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ALL SHIGA コラボ純米酒2025純米

Kita Shuzo Shiga

10/18/2025, 6:38:54 AM

10/13/2025

家飲み部

アラジン

I want to drink all the sake from the breweries in Shiga Prefecture! This is for those who want to drink all the sake breweries in Shiga Prefecture! You can taste sake from all 30 breweries in Shiga with this one bottle! (But not all at once 😁) All Shiga Junmai Sake 🍶, an assemblage of 30 Shiga sakes in one bottle! This year's Final is a blend of equal amounts of sake from all 30 breweries in the Shiga Prefecture Sake Brewers Association! Cold Pale yellow in color. The aroma is gentle and refreshing with a hint of sweetness. Isoamyl acetate type sweetness and fresh aroma like chervil and laurel. There is a nuance of acidity. The aroma of rice, like freshly pounded rice cakes, is rich and robust. Soft and smooth, the gentle and straightforward sweetness of the rice is followed by a fine, firm acidity. The alcohol passes softly and lightly into the nose. The sweetness and umami of the rice can be felt on the tongue, but it is rather dry. It retains a warmth with a good sharpness and a firm umami taste when swallowed. It is best served hot. The aroma of rice cooked in a kettle adds a subtle aroma of fluffiness. The sweetness of the rice increases slightly and the acidity spreads gently and more finely. The rice flavor is full from the end of the bottle to when swallowed, and it is moderately thick and intoxicating! I enjoyed this Shiga sake.

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ひなはなママ

Hi Aladdin 😃 Eh! This is such a luxurious Shiga all in one 😳 I've never heard of it before ❣️ I can't imagine what it tastes like at all, but it seems like everything from sweet to spicy is condensed in it ⁉️ I'd love to experience it someday 🥰.

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アラジン

Good morning, HinaHanaMama 😃. I didn't know about it until I learned about it at Sake-no-wa (from Pon-chan, I believe)! It was a dry Shiga sake with a great rice flavor that warms up nicely 🍶. Too bad it will end this year 😢.

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Aramasa秋櫻（コスモス）2024純米生酛

Aramasa Shuzo Akita

10/6/2025, 12:37:49 PM

10/5/2025

家飲み部

109

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Akisakura is a fire-aged sake brewed from improved Shinkou🌾 with a junmai, raw yeast and wooden vat brewing process. The cute sweet and sour taste is irresistible🍶. We also compared it with Nichinichi brewed with the same sake rice: ☺️ 　⚪︎ appearance and aroma⚪︎ The aroma is discreetly sweet and sour. Plum, a soothing sweetness of dried fruit accompanied by the freshness of acidity. The modest aroma of wooden vats and the milky aroma of the sake yeast are moderately balanced. The rice aroma is about the size of a white dumpling from koshinko. 　⚪︎Taste, etc. ⚪︎ Light on the palate with a slight gasiness. The modest sweetness and cute acidity spread sweetly and sourly. This cuddly sensation is unbearable. ☺️ In the middle part of the bottle, the sweet and sourness flows with a sense of transparency, and you can also taste the beautiful umami of rice. The wooden vat is also pleasantly intoxicating, and the last part of the bottle is closed with a slight bitterness and a slight astringent taste. The lingering taste of mature bitterness and astringency is medium. Compare with Shinmasa colors cosmos and Nichinichi Kaizen Shinkou... 🍶】. The Nichinichi is more gassy and has a more transparent and fine line on the palate. Cosmos has a sweet and sour impact, and the overall flavor is dark and bright. The characteristic acidity and pleasantly intoxicating bitterness that is typical of the improved Nobukou are common, while the Nichinichi has a sense of transparency, and the Cosmos has an impact with each sip! Very interesting 😊.

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あふぃお

Good evening, Aladdin. ☺️ This sake is perfect for the Mid-Autumn Moon 🌝. I can't stand the taste of rice in the light mouthfeel 🥳. Your review makes me want to drink it too 😋. I'd love to have some Nichinichi at some point too ✨

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アラジン

Good morning, Afuio 😃. I enjoyed it as if I was drinking it 🌕 while watching the full moon in the autumn cherry field😄. Actually, it's my first time to drink Cosmos at home, so I'm drinking it slowly to enjoy the change of opening the bottle 😊. I'm drunk for the day too 🍶.

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ヒロ

Good morning, Aladdin 😃! I would like to try this ✨I would also like to enjoy the taste change after opening the bottle 😳.

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ポンちゃん

Hi Aladdin 🐦. I've been looking at this one since the day I saw it 😊It's the same improved Nobukou 😳I don't see many sakes from this rice so I was interested to compare them 😊. It's great to get a sweet and sour taste that's not light and easy to drink!

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アラジン

Good morning, Hiro 😃. It seems that Akita's Kaizen Shinko was one of the main sake brewing rice grown in Akita prefecture until Miyamanishiki came along 🌾. I think the opening change is also a unique way to enjoy sake, so I cherish it: ☺️

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アラジン

Good morning, Pon-chan 😃. I found out that Hinichi's Hidehiko Matsumoto, who trained as a samurai at Shinmasa Sake Brewery, is brewing Akita Sake Komachi and Kaizen Shinko, and I wanted to compare them: ☺️ I couldn't get the ecru, only the Kougen-Shinko 😅.

