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tomytomy
家飲みのみ投稿。 飲み終えてから投稿。 自分のお金で買って飲んでるので、旨いも不味いも、はっきり書きます。 はっきり書くからには、店でちょっと飲み比べ程度で感想を述べるのは、作った方々に失礼かなと思うので。 いただきもの以外は、購入価格も記入しています。

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tomy
Purchased at a supermarket half-price sale. When I drink it, I smell the barrel aroma of Yoshino cedar... Huh? I can't really tell. I thought it had a little more aroma when I drank it before. It was the same even when heated. Does the aroma disappear after a year?  I had an image that major breweries have excellent sake quality and don't change much, but I wonder if the aroma is difficult to find. I was not in the mood for this, so I put it in a Masu, and the aroma of wood, and it was kind of a downer. 521 including tax
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I used to buy all the sake from Koueikiku, but Harusion was only acidic, and so was Snokure, so I decided to stay away from them. The distributor was far away. I had not had it for a long time and wondered what it was like. This wine is delicious, with a fragrance that is typical of Koueikiku, and the acidity, sweetness, umami, and bitterness are all there. It's good.  I tried heating it up. Not bad, but not necessary.  Easy to drink, but the 17% alcohol content means you have to drink it slower than you would with other Kouei Kiku or you'll get drunk faster. 2035 including tax.
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8% Junmai sake. This is really good, with a decent assertion of flavor. The aroma, acidity, and sweetness are all intertwined.  It is a sake that does not choose the drinker. I think that packaged sake such as Hakutsuru is more "sake for selective drinkers".  However, I have only bought this sake at half price. I think many people who don't like big-name sake would like this one, but is it not reaching the right customer base?  I think this sake can go as far as the presence of Mio. If the price is about the same as Argo. Half price sale, 709 including tax.
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tomy
Lactic acid-like sourness. My first impression is that it is thin. The impression is similar to that of Gimbleu. It is difficult to reduce the alcohol content of sake, isn't it? It is easy to drink without any unpleasant taste, but there must be various issues to be solved, such as the necessity of being sake, price competitiveness with other competing sake in terms of alcohol content, etc. However, I hope that major sake brewers will take on various challenges, because I believe that this will lead to the future of sake. I think the concept of sake that can be drunk on weekdays is a good one. Tax included 415 (300ml)
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ポンちゃん
Hi tomy 🐦 I'm almost the same as you 😊I often drink chu-hi as my first drink when I go out. I'm almost the same as you 😊I often drink chu-hi as my first drink when I go out, so I wish there was an alternative to that 😁I hope they manage to solve the problem and come up with something that I can drink easily 😊.
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tomy
Hi, Pon-chan. The concept is good, so I hope to use this sake as a basis for future development of flavors and tastes 😊.
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Kachikoma本仕込特別本醸造
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It has spent the summer in the fridge. The aroma is calm and banana-like. Compared to Koryu, the aroma and taste are completely different, even though they are the same sake. The Koryu has a sweeter taste when served with sashimi. Since it is a bottle, I would like to enjoy it at various temperatures.  It does not fall apart even when heated. It was stable at all temperatures.  Katsuma is a pre-priced sake on the Internet, and one store in our prefecture has a point system and another store has a limit of one bottle of another sake. Why is this so? Why is it better than Isohajime, Kikuyuizui, Kaiun, or Hatsukame? I think, well, the pre-premaritalization from the time when it attracted attention and the imbalance of supply and demand from the small amount of production must have been left in the tail.  After drinking almost all the varieties, I can say that you should go to Toyama and drink this sake at restaurants. It is delicious and goes well with food. I don't think you should buy this sake because it is rare compared to other local sake at a famous sake shop in a completely different place. 2838 including tax (1.8L)
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Purchased at a local supermarket. The aroma is light and fruity. When you drink it, you can drink it like water without feeling the sakeiness of so-called major standard sake. The sweetness, acidity, and bitterness are also weak. The alcohol content is 10 degrees. Everything is light, so it is not for old people who are accustomed to sake-like taste. It is for people who like gimpak. Lately, there have been a lot of low-alcohol, non-acidic sake products, and I don't mind the trend, but I think it comes down to the question, "Does it really need to be sake? Tax included 768 (900ml)
