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Hokusho純米吟醸実りの北翔

Taiyo Shuzo Niigata

10/19/2024, 10:58:25 AM

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Autumn Dyed with Niigata Sake (2) This autumn, we are holding a campaign on our own initiative to dye ourselves in Niigata sake. 2) Fruitful Hokusho Sake from Murakami City in Shimoetsu. It is often seen at Yamaya with a special distributor label of Taiyozakari, Hokusho is a junmai ginjo brewed entirely in Niigata with Niigata yeast, rice, water, and techniques, and aged at a low temperature for more than half a year. It is served cold. The color of the sake is a gentle yellow-green. The top aroma is mild and smooth on the palate. The flavor structure is similar to Tsukifumi no Ike, with a clean, refreshing sake with a blue banana aroma and moderate rice flavor. The moderate acidity is also effective and crisp. It is a lighter ginjo-style sake than the junmai sake Tsukifumi no Ike, with a good amount of rice flavor, yet it is easy to drink and delicious. Expect it to warm up as well. ♨️🍶 Oops, neither of these are my favorite 💕. A good start 🚩. I'll be updating this autumn with more Niigata sake, interspersed with a little bit of another sake 😊.

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Hi Hirupeko 😃. Reading your post makes me feel the urge to get all dyed up on Niigata sake 🤗I'm also curious what you paired with the light and dry sake 😋and I'd love to go for the heated sake 🍶😚.

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ジャイヴ

Hi Hirupeco! Hi, I'm Hihirupeko-san! ［I see you went to Kitahama Fermentation Plant 😁. I had a "Hokusho" myself ✨. I went to the store with a Yukio T-shirt and the waiter was so happy to see me with a Yukio maegake wrapped around his head 🤣.

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ひるぺこ

Good evening, Jay & Nobby. In the Kansai area, we don't have many opportunities to encounter Niigata sake, so it was a good opportunity for the Niigata Sake Festival to come to Osaka😊I wanted to have salted fish with kanzuri for my entrée, but I gave up because I don't like spicy food🥵.

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ひるぺこ

Good evening, Mr. Gyve. I also stopped by Kitahama Hakkesho! It was delicious and surprisingly easy to drink 😋I told the Tsururei people at the Niigata Sake no Jin about the Yukio T-shirt and they were delighted 😊.

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Tsukimizunoikeひやおろし無濾過原酒

猪又酒造 Niigata

10/19/2024, 10:57:03 AM

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Autumn, the season of Niigata Sake While visiting the Niigata Sake Festival at the Kintetsu Main Store in Abeno Harukas and having a few drinks, I decided to try to immerse myself in Niigata sake this fall, I decided to drink Niigata sake this fall. We will start with Kitahama Hakkesho, which is also rumored to be a Niigata sake brewery. By the way, Kitahama Hakkosho is also holding a Niigata Fair. (1) Tsuki no Fumi no Ike hiyaoroshi (hiyaoroshi from Tsuki no Fumi no Ike) This sake is from Itoigawa in Joetsu. It is read as "Tsukimizu-no-ike. It is served cold. It is a light cream-colored sake. The top aroma is of gentle banana. It has a smooth, refreshing taste with a hint of blue banana, caramel, and rice flavor. The final taste is dry and tight. It is a light and dry sake, but it is delicious with a strong rice flavor 😋 I would like to heat this up! And one more glass.

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Rumikonosake特別純米熟成原酒 H29BY

Moriki Shuzojo Mie

10/17/2024, 11:29:59 AM

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This time it is Rumiko's special junmai aged sake H29BY. This sake is made with Ise-Nishiki and No. 9 yeast. Ise-Nishiki is the oldest remaining sake rice, and is said to have a lineage that extends all the way back to Yamada-Nishiki. First at room temperature. Sake with a soft yellowish color. In the aging process, it has a soft sweet and savory aroma with an earthy flavor. Am I the only one who can sense the abundant harvest of rice just from the aroma? From a very mellow mouthfeel, the sweet and savory flavor of gently roasted rice flows smoothly. The latter half of the taste is broken by acidity and bitterness, leaving a light aftertaste of sweetness from the rice. And when served warmed, The comforting sensation of gently unraveling with the soft and fluffy rice broth feeling. Happiness 😊. I met Rumiko at an event and was impressed by her powerful and agile hospitality! I will never forget the way she spoke passionately about sake and sake rice. I will never forget how passionately she talked about sake and sake rice.

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まつちよ

Good evening Peco-san 🍶. Rumiko heated up the sake for me at last year's sake go-around 😊. There was an old guy next to me who follows Rumiko-san and he told me that he goes to see (drink?) Rumiko-san whenever there is an event 😆. He told me that he goes there whenever there is an event 😆.

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ひるぺこ

Good evening, Matsuchiyo-san. Rumiko's heated sake is delicious, and her flexibility in responding to customers' requests is wonderful. I wish I had gotten his autograph on my bottle too.

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アラジン

Good evening, Hirupeko 😃. When I see these drunken encounters, I realize that sake is brewed by people ☺️ I would love to meet the powerful Rumiko 😊. I saw you on instagram as well and you seemed to be having a great time😄.

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ひるぺこ

Hi Aladdin-san. Like Rumiko, it tastes even better when you can hear directly from the brewery about the love they put into making the sake💕The event is a lot of work, but also worthwhile 😊.