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Nichinichi改良信交原酒

Nichinichi Inc.Kyoto

10/5/2025, 1:33:54 PM

10/5/2025

家飲み部

115

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Sake brewed by Mr. Hidehiko Matsumoto of Hibi Brewery from a modified Nobukou🌾 sake that he received from Mr. Yusuke Sato of Shinmasa Sake Brewery. The sake is designed to be low-alcohol, clear, and thin, with a beautiful, calm aroma, beautiful sweetness and umami, and a slight bitterness in the aftertaste. You can feel the goodness of the improved Nobukou, a sake that is typical of Nichinichi. 　⚪︎ Appearance and aroma: ⚪︎ The appearance is a silver-green color that is almost transparent. As soon as it is poured into a glass, fine gas bubbles float in a beautifully scattered manner. The aroma is very calm. In addition to banana, there are hints of sweetness and freshness reminiscent of apricots and raisins. The rice aroma is almost imperceptible. 　⚪︎Taste, etc. ⚪︎ Very light and translucent first touch. A fine gas-like stimulation flows through the taste with a swirl. Transparent sweetness and fine acidity. From the mid-palate onward, the flow of clear, light, yet flavorful and beautiful umami can be felt. It finishes nicely with a very slight bitter astringency. The lingering finish is medium short. The taste is truly in the transparency. It looks like you can spare a bottle of Yongboto 😊. I'm also comparing it to Shinmasa Cosmos, but that's for another time 📝.

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Fusano KankikuPray for -2024-純米大吟醸原酒生酒中取り無濾過

Kankiku Meijo Chiba

10/1/2025, 1:53:23 PM

10/1/2025

家飲み部

121

アラジン

Happy Japanese Sake Day🍶🎉 October 1st is Sake Day 🍶🥳. We raised our sake cups to express our gratitude to all those involved with sake and our wishes for a peaceful and happy day. 　⚪︎ appearance and aroma⚪︎ The appearance is a pale, shining silver yellow. The aroma is sweet and fresh with a gorgeous elegance. Aromas of freshly cut green apple, pear, and melon. Slight citrus nuances. Acacia overflows from the glass. Beautiful rice aroma like Kamishin powder. 　⚪︎Taste, etc. ⚪︎ Soft and smooth texture. The gas 🫧 shriek is also very pleasant. Deep sweetness mixed with rounded acidity, calm and juicy. The flow of rice flavor with a beautiful thickness is pleasantly intoxicating. The overt aroma is gorgeous, and the richness of the rice aroma is also impressive. The fading sharpness is filled with a beautiful bitterness. It has a beautiful long aftertaste that makes you sigh. Even after about 10 months of aging in ice temperature, it still retains its freshness, but the overall impression is one of calmness and noble elegance. 　⚪︎ at the end of ⚪︎ In the old days, the brewing year started on October 1, so today marks the beginning of the New Year in the sake world. I hope to make it another drunken year 🍶.

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ワカ太

Good evening, Aladdin 😃I always admire Aladdin's trivia about Sake Day and the beginning of the brewing year ✨Kangiku also says Pray, so it is indeed a very appropriate sake for the beginning of the brewing year 😊.

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アラジン

Good morning, Wakata 😃. Nowadays the start of the brewing year is July 1st due to accounting and tax reasons, but in the old days the start of the brewing year was the start of the brewing year 🤔. It was originally meant to be a New Year's sake, but it has been aged and is now open for drinking 🍶.

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ジャイヴ

Good evening, Aladdin🌛. This is a perfect day to wish you a happy October 1st and many happy years in the sake industry 🥰. I couldn't participate in the go-around, but I'm enjoying it in my own way.

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アラジン

Good morning, Gyve 😃. Sake Day is a date-specific event, so it's often on a weekday, so it's hard to enter NGA if you have a job 🥲. I also spent a quiet time with the blessing of my eyes from the posts of those who participated 🍶.

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ポンちゃん

Hi Aladdin 🐦. I'm impressed that you chose this sake after knowing the brewing year start now and then 😊I can't help but feel the new sake is the beginning of the year, but I like to celebrate this day to remember to thank the brewers ✨.

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アラジン

Good evening, Pon-chan 😃. I think this time of year is somehow more appropriate for the beginning of the fiscal year, when the new rice is harvested, new sake is starting to come out and brewing preparations are underway: ☺️ I'm glad 10/1 remains as Sake Day 🍶😊.

