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Zaku白鶴錦　純米大吟醸

8/20/2025, 11:40:01 AM

Yesterday's crop. Hakutsuru-Nishiki is said to be a kind of sibling sake rice to Yamada-Nishiki, having the same parents Yamadaho and Watabune as Yamada-Nishiki. It is said to have been developed with the aim of surpassing Yamada-Nishiki as a sake rice. The taste is mild, mellow, and clear. Of course it tastes great, but since it is a Junmai Daiginjo from Sakusama, I may have expected a little too much😅. Also, not that it matters, but I'm kind of glad I got a good picture of it in my mind: ☺️

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AfuriSHUN-YO

吉川醸造 Kanagawa

8/19/2025, 11:41:27 AM

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Rainfall today. Was there a bit of a buzz in the sakewa a while ago? Rainfall spring sun. The rice is low-protein Shunyo, and the milling ratio is 70%. When I tasted it carefully, I found that the aroma was fruit? The mouthfeel is quite fresh, with a strong fizziness, and the fruity sweetness is sharp and clean. Eh, isn't it quite delicious 🤭? I didn't feel the bamboo 🎋 nor the grass 🌱 😂. Amezure is having a dispute with AFURI, the ramen shop, over their trademark (in my opinion, the perception that the ramen shop is the more difficult one), and I think they are going through a lot, so in that sense, I want to support them✨.

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ichiro18

Good evening, Mr. Shikatarou 😃. Oh....you finally drank 👍I see! You finally drank it 👍I see! I'm glad you enjoyed it though 🤔I'm glad you didn't feel it was too bamboo 😊They had some trouble with the overflow, but there's the Oyama Aburi shrine there originally.

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Thank you ichiro18 ✨I guess I was pretty prepared for it, but I was betrayed in a good way 😆, it's so delicious 😁, I think it's perfect for the hot days we've been having lately👍.

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Nabeshima純米吟醸　山田錦

Fukuchiyo Shuzo Saga

8/17/2025, 10:39:28 AM

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Nabeshima today. Junmai Ginjo of Yamada Nishiki. I found a bottle of Lord Nabeshima that looked unsold at a nearby Kakuyasu, so I was in a hurry to bring it home, how impertinent. It is a junmai ginjo, but it is fruity and delicate like any other daiginjo. Highly balanced sweetness and deliciousness ✨.

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ma-ki-

Good evening, Mr. Shikatarou! I had a glass of Nabesama's Purple a while ago, and I remember it was very fruity and delicious 😋. It is indeed a very well-balanced sake with a high level of quality 🤗.

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Good evening, ma-ki-San ✨You are a quintessential Nabe-sama! I have no experience with Junmai Daiginjo, so I look forward to encountering it someday!

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Denshu純米大吟醸　百四拾

Nishida Shuzoten Aomori

8/17/2025, 10:29:45 AM

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Yesterday's rice wine. Junmai Daiginjo of Hyakushoku. Sake rice is Blue Series 140 = Hana Mochi. Elegant sake with a fairly distinct green apple flavor. Delicious 🤤.

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Roman純米吟醸　一回火入れ

Hanaizumi Shuzo Fukushima

8/15/2025, 10:56:32 AM

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Lo ten thousand today. Junmai Ginjo from the Loman series, which focuses on Aizu. Smooth on the palate. Delicious, with a gentle, slightly sweet taste. There was also a sharp dry bitterness afterward. Aizu and Aizuwakamatsu may be different, but come to think of it, Tsurugajo Castle in Aizuwakamatsu is a very beautiful castle.

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nabe

Hello. Thank you for drinking sake from my hometown, Minamiaizu Town!

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Thanks for your comment, nabe-san! Sake in Fukushima is really good 😄It may not be the donpish, but Ouchi-juku was also very nice! The soba noodles we had in the wonderful townscape were delicious✨. If you have a chance, please try our Kagawa sake as well!

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S Kaze no Mori2024 ☆☆ 杉浦南地区01

Yucho Shuzo Nara

8/14/2025, 10:37:33 AM

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Today is the forest of wind. s wind forest. Take a sip and you'll be surprised at how good it tastes! What kind of fruit is this ✨The fruitiness is followed by a bitter, chili-like taste, and the overall taste is well-balanced with a sharpness 👏. Purchased at Yokohama Kimishimaya. Unfortunately, I am a consumer who does not care for pesticide-free products at all, but I love Kaze no Mori, and I sympathize with the concept of connecting the satoyama where Akitsuho grows for the next 100 years 🌾.

