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Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture Nippon Izumi Sake Brewery.
The mash is fermented at low temperature and slowly pressed in a traditional wooden vat.
It is not flashy at all.
It is just mild.
The acidity is relatively firm.
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Hanzo" Ota Sake Brewery Company, Iga City, Mie Prefecture
Sake rice produced in Mie Prefecture Kami-no-ho
Koji produced in Mie Prefecture MK3
Polishing ratio 50%.
Slightly sweet ginjo aroma unique to junmai daiginjo. The sweetness is gentle rather than floral.
Recommended to be served chilled with a glass of wine, but the taste of rice is enhanced by serving it at room temperature or warmed.
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Iinuma Honke, Sakasai-cho, Chiba Prefecture
Shasai no Dawn Junmai Daiginjo
50% polished rice produced in Chiba Prefecture.
The freshness of the sake. The fruity taste is as expected of a junmai daiginjo. No gassiness.
The plump flavor is the best.
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Okaya City, Nagano Prefecture Toyoshimaya
100% Nagano sake rice, 59% polished rice.
The sake is unfiltered and unpasteurized at 16% alcohol by volume.
There is a slight effervescence when the bottle is opened.
The acidity is strong, and at first there is an impression of bitterness, but when you drink it, the sweetness and umami come in easily later.
Personally, I felt more sweetness and umami on the second day after opening.
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Sanuki Kuraudai by Kawatsuru Sake Brewery, Kanonji City, Kagawa Prefecture.
Low alcohol content of 6 degrees.
A sweet and sour lactic acid bacteria drink of choice.
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Gassan by Yoshida Shuzo Co. in Yasugi City, Shimane Prefecture.
It is sweet but has a thick core. It also has a strong acidity.
The label is pink in color and evokes Izumo, a place of marriage.
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仙禽 クラシック 壱式 火入
安定のお味。
個人的には豊かな酸が好き。
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Koshino Katora Super Dry Taste from Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture.
It is a junmai sake with a rice polishing ratio of 65%.
It has a sake strength of +12, which is very dry for a Niigata Prefecture sake, but it is very refreshing at the moment of drinking. It is a good representation of Niigata's unique light and dry taste.
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Tenmei Nakadori No. 2.
Miyamanishiki and Yamadanishiki from Aizu, with Fukushima dream yeast F701.
The aftertaste is completely bananas.
Light taste, not heavy.
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Naruto Tai LED" from Tokushima Prefecture
100% Awaichiba Yamadanishiki produced in Tokushima Prefecture is used, and the rice polishing ratio is 58%.
You would think it would be red since it is LED, but it uses what is called LED Dream Yeast developed by Tokushima Prefecture.
Only sake breweries in Tokushima Prefecture use this yeast.
The taste is particularly fruity.
It has a rich and sour taste like yogurt, with plenty of sweetness. Yet it is easy to drink without getting tired of it.
The atmosphere of this sake is perfect for its gorgeous label.
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At Awaji Island.
100% Yamadanishiki produced on Awaji Island.
Clear and dry
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Bizen Omachi version of Kozaemon by Nakajima Brewery in Mizunami City, Gifu Prefecture.
The rice used is Omachi from Okayama Prefecture. The rice is polished to 55% and the alcohol content is 15.5 degrees.
The first sip is light and sweet.
It has the delicious flavor of Omachi rice.
It is light in the mouthfeel, but seems to go well with robust dishes (the label also says "sauce" and "rich").
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Ding from Shinshu Meisho in Nagano Prefecture.
It was hard to read at first, but "Kanae".
55% polished rice made from contract rice produced in Nagano Prefecture.
The moment you open the bottle and drink it, you will feel the fruitiness spreading. The aftertaste is dry and refreshing.
It is light and refreshing due to the use of the softest water in Japan.
You can easily enjoy this without food or snacks.
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Kinkame by Okamura Honke in Toyosato-cho, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
A sake brewery that makes all of its sake by hand, using the old-fashioned wooden sack pressing method.
The summer sake has 60% rice polishing ratio and 17% alcohol content, which is a little high, but the taste is so light that you do not feel the alcohol content of 17%.
Since it is a summer sake, it is recommended to be chilled and served with soda, but I tried it on the rocks.
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Hourai from Watanabe Sake Brewery in Hida City, Gifu Prefecture.
Junmai Daiginjyo unfiltered sake sold only at the sake brewery.
Polishing ratio 45%, alcohol 16%.
The sake rice is Hidahomare produced in Gifu Prefecture.
The moment you drink it, you will be struck by its sweet aroma and firm acidity.
It has a deep aroma that only a Junmai Daiginjo can have.
I personally think that Hourai is delicious no matter what you drink.
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Isojiman" is a famous sake from Shizuoka Prefecture
It is made from 100% Yamadanishiki grapes from the Tojo district in Hyogo Prefecture.
It has a subtle sweetness and a sharp sharpness, and you will never get tired of its taste.
Isobojiman is a slightly overpriced honjozo, and Junmai Ginjo is a bit of a luxury lineup, but the taste is satisfying.
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Autumn sake by Kyoto Fushimi Shotoku Shuzo: Hiyakioroshi (cold sake).
Polishing ratio 60%. 17% alcohol by volume.
It is a vintage of 2023 as it was purchased previously and laid down for two years.
Slightly dry. It has a rounded and full flavor with no thorns, as is typical of autumn sake. It was served cold, but it might have more aroma if it were served at room temperature.
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Half-price sale at a local liquor store for product replacement.
Nigori (nigori) sake from Kanazawa's Fukumasamune.
Sake rice is 100% FUKU-NO-HANA, grown under contract.
The second fermentation in the bottle makes this nigori sake effervescent.
Refreshing, clean sweetness and firm effervescence. Good as an aperitif.
The label is also very Kanazawa-like.
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Awaji by Sennenichi Shuzo, a local sake brewery that continues to operate on Awaji Island.
It is a high strength sake at 19 degrees because it is a pure sake.
It has a slightly sweet taste, but it is very punchy and has a strong flavor.
I first had it cold, but it was too strong for me personally, so I changed it to on the rocks and enjoyed it.
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Made by Shimizu Seizaburo Shoten, one of the leading sake breweries in Mie Prefecture.
It has a freshness that one would not expect from a fire-roasted sake. The aftertaste is refreshing.
The rice polishing ratio is 60%, and the alcohol content is 15%.
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