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ポンちゃん

Hi Peco 🐦. Thank you for the event 😊I can see that you had a great time despite the hard work 😆🎶I'm sure your view of the brewery's sake will change if you hear about it in person! I'd love to meet him😻

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ひるぺこ

Good evening, Pon-chan. I would like to invite you to meet Rumiko-san, and I would like you to meet sakekasu and shio koji, which are also very delicious! I am so thankful for the special opportunities that I have been given 😊.

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Sanran山廃純米

外池酒造店 Tochigi

10/11/2024, 8:41:34 AM

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This time, it is a pure Yamahai Junmai from Sanbaku. At the Takashimaya Sake Festival, When I visited Nozomu at the Takashimaya Sake Festival, I took home a bottle of this popular Tochigi Prefecture limited edition sake, which they claimed to have only one bottle left and no more available for tasting. From Takashimaya to Tochigi Love ❤️ It is served at room temperature. Pale crystal yellow in color. The top aroma is of grapefruit, ripe banana, and bay leaf, and the rice feeling is freshly pounded rice cake. The mouthfeel is stimulating, like a fine fizzy sensation. Fresh and rich acidity spreads from the citrus aroma, and the mild umami of the rice flows smoothly with a refreshing finish. No wonder this light and fresh Yamahai was so popular. I've burned myself out studying and drinking during the first two weeks of October. I will work properly from tomorrow! A lesson learned this time. Don't take the last train two trains before the last one. You'll miss it.

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ポンちゃん

Good evening, Peco 🦉. How is the pain in your hand? I'll leave the 🥺 last train behind and thank you for your study 😊. This sake is soooo popular 😳I would like to try the Yamahai, which looks easy to drink!

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Good evening, Pon-chan. Thanks to the alcohol disinfection afterwards, my hands are much better 🤣"Nozomu" itself is very tasty, and "Sanbana" is also easy to drink, so I think it would go well with Italian or western style dishes 😊.

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Hi Hirupeko, good evening 😃. I haven't had the chance to try the Tochigi limited edition sake 🍶‼️ which is also popular in the Kansai region😅Light and fresh Yamahai🤗It looks delicious😙! I got the Tochigi love 🥰 from Takashimaya 👋.

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ひるぺこ

Hello, Jay & Nobby. I see that Sanbana is very popular in Kanto as well. I guess people who know about it bought it and it was the last one 🤔Tochigi love from Takashimaya 💕It was delicious 😊.

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Kotorinosaezuri

Shinkame Shuzo Saitama

10/4/2024, 9:17:39 AM

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This time it is a little birdsong of Kamikame. I attended a shochu study group that I was invited to. I was excited to hear that the bar was participating in the go-around on 10/1, and that they were holding the event with heated sake from Kamikame. ⤴︎ Everyone was seriously tasting Shochu, but I wanted to drink Shinkame no matter what, so I started to warm up my own Shinkame 😅. But on that day, I dropped by the Hyogo Sake event at Kobe Hankyu, I stopped by the event of Hyogo sake at Kobe Hankyu, and had sake tasting -> shochu tasting without vomit vessel -> Shinkame -> wine. I was so drunk that I fell and injured my left hand on the way back home. On the way home, I fell down and injured my left hand, broke the screen of my cell phone, and missed the last train 😭. I missed the last train 😭 I was punished for not studying properly. That's why, The pairing of birds chirping and prosciutto ham was absolutely delicious! It was definitely delicious, but I can't write about it in detail. I would like to revisit Kamikame somewhere else! Cab fare and repair bills are a pain💸.

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まつちよ

Good evening Peco 🦫. Peco nee gets drunk too😅. Let's be careful with each other 😌.

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ひるぺこ

Good evening, Matsuchiyo-san. I drink too much even though I'm weak 😓At my age, seeing a shuttered station and despairing might be a new life experience 😂.

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Hi Hirupeco 😃. I'm sure it happened because of your 📚studiousness🍶🥲your pocket must be hurting too😓I hope your left hand doesn't hurt 😌I sure haven't experienced the despair of a station with shutters closed for a while 😱😅.

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マル

Peco, is your left hand ok? I'm so sorry 😅. I'll just have to live with the thought that I have one more thing to drink 😙.

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ひるぺこ

Good evening, Jay & Nobby. I take a cab lined up next to me in despair at the shuttered station, and the old man kindly offers me words of pity as I leave. Oh no, it's sinking in, my left hand 😭

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ひるぺこ

Good evening, Maru-san. The cell phone repairman told me I've done a lot of work and recommended a cell phone app membership at a store I went into to kill time while it was being repaired and I said, "My phone is in the hospital," and he said he wasn't lying! I'll be back for the divine turtle revenge 🐢✨.

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pyonpyon

Hi Hirupeko, ❗😲Are you okay 💦I didn't realize you were injured 😅I didn't realize you were injured after that 💦Take care 💦🍶The cured ham looks so good ❤

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ポンちゃん

Hi Peco 🐦. That was a terrible disaster 😭I hope the pain in your left hand heals quickly 🙏. But still, I can't believe Peco got drunk! Shochu is still a tough one 😱The name of Kamikame's sake is also good 😁.

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ひるぺこ

Good evening, pyonpyon. It was a pleasure to meet you at Hankyu 💕This time it was because I flirted with Kamikame while studying 😓Fujio Shoten's ham was too good. I'd like to visit Fujio Shoten someday 😋.

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ひるぺこ

Good evening, Pon-chan. I like sake but I'm weak 😣 I was curious to see who was enjoying the combination of heated Shinkame sake and prosciutto ham next to me at the shochu study group! I can't write a single comment, but I'm sure it was delicious👍.

