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When the night is well underway, it's time to start enjoying the evening 😆. The first one to greet you 🍶 is this one, which has a reputation for being a light and delicious sake that is perfect for cold days. The cage that sinks to the bottom of the transparent bottle is beautiful ❄Open the bottle and watch as it fizzes and turns cloudy inside the bottle. It is made from 50% polished specially cultivated rice called Gohyakumangoku. I have a strong impression of Kubota and Sawaya-Matsumoto when I think of Gohyakumangoku. The rice is large and has low protein content, so it can be highly polished to 50% or less. And this one is made by secondary fermentation in the bottle of freshly pressed sake, so you can enjoy the naturally occurring fine bubbles produced by the yeast. Juicy, banana-like flavor, nigori deliciousness, dry, sparkling crispness, and elegance...yummy!
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Hot pot and sake on a cold day like this. Kaze no Mori's standard product is made with 50% polished rice from dewy leaves grown under contract in Mikue-mura, Nara Prefecture, and slowly fermented at low temperature for a long time using No. 7 yeast and ultra-hard brewing water. It has a sweet and sour taste reminiscent of white strawberries and pineapples, a nice gasiness, and a good minerality and complexity from the brewing water. I wanted to immerse myself in the spiciness of the hotpot with the fine sweetness of sake, but the quintessential hotpot was too strong. The fine flavor of the wind forest lost its reaction with the numbness of my tongue. What a waste 😭
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Good evening, marumaruo 😃. Yes, a little hot pot 🍲 is good on a cold night 🥶🤗 but be careful not to make it too spicy🥵 Thanks for the ⚠️ reminder😅
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Good evening, Jay & Nobby 🌛The deep sweetness of sake must be savored carefully at times 🤭Hot pot, too spicy 🤣.
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New Year's is finally over 😢. I start up my computer and get some work done, just like the last day of summer vacation, while crying and bemoaning the fact that tomorrow is the first day of work. I open a bottle of sake for such a sad evening. It is my favorite nigori sake. I was looking forward to it because of the good reviews from other people 😊. Hanazono Shuzo brews "Loman" and "Hanazono". And the Ura-Roman I had the other day was unanimously wonderful. I've heard that they've upgraded to a higher spec junmai ginjo with 55% polished rice, so my expectations are higher⤴. And it was! The aroma is clean, light, and fresh, almost like calpis. The gasiness is good, and the balance of umami and sweetness is also to my liking. Koji rice: Gohyakumangoku, Kake rice: Yume no Koka, Shidan rice: Himenomochi, and Utsukushima Yume Yeast. Brewing water: Takashimizu. And the amount of rice curd is visually obvious. What should we do, leave the last tender part or stir it up 😤I'm going back to being a company animal tomorrow, so I guess I'll stir it up.
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Good evening marumaruo😃. I heard it was going to end...but...the New Year vacations are really over 🥲. But here is Hanaizumi-san! It's delicious and will give you energy for tomorrow 🤗.
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Hi Jay & Nobby~! I was looking forward to this one after seeing your evaluation! It was delicious!
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Ubusuna2024 山田錦 二農醸
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It is the last day of the three days of the New Year, and it is my birthday. It is a 55% Yamada-Nishiki polished rice Junmai-Ginjo unfiltered raw sake. It has the gorgeousness of Yamada-Nishiki, but with understated muscat and green apple fruitiness. Great gasiness and lactic acidity like apricot or yogurt. Ninomoto brewing is regulated by "rice grown in the Kikuchi River basin" and "raw rice" production. The imprint on the back label is two. It is made with Kumamoto's brewing water, and from its thick texture and 13% alcohol content, it is sulline and light. Yummmmai 😂.
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Hi marumaruo😃 Happy birthday 🎂🎉! Sansho is the perfect celebratory drink 🥂🤗 I haven't had one in a long time 😋.
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Jay & Nobby! Thank you 😆 for my birthday, my favorite thing! I've decided to 😋.
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It's the middle day of the New Year, and since I opened a special yesterday, I'm going to serve something easy today. The rice is made from 50% polished contract-grown Akitsuho rice from Nara Prefecture and fermented at low temperature for a long time using No. 7 yeast and ultra-hard brewing water, resulting in an impressive impression of slight bubbles, clarity, and freshness. See the back label. The Kaze no Mori tasting map is dry and delicate. The name of the rice grower is also on the label. The label also explains that the wine should be enjoyed by those who enjoy the differences between farmers. The aroma of banana and pear rises with the passage of time. As time goes by, the sweet and sour taste becomes more pronounced, and it tastes like white strawberries. Does the bitterness unique to Kaze no Mori lead to a dry impression? The complexity of the flavor can be felt, so it is gooey without being boring. With the price of rice soaring, the sake people are happy to pay less than 2,000 yen 😂I'm going to drink it with only soaked vegetables as snacks. And Ekiden 📺. I want to spend the three days of the week with a pure heart.
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Something special for the beginning of the year. It's hard to choose one, but here it is. It's a draft sake from Sengoku's premium series "Rei" and "Sake". Ippou means "one voice of a crane. I'm so happy for you 😆. This is a supernatural sake made with traditional methods, using natural yeast, and brewed in wooden vats. Yamadanishiki from Domaine Sakura, both koji rice and kake rice are polished to 40%, and the sake is enclosed in a bottle and heated. The elegant sweetness, umami, and acidity of this sake are like those of white peaches. I was wondering if this one would disappear due to Sentori's rebranding efforts, so I'm glad to see it here 😆. I had the Rei last year. I got the Rei last year and loved the spread of mellow sweetness like muscat. This one was great too!
