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へっぽこ

日本酒始めました！超初心者ですが、これから色んな日本酒と出会えたら良いな〜って思ってます。オススメ日本酒あればご教授ください。へっぽこですが、宜しくお願い致します😊

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January 13, 2025

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Koeigiku月影原酒生酒無濾過

Koeigiku Shuzo Saga

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9/6/2025, 11:22:02 AM

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Today's checkin is ‼️ today's arrival of "Koei Kiku Tsukikage" 🍶. Isn't the name cool? It's Tsukikage, Tsukikage 🥰. There was a masked ninja Akagage, wasn't there? I don't know, I'm not from Heppoko's generation. LOL! It's a little sweet and crispy fruity 🥰🥰🥰. Well...yummy 🐴🐴. This is it! S.A.G.A quality🤗🤗🤗🤗. The sake rice is 100% Jinriki🌾🌾🌾. The name of the sake rice is also cool 😍. Tastes good, name is good! So...here is another Uma 5. 🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴

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Senkin裏・線香花火

せんきん Tochigi

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9/6/2025, 8:20:35 AM

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I got the sparkler 😊😊😊. only 12 available 💦. Of course I skipped work to go buy them. ‼️ heck, I might be fired in the near future. LOL! I compared the Omote Senkohana with the Senkohana 🍶. The front was a refreshingly crisp fruity type, but the back...it's a mellow balanced fruity type 🤗🤗. It has sweetness and acidity, but it's not too strong...it's still very good 🐴🥰. It's hard to say which is better 😓. We compared sparkler drinks in the aftermath of summer...it was a great time 🎆🎇. Both are available at Uma5🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴!

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Hi Heppoko 😃. Sparkler 🎇He skipped work to get both front and back ‼️ Quintessential Tochigi love🥰Senkyo love❤️🤗. You are both winners🏆 as a result!

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Jay & Nobby, konichiwa 🤗. Thanks for your comment😊. Yes...my Tochigi love ❤️ is too deep. LOL. If I get fired from my job, I'll be job hunting in Tochigi 😀. I'd love to visit Nikko Toshogu Shrine or something like that 🤗⛩️⛩️.

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Miyanomatsu諸行無常特別純米

Matsuo Shuzojo Saga

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8/31/2025, 11:33:29 AM

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Today's check-in is... "Moro kyo impermanence" at Miyanomatsu 🤗🤗. What is "Moro kyo impermanence"? 🤔🤔 It is one of the fundamental teachings of Buddhism, meaning that "all things in this world are always changing, and nothing is permanent". That's what it means 😆😆. That's deep...I think. LOL. Speaking of Miyanomatsu, I have received TO PINKS, MISTY, SILVA, and other horizontal typefaces, but this is the first line type? Labels ~ 🎉🎉. Well, taste rice... 😃😃😃. I knew it was gassy 🥰. Not as gassy as the side letter type, but still gassy 🥰🥰🥰. Gentle sweetness, gasiness, aroma, and a clean aftertaste😚. It's CHILL at its best 🫠🫠🫠🫠. This is it, this is it! This is the made in S.A.G.A saga. ‼️ This is, of course ~...Uma5🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴

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Good evening, Heppoko-san. I thought that many of the gyosho systems were dry! Saga is still very kind and nice ☺. I got the Uma5 🐴!

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Good morning, firm 😃. Thanks for your comment 🤗. It's fun to see the gap between the label and the image 😆. Saga has a lot of sake that heppo likes and it's easy to get 😚😚😚😚.

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Yukikomachiひやおろし純米大吟醸

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8/30/2025, 12:03:03 PM

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Snow Komachi🤗 I had never seen or heard of this sake before, but this is the first time I've had it 🤗. Lately, hiyaoroshi sake is coming out one after another 🍶. It was so hot that it melted today, but already autumn sake...😔. I guess it's the effect of global warming, but I feel uncomfortable with the sense of season....... LOL! But when I see autumn leaves patterned label 🍁, I buy it 😆. Junmai Daiginjo for 1,800 yen ⁉️ is very cosy 👍🏼. The taste is... beautifully dry ‼️ lol Not too much sweetness, not too much aroma, not too much acidity, not too much alcohol...that's too much! So it was beautifully dry 🍶🍶.

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Hey, Heppoko-san 😃! I wonder if dry wine is cheap because it's modest in many ways🤗The more expensive it is, the sweeter it is! I was just talking with Nobby yesterday!

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Hi Jaynobi 🤗. The law of sweet and savory... 🤔I think there is one: ❗️ Today I tried it with snow komachi and cod roe (cheap)... it was a Takeuchi mariage 🥰. High-cosmetics personality that doesn't interfere with good food! It's possible, isn't it?

