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Gassan涼夏「RYOKA」純米

Yoshida Shuzo Shimane

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

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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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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Kumamotokenshuzokenkyusho Kumamoto

九曜正宗純米吟醸

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

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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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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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

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

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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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

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

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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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

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

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

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

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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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

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

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

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

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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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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かぶとむし原酒生酒無濾過

せんきん Tochigi

6/7/2025, 9:32:19 AM

♩I was lured by the sweet smell of a beetle ♩🐛. by aiko So, today, I am a Sentori Kabutomushi 🍶. I finally got there 🥰🥰. I started living on sake last fall, so all the summer sake is fresh 😊. I don't have to tell you how good it tastes 🐴! I am afraid to comment on the taste of Sentori, so I will refrain from doing so. LOL!

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Good evening, Heppoko-san 🦉. I saw your profile again and I see that this is really your first summer 😳‼️ with the atmosphere that you have been doing it for years already 😆👍Unknown world! Please enjoy 🎶.

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Ponchan, good morning 🤗 That's right 😅Heppoko is a beginner🔰 mark for less than 1 year 😣. It's only beginners that can enjoy such a fresh feeling! So I'll study while watching the reviews of the seniors 🥸.

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Hi Heppoko-san 😃. We too started drinking sake in November, and I remember the next year we first learned the term "summer sake" 👋. By the way, "delicious😋" is the correct word for Senkou 🤗.

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Jay & Nobby, konnichiwa🤗. Thanks for the comment. You two are 4 year Kabuto🪲 😳. I admire you 😍. I can't wait to say "last year's sake" to Heppoko too! 😆. Lots of goodness! Love Tochigi! 😘.

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Mifukuゴールド　ミフク純米吟醸

Mifuku Shuzo Shiga

6/5/2025, 2:07:46 PM

Heppoko's Jacketed Series! 🎉🎉 No, there ain't no such series! LOL! I mean, I drank it at the store, though. LOL! But...this label.... Don't you care when you see it? Don't you want to drink it? Can you pass it by? I can't, I can't, I can't, I can't, I can't! 😆😆😆. It's like "sake over the summer" that is meant to wash away half a year's worth of dirt ✨✨. I'm sure it washed away Heppoko's dirty heart too! LOL! If anyone wants to wash something away, please try this 🥰🥰🥰🥰.

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Urazatoひたち錦純米吟醸

Urazato Shuzoten Ibaraki

6/5/2025, 1:36:38 PM

The rice, water, koji mold, and yeast are all produced in Ibaraki Prefecture! THIS IS Ibaraki Prefecture ╭( ・・ㅂ・)و ̑̑ggg ! Well, I've never been there and I don't have any special feelings for it. LOL! And the taste... 🍶. Is it sweet? LOL! I know it's just my own preconceived notion, but when I see the brush-lettered label, I think it's dry. LOL! I'm sure there are other people like that besides Heppoko! LOL!

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TENBU純米吟醸

Nishi Shuzo Kagoshima

6/5/2025, 1:25:31 PM

I finally found it - ☺️ It's Kagoshima's sake 🍶Tempyo 😚. Even though I'm in Kyushu, I haven't seen it at all 🥲. I guess they are a genuine shochu prefecture after all 😀. I'm curious to know what it tastes like...sweet! 😳😳. I thought it would be dry 😆. It was rich and sweet 😃.

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Hi Heppoko 😃 Congratulations on your first Tenpyo and first Kagoshima sake ㊗️ double 🎉 Our first was also Tenpyo and it was more than 3 years ago 🤔 and we haven't had it since 😅.

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Jay & Nobby, konnichiwa...wow! 🤗 Thanks for your comment 😊. Heck, I might not even have to drink for 3 years. LOL. There are too many better drinks than this.... But 🍶It's a path you must take to conquer the whole country!

