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kikokiko
甘すぎず辛すぎず、ひと癖あるような、自分にとって理想的な日本酒を追い求めています。神奈川県在住。

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kikokiko
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kiko
Happy New Year! My family caught the flu at the end of the year, so we had a lonely New Year's without any New Year's dishes at home. My first sake of the year was Nishinoseki from Oita, because I wanted to drink hot sake. I bought this one at a convenience store on a business trip. I liked the retro label. It's not too sweet, but it's refreshing, and this is the best way to warm up sake. I'm looking forward to another year of drinking sake.
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うっち〜の超〜りっぱ
Happy New Year, kiko 🎉 I know the end of the year was hard for you. I also had a hard time because I was sick for a week after the end of work 😅 another year with good sake 😆 I wish you a happy and healthy year👍.
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kiko
Thank you for your warm words, Uchi~'s super~rippa-san 😭I guess you can't enjoy drinking unless you are in good health. I look forward to working with you again this year: 🙇🏻
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ma-ki-
Happy New Year to you, kiko 🎍. Thank you 🍀 for your support during the old year. I had a hard time with the flu at the end of the year too, so it's a blessing to be able to drink in good health ✨. I'm glad you are on the mend 😊. I look forward to working with you again this year!
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kiko
Happy New Year to you, ma-ki-. Thank you for everything😊I'm sorry to hear about the flu. Even if you are careful, there is nothing you can do about it 😞 Let's enjoy sake again this year while taking care of our health: ❗️
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Happy New Year, kiko? I know you had a tough year end flu😷🥲 but I'm glad you can drink in the new year 😮‍💨 hot sake🍶 seems to help with colds😄 I look forward to working with you again this year 🙇🏻🙇🏻‍♀️
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kiko
Happy New Year, Jay & Nobby 🎍I have recovered thanks to you. When I'm not feeling well, I kind of want to drink hot sake 😅I'm looking forward to your review again this year 😊.
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kikokiko
Hanagaki純米　にごり
Nanbu ShuzojoFukui
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kiko
The second nigori of the season is Hanagaki. The bottle opened easily with no foaming. It is a solid nigori with sedimentation about halfway up the bottle, but after stirring it and taking a sip, you can see the sweetness and richness, The sweetness is strong and full-bodied. The bitter flavor can be felt in the aftertaste, and I enjoyed the Hanagaki-like flavor.
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Aizuchujo生純米原酒　無濾過初しぼり
Tsurunoe ShuzoFukushima
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kiko
It is Christmas Eve, but since it is a weekday, I cooked a simple meal and drank Aizu Chusho. I really wanted something sparkling. The taste is delicious, with a refreshing muscat-like flavor and a good amount of sake-like character. It matched well with the Sekai no Yama-chan style chicken wings.
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Mutsuhassen芳醇超辛　特別純米　生
Hachinohe ShuzoAomori
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kiko
Mutsu Hachisen from Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, with its red and black label fits the image of super-hot sake. The aroma is gorgeous, like a ginjo sake. The taste is also gorgeous, with an apple-like sweetness and a rich, mellow flavor. The finish has a firm, dry feel with a clean crispness. It is very satisfying to enjoy both the fruity and dry taste.
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Kuromatsusenjo純米酒　限定直汲み生
SenjoNagano
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kiko
This is my first time to try Kuromatsu Senjo from Takato Town, Nagano Prefecture. The name gave a classic image, but the modern label is promising. The taste is refreshing, with a moderate sweetness and a strong acidity. It has a core flavor and a dry aftertaste. It is a good drink, but it is not too assertive, so it is excellent as a food sake.
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Chiyomusubi初しぼり　無濾過生原酒純米吟醸
Chiyomusubi ShuzoTottori
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kiko
Chiyomusubi, from Sakaiminato City, Tottori Prefecture, offers freshly squeezed new sake, which we enjoyed last year as well. It has none of the peculiar characteristics of San-in region sake, and the rich sweetness of Yamadanishiki can be enjoyed straight out of the bottle. It also has a tangy dry taste. It was the perfect accompaniment to the duck hot pot.
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jozan純米辛口　超　しぼりたて直汲生福井県
Jozan ShuzoFukui
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kiko
Fukui's Tsuneyama is a sake with a dry, dry image, but this is the first time I have had a freshly squeezed new sake. It is not dry at all as I expected, but the sweetness is impressive. It is not fruity, but rather sweet from the rice. The umami is also well balanced, and it is delicious. It is an outstanding new sake.
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Akishika生酛　雄町　無濾過原酒純米
Akishika ShuzoOsaka
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kiko
Today, we chose Akishika as we wanted a sake with a robust flavor to go with the dumplings. This is the first time for me to drink a sake made from the yeast of Omachi. It has a rich and peculiar flavor typical of Akishika. It is full-bodied and drinkable. The spicy sweetness is followed by a dry and crisp finish. It was a great match between two peculiar wines.
