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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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Sogen
9(7.09%)
Yonetsuru
7(5.51%)
Tedorigawa
6(4.72%)
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6(4.72%)
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6(4.72%)

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Ishikawa
29(7.49%)
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28(7.24%)
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27(6.98%)
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kikokiko
Saikaネージュブラン　にごり純米吟醸
九重雑賀KWakayama
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Zouga from Kinokawa City, Wakayama Prefecture, is a dry nigori-gori that cannot be missed. The fizz is mild, and when you first drink the supernatant portion, it has a so-so sweetness. When mixed, it is a darker nigori-gori, with a dry taste and a fuller, grainier rice flavor. It is easy to drink and before you know it, it is gone.
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kikokiko
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kiko
This is the first brand of Shichikanma from Okuizumo Town, Shimane Prefecture. Shiborishina" means freshly pressed sake, and while the taste has the freshness of a freshly pressed sake, it also has a robust flavor characteristic of Shimane sake. It is not a trendy type of sake, but the acidity and bitterness are well accented and complement the meal.
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kikokiko
Bentenmusume生にごり　R5BY 1番娘純米
Oota ShuzojoTottori
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kiko
Benten Musume has a strong image as a hot sake, but it is rare to find a fresh nigori sake, so we ordered this one. It is a dark nigorizake with a lively, shiny flavor. The sweetness is restrained and the koji flavor, typical of Bentenmusume, is strong, and the taste is dry and delicious. It is one of the best nigori sake I have ever tasted. It is the best combination with duck hot pot. I heard that it is recommended to be heated, so I will try it next time.
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寿梨庵
Good morning, kiko😊. I also love bentenmusume✨ I'm really interested in nigori nama. I'd like to try it hot 😆.
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kiko
Thank you for your comment, Jurian😊It was a dry and rich nigori sake, typical of Benten Musume👍I highly recommend it: ❗️
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kikokiko
Takachiyoおりがらみ　生原酒純米
Takachiyo ShuzoNiigata
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Takachiyo, which I bought when I went skiing to Yuzawacho as I do every year. This one is an ogara-mi type, limited to Niigata Prefecture. It has a deliciously sweet, yet slightly effervescent taste with a hint of rice flavor. I always get lost in the sake section at Echigo-Yuzawa station, but this one was right up my alley, with just the right amount of sweetness and dryness.
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kikokiko
Igarashi無濾過生原酒　直汲み　5BY新酒純米
Igarashi ShuzoSaitama
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Igarashi from Hanno City, Saitama Prefecture. It seems to be a new sake this year, so fresh that you can feel it chili in your mouth, yet the flavor is well balanced. It is not too sweet and moderately dry, and has a wonderful balance. I think it goes well with a wide range of meals, both Japanese and Western.
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kikokiko
Sogenしぼりたて生原酒
Sogen ShuzoIshikawa
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kiko
Every year at this time of year, Sogen's Shiboritate Nama-no-Honshu has a special flavor. The rich sweetness, the delicious taste of rice, and the unique flavor of Noto sake make it a one-of-a-kind sake. I hope to continue to support Sogen Brewery and other sake breweries in the Noto region in whatever way I can so that they can resume sake production as soon as possible.
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kikokiko
十六代九郎右衛門純米吟醸　ひとごごち　活性にごり生原酒
Yukawa ShuzotenNagano
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kiko
Kuroemon XVI of Kisomura, Nagano Prefecture, has become completely famous after winning the Champion Sake award last year. The brewery was founded in 1650 and is the second oldest in Nagano Prefecture. Today we had a nigori sake, a.k.a. Snow Woman. I opened the bottle with trepidation, but there was no blowout. It is a dark nigori-zake with a moderate effervescence and a strong sweetness from the rice. It has a slight bitterness, but it is easy to drink and more than half of the bottle was gone in no time. It goes well with tomato hot pot.