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能古見JOKER

Baba Shuzojo Saga

6/1/2025, 10:54:55 AM

It's been a while since I've checked in 🤗🤗. It's sake from Baba Brewery in S.A.G.A Saga 🍶. I guess it's JOKER because it's Baba 🃏🃏🃏🃏. Kuh~! That's so stylish! LOL! The taste is...pretty robust 😳. It has a strong sweet and sour taste. It's different from Saga's gentle fruity type! 😊. And it's a limited production sake 🍶. I found it when I visited Saga on a whim: ☺️. I think there is a once in a lifetime encounter with sake...............................! 👍👍👍

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Good evening, Heppoko 😃. It's a bottle filled with a lot of stylishness, isn't it? Even if you get the "Hazure" on the label 😅that's another once in a lifetime experience 🤗.

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へっぽこさん、こんばんは🦉 体調戻られたようで良かったです😊お洒落なラベルですね〜✨さすが限定酒！へっぽこさんやJ＆Nさんのように大喜利出来なーい🤣

Good evening, Jay & Nobby! I think Hepko has a stupid tongue, so even if he gets a hazing, he will say it's delicious 🐴 without even noticing it. LOL! I don't know about the taste, but I'm enjoying it as much as I can! LOL!

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Good evening, Pon-chan 🤗. What are you talking about... I enjoy your comments and learn a lot from them 🥸🥸🥸🥸. I've been a little busy and haven't been able to watch Sake-no-wa, but now that I've calmed down, I'm going to resume my sake activities 🍶.

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Kumamotokenshuzokenkyusho Kumamoto

九曜正宗夏の生純米原酒生酒無濾過

5/18/2025, 11:40:50 AM

㊗️🎉Heppo 200 check-in~🎉㊗️ So, it's missionary work for this girl who deserves the number 200🤗🤗 lol. Sorry to keep you waiting, I may have kept you waiting too long! LOL! Junmai summer sake from Kyuyo Masamune 🍶! The label is a beautiful light green color that reminds me more of fresh greenery than summer ☀️ 🌱🌱. The taste is... fresh and youthful, not betraying the label 🥰. I can't believe how junmai sake can taste so beautiful! The taste is so clear ✨✨. The sweetness of the rice is soft and balanced, and it disappears quickly and beautifully 😆. The gasiness combined with the low alcohol of 14 degrees makes it easy to drink 😍. It's so good 🐴! I have no complaints about this one either 🐴5. 🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴 And it's only 1,580 yen for a #4 bottle? It's also the most cost-effective 💪. As I have said many times, it is a very minor sake... I hope one day it will reach everyone in Japan 🙏🙏🙏🙏.

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ma-ki-

Good evening, Heppoko-san! Congratulations on your 200 check-ins 🎉. Speaking of Kyuyo Masamune, you are Heppoko-san. ⤴️ A milestone sake with such a sake is a perfect choice 😋. Let's continue to enjoy drinking more and more!

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ひるぺこ

Congratulations on your 200 check-ins, Heppoko-san: ㊗️🎉I haven't met Pepoko-san's guess, Kuhyo Masamune, yet, so I'm even more eager to meet him 😊Wonder where I can find him 🤔.

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ムロ

Good evening, Heppoko-san... We have been waiting for you 🫡㊗️200 check in ✅. Congratulations 🥳🎉🎊 I haven't met you yet, Kyuyo Masamune🍶, but I would love to drink with you: ❣️

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まえちん

Good evening, Heppoko-san 🌃🌛. Congratulations on your 200 check-in 🎉🎊🎉Kiri number is a good 👍 with your guess Kuhyo Masamune😊Let's continue to have a fun drinking life 🥳.

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ひなはなママ

Good morning, Heppoko 😃. Congratulations on your 200 check-ins🎊㊗️🎊 It's nice to celebrate with your favorite sake 🍶👍It really is a beautiful label 💚🤩 like a fresh green 🥰It's soothing 💕I'm looking forward to more reviews 🥰.