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Sharaku純米吟醸酒未来 2024BY純米吟醸生詰酒

Miyaizumi Shuzo Fukushima

9/28/2025, 11:22:07 AM

9/24/2025

家飲み部

121

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The trainees I was taking care of on the job have left my nest 🐣 and I opened this bottle to wish them the best. I opened the bottle wishing them all the best. The appearance is a slightly pale, shiny yellow-green. The aroma is fresh with just the right amount of sweetness. The aroma is fresh with a sense of blue melon. From behind the sweet and refreshing aroma of young green melon and unripe strawberries, a deep and elegant sweetness like grapes also peeks out. The aroma of rice is about the same level as that of Kamishinko. The texture is smooth and slightly smooth. The sweetness is quickly absorbed by the tongue, and then a refreshing acidity mixes in nicely with a sense of coolness. The refreshing sweetness, like that of a makuwa melon, is clear and not clingy, giving it a kind of elegance. While the alcohol brings a sense of dryness to the nose, it also gives a beautiful, rich rice flavor. It has a sharpness that seems to fade away. The lingering finish is long with a beautiful bitterness and a slight astringency. The cool, dry taste has a good umami and a very moderate sweetness that flows beautifully. Since it has a strong sense of alcohol especially at low temperatures, it is best to drink it cool or chilled to feel the flavor and get drunk easily. On the 7th day after opening the bottle, the taste had settled down and rounded out, and it was well integrated into the flavor that I like. ☺️

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ポンちゃん

Aladdin, congratulations on your trainee leaving the nest & thank you for your hard work 😊. Sake Future is a great choice ✨. Myakmyak! And then I saw that one of them is an iko 😳 I just realized that now 😂 cute 💕.

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Good evening Aladdin 😃. I am happy to see all the trainees leave the nest 😃. If you trained under Mr. Aladdin, you will be a lover of rice, sake and people 🤗.

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ジャイヴ

Aladdin, thank you for your training work 🙇. I wish you all the best for the real work that is about to begin 🥰. ［The use of "sake future" is too stylish, I'll have to take a look at this one 🤣.

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アラジン

Thank you, Pon 😊. I hope it will be a parting gift for them 🐣 as they still have a lot of trials ahead of them 🍶. The one in the background is the Ikomijaku from the JR West collaboration 😎. There's also a normal baby girl, so maybe I'll have her make an appearance soon 🤔.

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アラジン

Good evening Jay & Nobby 😃. I really hope that everyone will flap their wings safely 🐣🥹 as we still have exams coming up and other challenges ahead of us. I hope you love rice🌾 and sake🍶 too, but I hope people will be able to love you 😊.

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アラジン

Good evening, Mr. Gyve 😃. No really, I feel like praying when I think of the harsh world of practice that awaits us in the future ☺️ I tend to give meaning to words when sake is involved, but then again, I'm getting old 😁.

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にごりホワイト発泡

Shotoku Shuzo Kyoto

9/21/2025, 9:55:38 PM

9/18/2025

旅飲み部

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On the way home from a business trip, I drank a bottle without the energy to open a pub in the crowded Shinkansen. Nigori White, a sparkling "Kakushiaji" with sake. It is a sparkling liqueur with 3% alcohol by volume, made with junmai nigori sake from the Shotoku Shuzo brewery in Kyoto. It is manufactured by Oenon Product Support in Hyogo. Kakushiaji is available in two varieties, the other being a "fluffy mint" made with Junmai sake from Asakai in Iwate Prefecture. The other is "Funwari Mint," made with pure rice sake from Asakai in Iwate Prefecture. 　⚪︎ scent⚪︎ I couldn't check the appearance because I didn't have a glass 😌. The aroma is sweet and refreshing, like a lactobacillus drink. It also has a rummy feel. 　⚪︎Taste, etc. ⚪︎ The first touch of the drink is exactly what it sounds like, a calpis sour. It is a schwashy lactic acid bacteria beverage type sour. Finally, in the mid-part of the drink, one can slightly taste the rice flavor of nigori sake and the flavor of the tailings. By the time it kicks in with the carbonation, the initial lactobacillus drink-type sweetness has receded considerably, and if you look for it, you can even detect a slight bitterness that seems to be nigori. The aftertaste is short, with residues of sweet nigori sake. It is quite an interesting drink, although to be honest, the sake feeling is quite diluted. The amount of sake used is unknown, but as the product name "Kakushiaji" suggests, sake seems to be only a hidden flavor 🍶.

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Senkin裏・線香花火生酛原酒無濾過おりがらみ

せんきん Tochigi

9/8/2025, 11:12:37 PM

9/3/2025

家飲み部

131

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A drink between summer and autumn🍶. It's still hot, but I wanted to miss the passing summer. The glossy, fresh, sweet aroma, cute acidity, and vanishing sharpness reminded me of sparklers that fleetingly disappear at the end of a summer night, leaving tiny sparks 🎇. In a play of colors... 🍶. A warm yellow-green. The aroma is sweet and glamorous, with fine grains of dregs in the misty ogara. The aroma is sweet and glossy with a touch of freshness. Sweet and soft ripe melon, ripe and green banana, lychee. Sweet yogurt and lactic acid beverage. The subtle koji taste is clean and refreshing. The rich rice aroma harmonizes with the overall aroma and is quite intoxicating. ☺️ From the gentle, round, dark sweet attack, the chippy, cute acidity is tinged with the flavor of tailings and spreads quickly and vividly. It is fruity and juicy, with rice nuances coming forward. From the mid-palate, the softness of the ogara-meshi is followed by the light umami of rice and a slight bitterness, which disappears in a whiff. The aftertaste has a lactic acid bacteria drink feeling. The lingering finish is moderate, with a sweet lingering aroma, a cute acidic residue, and a beautiful bitter bitterness. A lactobacillus drink for adults with half the sweetness of a lactobacillus drink replaced by the delicious taste of rice 😊.

