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Shinkame純米酒 辛口純米
Shinkame ShuzoSaitama
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尾崎商店 中央店
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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
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尾崎商店 中央店
145
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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 MeijoNiigata
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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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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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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 ShuzoNara
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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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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 ShuzoFukui
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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 ShuzoYamagata
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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 ShuzojoYamaguchi
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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 ShuzoHiroshima
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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 ShuzoSaitama
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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
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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 ShuzoTochigi
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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 ShuzoNara
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尾崎商店 中央店
183
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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 ShuzoSaitama
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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
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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 ShuzoKyoto
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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
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尾崎商店 中央店
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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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ジェイ&ノビィ
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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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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Zarusohorai特別純米 しぼりたて特別純米原酒生酒
Ooyatakashi ShuzoKanagawa
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尾崎商店 中央店
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This is the first new sake from Zancho Hourai, and I have been very curious about this product for a long time. This year, I promised myself that I would buy the dry junmai that I couldn't drink last year when I found it, and as of the beginning of January when I am writing this, it is very close to the time of its release. At first, the aroma is gorgeous, with a slight, gentle sweetness and a firm rice flavor. After the sweetness begins to swell, I am not sure if it is cut by the acidity or covered by the spiciness, but at any rate, the sweetness and umami are suppressed. The umami slowly fades away with the bitterness that appears towards the end, lingering until the end. Therefore, the aftertaste is long. It is not sharp, but it is a delicious food sake that is both gorgeous and strong. I thought that this strong flavor would definitely be suitable to be drunk warm... and I was right! Many other people seem to feel the same way and drink it warmed up, which gives me confidence in my own taste buds lol. I think it goes well with sushi rolls and pickles in Japanese cuisine, omelette rice in Western cuisine, and sweet-and-sour pork in Chinese cuisine.
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AramasaNO.6 S type 2022-2023純米生酛原酒生酒
Aramasa ShuzoAkita
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The NO.6 S type has been lying in bed for more than a year. I left it long enough to wonder whether I should open it for regular drinking or not. It is modern and very elegant. Sorry for the stupid explanation, but I think that's the best way to describe it. LOL! Sweet and sour, but not sweet. It is well-balanced, and the umami expands softly and disappears quickly. The bitterness of ordinary sake would expand at the end, but Shinmasa's astringent taste gives it a sake-like character and then disappears. This uniqueness or uniqueness is indeed a unique characteristic! I always enjoy this sake with osechi dishes when I go back to my parents' house for celebrations, and I think it goes better with modern osechi dishes that use a lot of Western ingredients such as cheese and ham than with traditional osechi dishes. Of course, it is delicious enough to drink on its own, so I think it is a wonderful sake for anyone. It is understandable that there are many beginners who start here. For those people, they can drink it without worrying about pairing or marriage. I think it is the kind of sake that can be enjoyed very well by people who are not only interested in food. Personally, I think that Niimasa is a delicious sake that is good only for occasional drinking, but when I drink it occasionally, I am reminded of how great it is.
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Hi flos_lingua_est 😃 I know how you feel 🤔 if you should open it for everyday drinking 😅 you can't open it if you don't take the plunge 😅. And I also understand that it's ok to drink it once in a while 🤗.
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Hi Jay & Nobby, ☀️ I'm glad you can relate: ☺️ It's the nature of premier drinking...so I actually drank with my family and relatives at my parents' house on New Year's Day lol. Like the food, I'm not sure if it's ok to have a good one every once in a while lol.
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AsamayamaASTERISM純米生酒
Asama ShuzoGunma
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I was curious about Gunma because the sake is usually delicious and Mount Asama as a land is wonderful. Asterism, which means constellation. The name and label are fashionable, so I bought Asamayama for the first time. The first taste is a smart sweetness, followed by a fruit-like acidity and finally a bit of bitterness that expands. It is a modern, crisp, refreshing sake that tastes thin and delicate in a good way. It has a spodriness and an atmosphere somewhat similar to that of lemonade... It's a bit of a nonsensical expression, but I would call it a rice-like juice, or a delicious extraction of rice water, light but with a hint of rice. It is light, but you can feel the rice flavor! I think I recently drank Kisho's Shiroyama Sakura, which has this kind of aroma. It is a good connotation, but because it is clear and transparent, it is easy to see that each aroma and taste is not strong. There is no easy-to-understand "this is sweetness, this is sourness" kind of thing. That is why you can drink it without getting tired of it, and conversely, it lacks impact. That is the strong point of this sake, and I think that is what makes it so delicious. I really like it, especially on the second day, because of its cohesiveness.
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Shinomineろくまる 山田錦 純米吟醸 無濾過生原酒純米吟醸原酒生酒無濾過
Chiyo ShuzoNara
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The year before last, when I drank KORE's Nigori-nagashi, it was the most delicious sake of the year. Last year, I couldn't find any Yamadanishiki Nigori-no-Nagori, and although I haven't found it again this year, I found a Sumi-nagori and bought it immediately. The color is clear with a slight yellowish tinge. The initial aroma is a gorgeous one, typical of ethyl caproate. When you drink it, it has an apple and slightly pineapple-like aroma, which everyone likes. It feels light for a moment as it is refreshing and smooth on the palate. The mild mouthfeel allows this aroma to really shine through. The sweetness fades out in the early to mid-palate as if it is passing the baton to the flavor. The bitterness comes in at the end, and it is here where the depth and drinkability come into play. The second or third day is when it really comes into its own, and the sake-like sensation becomes stronger, but it is still too good to be true! The nigorizumi from the year before last had a more vinegary taste, which was right in the middle of what I like, but I'm really happy that they are making a sake that I like so much in the capsule type! Shinomine is never a miss.
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Good evening, flos_lingua_est 😃. Shinomine Rokumaru! I want to drink it 😋 but I haven't encountered it yet 🥲The taste is not a hassle! It makes me want to drink it more and more 🤗
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Hi Jay & Nobby, ☀️ This label is PB, but it's hard to find it when you can't even find it in the regular labels... I'm not very far from a store that carries it either 😭 It's so delicious that I would love to give it to you as a gift 😌.
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