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片野桜純米大吟醸白櫻

Yamano Shuzo Osaka

9/28/2024, 1:57:31 AM

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This time it is Junmai Daiginjo Shira-Sakura from Katano Sakura. I'm going to change my job this fall, and I received a nice one as a retirement gift. Thank you very much for your kindness 🙏. It is served at room temperature. It has a slight yellowish hue. The top aroma is sweet with a hint of apple. The taste is a robust Junmai Daiginjo with a gentle sweetness and umami. The bitterness is also well balanced and has a nice sharp taste. The soft sweetness and moderate acidity make it a good match with Japanese food. A lovely bouquet of flowers and sake, I would like to thank everyone who helped me prepare for this event, Let's go to the next place of work 💨.

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Hi, Hirupeco 😃. Changing jobs takes a lot of energy 🔥 but a nice bouquet of flowers 💐 and a gift of a good drink 🎁 will give you energy for the Next Step 🥹. I'm cheering for you from the east 📣Good luck 👋

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ma-ki-

Good evening, Hirupeco-san. I see you are changing jobs. Lovely flowers and good drinks - Hirupeko-san's love of alcohol is pervasive 😁✨✨. A drink with everyone's kindness and memories, and then go to the next step 😊!

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ひるぺこ

Good evening, Jay & Nobby. It's been a while since I've written a resume, taken stock of my life, had an exciting interview, and changing jobs takes a lot of energy 🔌I'm grateful to my family for allowing me to do so as I've decided to devote myself to something I love with all my heart 🙏.

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ひるぺこ

Good evening, ma-ki. I didn't talk much about my love of sake at work. When I resigned from my job, I told them I was quitting because I love sake, and they said I was such a crazy person 💧 and gave me the job 🤣I'll do my best next time 💪.

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ポンちゃん

Peco, thank you for your hard work 💐. Your favorite sake 🍶 and bouquet 💐, I know you were loved at your place of work 😊I know it must be tough even though it's what you love to do but please do your best 🙏 I'm rooting for you 📣.

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マル

Thank you for your service, Miss Peco 🙇. So you are going on a new path with a bottle of sake in your hand as a retirement gift! Sake to you in your new workplace! I hope to see your face soon! I'll be coming to see you soon 💨

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Amabuki純米吟醸雄町いちご酵母

Amabuki Shuzo Saga

9/20/2024, 11:16:12 AM

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This time it's another 1-gou can of Amabuki's Strawberry Yeast. I've been enjoying drinking cups of sake and 1-gou cans lately, so I ended up bringing home a series of them. This time, I was sure of it, I was informed that Tsutaya had some aluminum cans of KURA ONE at their Thanksgiving festival 🍶🏃💨. No one comes to a bookstore for sake, so the clerk said, well, we have some! I apologize for the inconvenience of having to send out a search party to find them (they were quietly in front of the cash register 😅). It is served lightly chilled. Pale yellow appearance. The top aroma is mild, with a hint of caramel, rice, and maybe some green bamboo. Smooth mouthfeel, rice flavor base with rounded acidity. The taste of sweet and sour strawberries can be felt in the mouth. Because of the umami base, the sweet-sourness of the strawberries is not too much, and the balance of umami and sweet-sourness is delicious. It should be good warmed up! When heated, the aroma of strawberries was mild and the rice flavor was enhanced. The collaboration of Omachi and Ichigo yeast is good, and you can enjoy this character at any temperature. If it had been a 4-bottle, I might not have reached for it. So thanks to Tsutaya for carrying it this time 😊.

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ポンちゃん

Good morning, Peco 🐥. I see you have a 1-gallon can 😳I don't underestimate the ivy shop that handled it 😆. I drank it outside, but it's easy to drink, not saggy! I like the idea of heating up 🍓yeast 🍓 Peko-chan 😆 I like drinking at home after all!

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ひるぺこ

Good evening, Pon. It's easy to pick it up in a single can with a nice pink color. I've never had a proper drink of Amabuki, so thanks to Tsutaya 😊.

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Ibuki純米吟醸

Toyokunishuzo(あずま)Fukushima

9/20/2024, 10:42:55 AM

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This time it is Junmai Ginjo from Ippodo. Hiyayogoshi is out again this year, The season of Junmai Ginjo from Ippouki has come around again this year 🙌. Serve chilled. Crystal with a slight green hue. The top aroma is of dark strawberry jam. The mild mouthfeel is followed by a sweet and sour aroma reminiscent of strawberry jam and a cotton candy-like sweetness that spreads out and is backed by a sense of rice. The taste is refreshing with a soft bitterness, and the strawberry jam aroma quickly fades away. It has a strong impression of strawberry jam sweetness, which I have never felt before in Ippodo. Although it is a clean, light flavor, it has a strong sweetness that is new to Ippouki, I think I prefer this Jungin when it is cooled down. This year, too, we have finally reached the entrance of autumn, This is how this year's Ippo-self is different! I look forward to comparing them every year 😊. Hopefully I wish it would cool down a bit more 😮‍💨🪭

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Hi Hirupeco 😃 Is it the season of Ippo-self 😌. It's sweeter than last year 😋 we also wanted to feel the difference from last year's Jungin 🤗

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ひるぺこ

Good evening, Jay & Nobby. Yes, it's the season for Jungin of Ippo-self 🍁Please try to compare the two 😊.