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This is the last sake purchased on the Niigata trip. It is an al-soze regular sake. The rice is different from the Shu version, and M seems to be Minamiuonuma. I was surprised after drinking sake for the first time in a while. It starts with a nice aroma, and although the flavor is not flashy, it has a sweetness and umami that is as good as any modern local sake that costs around 2,000 yen for a 4-pack. I finished it in about three weeks, and it did not deteriorate much, as is often the case with local sake. However, this is a sake to be drunk chilled or less. The acidity is a bit too much when heated. Recommended. 2420 including tax (1.8L)
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I bought this on a trip to Sado. I guess it is a junmai ginjo for local souvenirs. It seems to be made from local rice. The ginjo aroma is not strong. It does not have a strong sweet or sour taste, nor does it have any bitterness or other unpleasant tastes. It is an orthodox junmai ginjo. This brewery has several breweries and seems to make modern sake as well. The sales floor was also well organized. 1870 including tax
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The aroma was faintly lactic acid-like, and when I drank it, it tasted unexpectedly bitter. This was a case that needed to be discussed. I searched for it, but none of the sake shops' introductions seemed to fit the flavor, or at least not in the same way. Is this the super bitterness phenomenon of blurred quality that is common in local sake? The kind of thing that happens with hana-yosu. I thought it might be heated, so I warmed it up to lukewarm, and the spikes decreased and it was nice. This one was heated.  About 4 days after opening the bottle, the bitterness decreased and I finished it slowly in cold water. 1540 including tax
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At a liquor store in Niigata. First of all, I was impressed by the variety of Abe, and secondly, I was impressed by the high price, all of them over 2,000 yen. The liquor store said that Hiragana Abe sells the best, but that this one changes less after the bottle is opened, which I thought was a rather serious statement. The aroma is modern, the sweetness is surprisingly restrained, the acidity is soft, and it is easy to drink at 13 degrees Celsius.  I had heard that the change after opening the bottle was small, but on the second day, it tasted the same as the second day of a typical modern sake, and on the third day, it ended up being characterless. I wonder if there is anything that can be done about this taste change in modern sake. 2310 including tax
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tomy
I was able to buy it for the first time when I went to Sado Island. There is no special agent in my hometown. I wish all local sake breweries would make it possible to buy sake in the area. The impression I got when I drank it was that it was a modern style sake that was easy to drink, though unexpectedly not flashy. It is dangerous to drink more and more before getting drunk. It is good both cold and at room temperature. All the sake I bought during my trip was fire-brewed.  After a day, the taste has changed a little. I had previously had this sake at a sake tavern in Kyoto, and it reminded me of the taste of that time. So, the one I drank at the izakaya before must have been more than a day after opening the bottle. I also remembered thinking when I drank it before that it would be hard to differentiate this sake from other sake because there are many similar tasting sake, including this one, which is easy to drink and nowadays sake is becoming more and more popular. 1750 including tax
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hi tomy😃! Congratulations on getting your first Masayo in your hometown ㊗️ 🎉I've never had Tamakyo Hibiki, but as you say, it's just like you said 😙I like the way it sounds with the Yamato language too 😊.
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tomy
Hi Jay & Nobby. I bought some Sado because there are a number of breweries along the road to the tourist area. I went for the sweetest one and it was a nice, easy drinking sake.
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On a trip to Sado, I stopped by a warehouse. I was completely unfamiliar with the brewery, so I changed into sandals and bought the products in what looked like a corner of the office. I wondered if it was a small place in Sado, but when I looked at the shelves, I found "Itaru". There is a "Itaru" store in my prefecture, and I have bought it before. So this is where they make it.  Itsuki is a modern sake, but I bought it because it seemed to be the main product of Maryo.  The aroma smelled like sake, which is typical of Japanese sake. There is no bitterness, but rather a sweetness or a richness from the rice, and this tendency seems to intensify when the sake is warmed up a little. It's not modern, but it's also not the watery, characterless, and unrefined smell that is sometimes found in junmai level local sake. It has a thicker feel. It's orthodox, but I could drink it, even though I don't usually drink that type of sake. 1590 including tax.