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Buyu直汲み　無濾過生原酒純米吟醸
BuyuIbaraki
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kiko
Takeyuki is a recent favorite of mine, and I will have this year's new sake. It has a freshly squeezed sweetness and acidity, and the flavor is surprisingly robust, making it very drinkable. I can also feel a slight fizz on my tongue and enjoy a moderate sake flavor, and I am very satisfied with the taste, which is better than I expected.
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Hohai特別純米酒　にごり生酒
Mira ShuzoAomori
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kiko
The season of nigori has arrived. The first bottle was Toyobai from Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture. The bottle was opened without incident. The effervescence was strong and the nigorigo was thick. The sweetness is restrained and the aftertaste is dry and refreshing. After all, nigori sake is delicious. I couldn't stop drinking it with chicken hot pot.
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Bijofu特別純米　しぼりたて生原酒
Hamakawa ShotenKochi
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kiko
For this year's first new sake, we decided on Kochi's Bikuyo. It has a freshly squeezed flavor and is surprisingly fruity, unlike the dry image of Kochi. It has a good amount of flavor, and you can also enjoy a moderate sense of sake. It is a very satisfying bottle with good cost performance.
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Kinoenemasamune大辛口　冷やおろし純米
Iinuma HonkeChiba
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It is getting colder, but we are still going for autumn sake. Kouko cold-aged sake. It has a sweet and sour taste that is typical of Koshi, with a moderately dry taste that is well controlled. Although it is hi-ire, it still has a subtle gasiness that adds a nice accent. After drinking it, we noticed that it has a strong umami flavor and is free of any clutter, which is hard to believe given the 80% milled rice ratio. It is a delicious sake that permeates the palate and relieves the fatigue of a week's work.
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Masuizumi純米吟醸　雄町
Masuda ShuzotenToyama
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kiko
This is the first time I have tasted Manjusen since visiting the brewery in GW this year, and the first time I have tasted the Omachi version. The taste is clean and refreshing, as is typical of Manjusen, and the sweetness characteristic of Omachi has a slightly spicy nuance. The taste is mild with umami, and the aftertaste is dry with a slight bitterness. We enjoyed it with yellowtail sashimi.
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Jokigen特別純米酒　生もと造り
Sakata ShuzoYamagata
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kiko
This is the first time I have tasted Kamikimoto's "nama-hashiroshi" type. It has a sour and dry taste with a strong aftertaste. It tastes like a royal road sake. The sweetness is restrained, but it tastes exquisite as a food sake.
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Kujira純米　にごりざけ　生原酒
Chiyo ShuzoNara
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kiko
Kushira, Gosho City, Nara Prefecture, 80% polished rice nigori sake. I was afraid to open it because the label said to be careful of explosion, but nothing happened and I stirred it by myself. Although it is a low-polished sake, it has a clean taste with no cloying flavors. The sweetness is moderate with a bitter dry aftertaste. It tastes like a rice cider, and you can't stop drinking it.
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Gokyo純米　ひやおろし
Sakai ShuzoYamaguchi
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kiko
This year's new sake has been arriving one after another, but I want to enjoy some more autumn sake. So today we have Gobashi hiyaoroshi. It is a straightforward sake with a low sweetness and a good acidity. It has a dry taste with the umami of rice on the palate. It is an orthodox sake, but it has a calm taste that goes well with any meal.
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It's getting colder, so we're having our first nabe of the season. It is a good season. The sake to be paired with mizutaki is Itaru, a Japanese sake from Sado Island. It has a gorgeous ginjo-like flavor with a rich rice flavor and just the right amount of dryness. I like this unique flavor, which is distinctly different from the light and dry style of Niigata.
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Takijiman山廃仕込　純米酒
Takijiman ShuzoMie
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kiko
Taki Pride in Nabari City, Mie Prefecture. I had it during my summer vacation trip to Ise-Shima. When you take a sip, you feel a melon-like sweetness for a moment, followed by the sourness, bitterness, and dry aftertaste characteristic of Yamahai, which develops in a complex way. It goes well with meals and has a very unique taste, but it is my favorite type.
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Yonetsuru大辛口　純米にごり酒
Yonetsuru ShuzoYamagata
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kiko
We drank Yonetsuru's nigori sake last year at this time of the year, and we cannot miss it again this year. The bottle was opened without any blowout, and it has a firm fizzy feeling with little nigori. The taste is sharp and dry, with a strong acidity. It is refreshing and crisp. We enjoyed it with homemade stew.
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kikokiko
Takachiyo無調整おりがらみ　BLUEラベル
Takachiyo ShuzoNiigata
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kiko
This is the first Hiragana Takachiyo. The aroma is fruity. The color of the label is said to represent fruit, but it is a little dry before it has yet to ripen, with a moderate sweetness and sourness, like a pear or grapefruit. It's a great swing from the sake-like flavor of the Kanji Takachidai. It is easy to drink and will be gone in no time.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good morning, kiko😃! Congratulations on your first hiragana takachiyo ㊗️ 🎉We are easily influenced by the color of the label 😅Takachiyo's label is impressive 🤗
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kiko
Thank you Jay & Nobby, ❗️ first Takachiyos were as good as their reputation. I'm looking forward to trying the green label next 😊.
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