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マミオ

Hi Hirupeko, ☀️ I thought I finally got to last year's Jungin the other day, but now it's already this year's? 🤣It seems to be different from the previous ones, being sweeter 🤔I'd like to drink it before it ages and becomes even sweeter 🤣.

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ひるぺこ

Hi Mamio. I already drank this year's bottle 😋It's so different from the previous ones, that I want to compare the different years of Jungin! I'll be waiting with baited breath to see what you think 💕

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NechiotokoyamaNechi 根知谷産五百万石 2019BY

Watanabe Shuzoten Niigata

9/14/2024, 11:31:49 AM

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This time it is Nechi Nechi Otokoyama's Nechi Nechi Valley Gohyakumangoku 2019BY. It is a sake from Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture. Nechi is a Nechiozan Nechi Valley Domaine sake. I stopped by for a drink after work because of the holiday weekend 😎. It is served cold. It has a pale yellow appearance. The nose has aromas of mushrooms, sweet chocolate, and soy sauce. From the soft mouthfeel, there is an excellent balance between the clear, caramelized sweet umami and refreshing acidity, with a beautiful finish where the bitterness slowly builds from the acidity and finishes with a sharp finish. With all due respect, I had no idea that this was such a beautifully aged sake, and I was very impressed after taking a sip. It is a sake that I am glad to have encountered, as it is able to express such a beautiful and deep state of maturity in cold sake. And, it is a pleasure to have found it, While I wrote that I stopped by for a cup of sake, I actually drank Kaze no Mori Weeks 2024, Gorin, and Nechi. Isn't that a pretty drunken course? Well, I'm a happy drunk 🤣.

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bouken

Good evening, Mr. Hirupeko. I think it might be a cafe and liquor store in Dojima 🧐 It was a little different label, but the Nechi I had at the event was delicious 😋.

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ひるぺこ

Good morning, bouken ☀Yes, it's the Osare Cafe in Dojima! I didn't know about Nechi and I'm glad I got to drink it 👍They didn't sell the 2019BY, but they did sell a slightly more shallow aged version 😊.

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Ookura愛山×協会8号R1BY 山廃特別純米中取り無濾過生原酒

Ookura Honke Nara

9/13/2024, 10:28:13 AM

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This time it's Okura's Aizan x Association No. 8 unfiltered raw sake R1BY. It's already crazy 😅. It is served cold. Pale yellow-green in color. The nose has a mild ripe apple and nutty aroma. The mouthfeel is thick. The taste is robust and rich, The first thing that hits your throat is the acidity. From there, deep raisin and ripe apple nuances, and overall, a round and thick flavor that is pleasantly mellow and thick. In the latter half, the bitter taste gradually fades away, leaving behind a mild sweetness and umami. The powerful flavor of Aizan and Association No. 8 is, of course, a given! However, R1BY's mildly rounded and matured taste makes it easier to drink and tastier than expected. It is powerful, but it doesn't stop you from drinking. This kind of mellow umami type is still my favorite 💕. And when heated, the ripe aroma settles down, and the savory broth from the rice, acidity, and bitterness become more balanced and delicious. In my opinion, Aizan sake is sweet and juicy. But this one is not sweet 😎. Aizan, like Okura, was recommended to me by Noyori-san and it was a good encounter 😊.

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ジャイヴ

Hi Hirupeko! Okura" ✕ Aizan ✕ Yamahai, a ridiculous power word list 😲. I'm really interested in the non-sweet Aizan ✨.

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まつちよ

That's what I'm talking about Peco🤗.

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Hi Hirupeko, good evening 😃. We too have an image of Aizan = sweet 😅I've never had Okura-san 🥲 but I'm curious about it as well as Jive-san 🥲 powerful but going forward ‼️

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ひるぺこ

Good evening, Mr. Gyve. That is one hell of a power word, isn't it? I take my hat off to Ms. Noyori's greatness in recommending this very calmly.

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ひるぺこ

Matsuchiyo, 💪😆✌️

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ひるぺこ

Good evening, Jay & Nobby. Okura has a very interesting selection of sake. I had a customer at my part-time job who ordered the Okura 3-sake comparison and he was very happy with it 🤣.

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Kid純米吟醸ひやおろし

Heiwa Shuzo Wakayama

9/6/2024, 11:24:25 AM

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This time it is Junmai Ginjo Hiyoroshi from Kido. This sake is made from Gohyakumangoku. The first Hiyahoroshi of the year🍂? It is served lightly chilled. It has a pale green appearance. The top aroma is of sweet cotton candy and ripe apples. There is also an aroma of rice like Kamishinko. The mouthfeel is mild. The taste is mild and somewhat light for a hiyaoroshi, The first half of the taste is juicy ripe apple with a burst of sweet and sourness like grapefruit, followed by the soft and full flavor of rice and hints of banana. The finish is tightened with a moderate bitterness and lingering umami. This hiyaoroshi is mild and easy to drink without being overly floral. This well-balanced flavor at a great price😳 Kido is a sake that I sometimes want to drink without any hesitation. It is a stable sake. 🌙 Watching the big red sunset and the crescent moon as I savor the hiyaoroshi ✨. Let's take it easy, one step at a time in autumn 😌.

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ポンちゃん

Hi Peco 🐦. I'm attracted to "lighter in hiyayoroshi" 😊This heat this year, from which autumn sake... 😅It looks easy to drink and I'd like to drink it in a review situation 🍂.