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Amabukiちゅうトロ純米

Amabuki Shuzo Saga

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8/30/2025, 11:37:14 AM

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Checking in tonight~! 😳😳 It's "Chutoro" by Amabuki Sake Brewery 🤗🤗🤗. This is a complete jacket purchase deal 🥰. This jacket...what is it! You'll fall in love with it 😍😍😍. Cute is justice, as they say. LOL! Now for the real food! 🙏🙏. The side dish was of course the chutoro (medium fatty tuna)! & sea bream! It's a very nice dish! I'd like to say it's junmai super dry, but it's not that dry! I'd like to say it is, but it's not that dry 😕. It is definitely dry, but there is a gentle sweetness to it...I guess you could call it a S.A.G.A. character. It is definitely a food sake, but I would like to try it with grilled fish 😊. How about grilled saury in the coming season? Oily fish, salty taste...so I think her gentle dry taste...would go well with it 😆😆😆. Believe it or not...it's up to you. LOL!

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Heppoko. The jacket is cute 🍣✨ I really want to try it, it has a dry yet gentle taste, just like Saga sake! Food in food is another fun pairing ✨.

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Good evening, Firm 🤗Thanks for your comment 😆. It's fun to buy a jackpot, and if the pairing fails, it's fun to try again with the snacks to go with that drink! 🍶. Tomorrow I will go to the supermarket and look for grilled fish 😊😊😊.

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Hi Heppoko 😃 This is one of those pictures that I would love to use for my proclamation 🤗. I believe you! Grilled fish would definitely go well with it too 😅😅 because we are good at everything!

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Hi, Mr. Jaynobi 🤗. The jackets are so bad! LOL. I can't believe this jacket is so authentic and dry... ‼️ gap moe lvl 99 😆😆. The promotional photo... 😳. I never thought of that idea... 😨😨. Mr. Kuyo...you gonna throw it away? LOL! By Tuna.

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Aramasa産土（アース）2024純米

Aramasa Shuzo Akita

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8/25/2025, 6:47:15 AM

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I also drank Shinmasa this time 🎉. It's expensive so I usually can't drink it 😭. Ahhh...ahhhh! Unma🐴🐴. Seriously yumma🐴‼️🐴‼️🐴. It's like the flavor fills your mouth from the moment you drink it 😆. There's a solid sweetness, but this is balanced and timed perfectly with the acidity. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 It has a firm flavor, but it is not clingy at all. If I were to use an analogy, it would be the finest plums 🍑 (← I've never had such a luxury product. I've never tasted such a high quality product.) Shinsei is delicious. Of course it's Uma5🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰.

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Hiran限定絞り　HY2直汲み

森酒造場 Nagasaki

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8/25/2025, 6:31:18 AM

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Hiran, limited pressing HY2 direct pumping 🍶🍶🍶. We got it at Heppoko's favorite izakaya 🤗🤗🤗🤗. I heard it's a very rare sake. (← I asked him to explain, but I don't know the details. (←I don't know the details. lol). I'm sorry for wasting the rare sake...even though they prepared it for Heppoko. 🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️ The taste...of course it's delicious🐴. Steady flying lran: ☺️. As usual, I can't explain the details. LOL. All the Hiran are um🐴🐴🐴🐴 respectively, but is it just Heppoko that just being told it's a rare limited edition sake✨ makes it taste better than the others? LOL!

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ちぇすたー

Good evening, Heppoko-san 🌇. If I'm not mistaken, this was a limited edition sake from the Hiran brewery 🤔. It's delicious with a good balance of sweet, tasty, acidic and gassy taste ☺️

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Hi, Chirsta 🤗. Thank you for your comment 😊. Oh, by the way...the guy at the store said something like that 💡💡! After all, people who understand the value of limited edition sake should drink it 😭. Well...I'll drink it again. LOL!

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8/25/2025, 6:04:24 AM

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Otter~😙from New York🇺🇸🗽 that's Yo‼️ lol! Born and raised in New York, I'm usually friends with good tasting sake! So, I got some reimported Otters 🎉. It's from America, right? Even though it's Japanese sake? I drank it with a somewhat skeptical attitude. LOL! Yum... 😨😨. Huh? Huh? I knew it... 😳😳. It's a really beautiful drink 🍶. It has a clean, elegant taste that American celebrities seem to enjoy with a glass of wine 😌😌😌😌. I would like to know what American people choose to accompany this drink 🧐. Total review uma4🐴🐴🐴🐴.

