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Toyoka水色ラベル 夏純米純米生詰酒
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ずくだせ!信州の日本酒
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kanikani
Sake from Obuse, famous for its chestnuts. The light blue label is refreshing and summery. The taste is perfect for this time of year, with a refreshing acidity that cuts through quickly. It is said to be drier than other brands of this brand. Next time, I would like to drink it lukewarm after the fall season.
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夏綿2025 山田錦純米
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和と酒 ろせと
外飲み部
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kanikani
The second drink to finish because it is light. This is the first summer cotton sake I've ever had. A summer sake version of Wataya. The label design is cute and I like it✨. It has a soft acidity, like a diluted calpis, and a refreshing taste perfect for this season. The ginjo aroma is also light. I guess the glass may have something to do with it, but this is the best taste I've had today. The choice of sake cup is also important.
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UrakasumiDATE SEVEN SEASON2 episode4純米大吟醸
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和と酒 ろせと
外飲み部
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kanikani
The same DATE SEVEN drinking comparison of Urakasumi. The overall taste is stronger than Hakurakusei. It also has a bitter aftertaste, which makes it more satisfying to drink. I think this one is more to my taste these days.
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HakurakuseiDATE SEVEN SEASON2 episode4純米大吟醸
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和と酒 ろせと
外飲み部
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kanikani
After a business trip to Sendai, I stopped by a restaurant for a quick drink. It was nice to see the Tanabata decorations just before the end of the day 😊. The first drink was the Hakurakusei style from the DATE SEVEN drinking contest. It was as easy to drink as advertised and didn't interfere with the taste of the food. I didn't feel the ginjo aroma because it was in a small glass.
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深山桜和和わ純米吟醸
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ずくだせ!信州の日本酒
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kanikani
A bottle brewed by a brewery that was destroyed by fire with the help of surrounding breweries. I didn't expect it to be restored so soon. I bought it to support them. The sweet and sour taste comes first and the aftertaste is bitter. I feel that it is a good reproduction of the taste I liked when I drank it before. I hope they use this as a beacon of revival and do their best to rebuild.
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家飲み部
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kanikani
It tastes sweeter and spicier than the Junmai I drank the other day. The ginjo aroma is not so strong. The Junmai was easier to drink and I might have liked it better. I hope to drink it next time.
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Masumi真朱純米吟醸山廃
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家飲み部
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kanikani
This is the second souvenir bottle purchased at the brewery's direct sales store at the beginning of GW. It is made in the Yamahai style, which I like, and I like the simple label design. The lactic acidity is well pronounced with a clean aftertaste, and the sake is easy to savor without any stickiness. It is just right to drink it cold during this hot season 🎵.
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御園竹濃醇旨口 蔵内生熟成純米生酛原酒
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ずくだせ!信州の日本酒
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kanikani
This is the sixth brewery in the Saku Sake Brewery series. Located in a historic townscape along the old Nakasendo road, this is a place I would like to visit next time. The taste is very strong as it is called "mellow" sake. It is 18% alcohol by volume. It has a bitter taste on the tip of the tongue, followed by a sweet sake-like flavor. I heard that there is a way to enjoy it by aging it after buying it. Next time, I'll let it mature a bit and try it with mizutaki in winter.
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ずくだせ!信州の日本酒
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kanikani
The only sake brewery in Komoro. Sake brewed with hard water from Mt. The fresh aroma reminds one of rum. It has a sweet and rich taste, but the refreshing bitterness in the aftertaste makes it easy to drink. It is a good substitute for beer when drunk cold at this time of year. 👍️ Note: Although it is from Komoro, it is counted as one of the 13 Saku breweries.
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家飲み部
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kanikani
First time drinking local sake. This sake brewery was started in Kusatsu-juku by a descendant of Ota Doukan. It is said that the brewery is involved in a wide range of activities, including making sake and wine exclusively for the Imperial Palace and the Kyoto Imperial Gardens. I didn't know that. The main taste is similar to Ganki, with a clean, slightly sweet and sour taste. I didn't realize there was a sake I liked so close by. ❤️ I'll go buy some next time I'm back home. PS: I think the bitterness that lingers in the mouth increases as time goes by. It may be due to the temperature change.
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ずくだせ!信州の日本酒
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kanikani
Masumi's brewery limited edition sake. The cedar aroma was faint at the beginning but became less and less apparent 💦 The taste was gentle with a hint of sweetness and a sharp bitterness at the end. As advertised, it tasted perfect as a food sake. I would like to visit the brewery next time as there are 5 breweries within walking distance.
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カップ酒部
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kanikani
A stylish looking cup of sake✨I opened it in the afternoon on the spur of the moment, but I'm sure it would be great to taste it under the stars. It is a junmai namaishime, the same as the one in the cup. It seemed to have a harsher mouthfeel than when I tasted it before, but as the temperature rose, it settled down. This sake suits me after all.
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Iyokagiya松山三井 黒ラベル純米吟醸無濾過
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家飲み部
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kanikani
Continuing with the first time, I tried a sake from Ehime this time. I had never heard of Matsuyama Mitsui sake rice. The POP advertised that the sake could be enjoyed at various temperatures, so I tasted it at room temperature first. It had a gentle ginjo aroma and just the right amount of smoothness in the mouth. It has a rather clear appearance and taste for an unfiltered sake, and the aftertaste cuts through easily. This would make a great food sake 🎵. Next time, I will lower the temperature and enjoy the change.
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Nihonshu Genka Sakagura (日本酒原価酒蔵)
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kanikani
For my second drink, I chose another Shizuoka sake from the app members-only sake list, which was also a first for me. It was thicker, sweeter, and more flavorful than the first cup of Kuroryu Ichikurai. The balance of sweet and spicy was just the way I like it. It was a great match with the pickled firefly squid that I ordered because of the name 🎵.
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ずくだせ!信州の日本酒
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kanikani
I found it at a roadside station and bought it without thinking. It seems to be a limited edition bottle made for the 70th anniversary of the birth of GODZILLA last year. It tastes like Chikuma-Nishiki, a traditional sake with a dry, guttural taste. I tasted it cold, so my impression might change if the temperature is raised.
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翠露からくち純米吟醸
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ずくだせ!信州の日本酒
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kanikani
A souvenir for myself when I went to Suwa on an errand. I chose Suiryu for the first time. It has a strong flavor of sweet, bitter, and sour. But the aftertaste is refreshing. Next time, I would like to try Maihime or Shinshu Neko Masamune.
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Kitaya極醸 しずく搾り大吟醸
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家飲み部
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kanikani
My wife gave me this mini bottle as a souvenir from our trip to Fukuoka. I didn't expect much since I'm a non-drinker (pardon the pun), but it's a good sake that has won awards in international competitions✨. It has a gorgeous ginjo aroma, a soft and clear sweetness, and a slight bitterness that lingers on the tip of the tongue. The mini bottle was not enough for me 😆👌❤️
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