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Kamo
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Andrew Gibbons
Raw sake made with black malted rice. It has many aromas. Very savoury unpasteurised sake. Very savoury unpasteurised sake. made from black kōji. asted at restaurant Kamo. ☑️ buy again 4.25/5
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Kamo
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Andrew Gibbons
Alcoholic and strong raw sake. Dry taste. Delicious slightly warmed. Has a dry taste, better when slightly warmed up to room temperature. Has a dry taste, better when slightly warmed up to room temperature. Tasted at restaurant Kamo. ⬛ don't buy again: slightly strong, pairs well with Kamo's strong-flavored sashimi but not for every palate. 3.75/5
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Satonohomare純米大吟醸酒、生酒純米大吟醸生酒
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Andrew Gibbons
Junmai Daiginjo-shu bought at Chapinstow, London. It is a raw sake. It has a dry taste. Unpatseurised sake. Unpatseurised sake. Dry taste. Weak smell and aroma, you can feel the taste if alcohol. 3.5/5 ✖️ don't buy again: it's a welcome change from the softer Junmai Daiginjo we usually have, but it isn't my favourite.
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Andrew Gibbons
祖谷渓に大歩危駅の近くの小さな店で買った。 Bought in Iya Valley at a small store near Ōboke station. 3.5/5 ✖️ don't buy again: good but not exceptional
GekkeikanThe Shot - 本醸造本醸造
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Andrew Gibbons
It is a very good honjozo sake, a little strong on sake, a little too sweet, but with a soft taste. I bought it at Gekkeikan's brewery in Kyoto and brought it back to Belgium. A very good honjōzo, strong but slightly too sweet, it has a soft taste. Bought at Gekkeikan brewery and brought back to Belgium. 3.25/5 ☑️ buy again: pretty cheap
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Gekkeikanにごり酒にごり酒
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Andrew Gibbons
Gekkeikan nigori sake. Bought in London, soft sweetness, very good. Bought in London, soft sweetness, very good. 3.5/5 ☑️ buy again: at restaurant, yes, but try other nigorizake too
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Masumi山花純米大吟醸
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Andrew Gibbons
真澄山花、純米大吟醸。Masumi Sanka, Junmai daiginjyo. 3.75/5 ☑️ buy again: if at restaurant yes, but not specifically to bring back home
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KONISHIひやしぼり純米大吟醸
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Andrew Gibbons
Daiginjo bought in Belgium. It was so-so. It was okay. It was a bit too sweet. It was okay. It was a bit too sweet. 3.25 ✖️ don't buy again
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Andrew Gibbons
I bought some sake in Nikko, it was the tenth sake from a sake bar. Bought in Nikkō. #10 from sake bar! Bought in Nikkō. #10 from sake bar. Excellent non pasteurized sake! 4.75/5 ☑️ buy again
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