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ジャイヴ

Good evening, Aladdin 🌛. I didn't know there was a "back" version of Senkou "Senkohana", but it has been commercialized this season 🥰. I can't help but wonder what kind of flavor "sparkler origami" has: ✨️

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アラジン

Good evening, Gyve 😃. I have a weakness for backsides and lapses, I react when it's "backside", but when you said "only the backside is origamist", I had to drink it as an origamist: ☺️ I wanted to compare the drink with the front if possible 😄

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つよーだい

Good evening 😁I was going to buy this today but when I checked the store's website it was sold out😭😭

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Good evening, Aladdin 😃. I've seen some people say that the back side is sweet 🧐 but when it comes to Tochigi sake and Senkou, I tend to loose my J&N standards😅 I can't stop myself from trying it 🤗 I haven't bought it yet 😆. I'm sure you love Tochigi sake too 🥰!

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アラジン

Good evening, Tsuyodai 😃. I'm sure many of you would be interested in this sake if it was made in the back of the season 🥺. It's a late summer/early fall tradition 🎇 and I hope you manage to find it 🙏🍶.

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アラジン

Good evening, Jay & Nobby 😃. It's sweet but sour and sweet-sour, so it's ok by J&N's standards loosened by Tochigi correction...or maybe 🤔 it's tough if Oumine is 🙅😅. Tochigi love 🫶🥰 for the back mania & oligaramist.

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SummerFallYUZU発泡

WAKAZE (TOKYO)Tokyo

9/4/2025, 11:29:48 PM

8/31/2025

家飲み部

114

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SAKE🍶 from California available at convenience stores It is available at Lawson and Famima stores nationwide and is available in two sakes at the same time: Classic and Yuzu! I compared them and I'll take the YUZU 📝. YUZU □YUZU □ Slightly pale orizzled silver green. It has a strong gassy feeling 🫧 with large gas bubbles rising and popping. The aroma is youthful and cool with a good scent of yuzu. It has a moderate rice flavor. The texture is smooth and gentle with a hint of oriki. The gaseous stimulation spreads on the tongue and lightly bounces in the mouth. Immediately after taking a sip, you may think it is a gentle rice flavor, but then, along with the gaseous sensation, a fresh aroma of bitter yuzu peel and a sour taste spreads, giving you the sensation of eating a yuzu! After the yuzu aroma runs through with the gas🫧, the moderate sweetness and umami of the rice remains, balancing the slightly subdued yuzu feeling. ☺️ The bitterness including the sweetness of the yuzu is pleasantly intoxicating at the end of the bottle, and it finishes softly. The aftertaste is short and sharp. Very easy to drink and delicious. ☺️ The base is a proper sake! The cool acidity from the white malted rice and the carbonation go well together to give it a refreshing and light feeling, making it easy to drink! I think it is very intoxicating as a gate SAKE 😊. (the rest is price...) Thanks for the treat 🍶.

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ねむち

Hi Aladdin, I found it at Yasubeyesan's house and bouken-san was in a hurry to buy it, so I also rushed to capture it 🤣I was convinced that the sake equivalent would be 450 yen for 250 ml and 1,350 yen for 750 ml 😁.

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アラジン

Good evening, Nemuchi 😃. I didn't know it was at Yasbay's house! I'm looking forward to Nemuchi's feedback: ☺️ It's a fair price for sake, but it's a bit tough when your rival is a strong type of sake, so you have to appeal well 🤔.

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ShinkaiSPARKLING なべかんむり長女にごり酒発泡

藤本酒造 Shiga

8/31/2025, 11:31:52 PM

8/30/2025

家飲み部

122

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滋賀県のお酒、近江酒を飲もうシリーズ🍶 シュワっと爽やかな夏にピッタリのポップなお酒！大変な時代ですが、おてんば長女は今年も元気です。外観はきめ細かい滓が混ざり微かに透明度を残すにごり具合で、底には溶け切らない滓の細かな塊が浮かぶ。香りは、柑橘の様な酸味を感じる爽やかさと、その奥に甘いバナナや瓜のアロマ。米香も豊か。テクスチャにはサラッとした中に滓の細かな舌触り。ガス感の刺激は思ったよりも優しめながら、心地良い刺激🫧 口に含むと、極控えめな甘味を押しのける様に、レモンの様なインパクトのある酸味のアタックが爽やかに強く広がる！目が覚める様な感覚から、スッキリした麹の旨味も感じさせつつ、キューッと爽やかに流れていきキレる。余韻はミディアムショートで、舌に渋味を残す。神開sparklingなべかんむり長女でした！ギュッと目が覚める様な酸味とガス感の刺激でスッキリ爽やか、うすにごりならではの麹の味わいも添えられており、まさに暑い夏にもピッタリのお酒！！三姉妹飲み比べとかもしてみたいし、そもそも色々な神開を飲んでみたいです🍶 ご馳走様でした😊

bouken

Hello Aladdin! As of 8/9, I found all three sisters at a store called Sake no ABC between Shinkanaoka and Nakamozu stations 😊.

