Nakadori stands out. I don't know exactly what has changed with the Edo-bari, but I am sure that it has been refined. I think it is a completely different approach to make a modern Sengoku, using a sake brewer's yeast instead of a fast brewer's yeast, but I can see both easy-to-understand deliciousness and depth. It is customary to enjoy the complexity of Seme, but what do you think of the new Seme?

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Sawayamatsumoto守破離五百万石生酒生酒

Matsumoto Shuzo Kyoto

2/11/2025, 1:59:22 AM

Koyama Shoten (小山商店)

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I first started drinking Matsumoto when Mr. Toji Matsumoto was in charge of the brewery and had a fire-aged Ihyakumangoku for a few years. This is the third time I have posted on Sake-no-wa. It has a fruity aroma, acidity, and a moderate but core sweetness and umami. Delicious! I thought it would have a more energetic and messy taste since it is a nama-shu, but it is very clean and coherent, and it seems to soak into the body from the mouth smoothly. Perhaps it was just a coincidence, but it had a similar sensation to Senkou's Hatsu Tank Arabashiri. The one I bought happened to be less fizzy, so it was more moist than the Sentori. It is enough on its own, but I think it tastes better as a food sake, where its flavor shines through. It goes perfectly with Japanese food in general! It is good to drink with New Year's festive dishes, and especially delicious with dashi soup and other less heavy meals! I don't drink it often because it is not carried at the restaurants I frequent, but I think it is a definite sake, just like Shinomine. I was impressed by the best tasting clear sake I have had in recent years!

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Senkinモダン初槽あらばしり生酛原酒生酒荒走り無濾過おりがらみ発泡

せんきん Tochigi

2/9/2025, 11:57:35 PM

尾崎商店中央店

174

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The first bottle of Senkou after returning to Edo was sold out so fast that I couldn't drink it, so I requested to reserve the first bottle and kept it. When the bottle was turned upside down, there were quite a lot of slag and it looked like a cloudy sake. The aroma was sweet, like peach or lychee. I thought it would be more shwashy, but it is a little tangy, which is probably better for capturing the flavor profile. Either way, the freshness comes through. I drank it in a tin cup, which I haven't used in a long time...I was surprised at how good it tasted. I was surprised at how good it tasted. I felt the sweetness and acidity, and I thought that from here the volume would increase in both good and bad ways, and that bitterness, pungency, and alcohol would come out...but it just kept on being delicious and didn't expand at all! No extra stimulation! What is this? And it is very clear with just a hint of bitterness at the end! It is juicy and has a strong character, but it is not too strong, and has a clarity and softness that goes into the body as if it is soaking into it. I think it is too suitable for drinking by itself at first, and then drinking with snacks and appetizers in the middle of the evening. I was also very impressed with the sake cups and their compatibility!

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Good evening, flos_lingua_est😃. We hope that you will find our review 🥹 of the flavors and impressions of the sake cups 🤗 that we can never write 🥹 of such a delicious ‼️

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flos_lingua_est

Good evening, Jay & Nobby! It's always a pleasure to refer to your natural reviews as well! It reminded me of the goodness of using different drinks for different occasions when I can afford it, and I'm glad you're impressed and delicious: ☺️

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