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Good morning, Heppoko 😃. Living in America🇺🇸~♪ James Brown's song came to my mind 😁It's your first "other" song! I wonder what you'll put it with 🧐Heppoko-san?

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Hi Jay & Nobby 🤗. Thanks for your comment😊. Heppoko was served with local octopus sashimi and local horse mackerel sashimi 🐟It's good with simple food😊Americans...don't match it with fries or fish & chips. LOL!

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Senkin線香花火

せんきん Tochigi

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8/23/2025, 1:07:19 PM

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Have you ever missed out on something in the summer? This one word on the back label...it kind of made me cry 😭. Hepoko has left everything in her life undone. LOL! Senkyou is a sake that you really can't buy in Kumamoto. I skipped work to buy the limited 20 bottles! I'm so glad I did! And....the taste🤔. It's Senkou. LOL!!! I don't have to tell you, right? It's an um🐴confirmed brand! Gentle sweetness, moderate acidity, aftertaste that disappears leaving a lingering aftertaste... 😌😌😌. This is... a sparkler🎆 (After all, I'm a sensationist in my general comment. (After all, I am a sensory person. lol). I knew it! It was uma🐴5! 🥰🥰.

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Dear Heppoko. Let's do all the unfinished business! Senkou is still delicious ☺☺. Uma5 is the best!

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Thanks for your comments, Firm 😊. I want to do all the leftovers! LOL! Even if I can't achieve it right away...someday I would like to do them one by one 😊😊😊😊. The end of summer is fleeting every year...This is sparkler

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ポンちゃん

Hi Heppoko-san 🐦. I was writing out my unfinished business the other day, but I really want to do some sparklers 😊It would be great to do it while drinking this drink 😆.

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Pon, that's really it! LOL! Sparklers while doing sparklers...I want to do it so bad! I want to do it! I want to do it! Oh...I'm sorry I'm late. Thank you for your comment 😊.

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Good morning, Heppoko-san 😃. Maybe life is fun because we have unfinished business 🤗Let's get back to each other 👋First of all, I got the limited edition of 20 Senkou Senkou Senkou Hanabi ‼️ which is a good start 😊.

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Thank you Jay & Nobby for your comments 😊. Life is fun because of unfinished business...deep 😆😆. Drinking in Tochigi is also a secret dream 😙😙. Lots of umai, love Tochigi 🥰🥰🥰🥰.

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Hiran？（ハテナ）2025 弍

森酒造場 Nagasaki

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8/18/2025, 1:55:41 PM

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Yes, I'll continue 弍🤗. Yeah.... Oh my...! Compared to the one....they are both mmmm🐴 lol. Slightly sweeter than the 弍? No...I don't know? I don't know. LOL. But you know, they taste different from each other. But...they both taste good 😭. I think this one is the umami of rice....so maybe it's the sake yeast.... I'm a little bit...! Can someone please give me a repo of the drinking comparison 🙇. That's all... a report from a heck of a guy who can't tell the difference 😊😊😊.

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ひなはなママ

Good morning, Heppoko 😃. Thank you for the review of Hiran's Hateful Drinking Comparison ❣️ nice timing for the post as I was curious 😆 but in the end they are both delicious😋⁉️😍Hiran, yummy 🙌!

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Thanks for your comment, Hina Hana Mama 😊. Sigh, the flying luan is mmmm🐴. LOL. I'm a heck of a person who doesn't know the difference, but it was fun to excitedly open the bottle and compare the drinks and just go wow 🐴. LOL!

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Hiran？（ハテナ）2025壱

森酒造場 Nagasaki

8/18/2025, 1:44:42 PM

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concept:Sake Mystery Experience to be solved by the five senses. It is said to be a sake to enjoy solving mysteries 😃. All specs are undisclosed😱😱. There are two types of sake 🤗. Let's start with the first one... Let's see.... It's so good! Not too sweet, but good to the palate. It comes in quickly and disappears elegantly (opinion of a sensual person...lol). (Opinion of a sensual person. LOL). Well, after all...it's just a "flying luan"! It's delicious! It's delicious! This must be a fast brewing sake (I believe it is...lol). I believe this is a fast brewing sake (I believe it is, lol). So, my overall comment...umma! (That's just how my taste buds are. LOL)

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HiranINFINITY ♾️ 2025

森酒造場 Nagasaki

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8/9/2025, 12:04:01 PM

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Hiran 🥰. This is one of Heppoko's sukisuki brands😍.Concpt: "Pursuing Infinite Possibilities"👍🏼. This is INFINITY 😊😊. Taste...low al, gentle sweetness and strong acidity 🍶🍶🍶. Conclusion....you can't go wrong with Ji Lan. LOL!!! This baby is 4 horses! 🐴🐴🐴🐴

