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The first sakéwa in a while is "Hachihachi" from Shodoshima Shuzo, the only sake brewery on Shodoshima. This sake is made from rice grown in the terraced rice paddies of Shodoshima, milled to 88%, and brewed with yeast harvested from Shodoshima's olive groves. It has a pale golden color, with a sweetness like a noble sake, and a lingering astringency. It is not easy to drink, but at 17% alcohol by volume, it is best to drink it slowly.
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Kokken辛口　純米酒　俺の出番
Kokken ShuzoFukushima
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I found this one at a store I stopped by on my way home from work. It is a junmai sake with a rice polishing ratio of 80%. I immediately drank it at room temperature, remembering that someone I met last month had said, "Kunigon is doing well, too. Slightly refreshing on the palate. The umami of rice spreading in the mouth The lingering aftertaste sinks in softly, and you will be intoxicated in no time. Let's look forward to drinking it cold, and do our best again tomorrow!
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Good evening, Nontan. This label of Kokugen is very impressive. Once you see it, you can't help but buy it 😅I was wondering if it is a good sake because of the lingering feeling that sinks in softly 😊.
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Good evening, Hirupeko. Sorry for the late reply💦This label caught my attention even if I am not a Hanshin fan. This is Japanese sake! It was delicious both at room temperature and chilled.
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ひるぺこ
Good evening, Nontan. I'm so glad to hear from you 😊The rice flavorful type is so good, isn't it👍.
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Thank you, Hirupeko. 🙇‍♀️ Sake that you can drink easily is also good 💕, but sake that makes you feel deeply and deeply satisfied is also very good 🍶.
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Kazenomori未来予想酒I −5種の微生物−
Yucho ShuzoNara
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A limited edition sake from Kaze no Mori. In addition to conventional microorganisms (yeast, yellow yeast sake, and lactic acid bacteria), this is the first sake in history to have Pichia sp. and white yeast sake bacteria play an active role. The micro-firing is very stimulating, and we would definitely like to pair this sake with meat.
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It's an empty bottle (lol), but it's the second bottle of sake. Sake recommended by a sake connoisseur who lives in Ishikawa Prefecture. A full-bodied special junmai sake. Pair it with sashimi.
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GW with friends who love to drink. One of the gifts from a guest at a certain inn in Niigata was a bottle of sake that had been aged for nearly 30 years. It had a mellow aroma and sweetness that was hard to believe it was sake. It has a mellow aroma and sweetness that you would not expect from Japanese sake.
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After the big event, I finally have the time to think about keeping track of the drinks I've had at home 🙌. Today I opened a bottle of Saka, a sake from Saga. When I searched for the sake brewery to register it with Sake-no-Wawa but could not find the brewery, I checked the brewery's website and found that the company, Window Plum Brewing Company, which was also registered with Sake-no-Wawa, changed its name to Saka Brewing Company in November last year. Although the company name has just changed, it is a long-established sake brewery that has been in business for over 330 years. This "Saka" has a bitter taste that lingers on the palate as soon as it enters the mouth. Just the other day, I had a chance to taste "Nabeshima," also from Saga, and it was a different sake from "Nabeshima," which was easy to drink, with a strong flavor that developed from strength to weakness.
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Happy New Year! I will continue to keep records at my own pace this year. Thank you very much for your kind attention. The sake I drank from the end of the year to the beginning of the new year was Miyazumi Junmai-shu, which I purchased at Koriyama Station on my way back home. It is a deeply delicious sake with the flavor of rice spreading in the mouth. Every time I go back home, I think I should go back more often because I can drink such delicious sake, but I only go back home twice a year at the most. I will return to Tokyo tomorrow, but I hope to have more opportunities to go home this year.... I bought two bottles of sake from Fukushima this time, and I am looking forward to drinking them when I get home.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Happy New Year, Nontan 🌅 I'm soaking in the locally bought Miyazumi ☺️good 👍 The beautifully packed Osechi dishes look delicious 😋 Maybe you can go home to enjoy some good sake 😊.
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Jay & Nobby, Happy New Year 🎍New Year's greetings 🍶This time, I went back home and felt again the deliciousness of sake from Fukushima. I also need to build up the muscle strength to bring back a few four-packs of sake... 💪.
