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中塚龍雄

AKABU純米大吟醸純米大吟醸

赤武酒造 Iwate

6/10/2025, 12:02:59 PM

6/7/2025

Imadeya Ginza (いまでや銀座)

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While the sake has a slightly sweet taste, it still smells like it has been fire-aged. I like it if it is this perfect, but it is hard to buy it when you know that you can drink it cheaply and deliciously if it is not fire-aged. It is a wonderful sake.

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Nanotsuki生酛原酒純米生酛原酒

Tsukinoi Shuzoten Ibaraki

5/8/2025, 1:56:16 AM

5/7/2025

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The taste has a unique impression of wine made with wild yeast because no yeast is used, and the taste has a strong lactic acidity only from the sake brewing process. It has a slightly matured feel and is in a good condition just before it turns sour.

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Sohomare生酛仕込純米生原酒純米生酛原酒生酒

Sohomare Shuzo Tochigi

4/28/2025, 11:10:54 PM

4/26/2025

Ginza Kimijimaya (銀座君嶋屋)

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I heard that this brewery is really great, so I bought a bottle. It is a well-balanced bottle that is smooth without being cloying, not too polished, and has a decent umami.

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Kameizumi純米吟醸原酒生酒

Kameizumi Shuzo Kochi

4/20/2025, 9:57:21 PM

4/20/2025

Hasegawa Saketen (はせがわ酒店)

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It has a fruity aroma and a sweet taste, but its dryness leaves a good balance on the palate. The alcohol content is low at 14 degrees, so it is easy to drink.

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Ryusuisen黒部氷筍水仕込み原酒生酒無濾過

Ichinoya Nagano

3/24/2025, 7:53:32 AM

3/23/2025

駿河屋

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Pair it with rock oysters. My favorite type of sake, rich, sweet and dark.

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Masuizumi純米吟醸

Masuda Shuzoten Toyama

2/24/2025, 5:23:06 AM

2/23/2025

リンコスリバーシティ店

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These days I only drink sake that has not been fire-aged, but since the store is often not open on Sundays, I have a fire-aged junmai ginjo. It is not about the sake brewer, but the fire-aged sake gives me a strong feeling in my stomach. It seems to be too dry and suitable for hot sake, but I still prefer the raw sake.

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福司純米吟醸純米吟醸

福司酒造 Hokkaido

2/16/2025, 5:18:21 AM

2/15/2025

The Westin Rusutsu Resort (ウェスティンルスツリゾート)

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I'm not a big fan of fire-aged sake, but this is delicious. It is supposed to be a little sweet. A full, sweet and round sake.

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GokyoWa:in 2023純米大吟醸生酒

Sakai Shuzo Yamaguchi

1/5/2025, 10:08:50 PM

1/5/2025

勝鬨酒販

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The sake has a slightly bubbly taste and sweetness, but with more transparency. The taste is due to the high polish.

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AKABU純米吟醸　生酒純米吟醸生酒

赤武酒造 Iwate

1/3/2025, 11:42:28 AM

1/1/2025

勝鬨酒販

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A sweet sake that is fresh and youthful but with a slight effervescence. A taste that is likely to be popular with young people and foreigners.

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Kinkon凍眠生酒純米吟醸生酒無濾過

Toshimaya Shuzo Tokyo

1/3/2025, 11:40:46 AM

12/31/2024

Imperial Hotel Tokyo (帝国ホテル東京)

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Frozen Nama Sake. This technique does not really require heating, yet the sake can be enjoyed as it cools down from hibernation as it is. Sake that is smooth and fresh.

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Akishika倉垣村純米吟醸原酒生酒無濾過

Akishika Shuzo Osaka

1/3/2025, 11:38:06 AM

12/31/2024

勝鬨酒販

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It has a slightly old bran-like aroma as if it were fire-roasted for an unfiltered, unpasteurized sake, and has a fresh but traditional sake-like flavor.

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Kagatobi極寒純米　無濾過生酒純米生酒無濾過

Fukumitsuya Ishikawa

12/23/2024, 8:54:30 AM

12/22/2024

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It has a dry impression for an unfiltered sake and is quite dry. It has the umami of nama-shu, but it also has a sake-like flavor, so it can be served with a variety of foods. It should be paired with dry foods rather than creamy ones.

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Born豊潤旨口純米大吟醸原酒生酒中取り無濾過

Katokichibei Shoten Fukui

10/28/2024, 6:30:34 AM

10/22/2024

Mitsukoshi (銀座三越)

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Nama-shu is delicious after all. If it is an unfiltered, raw, junmai daiginjo, you can hardly go wrong with it. This sake is rich and sweet. And you can buy it for less than 2,000 yen.

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Kuroobi悠々特別純米

Fukumitsuya Ishikawa

8/21/2024, 9:07:52 AM

8/11/2024

リンコスリバーシティ店

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After all, fire-aged sake is quite difficult to find. It tastes like old-fashioned, old-timey Yamahai, pickled, heated sake. Suitable for hot sake.

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Kurumazaka山廃純米吟醸生酒純米吟醸山廃生酒

Yoshimurahideo Shoten Wakayama

6/1/2024, 9:48:16 PM

6/1/2024

三又酒店

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I didn't realize that a junmai ginjo sake for less than 2,000 yen could be so delicious. It is delicious with a rich, thick sake quality and a lively, raw flavor that is typical of Yamahai.

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Suzukagawa純米大吟醸純米大吟醸

Shimizuseizaburo Shoten Mie

5/6/2024, 6:40:41 AM

5/4/2024

Bic Camera (ビックカメラ有楽町店)

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Lately, I've been so biased that I can't even think of anything else that tastes good other than nama-shu, but this sake is fire-brewed but doesn't have that unpleasant dry feeling of alcohol. It is smooth, rich, and powerful.

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Haneda初日の出　蔵人いちおし純米吟醸原酒生酒

羽田酒造 Kyoto

5/6/2024, 6:38:08 AM

5/4/2024

Mitsukoshi (銀座三越)

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This sake is often used at ryotei (Japanese-style restaurants) and ryokan (Japanese-style inns) in Kyoto City. When I tasted it, I felt a strong alcohol taste, but when I drank it later, it was a wonderful sake with a dense sweetness and moderate smoothness.

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Chiyogikuねこと朝日米純米

Chiyogiku Gifu

5/3/2024, 7:30:37 AM

5/2/2024

Bic Camera (ビックカメラ有楽町店)

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The taste is dry and alcoholic. It seems to have an umami taste as if it were organically grown.

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Wataya特別純米生特別純米生酒

Kanenoi Shuzo Miyagi

3/12/2024, 7:53:34 AM

3/8/2024

酒亭沿露目

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Sake with a strong dryness for a nama-shu. It has a lactic acidic aroma that could be from a sake yeast yeast or something, and it is dry with a hint of alcohol. This is delicious in its own way.

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