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Gassan涼夏「RYOKA」純米

Yoshida Shuzo Shimane

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8/9/2025, 11:39:39 AM

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This time the sake is Gassan 😊. Its rice flavor, sharp spiciness, and refreshing acidity will soothe your summer fatigue. It is Izumo's "food-relationship sake" that brings you together with food. ☺️. Shokuen-zake...that is an exquisite expression 👍. It may not be suitable for gutsy meals or desserts, but it is a versatile sake that can be matched with a wide range of foods. ☺️ A sake that doesn't miss...This is surprisingly important. 👍🏼

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Hello, Heppo-san 😃. Gassan! I'm curious about it but haven't tasted it yet 🥲. Dry and acidic is our favorite 😋, and I like the sound of food-edge sake 😌I'll make a note of it 📝.

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J N, thank you for all your comments 😊. Sorry for the late reply, I've been slacking on checkin lately. It's fun to comment on sake labels 😆. Shokuen sake....very good, and the ni rabbit and others stuck in my mind!

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九曜正宗純米吟醸

Kumamotokenshuzokenkyusho Kumamoto

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8/6/2025, 12:14:15 PM

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Long time no see, everyone 😊. It's been a crazy long time since I checked in 💦💦. I'm out! It's out 💩! The second summer edition of Kyuyo Masamune 🍶. This is...I had to let everyone in Japan know 👍👍. The key to Kuyou Masamune's taste is...well, it's delicious ☺️. It's delicious... 🥺. That....no gas feeling even though I'm careful to open the bottle 😂😂. It was a refreshing sake with low sweetness and weak habit 🍶. I might not get tired of drinking it, but it's kinda missing something 🥹💧. I think I may have set the bar too high 🙇. Please comment if you have had it 🥰🥰🥰.

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Hi Heppoko-san 😃 It's been a while 👋While you were absent 😅I had my first drink at the Tochigi Citizens' Association 😅Kuyo Masamune's ‼️ toast 🤗. It wasn't here 🥲 but it was really good 😋.

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Jay & Nobby, it's been a while - ☺️. Thanks for your comment 🙇. I am curious to know which one of the Kyuyo Masamune you drank 😊. It's been a while since I've been to Sake-no-wa, but Heppoko is in Kumamoto spreading the Tochigi love 👍👍👍👍.

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ポンちゃん

Heppoko-san, it's been a while 😊😊I'm glad to hear you are well 🎶. I haven't had a Junmai since my first drink, but I'd love to have a Jungin next time. I'm curious 😊.

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Thanks for your comment, Pon 🥰. I have 3 types of jungin so far 😊. I've got a spring one, a summer one, and this one. Maybe this one will be the standard Jungin... 😐. It's delicious, but the quality has been too high so far.... I'd love for you to drink it and comment!

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Koimari Sakiflow純米

Koimari Shuzo Saga

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6/23/2025, 2:16:19 PM

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Long time no see Heppoko check in 🎉🎉! This is a sake 🍶 that I got from Heppoko's partner the other day! Ko-Imari Maeflow☺️☺️. Last time I checked in this brand was with Propulsion 😊. Huh? Not at all! I thought it would have a sweeter taste because it's a SAGA 😳...but it's a dry food sake! I have the impression that it's a dry food sake 👍. I drank it without any snacks, but I had some cod roe...it went well with it 🥰. And to top it all off, it might be great with some grilled deep-fried tofu, right? I'm not sure what to think 🧐🧐. What can I say, it is indeed Saga quality! It's a precious sake given to me by a very special person, so I'm going to savor it and drink it.

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Hi Heppoko 😃. Indeed it's been a long time 🤗. A precious one 🥰 quick with cod roe 😙 good one 😋.

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Thanks for all your comments, Jay & Nobby😍. I haven't been able to checkin at all, but I haven't forgotten your love for Tochigi! Lots of good Tochigi love 🥰🥰🥰🥰.

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AKABU翡翠純米吟醸

赤武酒造 Iwate

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6/17/2025, 1:44:02 PM

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AKABU jade 🥰. Ahhh....this is 😍baran soooooo 👍👍👍. I think I have good balance at the level where I can walk on a balance beam with my eyes closed 😊. That's what I'm talking about, AKABU 🍶. But...if you ask me if it looks like summer...normal😅. LOL. Maybe it's because the level is always so high or maybe it's because I have a stupid tongue...I can't notice the difference between AKABU-san's 😭. I'd love to compare drinks at the same time 🍶. And someday I want to be someone who can tell the difference 😙😙😙.