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Happy New Year, Nontan 🎍🙇. I love that Fukushima has so much good sake! I'm jealous ✨I hope you can go back home a few times, even though it's hard ❣️.
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Happy New Year ㊗️, Pon-chan! There are so many drinks 💦I can't choose and end up grabbing the brands I'm used to 😅I have to go back home to try something I've never had 🍶 this year🚄💨
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Yamatanmasamuneひやおろし　純米酒
Yagi ShuzobuEhime
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One of two bottles of "Yamatan Masamune" that an acquaintance brought me the other day when he came to visit. It has a faintly sweet aroma. It has a gentle taste, but it has a strong umami flavor and goes down the throat while leaving a lingering aftertaste. Easy to drink and delicious. I drank a different sake from my friend, so I feel sorry for him.... I heard that lukewarm heating is also recommended, so I would like to try it.
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Fukii純米酒　ひやおろし
Ishikawa ShuzoMie
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A friend who went to Nagoya bought this sake from Mie. It has an autumnal design with autumn leaves 🍁, the moon 🌕, and deer 🦌. Another bottle I can't throw away. The aroma is faintly green apple-like. The taste is clean, soft, and rich. It may also be tasty with carbonated water.
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Noguchinaohikokenkyujo本醸造 無濾過生原酒 五百万石 2019
Noguchi Naohiko Sake instituteIshikawa
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Tonight we received another bottle. It is a bottle of Honjozo from the Naohiko Noguchi Research Institute, which was given to us as a gift from a traveler to Kanazawa. It is a 19% alcohol by volume sake. I was a little prepared for the taste, but when I sipped it, I found it to be lighter and lighter than I expected, and the umami flavor gradually spread to the back of my mouth. However, the aftertaste is short and crisp. It is a perfect match for Kanazawa's delicious cuisine, and is sure to be enjoyed with a cup of sake or a bowl of chopsticks. We enjoyed it cold and at room temperature, and will try it lukewarm on the weekend.
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Shinomineろくまる 雄山錦 −純米吟醸 夏色生酒−
Chiyo ShuzoNara
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Tonight is the chestnut moon. It was cloudy during the day, but tonight, the moon 🌔 and to its left, Jupiter, are clearly visible. On such a night, I opened a bottle of summer sake that I received. It has a gorgeous aroma, fruity sweetness, and a slightly carbonated taste that fills the mouth and is easy to drink✨. I tried it at room temperature, but I prefer it cold. I saved this sake, but I think I will drink it in no time.
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ポンちゃん
Good evening, Nontan 🌙 It was a beautiful moon ✨ Sake while watching the moon is also very elegant ♡.
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Pon-chan, sorry for the late reply 🙇♀️💦This Shinomine...it was a gift and I couldn't throw away the bottle so I kept it, but I just said goodbye to it this morning. In winter, I'd like to have a snow viewing sake in a hot spring 🍶❄️️.
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When things finally settled down, we had a quiet drink at home for the first time in a while. A friend of mine who lives in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, gave me a bottle of Tenpoichi's "Green Steel. The bitterness and umami spread immediately on the palate, and it finishes without lingering aftertaste. It is perfect as a food sake. I've been drinking out for a long time now, so I want to enjoy drinking at home for a while.
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Corked a bottle of reconstruction support sake. The aroma is subdued. It has a smooth taste in the mouth, followed by a spread of umami and bitterness. It is not too sweet and is refreshing, making it perfect for a mealtime drink. I heard that "Michikozakura," a sake brewed by the toji of Sanzen Sakura Shuzo and Yuki Shuzo, will be sold as a reconstruction support sake in the near future.
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honda
Good evening, Nontan 🌠🌠. I love the spirit of mutual help between sake brewers 👍️. I will buy and support "Michiko Zakura" when it comes out! Thanks for the info!
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Good evening, honda🌕. Selling sake to support the recovery, helping to clean up... I feel hope in the way people are helping each other in various ways ✨I will support not only Michiko Zakura but also other sake from all over the country 😉🍶.
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十六代九郎右衛門山廃 美山錦13 生原酒 2021BY仕込14号
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I enjoyed the "△" of Kuroemon XVI that I drank with an acquaintance last month, so I happened to buy this one that I found at a liquor store. It is a low-alcohol sake with an alcohol content of 13 degrees Celsius. It has a fruity aroma and tastes like clean, clear apple juice (not cloudy apple juice) on the palate. It is light and easy to drink with just a slight tingle.