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Hi, Hirupeko 😃. In the sake world, you can't feel autumn 🍁 unless you drink hiyaoroshi 😆 I feel sadness at the setting sun and want to take my time to enjoy a good sake 🥹.

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ひるぺこ

Good evening, Pon-chan. It's the season for autumn sake, but it's still too hot to feel like it 😩, and this Kido fits the bill perfectly. Sake is delicious in the cool of the evening 😊.

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ひるぺこ

Good evening, Jay & Nobby. I'm so glad to see you here! When sake labels change color from blue to red and yellow, I feel autumn🍁. The temperature in the evening has become much more comfortable, and I'd like to relax and enjoy a glass of hiyaoroshi with my evening drink 😊.

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Ippongi長期熟成酒古熟

Ippongikubo Honten Fukui

8/30/2024, 2:24:48 PM

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This time it is a long-aged sake from Ippongi. It is a special junmai sake, a former product of Denshin, a limited distribution sake of Ippongi, that was stored for several years in a room temperature warehouse, and then aged for a long time in a Kotsuyaishi cave where the temperature is kept at around 10℃ throughout the year, making it a 31-year-old sake. It is served at room temperature. Topaz-colored appearance. The nose has hints of mushrooms, aromatic wood, burdock root, bitter chocolate, and sour cream. Gentle on the palate. The base is a fine bitterness and an angular acidity. The lingering taste is intertwined with bitterness and gentle sweetness, and flows down slowly and quietly. It is an aged sake with a well-defined and elegant taste, not too rich and dense compared to its age and apparent image. When warmed, the bitterness is subdued and the elegant sweetness is enhanced, making it delicious as well. In Katsuyama, where the Dinosaur Museum is located, I was forced to make a side trip to "Ippongi is so close! I was forced to make a side trip. I was so happy to get the old ripe one 💕💕.

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Hi Hirupeko 😃 It looks like something old and new 🤔I thought it has an attractive appearance 😌, but it's aged for 31 years 😳I read it and felt the flowing flavor when I meditated on it: ☺️ I haven't had it for a while so my imagination may be growing 😆.

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ジャイヴ

Hi, Hirupeko! I see you bought "Ippongi Kosyu" 😁. I was allowed to go into the old mining site of Mt. Asuwa where they keep it for a long time and it was a fantastic place ✨. This is a great drink with chocolate 😋!

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ポンちゃん

Hi Peco 🐦. 70% chocolate and a delicious cocktail, I bet💕Reading it made me wish I could drink it at the end of a relaxing day, I'd love to have it as a stash 😊. It was worth the forced detour, wasn't it?

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ひるぺこ

Good evening, Jay & Nobby. Epidemic disease, it's quite prevalent, isn't it? I will be careful too! May you enjoy your drink soon 🙏 The 31 years of aging has aged you so well and so mellowly 😊.

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ひるぺこ

Good evening, Mr. Gyve. I stopped by Ippongi and was curious about the sake because it was aged in the sceptered stone quarry you mentioned, so I brought it home. It must have been aged in that fantastic atmosphere, so it turned out to be a more beautiful aged sake.

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ひるぺこ

Good evening, Pon-chan. Aged sake is aged sake, but it is very beautiful and rounded aged sake, and I savor it slowly and savor it slowly and savor it slowly. It is nice to spend time to feel the history with your tongue 😊.

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Shinomine夏カップ山田錦純米吟醸

Chiyo Shuzo Nara

8/23/2024, 11:40:39 AM

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This time it is a summer cup of Shinomine. I wanted to drink Shinomine in summer, but I haven't been able to drink it this year, so I got a cup of it. It seems to be a summer limited edition from Rokumaru. The label reminds me of summer vacation in elementary school, which is the complete opposite of Shinomine's style. It is served chilled. It has a slight green hue. The aroma is of yellow apples and grapefruit peel with a hint of bitterness and freshly pounded rice cake. The taste is sharp and crisp with a dryness that stands out. It was a little too cold. The taste is so dry that I can't really taste it, so I let it come back to room temperature for a bit. Then, the taste is a smooth flow of sourness with a hint of apple-like sweetness, and the rice flavor with a gentle rice-cake feel. It is a light dry shinomine with a firm bitter acidity and a sharp taste 😊. Maybe it is better not to cool it down. I want to drink sake from all over Japan, so I buy cups of sake at Ajinomatidaya and take pictures of them in a corner of my house 🤫. I can enjoy my cup sake journey for a while 🤭.

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ma-ki-

Hi Hirupeko, good evening. I've seen a lot of posts about cup sake recently, but I didn't know there were so many different kinds of cup sake 🎵. It's perfect for a quick drink and kind of cute 😊.

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ひるぺこ

Hi ma-ki-. Cups of sake are pretty 💕I feel happy just looking at the pile of this and that I wanted to drink 😊.

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Hi Hirupeko 😃 It's really like a summer vacation picture diary 🌻😊and a cup of sake trip is also nice 🤗. I made a mistake between Shinomine and Shigemasu before 😅I guess it's better to use hiragana labels so I don't make mistakes 😆.

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ポンちゃん

Good evening, Peco 🦉. Shinomine cups are cute😻I would love to have these! It's good because it's affordable and you can drink a lot of different kinds of sake 😊But still, you did a good job collecting so many famous cups of sake 😳😆👍.

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ひるぺこ

Jay & Nobby, sorry for the delay🙏The labels of Shinomine and Shigemasu look similar, don't they? You can't go wrong with this one! Great cup of sake with a great label ✨.

