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Shishinosato純米吟醸　ひやおろし　絆純米吟醸生詰酒ひやおろし

Matsura Shuzo Ishikawa

9/13/2025, 10:37:33 AM

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On the first day of a three-day weekend, grilled sanma (mackerel) made an appearance. Hiyaoroshi" was the perfect accompaniment. It is hiyaoroshi "Kizuna" from Matsuura Sake Brewery in Kaga Yamashiro Onsen. It is brewed with Hachitan-Nishiki from Hiroshima. When you take a sip, a gorgeous aroma spreads in your mouth, followed by the umami and sweetness of the rice, and then the acidity and moderate bitterness. The pairing with saury with a hearty belly is simply "delicious". It also rinses the mouth well. In this age of aromatic and gorgeous drinks, this kind of sake is also important.

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Tedorigawaひやおろし〜かろやか〜純米山廃生詰酒ひやおろし

Yoshida Shuzoten Ishikawa

9/6/2025, 10:09:55 AM

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Hiyaoroshi is on sale this weekend. We will have hiyaoroshi of Tedorigawa. Modern Yamahai, low alcohol, is the recent Tetorigawa. In the mouth, the sake has a calm quality, not the usual sweet schwarziness. It has a subtle melon-like sweetness. Sourness and bitterness only linger on the tongue at the end. It is low-alcoholic, so it is swishy on its own. However, with this sake quality, I feel that the usual gaseous freshness would be better. Since the concept is "hiyaoroshi," this is probably where it will land. It is a bad boy that you can easily drink it with kombu kamaboko as a side dish.

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輪島物語純米酒純米

Hakuto Shuzoten Ishikawa

9/3/2025, 9:07:17 AM

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It's the middle of the week, and it's time for a refreshing drink. We will be drinking "Wajima Monogatari" by Shirafuji Shuzo, a sake brewery that has made a comeback in the disaster-stricken island of Wajima. The label is full of flavor and hand-applied. When you take a sip, the refreshing sweetness and umami of Gohyakumangoku spreads in your mouth in a nice way. The acidity and umami are hard to describe in words. What is it? It is an interesting thing that happens every time I drink Shirafuji's sake. Even though it is only the middle day of the week, it is still a delicious sake that I can't help but drink again today.

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Mutsuhassen特別純米特別純米

Hachinohe Shuzo Aomori

8/31/2025, 9:46:26 AM

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The last bottle of August was a "Mutsu Hachisen" inexpensive special junmai that I purchased on a business trip. When the bottle was first opened, there was a pleasant "pop" sound. There are no bubbles in the glass, but when you take a sip, you can feel the fine gas that tingles on the tip of your tongue. It has a refreshing fruity sweetness, pleasant acidity and bitterness. The mouthfeel is quite good for a reasonably priced Tokushun. Since it is at the special jun level, we prepared smoked gizzards and chub mackerel with black pepper as a slightly strong accompaniment. It was a luxurious last day of Hazuki.

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Ippakusuisei純米吟醸　酒未来純米吟醸

Fukurokuju Shuzo Akita

8/26/2025, 10:08:42 AM

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Tonight, dried sea bream was served, so "Isshaku Suisei" was hastily brought up from the vegetable room. It is a junmai ginjo brewed at Sake Mirai. When you put it in your mouth, you can feel the gasiness. It has a lychee-like sweetness with a strong acidity, which is refreshing on the palate. The bitter aftertaste is a perfect match with the flavor of dried kinme seaweed. It is the best sake to drink while trying to capture the huge dried fish.

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ma-ki-

Good evening, SAMURAIZ! Kinki (dried fish) is delicious 🤤. And the sake mirai from Isshaku Suisei is also delicious 🤤. Sake with good snacks is the best 🤤!

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SAMURAIZ

Thank you for your comment, ma-ki-san. The season for enjoying hiyaoroshi and seafood is about to begin with the lifting of the ban on bottom-drawing.

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Dewazakura純米大吟醸酒　雪女神　四割八分純米大吟醸

Dewazakura Shuzo Yamagata

8/23/2025, 10:01:26 AM

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Today, we will be soaking up Okamoto's two home runs and enjoying a Dewazakura junodai. All of the sake is brewed with Yuki-Ono-Kami, and the title of "GI Yamagata" is also on its shoulder. It has a somewhat "chunky" mouthfeel when you put it in your mouth. I expected a refreshing taste from the name "Yuki-Megami" and the label, so the slightly strong, sweet banana flavor was a little too much for this season...so I added a little Wilkinson. The junmai daiginjo made for a "luxurious SAKE high" and was delicious.

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Okunoto no shiragiku特別純米　無濾過生原酒特別純米原酒生酒無濾過

Hakuto Shuzoten Ishikawa

8/15/2025, 10:43:42 AM

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Oh no, it's a sake from Shirafuji in Wajima. It is a special pure unfiltered raw sake. I am glad I could get it during this Bon Festival. When you put it in your mouth, you can feel the acidity and sweetness. This, this, this. After drinking it down, the bitterness from the umami of the rice lingers on the tongue. The overall taste of this sake is gentle and cohesive, a characteristic of the Shirafuji Sake Brewery. I am slowly enjoying it with a side of grilled squid with shichimi mayo. The number of brewers seems to have decreased, but I will continue to support this carefully brewed delicious sake.