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ポンちゃん

Hi Heppoko-san 🐦🐦. I could tell it's a very well balanced sake 🤣👍I haven't had akabu for a long time, I want to taste it and feel it 😊.

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Pon! Good morning 😊😊. Thanks for your comment! Sorry for the late reply 🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️. It's hard to describe the taste of the balance system 😭. I'm not sure how to describe the taste of the balance type 😭! I wonder if I'm giving away my age when I say that? LOL!

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夏どぶろっくにごり酒

Hachinohe Shuzo Aomori

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6/17/2025, 2:38:58 AM

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Maybe it's just a question of... 🎶🎤🎤. Maybe it's a 🎶🎤 I think you're asking me out 🎶. So today I'm checking in with "Natsu Doburokku Katsudo Nigori Sake" 😚😚😚😚😚😚...this... This...this...is...delicious! It's so easy to drink 🐴🐴. And it's super easy to drink Σ😚. It's a ramune for adults 🥰🥰. I don't need any snacks! I could drink this alone forever 🍶. Horse 5🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴 of course.

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ぺっかーる

Hello, Heppoko-san! The other day, I went to the store for dobrokku. But it is already sold out... It must be a popular and inviting sake~! That's what I'm talking about~~ Jajan (lol)

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Hi Pekkaar, how are you here😊. This is actually my second bottle of this. The first bottle was almost drunk by my partner 😭 and then it was all reversed. LOL! So this time I'm enjoying it to the fullest, all to myself 🥰. I hope you happen to sell it somewhere.

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KoeigikuNoon Crescent原酒生酒無濾過

Koeigiku Shuzo Saga

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6/8/2025, 11:44:48 AM

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We will continue with Noon Crescent 🤗. Oh, ......! Here it is! Here it is! The S A G A Saga that Heppoko is looking for! Fruity with gentle sweetness, elegant gasiness on the tongue, and a clean finish 🥰🥰. This, this, this! Heppoko, I like this 😍😍. 13 degrees Celsius, low alcohol, no longer easy to drink at a juice level👍. Yes, it is certified as 旨5🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴。 (This is the personal opinion of Heppoko, a sake beginner 🔰. Please do not use it as a reference 🙇)

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Hello, Heppoko-san 😃 This is the new Kochira Koei Kiku! I really wanted to drink it but the liquor store is sold out 😩I haven't given up on it yet 😤 but I haven't had a chance to meet anyone 🥲. It still looks delicious 😍.

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Thank you Jay & Nobby for your comments 😊. Kouei Chrysanthemum has a new one called Halcyon... 😱. I can't keep up with my heppy wallet and liver anymore 😅. I hope Jay & Nobby can come across them soon! 🍶

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KoeigikuSukai 清海 2025特別本醸造

Koeigiku Shuzo Saga

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6/8/2025, 11:30:00 AM

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Today I would like to compare Kouei Chrysanthemum 🤗, Sukai and Noon Crescent 🍶. Well, I'm a heck of a person, so please don't make the mistake of using this as a reference 🙇🙇🙇🙇. LOL! First of all, Sukai🍶! Yeah, it's normal (suddenly it's messy...lol) 😆😆. 14 degrees. It's a low alcohol (14 degrees), but it's a solid sake 🍶. I have the impression that it's a bit... (who would know, right? lol)! (Who knows!) 😆😆😆. It's a middle of the road sake considering the level of S.A.G.A. Saga, a sake paradise! (This is just the personal impression of a novice sake drinker, Sukai fans, please do not be offended 🙇 )

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MiyanomatsuSILVAにごり酒

Matsuo Shuzojo Saga

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6/7/2025, 1:44:11 PM

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This is... bad 😱😱😱. Please open the bottle in a safe place. This warning is so bad even though we are in Japan....... LOL! But being a novice, I opened the bottle in the kitchen sink, which is super safe 👍👍👍. Little by little, vent by vent🤗. It still blew out though! 🎉. I'll spare you the details of the taste (why not?!) It was so good I could have killed a bottle of #4 🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴.

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ポンちゃん

Hi Heppoko 🐦. I'm glad you opened the bottle safely & drank it well😊👍Really healthy nigori, every time I wonder when it will subside 😂But so far it's delicious with no hassles 🤭.

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Good evening, Pon 🤗. Thanks for your comment 😊! I've been drinking some of the open bottle caution ⚠️ brands...but this one is bad. LOL! But it's not hassle-free! A cellar that can be adjusted down to -5°C... I seriously wondered if I should buy it 😆.

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