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kikokiko
Kiritsukuba初搾り　本生　うすにごり
Urazato ShuzotenIbaraki
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kiko
The three days of the New Year are over in a flash and we are in normal mode. I decided to check in at Sake-no-wa 300 with Kiri-Tsukuba. I enjoyed it the first time I drank it last year, so I decided to repeat it. It is a first pressing of raw sake, fresh, melon-like, and refreshingly sweet. I will continue to seek out new sake encounters this year at a pace of 100 bottles a year.
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Manta
Hello KIKO ^ ^ Congratulations on your 300 check-ins 🎉. I'm sorry to hear that you are in the normal mode now that the three days are over. I'd like to drink it because it looks delicious in your review ✨.
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kiko
Thank you for your comment, Manta. ❗️ Foggy Tsukuba is recommended, although there are only a few stores that carry it. If you come across it 😊.
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マナチー
Kiko, congratulations on 300 check-ins: ㊗️ Kirizukuba's light nigori is delicious: ❤️ I also drank it at an izakaya in December 🍶Urasato's light nigori was also delicious 😆.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hi KIKO 😃Happy New Year 🤗! And congratulations on your 300 check-in ㊗️㊗️㊗️ 🎉Kiri Chikuba! This is one bottle I would like to drink! We have Urasato coming up! I will enjoy that one first!
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麺酒王
Hi kiko 😃 Congratulations on your 300 check-ins 🎉. Kirizukuba, I have never seen this sake ❗I love melon type sake so I would like to try it 🤤. Let's drink a lot of sake this year ❗
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kiko
Thank you Manachy 🙏I was also wondering about Urasato 😊Look forward to working with you this year: ❗️
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kiko
Thank you Jay & Nobby 🙏 We also have good sake in Ibaraki next door 😊We look forward to your review of Urasato: ❗️
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kiko
Thank you, Menshuoh 🙏Urasato is very popular these days, but I also recommend Kirizukuba from the same brewery 😊Please keep up the good work this year: ❗️
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ポンちゃん
Happy New Year, kiko 🎍 & Congratulations on 300 check-ins 🎉🎉🎉! It's nice to celebrate the number with a delicious sake! I'd like to try this sake that everyone says is so delicious...
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kiko
Happy New Year, Pon & thank you 🙏It's not often that I see you, but if you do, please give us a try 😊Hope to see you again this year: ❗️
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Masaaki　Sapporo
kiko, thank you for everything 👍Congratulations on your 300 check-ins 🎉Kirizukuba, I haven't seen this drink before, but it sounds delicious ✨.
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kiko
Masaaki Sapporo, thank you for your comment 🙏Urasato from the same brewery has recently become popular, but we also recommend this Kirizukuba, which is also dry. Please give it a try when you find it 😊.
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The first bottle of the year 2024 at my parents' house was Hakkaisan. Although it is a daiginjo, it is not too sweet, and its crisp, light and dry taste is a good match for the festive dishes. We pray for the safety of everyone in the Hokuriku region and the earliest possible restoration of the area.
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kikokiko
Jokigenにごり酒　特別純米酒
Sakata ShuzoYamagata
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Nigori (nigori) sake is still on its way. Today's sake is from Kamikimoto in Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture. The bubbles are only slightly felt on the tongue. It is fresh and has a strong sweetness. It has a melon-like fruity taste with a dry finish. There is no doubt about it. It is a perfect match with gyoza (dumplings). This nigori sake can only be enjoyed at this time of the year, and it looks like it will continue for a while longer.
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Midorikawa熱燗酒　緑川正宗
Midorikawa ShuzoNiigata
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Winter is in full swing, and the mornings and evenings are getting even colder. Our first hot sake of the season was Midorikawa from Uonuma City, Niigata Prefecture. It is a regular sake, but surprisingly for the first time, I had the honjozo type, which is designed for hot sake. It is refreshing and has a full flavor of rice. Not too sweet and not too dry, it is the ideal hot sake. We enjoyed it with braised flounder for a luxurious moment.
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Koshinokagetoraしぼりたて　生純米
Morohashi ShuzoNiigata
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Last year, I enjoyed drinking Keitora's Shiboritate Nama-zake at this time of the year. This year, too, I was able to get it. The standard Japanese sake from Niigata is light and dry, but this one has the freshness of nama-shu with a rich sweetness and umami flavor. The flavor of koji (malted rice) can also be felt well, and the aftertaste is a lingering zing of a good dryness. It is still a classic sake.
