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Dassai
16(15.53%)
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8(7.77%)
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7(6.8%)
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5(4.85%)
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5(4.85%)

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Yamaguchi
28(16.47%)
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17(10%)
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10(5.88%)
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10(5.88%)
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9(5.29%)

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Juyondai本丸 秘伝玉返 特別本釀造特別本醸造
Takagi ShuzoYamagata
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Herman Mok
Finally got a chance to try Juyondai in a restaurant. Distinctive melon and banana on nose, clean and elegantly done. Smooth with the same fruitiness taste, also comes with bit of rice sweetness. Not much acidity is being spot. Nicely done with crispy finish. Just I will not buy at a very high price :P
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Chitosetsuru純米吟醸　きたしずく純米吟醸
Nihon SeishuHokkaido
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First time drinking a sake using this Hokkaido special rice きたしずく. When opening the bottle, i can smell a little bit of umami and saltiness. But when pouring into class it is the melon and banana fruitiness that have taken the prominence. A bit sour on the yogurt and milk side, to me it is not towards citrus. Quite some after taste. Not too rich, but it is easy to drink as light body.
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Shinryo山廃純米大吟醸純米大吟醸山廃
Henmi ShuzoNiigata
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Some fresh sake from the trip in Sado island. A very small and raw sake brewery. Would say it is quite a standard one - lemonish yellow in color, melon and banana on nose. Palate it leans more towards cream and fresh cheese, with slight hint of soy sauce and umami. Overall the alcohol feel is a bit too prominent though, can blend together better.
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Urakasumi木桶仕込み 生酛純米酒 No.12純米生酛
SaraMiyagi
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23
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Spot of yogurt and cream on nose and palate. Fruity smell as well. Slight umami but elegant.
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Oroku丈径 2021純米生酒無濾過
Oroku ShuzoShimane
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Complicated yet elegant sake. Fruity sweetness on nose, plus cooked rice and yogurt, cream. Umami is also spot. On palate it is similar, while the tastes blend together really well. Creamy and smooth texture with long finish. Nicely done.
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Denshu百田　四割五分　純米大吟醸純米大吟醸
Nishida ShuzotenAomori
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Herman Mok
I don’t think it will be a good selling sake but indeed its quality totally worths the price. Melon and banana fruity sweetness on smell and palate, also smooth yogurt and milk feel. Slight umami at the end. Clean and crispy, what do you expect more?
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Standard Daiginjo - fresh melon and banana on both nose & palate. I don’t think there is much other characteristics - slightly raw rice sweetness. I would think the mint (bamboo, mint) is a bit too prominent - perhaps due to the addition of brewing alcohol. Still nice to match with seafood after all.
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Tatsuriki菖蒲渓　生もと特別純米特別純米生酛
Honda ShotenHyogo
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Soft and smooth smell of lactic acid - like fresh cheese and yogurt. It is rich in taste, but very elegantly presented with a light body, so you wont be too full when drinking it. The taste tends more to fresh cheese, also prominent umami is spot. Slight nutty feel of roasted nuts. Also some mineral feel at the end but very balanced.
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Dewatsuru特別純米酒 HONU特別純米
Akita SeishuAkita
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Herman Mok
The feeling is a bit rough, with carbonic acid and a hard feel. More sour and mineral taste with some umami. Not very special though.
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Masumi薄濁 純米吟醸生原酒純米吟醸原酒生酒
Miyasaka JozoNagano
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23
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Not a bad sake to start with - a little bit of carbonic acid freshness feel. Apple and melon on smell, while it tastes a little bit sour like fresh cheese and yogurt. Patch of bitterness spot at the end with some minerals feeling. Perhaps good to go with seafood.
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Oroku純米大吟醸 袋吊斗瓶取り 2018 BY純米大吟醸原酒生酒無濾過
Oroku ShuzoShimane
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25
Herman Mok
Very complicated yet elegant sake. First thing that comes to my nose is the saltiness of fresh and mozarella cheese, together with a bit of cream feel. Then it comes a bit of rice sweetness, more towards cooked rice. On palate similar elements are spot which are very well balanced. I think it is a very well made sake and is perfectly matched with uni. The after taste is long and umami is also spot at end. Great finishing!
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W山田錦 火入れ 純米無濾過原酒純米原酒無濾過
Watanabe ShuzotenGifu
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Nothing much memorable - pear taste, all fruitiness, no other stuffs are spotted. Though easy to drink but a bit too plain for me.
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口万皐ロ万 純米大吟醸 一回火入純米大吟醸
Hanaizumi ShuzoFukushima
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20
Herman Mok
Light and full of fruity sweetness aroma, also with some rice sweetness - both raw and cooked rice. Other than that not much stuffs are spot - a pure one which I may want to have more complexity in.
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Akabu赤武 × 中務裕太 AKABU NAKATSUKA 純米大吟釀純米大吟醸
赤武酒造Iwate
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Herman Mok
Frankly sometimes I think Akabu is too sweet for me. But this special collaboration with 中務 is something different - on palate it comes with fruity sweetness like melon & banana, but the sourness is quite prominent when tasting - slight hint of citrus and lime. Also lactic acid feel of yogurt cream and milk is spot to balance the sweetness. Bitter tastes like tangerine at the end - which adds a level of complexity to this sake. Mild finishing. Overall a well balanced sake!
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町田酒造55 特別純米 美山錦 にごり特別純米にごり酒
Machida ShuzotenGunma
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Herman Mok
A bit of carbonic acid feel - quite some residue as it is a nigori but not very rich in nature. It is also quite light body which comes with fruity and rice sweetness. Not much other stuffs are spot.
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GangiSparkling 純米 発泡にごり生原酒純米原酒生酒にごり酒発泡
Yaoshin ShuzoYamaguchi
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22
Herman Mok
Lots of bubbles so need to be careful when opening the bottle. Always good to use this to start a feast - light body and slight sourness, also comes with some fruity sweetness. Fresh and easy to drink.
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Sogga pere et filsRiz à Sake Naturel生酛原酒生酒
Obuse WineryNagano
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19
Herman Mok
Not very sweet in general - richer than the types using single yeast and still shows the strength of Yeast 1 which usually gives you sour and umami feel. Frankly a bit too full after all the obuse tasting.
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Sogga pere et filsIL Y A 100 ANS生酛原酒生酒
Obuse WineryNagano
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The name comes from Yeast No. 1 & No. 2 which was discovered 100 years ago. Among the seven Obuse Winery sake being tasted on the night, this version comes with the fullest body. Frankly, after 4 similar sakes, I feel it may be a bit too heavy for me. May not be fair, but thats what I feel. It is also more on the sourness and umami side instead of fruity sweetness.
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