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This is also a well-known Bunkajin. It has a beautiful umami flavor and a light sweetness that quickly disappears. It has a good drinkability, so it goes well with all kinds of food.
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The second cup is Shiga Nani no Oto. This is another well-known brew at this restaurant. It is dry, but has a good balance of aroma and umami. If "dry" means sharpness, then this sake is definitely dry. I am not a fan of sake that sometimes tastes really dry.
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The first sushi of the year. Sake is from Musho. I don't buy or order dry sake myself, but the dry sake served at omakase is delicious. Of course, this is because the restaurant chooses saké that is not just dry and tasteless or a bit sharp tasting, but I guess it is different when I buy it myself and drink it at home. They serve it with the meal to begin with, but not at home. It is still hard for me to choose sakes that are labeled "dry. I want to be able to choose sake from more different angles.
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The first bottle opened for the New Year at home was Hana-yoku. I was not sure which one to take out of the fridge, but for some reason, all the others had black labels. I wanted something brighter, so I decided on the Hanahyotsuyu. Actually, it was the same Miyamanishiki Junmai Ginjo that I had last year. I bought it without realizing it. It's OK because it's delicious, but does it mean that the time of the year when we want to drink Hanahyokyu is the same? If possible, I hope I can drink a different Hana-Hiyo-Yoku this year. I don't have to tell you how it tastes. It is indeed a great achievement to be able to produce such a beautiful and deep flavor. The aroma is also beautiful.
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New Year's Eve is in Bubbles Tanaka. It blew me away quite a bit...I wonder if the D is for dry. We were able to enjoy sake successfully in 2023, but what about 2024? I am now ready to reset myself for the new year so that I can enjoy good sake and good food again this year. This year, from New Year's Day, the future has been full of uncertain events, but I believe that the only thing humanity can do is to hang in there, so let's all do our best and help each other out.
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I have been curious about it for a long time, but have never had the chance to meet it. Recently, 13% alcohol has been the natural trend. The lightness of the taste remains the same, but the flavors vary widely. It has a unique, slightly fizzy taste, which is nice. I personally don't like acidity with a hint of lactobacillus, but this acidity is nicely wrapped up in the overall mildness, and there is no unpleasant feeling at all. The acidity is well balanced as a complement to the umami and sweetness. I would like to drink other sanshu when I have a chance.
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Yoshidagura upray & snow
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It has 13% alcohol and is very drinkable. This sake is like a really good sake with only the alcohol reduced. I thought the flavor would usually be lighter, but that is not the case at all. Even if you drink a little too much, it is a magical sake that does not make the next day difficult.
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A complete jacket purchase. Without any particular previous information, I chose pink. I assumed it would be sweet. It is interesting with a slightly unique fine effervescence. The alcohol is light at 13%, but the flavor and sweetness are perfect. It is quite my favorite type. I've had a lot of luck lately.
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The second drink of the year-end party. Orange label makes me think of autumn sake on its own. I don't often buy orange labels myself. I am not attracted to it. But so far, I have never been disappointed with orange label. It is mellow and has no peculiarities, but I imagine it is characterized by its umami. I had an image that Izumo Fuji was rather dry, but I was nicely betrayed.
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A drink at a year-end party. It is a family-like drink where everything is in natural harmony without any sense of discomfort. The food, the space, the flavors, everything is in mellow harmony. Akabu is a family.
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I have not been feeling well for a long time lately, and now that I am finally recovering, it has been a long time since I have had sake. I had bought several bottles toward the end of the year, and after much hesitation, I chose this Musical Instrument Masamune. I don't have the impression that I've drunk that much sake before, but I have a high level of trust in the mysterious Musical Instrument Masamune. Sure enough, it is wonderful. I had an image that it was like a sake made with sake water, but it was completely fresh. It is true that it has a sweetness like a kijoshu, but overall it is fresh and light. It has a pleasant balance.
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I happened to see Tanaka Sentori the day after I drank Tanaka Roku Go at a sushi restaurant. I would not normally buy this wine at such a low price, but I took advantage of this coincidence and bought it. It is delicious with a mild acidity typical of Sentori and a beautiful flavor typical of Tanaka Rokuugo. I have the impression that the two flavors are not so much well mixed, but rather two stories. Rather than the goodness being diluted by mixing the two, the goodness of both is conveyed straight to the palate. It is delicious.
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The third (and last) cup was Tanaka Rokuugo. The impression was that it was even more umami than Tobiroki and Hakurakusei. However, for fatty fish in winter, it is necessary to have this kind of punch to reset the palate and achieve a synergistic effect of umami. It is the best when it is delicious both to eat and to drink.
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The second drink at the sushi restaurant. Another nice Junmai Daiginjo sake. I thought, "Isn't the order reversed? But when I drank it, I found it to be a little sweeter than Tobiroki's Junmai Daiginjo, and it was gorgeous, perfect for the middle part of a meal. This is a sake that makes me look forward to its future development. It is perfect as a food sake.
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First drink at the sushi bar. Nice sake, too good for the first drink, but top notch as a top drinker. It has a nice umami flavor, but it is not heavy. It has a sharpness, but not at all like it is forced to be sharp by bitterness or acidity. It's a complete sake.
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Snowman from Red Dragonfly. Winter is quickly approaching. Reviewing my post on last year's Snowman, I think the taste impression is about the same. The sweetness and bitterness are well balanced and easy to drink. But the carbonation is stronger than last year. I also have an impression that the nigoriness is stronger. Overall, I think I like it better than last year's. I don't know exactly whether this one or the snowman has changed.
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Mild acidity and minerality. I wouldn't say it's fresh, but it gives a strange impression of being mild and refreshing. I wonder if it was like this last year. Sentori is also excellent in that it is easy to recognize the season through its label and naming.
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When I try to ask, I am often told, "I'm sorry, it's over." (this is my personal impression). The first Shimofuri I have had in a long time was a light nigori, but it was clean and sweet with little clutter. It is a masterpiece that it can be made to taste so beautifully while retaining the roughness that is typical of light nigori.
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Abe after a long time. It has a pleasant slight gasiness and a mild sweetness and umami. However, as a whole, it is refreshing and has a good sharpness. It is a hospitable sake that goes well with any occasion.
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sikamaru
I've had my eye on red and white for a while. After much hesitation, I chose the white one. The aroma is quite strong with lactic acid bacteria like yogurt. Is it a feeling I don't like? But the taste is not lactobacillus feeling. It is a strange feeling. But the taste is rather full, and it is beautiful but drinkable. I wonder what the red is like.
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