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アラジン

Good morning, bouken 😃. And thank you for the useful information 😳 You're the one who writes "bouken's liquor store wanderings" 😁. But you have three sisters all together at this time of the year, you are a very well known liquor store ☺️

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Kin Suzume純米吟醸一滴入魂純米吟醸生酒

Horiesakaba Yamaguchi

8/28/2025, 12:36:34 PM

8/11/2025

家飲み部

123

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Kinjaku is freshly squeezed. After 7 months of ice aging, the bottle was opened on Obon. ☺️ Fruity and fresh. It is rich, yet beautiful and refreshing. I was in a state of ecstasy as I sipped the sake, thinking, "Oh, I love this sake...". I enjoyed my favorite Kinjaku. The exterior is crystal with a pale shiny gold tint. The aroma is indescribably fresh and gorgeous. Aromas of fresh green apple, sweet honey apple, and pineapple. Refreshing acacia overflows from the glass. A rummy feel with a chili coolness. Solid rice aroma is about the size of a white dumpling. First attack is...ah, Kinjaku. Smooth texture with even a slight thickening. Stimulation of gassy sensation that gently caresses the palate. The sweetness like honey apple and the fine acidity with freshness spread juicy and fresh. The taste is indescribable and irresistible. From the mid-palate, the spread of sweetness and deliciousness is complemented by the clear, clean flavor of the rice. The fragrance is very fruity, with a sweetness reminiscent of apples and gummies, and a beautiful aroma of rice. The bitter accents at the end of the bottle are also effective, and the lingering finish is moderately tight. Mmmm, I like it 🥰. Right in the middle of my favorite 🫶.

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chika

Sake I've never seen before 🍶. 3 in a row 🤔🍶🍶🍶🍶. I'm learning a lot 📖.

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あおちゃん

Good morning Aladdin 😊 Thank you for the other day 😁. It was nice to see you after a long time. I drank my first Kinjaku that day and it was delicious 😋 This Kinjaku looks delicious too 😊.

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アラジン

Good morning, chika! I think you'll like Kinjaku's Ichidoriton, I'm sure it will be to your liking too chika 😄. It's so good it will make you fly away 😁, only for sparrows 🕊️😁

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アラジン

Good morning, Ao 😃. Thank you very much! It's been a long time since we've had a chance to share a good time together 🍶. The Kinjaku sake was great 🍶Ichidotsukuri is also fresh, sweet and delicious 😊.

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ポンちゃん

Aladdin, thank you for the other day😊. I was surprised to know that there are people who drink at home here too! I remember the first time I drank it (outside 💦 of course) and it was so good 😳I love it here ❣️ for those who love sweet and savory 💕.

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アラジン

Thank you very much, Pon-chan 😊. Kinjaku is so delicious. ☺️ But the store where I used to buy it has closed, so I can't buy it anymore either 😌. I think we have to push sake and liquor stores when we can 🥺.

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ワカ太

Aladdin, good morning 😃We drank this Kinjaku the other day 👍it was overwhelmingly delicious, it's been a long time since I had a Kinjaku, but it won my heart ✨.

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アラジン

Good evening, Wakata 😃. Oh, you drank it: ☺️ I wanted to preserve it a little longer, but I opened it on Obon because I thought that if you want to drink fresh Nama-Shu, one of the guidelines is about 6 months even if it is kept in ice temperature! It is indeed a captivating taste 🥰.

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FukunoShizuku2024 槽場直汲み十水仕込純米吟醸無濾過生原酒純米吟醸原酒生酒中取り無濾過

Fukuiyahei Shoten Shiga

8/21/2025, 3:00:16 PM

8/10/2025

家飲み部

122

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Sweet, delicious, and rich sake brewed with Jusui, the fresh gasiness of the sake directly pumped from the tank 🫧, and the punch of unfiltered raw sake 🤜! It's been a long time since I've had my mind blown! This is a drunken sake 🥰. I bought it at Takatsu Sake Shop in Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture! The appearance is pale yellow in color. A gaseous feeling with bubbles floating in the sake cup. The aroma is sweet, glossy and fresh. Sweet aromas of well ripened banana and melon-like weight. And yet, it contains a refreshingly cool sense of selfeil. The rice aroma is about the size of a white dumpling. The mouthfeel is smooth with a gentle stimulation of lively gasiness. The palate is a rush of pleasantly intoxicating sweetness that overflows with fruity notes. The fresh acidity balances the fruity sweetness. While the fresh, bouncy, rich flavor is overwhelming, the rich umami of the rice flows with the sweetness, and the gasiness and acidity are light. The nose has a sweet, rich nuance with a slight hint of nail polish that gives it a cool impression. There is also a sense of umami core with a freshness. There is also a bitter tightness from the last part of the bottle, and the sharpness is not bad. The lingering aftertaste is long. Deliciousness that makes you grin and smile. ☺️ Well, I was a bit impressed after a long time 😳 I want to spread this kind of sake!