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Tenbi純米大吟醸　廣島千本錦

Choshu Shuzo Yamaguchi

8/13/2025, 12:15:30 PM

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Today, Tenmi. Today was a day of many things that left me feeling quite bewildered and maxed out on negative emotions, but I managed to calm myself down for the first time at Amami. This is good! Elegant umami, quality sake 🙌! Happy ☺️

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ma-ki-

Good evening, Mr. Shikatarou! Congratulations on your first Amami 🎉! The best way to heal the blur is with a good sake 😋. Glad you are happy at the end 😁.

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Thank you ma-ki- for your kind words 🙇 Oddly enough, the label on the back also said, a cup of peace! One cup is not the end of the world ✨.

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盛升

Koganei Shuzo Kanagawa

8/8/2025, 1:05:55 PM

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Today is Sheng Masu. I found one cup at the supermarket. It is quite dry. I thought once again that it was a great accomplishment for a local brand that is easily familiar to the locals to win first place in the SAKE COMPETITION 2025 Junmai Daiginjo category Gold Prize🥇.

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Kirei青宵

Kirei Shuzo Hiroshima

8/7/2025, 10:46:24 AM

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Turtle age today. I couldn't drink on August 6, but I wanted to drink Hiroshima sake today. Kamerei's Ao Yoi. The sake rice is Hachitan-Nishiki, just like Hiroshima. Alcohol content 16%. Polishing ratio 60 Sake degree +5 It has a soft, slightly dry but very gentle taste. It should be drunk with the feeling of offering a cup of sake. Good speech by the prefectural governor. Heartfelt thanks for peace. 🕊️

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DenshuMicro Bubble 生

Nishida Shuzoten Aomori

8/5/2025, 10:59:09 AM

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Today is Tasake. Tasake's sparring saké. Delicious and gratifying, it's like champagne 🍾. It looks like a good time to toast with sake. I thought it was a sake that would be suitable for a slightly bubbly evening, including the appearance of the label and the microbubbles 🫧. I can see a lady in a dress: ......

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鯉する鴎

Good evening, Mr. Shikatarou 🌙 Sorry for my first comment 🙇. I also drank this one a while ago 🍸. It has a light flavor and you can't find the right moment to quit...so you just keep on drinking 🤭.

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Thanks for the comment, Koiing Gull ✨Tasake is delicious 😄Microbubbles, it's usually 15 degrees, but it sure is swishy 🍾‼️Absolute sake 🤭.

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ichiro18

Good evening, Shikatarou 😀 Your sister in a dress 👍babble 😁.

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Thank you ICHIRO18 ✨It's too hot during the day and too drunk at night to see what I can't 👗😂.

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WakamusumeTropical Bunbun うすにごり

Araya Shuzo Yamaguchi

8/1/2025, 1:42:21 PM

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Wakamusume today. Tropical Boom Boom. Shintani Shuzo is brewed by a husband and wife team. This is a summer sake from the Bunbun series, a series in which they are taking on new challenges. First of all, the label is interesting. It is a sweet and tasty sake, easy to drink like a juice, and great for barbecues and other gatherings. It's hard to say it out loud, but it's the kind of sake I like to drink with girls. It is not a sake for an old man to drink alone. Anyone else out there...

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ichiro18

Good evening, Shikatarou 😀 I bought Tropical Boom Boom, although I haven't had it yet either. I'm looking forward to drinking it with the girls 🍶I'm excited 😁Wakamusume is my favorite ✨.

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Good evening, ichiro18 ✨ Wakamusume, no doubt 👍. I highly recommend you to have fun and drink with the girls 😁🎶.

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Gensai特上

Suehiro Shuzo Fukushima

8/1/2025, 1:25:20 PM

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Today, Genzei. I drank a brand I was interested in for the first time. According to the introduction by Isego Honten Using Fukunoka sake produced in Aizu, this sake has a fruity aroma and a rich flavor of rice with a light aftertaste. Brewed slowly at low temperature, it is a light, umami-guchi sake with a good balance of moderate umami and sweetness. That's exactly what it says. Exactly. It is delicious.

