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日本酒にはまって数年。美味しいだけで通り過ぎてしまうので、ちゃんと記録したり、勉強したりしたいなと。

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Gin.35
I met White Peony at an event at a certain department store. I am from Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture. Saijo Town, home to famous breweries such as Shirobotan, is almost like my hometown. I have been aware of the Saijo Sake Festival since I was a minor (I did not go to the festival until after I was of age), and I used to watch the chimneys of the breweries from the train windows. Now I live far away. Of course I know Shirobotan, but I don't see it very often, and even if I did see it in Hiroshima, I didn't pay attention to it because it was a brand I took for granted when I lived there. I found this out after talking with a person from Shirobotan at an event. Hakubotan and Kamotsuru are located next to each other. Indeed, the chimneys were visible next to each other. They decided to separate the two brands, with Kamotsuru being sold nationwide and Hakubotan being sold locally. This was the moment I learned that Shirobotan, which I thought I could always buy, was actually not so common. The sake I purchased this time was one that was entered in the Shinshu Kaihatsu (New Sake Competition). It was so delicious that a small amount of it was put on sale. I had expected it to be good, but it was even better than I had hoped. The 40% Yamada-Nishiki is enough to imagine how well-balanced it is. However, it had more aroma and depth than we had imagined, and we could feel the pride of the craftsman who submitted it to the sake competition. It is a pity that my vocabulary is so poor. Today's post is simply an excited response to the local market.
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It was the first sake I got on such a day when I missed the Cherry Blossom Prize, my favorite baseball team won, and Akinori Sasaki played a perfect game. It is junmai (pure rice), but sweet and fragrant in the mouth, and dry when swallowed. Although it is junmai, this was a delicious sake that could be enjoyed on its own.
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Harushika木桶造り純米吟醸原酒生酒
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Harushika, one of the many bottles I bought. It is a thick, undiluted sake. It has more aroma than you would expect from a nama sake. It goes well with homemade oyster salted fish.
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Kuroushiしぼりたて 生酒原酒純米原酒生酒
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It has a high alcohol content and the quality of the raw sake shines through. I chose it because I caught a fatty sea bream. We had it with grilled skin skewers, shojo-yaki of the middle bone and belly bone, and kama and head grilled with salt. It is good.
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Kokuryu干支ボトル寅年生酒
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It has the gorgeousness and elegance that is typical of Kuroryu. I received this at my favorite restaurant on New Year's Day and bought it again for home use. I had it with cod roe and small sweetfish tempura.
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Kudokijozu黒ばくれん 超辛口吟醸生酒
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Crisp and dry. We paired it with homemade salted oysters (more salty). A definite pairing.
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Tatenokawa無我純米大吟醸生酒
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Tatekawa feels that there are many challenges. In the liquor section of a department store, a clear bottle caught my eye as I was on my way to the cash register with two bottles in my basket. I can't carry a lot of sake because I'm walking home, but I was attracted to Tatenokawa, so I put it in my basket. The tangy gasiness, the clean and refreshing taste, and the freshness combined with the fact that I had not encountered this type of sake recently, made it go down a treat. I'm glad I bought a sake cellar.
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Kokuryu火いら寿純米大吟醸生酒
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Junmai Daiginjo Nama Sake, first served after beer, ho-ho-ho. The freshness of the sake is a delight.
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Juyondai龍の落とし子大吟醸
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Quality and soundness, a balance without a doubt. I have few opportunities to drink Jyushiyo, and every time I taste it, I am impressed with this and that. Therefore, I am not able to recognize the differences among the Jyushiyo, so this is just a rough impression.
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Dassai新生獺祭 磨き二割三分純米大吟醸
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I feel the new Otter is less sweet and I wonder if it can be used for a wide range of dishes from sashimi to nabe. It has become a regular candidate in our house.
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A crisp and clear Junmai Daiginjo. It was sold at a Hokkaido products exhibition at a department store. I already had three bottles of sake, but I had to buy it now or never. It might be different if I put them together, but I felt it was close to Sake Cheering Squad in terms of taste and aim.
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Since the rice is polished at 30%, it is sweet as sweet can be. But it's clean for 30%. Department store opening. We could not taste the sake because it was sold out on the first day, but we asked the brewer to deliver it to us later. I tasted and bought another Junmai Daiginjo, and a Junmai Daiginjo with 35% polished rice was recommended, but I gave it up because it would fill up my sake cellar at home.
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Haneya純米吟醸プリズム 究極しぼりたて純米吟醸生酒無濾過
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I don't know how to describe it. It is well balanced in every way. The aroma in the mouth, the sweetness, the sharpness of the aftertaste, everything is perfect. It was a real shot in the arm.
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Kid本紀土純米吟醸
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13% alc. Sweet but refreshing. The alcohol content is low, and if I'm careless, I end up drinking too much. I'm sure I'm supposed to enjoy any type of alcohol, but I realized that I often respond to this type of alcohol, where the sweetness comes first.
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Hakubanishiki無濾過生原酒純米吟醸
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This is a sake brewing company that had a special event at Takashimaya. I decided on it after tasting it, but it was even better today when I had it with sashimi of sea bream and kombujime. It's hard to describe because I don't know much about it, but it was a dinner where the characteristics of unfiltered raw sake really stood out rather than the expectations of Junmai Ginjo.
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Denshu渡船2号純米大吟醸
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This is a rice wine made from Watabe No. 2, the father of Yamada Nishiki. It was a bit quirky for me, as I prefer the more popular kind. Therefore, as a result of comparing the three types of rice wine on this day, I preferred the first one.
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Denshu山田穂純米大吟醸
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This is a rice wine made from Yamadaho, the mother of Yamada Nishiki. It has a crisp aftertaste. My personal image is that it is clean and crisp.
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Denshu斗壜取純米大吟醸
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It was very tasty with a sophisticated balance. As we are sake lovers, the owner served us one after another. So, we went on to compare different rice varieties of Tasake.
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Isojiman純米大吟醸42純米大吟醸
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This is a spring sake that only comes out once a year from Isoban. It is banana-like, mellower than other Isoganis, and soft on the palate. It is very delicious.
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