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Hi Aladdin 😃. I like the name 💧 and the label that looks like it could be blessed 😊. A bottle that makes me grin! I would love to taste it 😋.

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アラジン

Hello Jay & Nobby 😃! Fukui Yahei Shoten has some interesting names besides Hagi no Dew, such as "Ame no Dew" and "Gemini Spica"! It's a mouthful for me 😊. I hope you will try this schwarmy thick gazpacho at least once: ☺️

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ポンちゃん

Good evening, Aladdin 🦉. Thank you for drinking so much Shiga sake😊Fukui no Shizuku, my favorite among Fukui Yahei's. ❣️ It is delicious and thick! The governor seems to like it too 😁.

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Good morning, Pon 😃. I hope to drink more Omi sake 🍶😁. I knew you've had it 🍶☺️ the Jumizu brewing was also very rich and unbearable! I guess that means it is a local sake loved by the locals of Shiga 😊.

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Hatsusakuraニューハツサクラ生酛太郎純吟吟吹雪生酒純米吟醸生酛生酒

Yasui-shuzojo Shiga

8/21/2025, 12:49:32 PM

8/6/2025

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Let's drink Shiga's sake series. At a drinking party at work, there was only "sake" in the all-you-can-drink menu for the first meeting, so we spent the second meeting with only beer and other drinks. The only sake available was Omi sake🍶. I was grateful for the sake! It is "New Hatsusakura Nama Hashidataro Jungin Ginbuki Nama Sake" by Yasui Sake Brewery in Koka City, Shiga Prefecture! Hatsuzakura aims to be that kind of sake that gently snuggles up to you, a good sake that brings a smile to your face. Taro Yasui, son of the 5th generation brewer, has been brewing sake as the 6th generation brewer since 2028 after training at Akishika Brewery and Kumazawa Brewery. New Hatsusakura's "Nama Hashimoto Taro" is brewed under the responsibility of the 6th generation brewer. There are various types of sake made from different rice, but this time it is made from Ginbukietsu. Ginfukiyo is a Shiga sake rice with Yamadanishiki as the mother and Tamakoe as the father 🌾. I don't have any notes, but it was delicious and I wanted to record it: ☺️ Ikashitaro with a retro label. I thought it was a lumpy classic sake, but when I drank it cold, it was very easy to drink, with a clean and moderate acidity of a clean sake yeast, and a soft mouthfeel with flavor! It made me happy and made me smile. ☺️ I also wanted to try it heated 🍶. Omi sake, I still want to deepen it!

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The fourth photo is from the series "I drank Omi Sake like this! I drank a cup of Hirai Shoten's sake "Sake brewing 3003000 years" from Asakayo a long time ago 🍶 It was a gentle dry Junmai sake. ☺️

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ひるぺこ

Good evening, Aladdin. I was just thinking 🤔 that I'm going to Shiga tomorrow and I wish I could buy some Namahashitaro. Yasui's sake is delicious 😋.

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Good evening, Hirupeko 😃. Did you manage to buy the sake? Lately, I'm beginning to be impressed by the power of Omi sake: ☺️ I was also amused by your sense of translating Yasui Sake Brewery as "safety well brewery" 😊.

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Wakanami本醸造本醸造

Wakanami Shuzo Fukuoka

8/19/2025, 1:21:29 PM

8/5/2025

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The last of (6) at CHUIN over the past day. A cup of tears 🍶. This is a series of sake that seems to be drunk but in fact has never been drunk. Wakanami Honjozo. The concept of Wakanami is "the pushing wave of taste and the trailing wave of aftertaste. The goal is to create a sake with a taste that pushes in and a lingering aftertaste that recedes quickly, inviting you to feel as if you are drifting on a gentle wave. Wakanami Honjozo has a spectacular history, having won first and second prizes in the Ginjo and Honjozo categories of the Fukuoka Prefecture Sake Competition three times 🏆. The appearance is a very pale silver crystal. It has a mild and honest sweetness. Beautiful isoamyl acetate with melon, banana, and juicy. Slightly milky nuances. The rice aroma is not that apparent. Comes in smoothly. Modest sweetness and rounded acidity spread out without any tugging at all. The light attack of the alcohol is refreshing and pleasant, and the flavor is well rounded with just the right amount of umami. The lingering finish is medium short with a good tightness of bitterness. I personally like sake with flavor, and would like to have a bottle of this sake at home and drink it slowly and messily 🍶. It was an intoxicating sake that I can see why it enjoys great support. Thank you very much for the drink 😊. I wish Kawada-san a speedy recovery.

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BunrakuBUNRAKU NEW WAVE生詰酒

Kitanishi Shuzo Saitama

8/17/2025, 11:22:55 PM

8/5/2025

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At chuin-san the other day ⑤. Sake we received while visiting the owner, Mr. Kawada Next is "BUNRAKU NEW WAVE Nama-Zume". This sake is produced by Kitanishi Shuzo, which brews Bunraku and Sairai in Saitama Prefecture. This is one of Bunraku's concept workers selection. It is a "first sake for the 2021 generation✕Kitanishi-shuzo's challenge" and is designed to be easily enjoyed by those who are new to Japanese sake. The sake has a very low alcohol content of 10% 😳. The appearance is a warm, almost transparent crystal. The aroma is...a bit unusual. A strange cohabitation of tropical and graininess🤔. Salty and watery texture. The graininess, including honest sweetness, characteristic acidity, and complexity, flows smoothly with a watery feel. The back palate has a light graininess and complexity. For those who like to guzzle in summer but not so much dry sake 🤔. For those who are used to sake, especially for those who like sweet and mellow sake like me, it may be a bit dry on the palate. I hope it will lead to the debut of sake in the age of smart drinks.