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Hi Heppoko 😃. I'm tired of waiting 😆. Congratulations on your 200 check in ㊗️㊗️ with your very own Kyuyo Masamune 🎉. I'd love to drink it someday 😋.

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Good morning, ma-ki- 🤗. Thanks for your comment 😊. I wanted to push Kiri because of Kuhyo Masamune and it was a mad rush to check in. LOL. Thank you for your continued support 😄.

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Good morning, Hirupeko 🤗. Thank you for your comment 😊. Kuhyo Masamune is a very hard to find sake...almost impossible to find 😤 (just too minor though...😅 lol). (It's just too minor though 😅 lol). Please come to Kumamoto 🐻.

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Good morning, Muro 🤗. Thanks for your comment😊. I wonder if Kuhyo-san has a small production... 🧐? (← I don't know anything about it even though it's my sake of choice. I don't know anything about it.) I wish I could be like Katsuma 🥰🥰.

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Good morning, Maecin 🤗. Thank you for your comment 😊. I finally reached 200! I can only give you a review that is not helpful, but please keep warm 🙇. Thank you for your continued support 😊.

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Good morning, HinaHanaMama 🤗. Thank you for your comment 😊. I'm looking forward to your review... and your kind words make me cry 😭 (←Heppoko takes social cues in stride 😆 lol). Thank you for your continued support 😁.

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Manta

Hello Heppoko-san ^_^ Congratulations on your 200 check-ins 🎉! I've only had Hana-no-Kou when I could still buy sake from Kumamoto, so I'd like to drink more ✨.

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Good morning, Jay & Nobby 🤗. Thanks for your comment😊. Mr. Kuyo, I really hope you drink it 🥹! Let's send it to Sakaelabo Tokyo so you all can drink it 🤣 lol!

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Good morning Manta 🤗. Thanks for your comment 😊. Kumamoto is...maybe more famous for its yeast than sake. LOL! The shochu culture is strong, but we also have good sake, so I hope they will promote it more!

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ジャイヴ

Congratulations on reaching 200 check-ins, Heppoko-san! I've only seen "Kuyo Masamune" at "Sake-no-wa" because there is almost no Kumamoto sake in my hometown, but I'll try it when I find it at a sake festival 🥰.

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maron

Heppoko. Congratulations on your 200 check-in: ㊗️🎉 300 will be soon!

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Gyve, ko ko 🤗. Thanks for your comment😊. It seems that even Kumamoto's famous sundries have little distribution 😅? They are usually sold in Kumamoto though 😄. I hope you will be able to meet Mr. Kuyo soon!

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Hi maron 🤗. Thanks for your comment 😊. No, no...it's time to slow down...my liver and wallet will go flat 😣. LOL! Please keep the sake meetings coming 🍶.

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ヒロ

Congratulations on your 200 check-in✅🎊🎉🎉, Heppoko-san! Your favorite and the number ❗️ is wonderful 👏! I drank Kuhyo Masamune in Hiroshima and it was fresh and good with Soba 🍶 I would like to drink summer sake too if I see it 😄.

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Hi Hiro, Good evening 🤗. Thank you for your comment 😊. I'm sure you and Hiro-san got your kikkake at Kyuyo-san too 🥰. I'm sure the people at the store in Hiroshima will stock summer sake as well👍If you see them, definitely drink it! I'm sure you will! LOL!

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Masaaki　Sapporo

Heppoko-san, thank you as always👍Congratulations on your 200 check-ins🎊Congratulations on your 200 check-ins🎊Kuyo Masamune, I've never had this brand, which you don't see here, but it looks delicious 😋.

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Good morning, Masaaki 🤗. Thanks for your comment 😊. I finally made it to 200. ㊗️ I would like to continue to drink various alcoholic beverages 🍶 while aiming to conquer the whole country. Thank you for your continued support 😊😊.

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Heppoko-san, congratulations on your 200 check-ins 🎉🎉! I wanted to buy it the other day because of Heppoko-san's missionary work and the general's recommendation, but my fridge was full 💦I'll drink it this time and join the club 😆.