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Pon, sorry I'm late 🙏 I don't have nearly as many cup liquors anymore 😅 they are all delicious and now I want to get them in 4-pack bottles! I enjoyed your cup sake journey, Machidaya 😆.

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something happy オリエンタルホエー

Happy Taro Jozojo Shiga

8/22/2024, 11:06:07 AM

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This time it's Oriental whey🦊 from Happy Taro, who brews craft doburoku. I finally got to go there when I went back to Shiga for Obon! We went to Happy Taro-san's at Lake Scole in Nagahama. I had the pleasure of meeting Taro-san and brought home a brewery exclusive Oriental Whey. Oriental Whey is a doburoku made by combining the whey from the cheese shop in Lake Schole with spices as the brewing water. It is served well chilled. The appearance is that of a frothy cola doburoku. The top aroma is fresh yogurt with spicy aroma of ginger and other spices based on cardamom. The taste is like a sweet and sour lassi full of craft cola, and the second half has a light milky rice taste that is tightened up with a spicy hot taste. The lightness of the 7% alcohol content makes it as easy to drink as a cola 🤣. To match this oriental whey, I went to the library and checked out a book called "My First Spiced Curry" and made a keema curry. I've never made a curry without curry powder before, and I managed to finish it while staring at the book😅. Pairing homemade keema curry is a good thing 😋.

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ワカ太

Hi Hirupeko, good evening 😃I had this doburoku and herbal tea before, but I guess it was not a good match, the glass didn't go on 😅But I am curious about the cola-like craftiness. Maybe I'll try again next time🤔.

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ひるぺこ

Good evening, Wakata-san. I see the herb tea didn't suit you 😢 Now you can drink it at the Hanshin Department Store's Fermentation Market so you can compare the two 😊.

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ポンちゃん

Hi Peco 🐦. I've never seen this label before, the color of the sake 😳It's a brewery exclusive 😻And whey is the brewing water, that alone gives it a fermented feel! The spicy aroma of the sake and the keema curry sounds so delicious ❣️

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ひるぺこ

Pon, sorry over here too 🙏 I can't think of the idea of using whey as brewing water. I'm sorry to hear that, Pon-chan! It's interesting that you can try it 😊.

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Echizenmisaki槽搾り純米「復活米九頭竜」火入れ瓶囲い

Tanabe Shuzo Fukui

8/15/2024, 1:45:35 PM

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Continuing from the last time, this is Cape Echizen, Kutouryuu version. This sake is made from Kutouryuu, a rare variety of sake from Fukui Prefecture that was revived in 2014 for the first time in about 10 years. We were looking forward to it because we heard that Kutouryuu was recommended by someone who visited Cape Echizen just before our trip to Fukui.â It is served at room temperature. Slightly greenish appearance. The top aroma is a gorgeous aroma of sweet banana and blue melon, green bamboo, cypress, and freshly pounded rice cake. From the smooth mouthfeel, the aroma of fresh bananas easily passes through to the nose, and the gentle acidity and umami of the rice can be felt firmly, although it is light. It has a mild bitterness and a short aftertaste. When heated, the fruity taste of banana and the umami of the rice are more mellow and sweet. Delicious balance of sweet taste and refreshing sharpness. Both of the sake I compared are suitable for a light and refreshing mealtime drink, The 🟣Gohyakumangoku is more mild, The 🟣Gohyakumangoku is more mild and the 🟡Kuzuryu is lighter with a fresh fruity taste. Both are delicious. The ease of drinking heated sake is 😋. Very happy to be able to compare them side by side with a glass from the spring Fukui New Sake Festival 😊.

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アラジン

Good morning, Hirupeko 😃. Echizen cape drinking comparison with memories of your trip, it's intoxicating. ☺️ I have never heard of Kuzuryu, Fukui's sake rice. I am interested in sake brewed with native varieties of sake rice as it often suits my taste 🤤.

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ひるぺこ

Hi Aladdin. I didn't know there was a sake rice called Kuzuryu either, and I happened to learn about it right before my trip. That kind of thing is also unique to the sake connection 😊.

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ポンちゃん

Hi Peco 🐦. Looks like a delicious drink comparison 😁I didn't know about Kuzuryu sake rice until I saw it 😳It's even better when it's your first sake rice and it's delicious 😆. The first one looks great, but the third one is permanent 💕.

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ひるぺこ

Good evening, Pon-chan. Kutouryuu was new to me too and I learned a lot! It was a good sake trip since the Spring New Sake Festival, as I wanted to get to know Fukui sake a little more deeply and sublimate both the dinosaur's grudge and my own 😊.

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Hi Hirupeko 😃. Nice photos of the scenery and local sake 🥹 on your trip 🤗. Kuzuryu from Cape Echizen! The name is very powerful but the taste is light 😄I would love to travel 😚 to pick up some memories of your trip and compare the sake 😚.

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ひるぺこ

Good evening, Jay & Nobby. It was a luxurious souvenir drinking experience where we could take our time to drink at home the local sake from our trip. It's always a good idea to twist a family trip into a sake trip 😅It was a fun trip to Fukui🤗.