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Tatsuriki純米酒　夏純米純米

Honda Shoten Hyogo

8/13/2025, 9:07:12 AM

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On the first day of the Bon Festival, we started with a refreshing summer sake. I was attracted by the cool bottle and tried Ryuriki for the first time. When you put it in your mouth, you feel something hit your tongue with a thud. It is a light and mild sake of the capechi type, but it is a summer sake with a great sharpness. The moderate bitterness is a nice mouthwash. The salty amarime (a kind of rice cake with a little saltiness) that I prepared as a side dish matches well with the sake. Today's Giants have Ma-kun as their starter. Well, what do you think? I am watching the game with a lot of anxiety.

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Shisora純米吟醸　なでしこラベル純米吟醸

Shiwa Shuzoten Iwate

8/9/2025, 10:45:17 AM

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While exploring sake at a department store, a sake brewed with Nadeshiko flower yeast caught my eye, and the toji, Hiromi Ono, appeared in person. The stand-alone tasting was quite good, and although I was on a business trip, I ended up taking this sake home with me. A 100% Gin-Otome, flower yeast brewed, now it was time to open the bottle. The cap is quite firm. When you put it in your mouth, it has a slight sweetness. The sweet aroma also escapes through the nose. Is this "flower yeast? The taste is very sweet, but there is no sourness or bitterness. There is almost no sourness or bitterness, and it is delicious. I can't come up with a good description, but it's a sweet and tasty "sakiso" type of sake. I served it with homemade oil sardine and ume shiso tataki on top. It is also the best match. It was a nice encounter on the first day of a three-day weekend.

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Hakurakusei純米大吟醸純米大吟醸

Niizawa Jozoten Miyagi

8/5/2025, 9:00:00 AM

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Hakurakusei" was given to us as a celebration. With the opening of the Koshien baseball tournament, I felt like drinking a delicious sake, so I opened the bottle. In the mouth, it has a slight acidity and sweet flavor, with a hint of ginjo aroma that gradually leaves a lingering scent on the nose. The label on the back says "the ultimate food sake," but I'm sorry, I didn't order it with cold tofu. However, I would like to have chilled tofu with olive oil, rock salt, and bonito flakes. It goes well with this sake.

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Gekkeikanにごり酒にごり酒

Gekkeikan Kyoto

7/29/2025, 9:45:34 AM

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Procurement at a drugstore Part 2 This is Gekkeikan's nigori sake. It is a low-alcohol nigori with an alcohol content of about 10 degrees. It is a silky nigori without a bumpy taste. When you put it in your mouth, it has a "mellow" sweetness that is typical of nigori. The acidity is weak, and the bitterness comes gradually. The low alcohol content makes it easy to drink without getting tired of drinking. I would like to try some of the sake made by major manufacturers such as Hakutsuru and Gekkeikan, which are quite tasty and cost-effective, in my tight budget.

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ポンちゃん

Hi SAMURAIZ 🐦. This is good tasting 😊 low al and no scratchiness ❣️ I'll buy some more when I find it again 😁.

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Thanks for the rice, Pon-chan. This time of year, I drink beer with dinner, so it's good to have a low alcohol content so I don't get tired of drinking. It's also good with a little bit of Wilkinson's.

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Hakutsuru大吟醸　SWEET EDITION大吟醸

Hakutsuru Shuzo Hyogo

7/25/2025, 10:45:20 AM

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I bought a cheap daiginjo at the drugstore and it has been sitting in the vegetable room for a long time. The fresh and plump striped shrimps suddenly appeared on the table. This sake also made an emergency appearance. When we opened the bottle and took a sip, the sweet, delicious, and refreshing ginjo aroma escaped through the nose. No disrespect to Hakutsuru, but it's good, isn't it? It's good! The mellow flavor of the shimabee shrimp is a perfect match for the sweet sake quality. If there is a dry version, I would like to try it.

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Ichinotani奥越前の夏純米

Uno Shuzojo Fukui

7/16/2025, 10:39:14 AM

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Uno-san's Ichinotani, a sake brewery in Meisui Ono, is a regular at sake competitions and a very competent brewery. We came across two bottles left at a summer sake fair. I did not hesitate to take one home. The first sip had a refreshing, subtle sweetness. The bitterness appears slowly and finishes quickly. It is truly a "summer sake" with just the right amount of umami and a clean, crisp quality. We enjoyed it with bonito tataki as a side dish.

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Hakuryu花火　純米純米

Yoshida Shuzo Fukui

7/13/2025, 10:26:14 AM

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Check-in *Celebration* 200 times! Attracted by the lively neck POP and cool label, we took some home. It is "Hanabi," a summer sake from the Yoshida Shuzo brewery in Fukui. It has a soft and fluffy sweetness in the mouth, followed by a gassy acidity, and then it quickly finishes. We enjoyed this refreshing summer sake with tempura of young sweetfish as a side dish. I am looking forward to the "Hokuriku Summer Sake Festival," and to the sake from other breweries as well.