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Hakkaisan特別本醸造　ブルーボトル

Hakkai Jozo Niigata

7/31/2025, 10:50:37 AM

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Today's Hakkaisan. Special Honjozo limited label. I like the dodger blue. ⚾️ Soft and crisp on the palate, not too strong in character, this Japanese saké will be popular locally!

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川鶴純米吟醸　封切旬酒　初夏あがり「初呑み切り」

Kawatsuru Shuzo Kagawa

7/27/2025, 1:50:27 PM

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Kawazuru today. Kawatsuru's seasonal junmai ginjo is distributed only in Kagawa Prefecture. It is called "Hatsunatsuagari" and is a summer version of the limited edition sake that is released each season. Kawatsuru is a famous brewer of Sanuki Kuraudai, and they are quite aggressive in their product development. This one has a fresh flavor and a clean, crisp taste. They recommend grilled ayu and eggplant dengaku. I see...it is more suitable for a daytime party than a nighttime dinner, or perhaps a mealtime drink while watching a high school baseball game. You can finish with somen noodles or cold udon noodles. Nice 👍It's summer 🎐.

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盛升純米大吟醸

Koganei Shuzo Kanagawa

7/26/2025, 9:52:19 PM

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Morimasu the other day. Junmai Daiginjo. 1st place 🥇 Gold Prize in the Junmai Daiginjo category at the SAKE COMPETITION 2025. 1st place 👏 out of 341 entries that completely hid the brand name. Very tasty, but maybe I expected too much 😅. However, I didn't chill it a bit enough and drank it at halfway temperature, not to warm it up. The cup was also a half-assed glass cup, maybe I lacked respect for the champion 🙇. I have another bottle, so next time I would like to have it in good condition.

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Izumibashi黒とんぼ　生酛純米

Izumibashi Shuzo Kanagawa

7/26/2025, 9:37:34 PM

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Izumi Bridge the other day. Black dragonfly. At an onsen ryokan. Rice: Yamadanishiki (Kanagawa Prefecture), Polishing ratio 65%. It is dry and sharp, but also delicious with a touch of umami. But the price is a bit high for a ryokan (Japanese-style inn).

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Shichihon'yari無農薬純米無有

Tomita Saketen Shiga

7/26/2025, 9:26:05 PM

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Seven spears the other day. Rice used: "Tamakae" grown without agricultural chemicals in Shiga Prefecture Polishing: 60 Strength: 15 degrees Shichibonjari is a brand that we like very much. It is said to be matured for a year and a half. I felt the umami and fullness of the rice, which is typical of junmai. It is delicious.

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Ohmine3粒夏純かすみ生酒山田錦

大嶺酒造 Yamaguchi

7/25/2025, 7:35:28 AM

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Ohmine the other day. Three grains of summer wine. Tasty and schwarzy. Refreshing clear lactobacillus drink feeling. It looks like it's been open for quite a while, but it tasted great 😋.

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町田酒造55 夏純うすにごり雄町純米吟醸

Machida Shuzoten Gunma

7/24/2025, 8:17:18 AM

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Machida Shuzo the other day. Summer Jun light nigori. I picked it up this time because their 55 Junmai Ginjo Yamadanishiki won 8th place in the Junmai Ginjo category gold medal at the SAKE COMPETITION 2025. This one is Omachi, which is unfiltered light nigori, which probably makes it even sweeter and tastier. It is a juice that will make your cheeks fall off.

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Yorokobigaijin燕石　純米大吟醸　R6BY

Maruo Honten Kagawa

7/22/2025, 9:49:09 AM

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The other day, a triumph. Tsubameishi, the highest grade of Etsukaijin. Yamadanishiki from Hyogo Prefecture, 35% polished rice. It is not at all like the popular "sweet and delicious" sake, nor is it light and dry, but it has a strong umami flavor but is dry. It is not flashy, but in a sense, it is the royal road? It is very tasty and full of flavor. I started studying sake this year and have had a few well-known brands, but I feel that this sake is unique in its taste. Maybe I'm just a Kagawa fan. It's a raw sake, but they say it tastes even better when it matures. I think it is Kagawa's pride and joy.

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