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ikkokuManatsu

茨木酒造 Hyogo

8/17/2025, 11:05:24 PM

8/5/2025

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At chuin-san the other day Sake we received while visiting the owner, Mr. Kawada. Next is a sake recommended by Mr. Kawada. It is "ikkoku Manatsu". Shigeteru Shimada, aka "Shimada-kun," is a brewer who moved to Ibaraki Shuzo in Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture, where Rairaku is brewed. Shimada-kun, who has many deep-rooted fans, was probably involved in the brewing of this limited-edition brew with only one stone. The appearance is pale, warm yellow with greenish crystals. The nose is youthful sweetness. The nose is youthful sweet with youthful banana aromas and slight green nuances. Slight green nuances. The rice aroma is about the size of a white dumpling. The texture is light, with a thick attack of sweetness! The sweetness is strong but not clingy, with a gentle acidity and a sense of transparency from the low alcohol content, giving it an intoxicating feeling. From there, it flows smoothly and lightly, with a slightly rough graininess at the core. It finishes clean and has a short aftertaste. The taste is so thick and rich that you don't feel the low alcohol content. Delicious! 😊 I think it's the Tomekawa Sake Shop connection, but it's been a while since I've had Shimada-kun's sake, and I'm glad I did: ☺️

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HakurakuseiDATE SEVEN SEASON2 episode4 伯楽星style-大地の進化-純米大吟醸

Niizawa Jozoten Miyagi

8/17/2025, 10:58:05 PM

8/5/2025

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At chuin-san the other day (3) Sake we received while visiting the owner, Mr. Kawada. Next was "DATE SEVEN SEASON2 episode4 Hakuboshi style - Evolution of the Earth -". This is a sake released every year as a joint project of seven Miyagi breweries. This year, Urakasumi (Saura) and Hakurakusei (Shinzawa Brewery) are the leader breweries! This is Hakurakusei ver! The appearance is pale crystal with a slight yellow tinge. The aroma is modest, youthful, and refreshing. Slight pear and light citrus nuances. Fresh green bamboo. Rice aroma with a hint of white dumpling. Smooth texture. From the very moderate sweetness and refreshing acidity, a beautiful umami flavor spreads softly, and the dryness quickly comes forward and finishes crisply. The lingering finish is medium. This is another crisp, dry sake that I have not had in a long time 🍶. Each had a different intoxicating taste within the Miyagi sake character!

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UrakasumiDATE SEVEN SEASON2 episode4 浦霞style-伝統の海-純米大吟醸

Sara Miyagi

8/17/2025, 10:54:07 PM

8/5/2025

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At chuin-san the other day Sake we received while visiting the owner, Mr. Kawada. Next is "DATE SEVEN SEASON2 episode4 Urakasumi style - Sea of Tradition -". This sake is released every year as a joint project of seven Miyagi breweries. This year, Urakasumi (Saura) and Hakurakusei (Shinzawa Brewery) are the leaders! Let's start with Urakasumi style 🍶. The appearance is pale and crystalline with a very slight yellow tinge. The aroma is mildly sweet. Aromas of ripe melon and banana. The rice aroma is about the same as that of Kamishinko. The texture is light and smooth. Very slight gasiness on the tongue. Light and reserved sweetness, with a firm acidity. It spreads in the mouth with a dry sensation, and while accompanied by a light stimulation, the sensation passes refreshingly from the back of the throat to the nose. The sharpness is good. The lingering finish is moderate with a hint of complexity. It is a dry, dry, umami-guchi sake with a dry feel typical of Miyagi sake.

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ワカ太

Hi Aladdin 😃I see you drank Dateseven, I'm jealous 😆I was more interested in Hakurakusei, but from your post, I'm also interested in Urakasumi💦but I can't seem to find it 😓.

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Good evening, Wakata 😃. This is the first time I could drink Dateseven ☺️ I've seen it quite a bit in Tokyo, so maybe it's mostly distributed in Kanto 🤔In Osaka, Sake no Yamamoto was carrying it 😄. It's a Miyagi sake and I hope Wakata-san will try it!