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Hi Ponchan 🤗. Sorry for the late reply 🙇. I have been extremely busy! From...I was sick in bed. Please empty the fridge soon. I'm waiting for your comment on the nine days... (If you drink it, you'll be confirmed to join the club. LOL)

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Katanosakura純米吟醸生酒

Yamano Shuzo Osaka

5/18/2025, 11:15:53 AM

Osaka sake drinking comparison - Part 2🤗🤗. It's Katano Sakura🌸 🍶🍶. As the name suggests, it's from a sake brewery in Katano 😊. The label is a lovely spring-like pink 👍👍. Now, let's see...how does it taste.... Eh...? Eh? Um 🐴! Osaka is just my hometown, but I can't imagine how they can make such a beautiful sake😅😅😅. Isn't that the fruity sake that's all the rage right now 😳😳😳! Osaka people can do their job properly too~! (← sorry Osaka people, 🙇‍♀️. (← sorry Osaka people, . lol). Now I have something to look forward to when I go back home in the future 😆😆😆.

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ひるぺこ

Good evening, Heppoko-san. Yes, there is good sake in Osaka too 😎 Please try again when you come across Katano Sakura 😊.

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Hi Hirupeco, good evening 🤗. Thanks for your comment 😊. That's right! (Suddenly, you're talking to me as if I'm your friend. LOL) Osaka's sake is good too 😄! Heppoko is from Hokusetsu, so I'd like to try Ikeda's sake too! 🔥

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Amanosake純米吟醸

Saijo Osaka

5/18/2025, 10:59:32 AM

Comparison of sake from Heppoko's hometown Osaka 🤗. Last year, Heppoko made her Sake debut, so I didn't know any Sake when I was in Osaka 😅. I didn't know there were so many different kinds of sake in Osaka 😳. So, Amano Sake 🍶! There is a sake brewery in Kawachinagano 🧐. It tastes like proper sake (←what do you mean? (←what do you mean? lol). To be honest, I'm surprised....they can make beautiful sake in Osaka.... LOL! The sweetness of the rice, the umami, and the miscellaneous flavors are exquisite 👍. It is simply a dry sake😊. It's just plain delicious...but not uniquely Osaka 😆😆😆.

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Dewazakura Shuzo Yamagata

Dewazakuraとび六吟醸生酒にごり酒発泡

5/18/2025, 5:33:38 AM

I love this so much 🥰🥰🥰. Already...the moment I drank it, I was like 😍Heppoko's favorite one! Refreshing sweetness, refreshing acidity, crisp aftertaste and shwashy freshness👍👍. This is mmmm 🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴~ (first 🐴5 in a long time!) I'm not sure why the label is so different from the other ones. For some reason, the label has cherry blossoms 🌸 and fireworks 🎆. Is it spring? Is it summer? I'm tempted to ask myself, "Is it spring or summer? It is a bottle that you should definitely stock in your refrigerator 🤗. By the way, Tobiroku means muddy sake.

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Hatsumago海斗　2236純米大吟醸生酛原酒

Tohoku Meijo Yamagata

5/18/2025, 5:17:16 AM

My first first grandchild. LOL😆. Beautiful deep blue label on a blue bottle👍. I have a strong image of Hatsusun with a powerful brush 🖌️ typeface label, but this one is easy to pick up even for a beginner like Heppoko! 😊 And the "2236" 🧐🧐 that interests me more than anything else. Some kind of code? I thought it was a code, but it's the altitude of Mt. Chokai 🧐 ⛰️. The Sea of Japan seen from Mt. Yamagata prefecture has a sea... (I've never been north of Tokyo 😅😅). I was commenting about that and before I knew it, I was long winded 🙇🙇🙇. The taste is....sweet! Uma! That's all! （That's all! LOL)

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Takachiyo原酒生酒無濾過

Takachiyo Shuzo Niigata

5/18/2025, 5:00:27 AM