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The main course of last weekend's home-drinking party. A mutual acquaintance of the guests we invited sent us a bottle of sake, saying that he does not drink sake himself. I just enjoyed it 🍶.
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honda
Hello Nontan ☀️ I'm jealous that you get the expensive looking Kuroryu 😱. Is it label woven?
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Nontan-san, good evening ❗You must be very virtuous to be able to get No.88 😄Shizuku, Hiiraju and No.88 are the high quality sake of Kuroryu 😋I also have Ishidaya and Nizaemon on top, but they are all hard to get 🤣.
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Good evening, honda. The label looks woven 🧐It seems that sake is of no interest to wine 🍷 lovers, and they sent it to me because they don't drink it... I wonder where the person who gave this Kuroryu to an acquaintance got it⁉️.
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Good evening, sleepy healer❗️ I was sent this because I was given it but I don't drink it, but the more I know about it, the more I feel like I owe you a huge debt that I can't pay back 😰.
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Today, after finally settling down from all the projects I have been working on for the past few years, an acquaintance brought a bottle to our home for an evening drink. It is a doburoku brewed at a doburoku brewery established in Asakusa, Tokyo in 2020, using mizumoto (bodhi yeast). It is creamy but light, with a hint of rice sweetness but not too sweet. The sense of freedom after a break, coupled with the ease of drinking at home, made for a very enjoyable drink.
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Glorious Mt.Fuji森のくまさん　純米大吟醸 無濾過生原酒
Fuji ShuzoYamagata
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Purchased at a liquor store near work. My husband picked up a bottle because of the cute label. This daiginjo is brewed by Fuji Shuzo in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, whose brewer is related to Kiyomasa Kato, using "Morinokuma-san" rice produced in Kumamoto Prefecture. A portion of the proceeds will be donated directly to Kumamoto Castle. Tomorrow, April 14, is the day of the last earthquake that hit Kumamoto Prefecture. Six years have passed since the earthquake. I still cannot put into words the feelings I had when I visited the affected cities, towns, and villages after the disaster. When I visited Kumamoto City on business a few years ago, I also visited Kumamoto Castle. I felt a sense of hope in the resilience of the castle, which even exhibited the process of its restoration. If I ever have the chance to visit Kumamoto again, I would love to do so. I would just like to taste this sake while praying for the reconstruction of Kumamoto Castle and Kumamoto.
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Good evening, Mr. NONTAN. Kumamoto earthquake and torrential rain disasters. To express our gratitude for the support for recovery and reconstruction from repeated natural disasters, we are now holding the "Flower and Greenery Expo" in Kumamoto prefecture to entertain everyone with flowers and greenery all over the prefecture.
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honda
Please come to Kumamoto again! Thank you for your support 🙇.
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Good morning, HONDA. I have been to Kumamoto Prefecture several times, including a chance to visit the Minamata area before the earthquake, and I have the impression that the people were generous and kind in every town I visited.
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I looked at the flower and greenery expo, on the website. The city must have changed a lot with construction here and there.... I've been stuck in the Kumamoto pavilion in Ginza for the past few years, but I'd love to visit Kumamoto again someday!
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Purchased at the end of March at the Isego main store in Nakameguro. Among the store's refrigerators, the stylish bottles of all four IMPRESSION series products caught my eye. The store staff was in the middle of serving customers, so I chose H Honochi after much deliberation while reading the store's blog ("Summary of the IMPRESSION Series"), which I accessed from the QR code on the side of the price card. Since I drank it early last week, my memory of the taste has faded considerably, but it was an impressive sake with a sweet fruity aroma.
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Purchased at Hasegawa Sake Shop in Nihonbashi. One of this week's good luck bottles is "Mitsuo Yamakawa. This is a joint project of four Yamagata breweries, and the host this time is Mitobe Shuzo, the brewer of Yamagata Masamune. It is smooth on the palate but has a firm aftertaste, making it perfect for a mealtime sake. We paired it with some snacks we had in the fridge, such as Oshima kusaya (kusaya) and Toyama's pickled firefly squid with sake lees.
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