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Gokyoride? Light 甘酸っぱい純米酒純米
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Purchased through Yamaguchi EC Yale mail with free shipping. There were no stores in the vicinity that carried Gohashi, but when I heard about the free shipping, I ordered it. As the name suggests, it is sweet and sour. It is 6 degrees and I drink it cold in the middle of summer. It is delicious. The price is under 2,000 yen, which is one of the cheapest in the current local sake world. 1760 including tax
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Kaiun夢仕込み特別本醸造
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tomy
Originally, this sake was made from local rice, Takatenjin Koshihikari, for sake stores in Kaiun's home district of Ogasawara. Since the number of sake stores in this area has been drastically reduced, the sake is now being sold in Hamamatsu and other areas. It is an orthodox sake, but it is easy to drink. I had been drinking a lot of distilled spirits with soda recently, so I got drunk at once. Sake is hard to drink in summer. The last time I drank it, I added ice and tonic water or soda water. 2200 (1.8L) including tax
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Aramasaラピス2020 生酛木桶純米純米吟醸生酛
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This sake is more than 3 years old. The label on the back of the bottle said that it is recommended to be aged at a low temperature for about 3 years, but I thought that it was at the back of a home refrigerator, but the sweetness and flavor were the best, as if it was just before it was twisted. I was not impressed with the taste of Colors, but this was a nice taste. Niimasa deteriorates quickly, regardless of whether it is hi-ire or nama-zake, so I finished it in two days. On the second day, the sweetness dropped and the sourness and bitterness increased. 2260 including tax
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Purchased during a trip to Nagano, Japan. The label is also classic. When I took the lid off, I heard a popping sound. Even on the third day after opening the bottle, it popped vigorously. It does not have the flashiness of the raw, unfiltered junmai ginjos sold at local sake breweries, but the aroma and subtle sweetness that passes through the nose when you drink it are nice, albeit mild. This class is also good for a brewery that is nationally known.  On the other hand, what I did not expect was that the balance of the flavor changes considerably when the sake is heated. To put it bluntly, it doesn't go well with it. It's a bit of a shame that a junmai sake like this can't be heated up. 2640 including tax (1.8L)
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It took over a month to complete the drink with the cooking sake combination. As the temperature rises, people tend to drink at a faster pace, which reduces the opportunity to drink sake, which has a higher alcohol content than other alcoholic beverages. Also, the alcohol content is absurdly high compared to beer, chuhai, and highballs, so it is not a good idea from a health standpoint. The first sip of sake is like, "Is this water?" . It is 13% rice, rice malt, and brewer's alcohol. To be honest, I don't really know what umami is. The manufacturer's recommendation is to keep it chilled, so it is stored in the refrigerator. Packaged sake is great in the rack of the refrigerator.  Drinking it cold, it has a slight sweetness and watery bitterness. It's better for me as it's warmed up to 13 degrees, which makes it a lot easier to drink. I felt there was no point in keeping it in the fridge. 1065 including tax (2L)
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Kiwamihijiri特別純米 高島雄町
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Campaign-winning sake from SNS's liquor store. Glad to meet a sake I was completely unfamiliar with.  Cold sake is easy to drink with a pleasant sake aroma. It also has a faint sweetness. It is a sake to drink with food and go to bed with, rather than on its own. I also tried heating it up, and while it doesn't fall apart, I prefer cold sake if I want to drink it smoothly while feeling the aroma of the sake.
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Hananomai春しずく純米吟醸原酒
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tomy
Hamamatsu sake is found in all supermarkets and often seen in bars. It's a terrific sales force with many varieties. On the other hand, it is rarely talked about in the local sake community, and I have never been recommended it at a local sake shop. I never drank it properly either. I bought it at the supermarket because it had a discount sticker on it.  I searched for it and found a tweet that said it had a "fruity and gorgeous aroma and taste," but I had no such impression at all. It must be a story from another world. I mean, isn't it a bit twisted? Is this the kind of sake it is? It's a typical local sake with little flavor. It tasted better when heated. This is a junmai ginjo. It didn't suit my stupid taste buds. Tax included 462 (300ml)
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