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Kiritsukuba本生純米うすにごり純米生酒にごり酒

Urazato Shuzoten Ibaraki

8/17/2025, 10:39:35 PM

8/5/2025

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At CHUIN-san over the past day. We visited the owner, Mr. Kawada, again to visit him. We had drinks with Mr. Kawada's story. Here is the first one. Kiri-Tsukuba Honnen Junmai Usu Nigori (light nigori). It seems that only sake shops that went to Urasato Shuzoten for this sake can handle it, and there is almost no distribution outside of the local area 🤔. I did not even know it existed. The appearance is a light cloudy color with beautifully hazy gold tints. The aroma is mildly sweet and refreshing at the same time. Sweetness of green melon and banana, with a fresh, chili-chili-chili-chili-chili-chili aroma. The usual unbearable aroma. The aroma of rice, like freshly pounded rice cake, is also rich. After a smooth entry, a gentle gaseous stimulation tickles the palate with a pleasantly intoxicating sensation. The sweetness, like melon juice, has a roundness to it, and the acidity that spreads quickly is gentle and juicy. It finishes with a good umami flavor and a refreshing dryness that passes through the nose. The sharpness is good, and the lingering aftertaste of slight bitterness is also intoxicating. It is too delicious. This is a little too good. It is my favorite among the active light nigori that I drank this year 🥰. I want to drink a bottle properly 🍶. I later asked the toji, Chikara Urasato, about it, and he told me that it is brewed irregularly only in the years when there is surplus rice for sake🥺.

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Good evening, Aladdin 🌙. I went to a liquor store in Ibaraki the other day because I wanted to drink Kirizukuba. I wanted to take this one home too, but I gave up because they only have one bottle 😣. I see it's an irregular brew 😂I hope I get a chance to drink it ✨.

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Good evening, Kotaro 😃. I see you ran into them in Ibaraki! That alone makes me jealous 🤤. I too specialize in Shogo-Bottles, but with this one, I would buy even a bottle of Ippon with the assumption that it will be split and stored in a Shogo-Bottle 🤩. I can only hope that there will be extra sake rice next year 😌.

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Ninja純米大吟醸（裏酒）純米大吟醸

瀬古酒造 Shiga

8/17/2025, 7:10:26 AM

8/4/2025

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Let's drink Shiga's sake series. The other day, I visited Takatsu Sake Shop in Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture, for the first time and got this "back-up sake" 🍶. It is a "Ninja Junmai Daiginjo" from Seko Shuzo in Koka City. However, this sake is a ninja, but not a ninja 🥷. The details of this junmai daiginjo-shu are shrouded in mystery. For some reason, the cap also says "Junmai Ginjo," which is another sign that it is an undercover sake! The appearance is a pale silver yellow. The aroma is gentle, gorgeous and cool. The aroma is sweet and aromatic with apple, freshly cut pear, melon and banana in the background. Honeysuckle, cool and refreshing chervil, and a faint laurel. Rice aroma about the level of Kamishinko. Fluffy and mellow texture. A beautiful, rich sweetness and a gentle, fine acidity spread softly in the mouth. The alcohol passes through the nose, and the clear umami flows smoothly. The fruity sweetness of the overtone is intoxicating, and the sharpness seems to disappear. The lingering aftertaste is long with a slight, beautiful bitterness. Fruity ginjo aroma and extremely fine taste. ☺️ No, it's really messed up and wonderful 😊. Even the best sake breweries can be lost due to the circumstances of the time. The world of sake is harsh and ephemeral... I had this while thinking about many things 🍶.

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はなり純米吟醸

亀の井酒造 Oita

8/16/2025, 10:54:32 PM

8/2/2025

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Local sake "Hanari", exclusive to Hakariya, Kamenoi Sake Brewery's retail store in Yufuin ♨️. It is a souvenir from my subordinate who went to Yufuin😄. I never knew there was another Kamenoi Sake Brewery in Oita besides Yamagata 😳. ✅Cold (room temperature). Slightly pale gold. Classic, gentle isoamyl acetate ginjo aroma, with a slight hint of maturity, shiitake mushrooms, cypress, and alcohol loss. Rice aroma is full. Very moderate sweetness, firm and smooth acidity. Gentle rice flavor with classic hints. The breadth of flavor is relatively slim. There is a slight bitterness and lingering scent. It should be ✅ warmed up 🍶. It is likely to warm up, so it should be served warmed! The ginjo aroma is plump, gentle and sweet. The acidity gives it a refreshing alcoholic aroma, but it also has warmth. The aroma of aging has disappeared, and the rice aroma, which is like rice cakes, has become more robust and fragrant. The mouthfeel is smooth and soft. The sweetness of the rice is deep and soft, and the firm acidity has a rounded, intoxicating balance. The spreading umami of the rice is plump and finishes with a slightly crisp acidity. The warm aftertaste, tinged with bitterness, has a faint lingering scent of ginjo incense. Yes, it is best heated. ☺️ The summer warmed sake (🍶) was also delicious! And most of all, the thoughtfulness of my men made me happy: ☺️

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Good evening, Aladdin! I see that you are a sake brewer in Yufuin! I wonder if there is a connection with Kamenoi Villa, which is a famous inn in Yufuin 🧐. I love to make love to you in the summer when the air conditioner cools you down, so I love to make love to you with heated sake.

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Good evening, Kotaro 😃. The brewery is located in nearby Kusu-cho and they have a retail store in Yufuin 😄. I don't know the details but it doesn't seem to be related to Kamenoi Villa 🤔. I can't stand summer heated sake 🍶 in the middle of summer with the air conditioning on 🍶 ☺️

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