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10ZG-STQ

Good evening, Mr. SAMURAIZ! Congratulations on your 200CI🎊 The POP design reminds me of neon city. The POP reminds me of the neon city. Ayu fish can be eaten over the back or with the bones. Tempura is great and a nice choice for summer sake 👍. Nice choice for summer sake!

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＠水橋

SAMURAIZ, congratulations on your 200 check-in✅㊗️🍻. I see that there are many other summer sake festivals in Hokuriku 😋 I'll try to find one too😄.

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ヒロ

Congratulations to SAMURAIZ on your 200 check-in✅🎊🎉! I like the stylish neck pop like neon city 😁Tempura and refreshing summer sake seems to go well together 😋.

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ポンちゃん

Congratulations on your 200th check-in, SAMURAIZ 🎉🎉! The name "Fireworks" is a perfect way to celebrate the Kiri number!

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Good evening, SAMURAIZ 😃. Congratulations on your 200 check-in ㊗️㊗️ along with a nice pop 🎉. Tempura of young ayu fish 😍good entrée 😙.

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Thank you for your comments. There are many brands of summer sake from Hokuriku, and you can enjoy them as they are, but the higher alcohol summer sake is also good in sake highballs. I prefer to drink it "strong".

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Sakayahachibee純米吟醸　KAYA純米吟醸

Gensaka Shuzo Mie

7/9/2025, 10:48:32 AM

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This label caught my eye at the liquor store. The message on the back of the label reads, "More than a glass of sparkling wine, a night of peace". The brewery is located in Mie Prefecture. When you put it in your mouth, a pleasant acidity spreads softly, and a hint of sweetness comes slowly in the aftertaste. It is a summer sake with a refreshing taste. We enjoyed it with Spanish mackerel sashimi.

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Kikuizumi吟冠　吟醸酒吟醸

Nishida Shuzoten Aomori

7/5/2025, 10:18:30 AM

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Today I will have "Kikusen" instead of "Tasake". Junmai is "Tasake" and Asoe is "Kikusen", right? The sake with al-soze has a beautiful ginjo aroma that is transferred to the sake, giving it a refreshing impression on the palate, but this sake has a nice "Tasake" atmosphere underlying the ginjo aroma. Today's entrée was kelp kamaboko, dried kinme seaweed, and Thai sashimi, but no matter which sake you serve with it, you can easily drink it without any hindrance. It is a good sake to have a bottle in the refrigerator.

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天山純米吟醸

Tenzan Shuzo Saga

6/30/2025, 11:23:39 AM

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This is "Tenzan" Junmai Ginjo from Tenzan Shuzo, a Saga sake brewery. I have had the opportunity to drink "Shichida," but this is my first time drinking Tenzan. It has a clean taste in the mouth with a slight sweetness, followed by sourness and a crisp finish. It is a beautiful sake with no off-flavor. It has a great wash effect when paired with mild sashimi such as yellowtail and salmon, and I never get tired of drinking it. Good luck with "GI Saga."

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Okunoto no shiragikuのとのなつやすみ　純米吟醸純米吟醸

Hakuto Shuzoten Ishikawa

6/27/2025, 10:47:01 AM

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Sales are finally underway. Shirafuji Sake Brewery has made a comeback in the disaster-stricken area of Wajima. Here comes "Noto no Natsuyasumi". The label is a beautiful blue label reminiscent of the "sea of Wajima. When poured into a glass, the sake is beautifully clear. The sweetness and umami of the rice comes through in the mouth. The other day, I had a chance to drive around Okunoto. The reconstruction of Okunoto is still in the middle of the road. We will continue to support them without forgetting.

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Banshuikkon純米吟醸　夏のうすにごり純米吟醸にごり酒発泡

San'yohai Shuzo Hyogo

6/21/2025, 8:43:49 AM

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It is the summer solstice. It is quite hot and beer is good, but I dare you to have a "summer sake". It is Banshu Issen's summer light nigori. I opened the bottle, excited by the "beware of opening" tag. When I opened the screw cap, I could feel the oily gasses rising from the bottom of the bottle without shaking the bottle. Pouring the bottle into a glass, you can see the nigorigo. Bubbles can also be seen on the surface. When you put it in your mouth, you can feel the gas, but it has a surprisingly strong flavor. As the label says, it is indeed La France-like. Even though the rice polishing ratio is 55%, it is a beautiful sake with no bitterness or other unpleasant tastes, thanks to "shingin mai" (rice polished to perfection). We enjoyed it with chikuwa.

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Kikuhime連峰白山本醸造

Kikuhime Ishikawa

6/15/2025, 9:24:51 AM

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Sake made by Kikuhime and sold by a local liquor store. This sake bears the GI Hakusan logo. This sake is brewed with local sake rice of the first grade or higher, Gohyakumangoku. As is typical of Kikuhime, it is a good sake with a strong umami flavor and a crisp acidity. It is a bottle that should be kept in the refrigerator because it is cosy and tastes great as a food sake.

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