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Echizenmisaki特別純米酒「五百万石」火入れ瓶囲い

Tanabe Shuzo Fukui

8/15/2024, 1:42:54 PM

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This time it is Echizen-misaki. We visited the brewery because we stayed at Cape Echizen during our summer vacation in Reinokita, Fukui. The brewery staff had just left and we were greeted by the father, mother, and dog, Choco, who gave us a variety of tastings. This time we decided to take home two bottles of 🟣Gohyakumangoku and 🟡Kuzuryu with different rice 😊. By the way, the brewery is near Eiheiji, not Cape Echizen😅. I'll start with the Gohyakumangoku. It is served at room temperature. It has a slightly greenish appearance, and the top aroma is a calm banana with a hint of blue melon. It also has a freshly pounded rice cake and a little bit of green bamboo. It has a smooth mouthfeel. The nose is full of banana aroma, and the taste is crisp with a soft acidity and mild bitterness with a moderate umami of the rice. When heated up, the banana aroma subsides, and the soft acidity and the enhanced rice flavor can be enjoyed lightly, making this lightly heated sake one that can be drunk endlessly 😆. The mainstay of Fukui sake is Gohyakumangoku produced in Fukui. Ihyakumangoku tends to be a rather plain sake, but each brewery has its own originality and the unique flavor of Ihyakumangoku is good and never tiresome to drink. This was a sake trip that reminded me once again that Ihyakumangoku is also good. Next time, we will go to the Kuzuryu version.

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ワカ太

Good morning, Hirupeko 😃I saw both of your Echizenmisaki drinking comparisons and both look so delicious 😋I was especially interested in the heated finish of both 😆 It was so easy to understand the differences in sake rice because it was carefully written.

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ひるぺこ

Hi, Wakata-san. I visited the brewery with the intention of drinking Kuzuryu, but after tasting the sake, I couldn't resist the Gohyakumangoku and compared them 😊Cold sake is good, but heated sake is also delicious.

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WAKAZEにごり

WAKAZE KURA GRAND PARIS

8/11/2024, 2:44:59 AM

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Another bottle this time. It is WAKAZE nigori. It is a French WAKAZE, so, oh, is it a real national product, including overseas? This one was brought by a friend who got together with us. I knew I couldn't open it by myself, so they brought it to me! The character on the lid is adorable 💕. Thank you 😆. I'll have it cold. It is a light cloudy sake. The top aroma is like calpis mixed with amazake. The sweet flavor of amazake with a slight caramelized taste flows easily and disappears like water. The sweet flavor of amazake with a slight caramelized taste flows smoothly and disappears like water. The 12% alcohol content makes it very light and easy to drink. I wonder if French people would enjoy the amazake-like taste, even though it can be drunk without hesitation. It might have been better if it were warmed up. After that, we drank and ate a lot, and it was a fun night that got more and more lazy 🤣. Drinking together is delicious 🤣.

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マル

Good evening, Miss Peco 🌒. WAKAZE is 🇫🇷 in France 🧐. I took the liberty of thinking it was the USA 🇺🇸😅. The Olympics are on and it's nice 👍. Sake 🍶 with a bunch of friends! It's the best 😊.

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アラジン

Good evening, Hirupeco 😃. Congratulations on your 47+1 conquest㊗️🗾✈️㊗️ I've been curious to try this wakaze with a Parisian esprit, so this was helpful 😅I have to be careful because some wakazes are produced domestically ☺️

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Hello, Maru-brother. Yes, I'm wondering about the sake that says "nigori" in large letters on the back, even though it's from 🇫🇷. Come to think of it, we were drinking WAKAZE but we never talked about the Olympics 🤔.

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ひるぺこ

Hi Aladdin, I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks to my friend I achieved 47+ last one 🙌 I would like to hear Aladdin's comments about the esprit-ishness of Paris 😎 It was easy to drink with 12% alcohol 😊.

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ジャイヴ

Hi Hirupeco! Congratulations on your +1 achievement 🎉! Whenever I go to buy "WAKAZE", it's always out of stock, so I hope to achieve +1 soon with another story 😁.

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ひるぺこ

Hi Jive. I achieved this by other means, but you have another story other than WAKAZE 🤩What kind of sake is it? I'm curious to taste it and look forward to it 😊.

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ポンちゃん

Good evening, Peco 🦉. I am very happy to hear that you have found the true ! Congratulations on your conquest 🎉🎊Others I thought it was impossible, but there was WAKAZE! I've had pistachio before and this one is unique too 😆.

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ひるぺこ

Hi Pon. I didn't notice this one 😓I'm a true national winner🙌I see there's also one called pistachio! I'm curious about that one too 🫣.

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Jikon八反錦火入れ

Kiyasho Shuzojo Mie

8/11/2024, 2:42:54 AM

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This time it's Hachigannishiki Hi-ire from Jikin. I've never actually bought a very famous brand like this for myself, and I was so thrilled to be able to buy it for myself that I couldn't open it by myself💦. I was too nervous to open it by myself 💦, so I decided to barge over to my friend's house and have a drink with her. The top aroma is a fresh, flowing pineapple aroma. The taste is gentle pineapple sweet and sour with a gentle rice flavor, and a firm bitterness with a refreshing aftertaste. It is a perfect summer sake that is refreshing and easy to drink. It is a beautiful sake after all. Thanks to my friends for coming over and preparing so much food for us. Thank you so much! You are too good 😍.

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ma-ki-

Hi Hirupeco, good evening. I understand - when you get a pre-sake, you want to drink it with someone you can enjoy drinking with✨. I love drinking Jikin Hattanishiki at home 🎵. I love your relationship with your friends😊.

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Good evening, Hirupeko 😃. Great drinks and great entrées 😍😍how wonderful that we can share the happiness of drinking at home with each other ☺️ 🥹.