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Daina特別純米　にごり酒　生酒
Kikunosato ShuzoTochigi
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Nigori (nigori) sake has been arriving one after another, and today we have Ona from Ohtawara City, Tochigi Prefecture. The nigori-zake is delicious with just the right amount of acidity and bitterness, with just the right amount of sweetness. The original flavor of the rice can be felt, and nigori sake is very special.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good morning, KIKO 😃 Ona nigori! That's right, a straightforward review to say ‼️ 🤗 I didn't drink it this year 😅
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kiko
Thanks for your comment, Jay & Nobby. ❗️ Ona is one of my favorite brands of Tochigi sake, and the nigori sake was really good too😊.
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I bought a bottle of Gokotsuru dry type sake at the sake shop in the Aki Building during a business trip to Nagano. This place has a great selection of local sake from Shinshu, and I always find it hard to resist. The label is classic, but the taste is refined and the dryness is moderate and easy to drink. The sweetness and umami are well developed, and although orthodox, the quality of the sake is high.
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kikokiko
Tedorigawa純米　にごり酒　白寿
Yoshida ShuzotenIshikawa
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I had a bottle of Hakusyu from Tedorigawa last year at this time of the year, and it was delicious. The bubbles were quite strong and the bottle was opened carefully. The rice is 100% Ishikawamon, which is not too sweet, but not too sweet, and it is a bittersweet dry type of sake, so it is a dangerous type that can be drunk as much as you want. It is a dangerous type of sake that can be drunk as much as you want. It goes well with pizza, and this year's version is also delicious.
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kikokiko
Kinoenemasamune純米生原酒　大辛口　初しぼり
Iinuma HonkeChiba
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Koshi from Shakai-cho, Chiba Prefecture, is a popular brand, but this is my first time drinking it. This year's new sake has a subtle, slightly chili-like sensation on the tongue when it hits the palate. It is so refreshing that it is hard to believe that it is made with 80% polished rice, yet it has the sweetness and acidity that are typical of sake. Although it is not a very dry sake, it has just the right amount of dryness in the aftertaste and is a definite repeat customer.
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Shisora無濾過生原酒　スパークリング純米吟醸
Shiwa ShuzotenIwate
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kiko
I picked it up for the first time because of its recent popularity and high reputation for nigori (nigori sake). I took my time to open the bottle safely, carefully letting off the gas. It is very lively and shwashy. The sweetness is moderate and refreshing, and the bitterness is just as delicious as its reputation. It went down smoothly, and this is a bad type of sake. The taste is gentle and delicate, as is typical of sake made by a female master brewer.
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kikokiko
Jokigen但馬強力純米吟醸
Sakata ShuzoYamagata
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Kamikimoto of Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture, uses 100% Tajima-strength sake rice. It has a beautiful junmai ginjo-like flavor, but also has a firm, dark richness, perhaps due to the characteristics of strong rice. It also has a slightly tangy and dry taste, which is my favorite type. I have had several sakes of Kamikigen, and they are all of a high level.
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Akishika純米　山廃　無濾過生原酒
Akishika ShuzoOsaka
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Akizuka is one of our favorite brands. It is rich with a strong umami flavor. It has a strong acidity characteristic of Yamahai, and when you put it in your mouth, you can feel a slight chilliness, which makes it very drinkable. Since it is getting colder, we paired it with a hot pot with motsu-nabe (a type of meat stew) that we ordered from Hakata. It is a great combination.
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Hiokizakura純米ひやおろし　山装ふ
Yamane ShuzojoTottori
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kiko
This year's new sake has come out one after another, but I would like to enjoy some more autumn sake. We had a nice Hiyayogoshi from Hiokizakura, which we enjoyed last year. It has a characteristic acidity typical of San'in region sake, and while it is full of umami, it has a refreshing taste. This year's sake is also very tasty. It goes well with yellowtail sashimi.
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