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小川 明宏
A faint apple-like taste, maybe a little sour.
The label is fantastic and nice.
Commemorates my trip to Aomori.
Rating: ★★★☆☆☆☆
Where to buy: Koyama Shoten (Tokyo)
Price: 3,000 yen (excluding tax)
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小川 明宏
Hiroki Shuzo, the brewer of Tobiroki, distributes Izumikawa only in Fukushima Prefecture.
Tobiroki is expensive because it is basically a raw sake with a premium price, but "Izumikawa" is a reasonably priced sake that has been fire-aged.
I thought it was relatively dry right after opening the bottle, but after about a week, it became milder.
It is a very high cost-per-serving sake.
Place of purchase: Gonoi Sake Shop (Fukushima Prefecture)
Price: 2,860 yen (tax included)
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小川 明宏
I didn't think it was very distinctive.
Some say I am simply insensitive...
Costa is high.
Rating: ★★★☆☆☆☆
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小川 明宏
This is delicious. Fruity and my favorite drink.
Rating: ★★★★★
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小川 明宏
It tasted strange.
It is relatively inexpensive and cosmetically pleasing.
Rating: ★★★★☆
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小川 明宏
It was not very ginjo-like, but rather light. I would like it to be a little more flamboyant.
Rating: ★★★☆☆☆☆
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小川 明宏
This sake is sold exclusively at the brewery store.
It has a pleasant aroma with a hint of oak.
There is a Braille-like pattern on the bottle.
Is it "sake"?
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小川 明宏
It is fresh and juice-like.
It has alcohol in it, so you will get drunk.
It seems to be available only in Niigata Prefecture.
Purchase price: 2,667 yen (excluding tax) 1.8L
Place of purchase: Kanazawa-ya Sake Shop (Niigata Prefecture)
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小川 明宏
Sweet and delicious. I like the freshness of it.
By the way, it is a gift.
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小川 明宏
I drank it, I remember, but not the taste...
Forgot to take a picture too...
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小川 明宏
Is this the first time I've had old sake?
I didn't notice any distinctive flavor (because it's old sake?). I didn't feel much of the characteristics except for the amber color and the fact that it has a unique flavor (because it's old?).
Rating: ★★★☆☆☆☆
Where to buy: Kagoya (Tokyo)
Price: 2,870 yen (tax included)
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小川 明宏
It is sweet and easy on the palate.
Where to purchase: Kagoya Akimoto Shoten (Tokyo)
Price: 1,400 yen (excluding tax)
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小川 明宏
It is a refreshing sake that seems to eliminate the fatty taste of eel, although it is hard to deny the feeling of having completely missed the right time to drink it.
Price: 2,700 yen (excluding tax)
Where to buy: Kagoya (Tokyo)
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小川 明宏
Sake meter value +4, acidity 1.6 (classified as "light and dry"?) It is full-bodied and not bad for a sake with a high acidity of 1.6 (classified as "light and dry"?).
It would have been nice if it were a little more floral.
Price: 2,700 yen (excluding tax) 1.8L
Where purchased: Koyama Shoten (Tokyo)
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