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アラジン

Good evening, Hirupeko 😃. It's great to enjoy Jikin with friends ☺️ I guess it's better to share the taste and happiness of drunken sake with everyone 😊. The food was wonderful and it was a great party 🤤.

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ひるぺこ

Hi ma-ki-. I'm sorry to say that I don't feel like opening the bottle by myself, and I'm sorry that I'm making my friends prepare the food, but 💦I'm glad we could all enjoy the gorgeous drinks together 😊.

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ひるぺこ

Hi Jay & Nobby. Really! Thank you for the friends who are willing to go out with us! We cherish the connections we make through sake 😊.

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Hi Aladdin. I don't know what to do since I only drink jikkas and other drinks outside, and I don't think I would have had such a good time if I didn't have friends to prepare wonderful food for me 😊 I had a lot of fun 😆.

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Hanagaki美郷錦純米大吟醸無濾過原酒

Nanbu Shuzojo Fukui

8/8/2024, 1:38:33 PM

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Fukui Reinetsu Trip in Summer (3) A 3-day/2-night trip based on Echizen-kaigan. On the last day, we went from Katsuyama to Echizen-Ono. First, we went to the Dinosaur Museum, which we skipped in the spring. I never cared much for dinosaurs, but after a tour of the dinosaur museum, they became more real to me and I think I shared my enthusiasm for dinosaurs 🦕. It's just like your sake! I was told of course 😅. Echizen Ono is a castle town and I wanted to climb the castle, but due to time constraints, I only went to the Ooshimizu spring. I would have liked to explore a bit more! Then we went to Hanagaki for sake brewery. Among the many samples I tasted, I brought home a Junmai Daiginjo of Misato Nishiki. I thought, "Isn't Misato Nishiki an Akita rice? I thought it was Akita rice, but when I tasted it, it grabbed my heart. It is served at room temperature. The top taste is ripe apple, banana, and green bamboo. The first sip reveals a refreshing acidity and a thick, creamy banana flavor that is typical of Hanagaki. The lingering astringency that quietly lingers in the aftertaste is pleasant. A little expensive, but delicious! It was fun to take a sake tour while viewing the beautiful countryside of Fukui! It was a wonderful summer vacation!

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ポンちゃん

Peco, I enjoyed watching your summer trip to Fukui Reine Kita 😊🎶. It was a great trip with sake breweries, specialties, and tourist attractions all in one place 👍✨. I've only been to the dinosaur museum myself 💦 sounds like a fun place to visit! I was underestimating you 😅.

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ひるぺこ

Hi Pon-chan. I sometimes go to Reinan, but I haven't been to the north side of Reinan, so I was able to take my time this time and enjoy it😊The Dinosaur Museum was moderately crowded during the summer holidays🦕.

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Kashoku純米大吟醸蔵内秘蔵酒50

Yutaka Shuzo Fukui

8/8/2024, 1:31:39 PM

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Fukui Reinetsu Trip in Summer (2) A 3-day/2-night trip based on the Echizen coast. On the second day, a footbath at Awara Onsen (hot spring), Tojinbo, Borgara rice, and a sake brewery are called "Hana Candle". The sake is served lightly chilled. The aroma is of ripe apples with a hint of barley. The overall taste is light and smooth. The nose has a soft apple-like sweetness, followed by a brandy-like smokiness, and the taste of rice cake. The aftertaste is bitter with a sharp acidity that gradually fades away with an astringent taste that lingers on the tongue. The peak of sweetness and umami, which changes from soft sweetness to smoky and thickens, is followed by an astringent finish that is interesting. After a day of drinking, the smokiness settles down and the sake becomes lighter and easier to drink. On the second day, we enjoyed a leisurely evening drink while watching the sunset on the Echizen coast and re-searing grilled mackerel sushi. I can't tell you how happy I am to spend the time leisurely as the sun sets and the moon turns to a crescent moon 💕. And all the while pretending to be a stylish dinnertime drinker, In fact, I made the painful mistake of forgetting to bring a sake cup this time. I'm drinking from the big mug provided in the cottage😅.

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Hi Hirupeko, I'm with you 😃. Volga rice! Looks hearty and delicious 😋. After the sunset on the first day 🌅, we had a stylish time with grilled mackerel on the second day 🥹....but then we had a big mug 🥛 for dinner 🤣 what a relief 😁.

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ひるぺこ

Thank you, Jay & Nobby! The Volga rice was so big that it made me feel like a glutton 🤣I'm like me when I think I'm staying at a cottage and I accidentally forget the boar cup 😅.

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ジャイヴ

Hi Hirupeko, good evening here too 🌛. Actually, the locals don't eat Volga Rice as much as they say 💦. They do eat "oroshi-soba" and "chuka-soba" though 🤔.

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Hi Gyve. I asked the owner about the origin of Volga Rice and he was like I'm the first person to ask that question 😅 so I guess it must be so 😅 that's part of the good trip 😊.

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のぶのぶ

Good evening, Hirupeco! Delicious local food, magnificent scenery, and cold drinks in the heat... what a dream trip 🤩. I envy you ‼️ I wish you a great day tomorrow too 🙏.

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ひるぺこ

Hello Nobu Nobu-san. I was so impressed that even just the free footbath at Awara Onsen can make you feel like you are in a hot spring. ♨️ It was a very satisfying trip to Echizen, where I thoroughly enjoyed the nature, food, and drinks! Today and tomorrow will be great days for sure😊.

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