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Hi marumaruo😃Happy New Year 🌅. I'm very happy to hear that your first new year's issue of Senkou is a good start for the year 2025 🤗. We look forward to working with you again this year: 🙇🏻🙇🏻‍♀️
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Happy New Year, Jay & Nobby 🗻What did you choose to start the year out🍶? I'm looking forward to it 😊.
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On the occasion of the second pickup of the season, I spilled the bottle when I opened it 😢 what a surprise. All SENKURI brand sake is now made by "Nama-Hashimoto" method, and the colander filtration is doubled during the Kami-Tanki process to improve the fineness. It has a silky smoothness. Because it is a snowball made from the "unprocessed" yeast, the aging period is longer. The flavor has more fullness 🤔. I mean, it's delicious!
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The sun was warm, I walked the doggie 🐾 hard, and there are things I need to do, but I'm taking a break. I'm going to pull out a bottle of ZEROMAN, the first new sake from the RoMan seasonal series, zero because it's the start of the year. The reputation of Romanchu has been growing, and it is said that in addition to the clear and gorgeous taste, the umami and richness of the sake has been further enhanced. Aizu rice and rice malt. This season, the quality of the sake has been slightly changed to give it more depth of flavor, but at 15%, it is still light and easy to drink. It is said to be good both chilled and heated, but I had it chilled. It has the freshness of new sake with a banana or melon-like aroma. It is easy to drink and goes well with all kinds of food. As time goes by, the bitterness rises and the depth of the flavor increases. Thank you very much!
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A standard product of Kaze no Mori brewed with contract-cultivated rice Akitsuho from Nara Prefecture and fermented at low temperature for a long time. The party starts with a pleasant sound. It has a soft and elegant sweetness that is said to be apple or white grape-like, and a sense of gas. It is light, but also has a firm depth of super-hard water, and is priced at 1,799 yen. It is wonderful!
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This is one of three products released since the rebranding. The concept is "Edo-style". The new brand focuses on "agriculture," "technique," and "thought. From the Edo period's sake brewing method called "Nama-Hashiroshi", the brand does not use any enzymes or other additives, and is devoted to terroir. This Zero is a raw sake. Using 80% Kame-no-o and Yamada-Nishiki, it is characterized by its strong gassiness and the freshness of the unpasteurized sake. I could tell after taking a sip. This is my favorite one! The lactic acidity, the cloudy glass, the fine bubbles that keep rising from the bottom. It's like a shwash in your mouth. I try to control my stupid self that is about to drink it in gulps. The bitterness and the sweet and sour taste that is more gradual than at the time of the Modern with the passage of time. Oh no, it's delicious!
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Hi marumaruo 😃 Renewed Sentori Classic ‼️ is an explosion of flavor from the first sip 🤗I think all of America will gobble this one up 😆.
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Jay & Nobby, you are too funny to be a U.S. gobbledygook 🤣.
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It suddenly got cold and on a day like this, why don't we drink this? The first snowman of the season. First, just the clear part. The bubbles are bubbling in the glass with a sizzling sound. It is light and green apple-like. This is it 😋 Next is the solid part. The rice flavor was so good, and it was so delicious! We met again this year, didn't we? How are you? I start a conversation with the snowman on the label, saying, "It's been a hard year at work here. The label is a very Domaine-ized, full-bodied nigori sake, but it is a label that makes you relax. I would like to get the water of life and run through the end of the year to the end!
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Hi marumaruo 😃 It's nice to have a drink with snowman ⛄️ and say hello and report what's going on...aren't you tired ⁉️😆 Let's keep on drinking until the end of the year 🤗.
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Hi Jay & Nobby ✨Won't you get busier towards the end of the year? At that time, I'd like to have a conversation with Snowman Sawa 🤭I think Snowman has become even more delicious!
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Seasonal Ura Loman with the label facing the other way. This year, there are even fewer of them and they are hard to find. The Loman series offers seasonal sake enjoyment, and this one we welcomed was a blend of several varieties from the Loman series. Each time a different blend is sold, the specs are undisclosed. It is made from rice grown in Aizu, with 55% polished rice and 15% alcohol. The palate is surprised by its soft, delicate sweetness and mildness without running acidity. As you continue to drink, you will taste its umami and richness. The expression changes depending on the dish to which it is matched, but it is versatile and delicious!
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Good morning marumaruo😃. We have our first home brew of Lomang waiting for us in our fridge too 🤗I'm looking forward to drinking it out front 😋.
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Good evening, Jay & Nobby! We have thoroughly checked out your first taste of Loman! Snowman review too 😋 The back Loman had a soft sweetness that was indescribably mild and gently crumbled. I hope you will drink it 😆.
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Senkinモダン　零式　生酒
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I take a sip of healing water as I reflect on the long week. The black label and the crane symbol are cool. It is the "Zero" of the standard product "Modern," which has been rebranded as "Edobari" for the first time in 20 years. This is one of the new products released at the start of the rebranding. It is made from Yamada-Nishiki produced in Sakura City and brewed using a method based on Edo period literature. In the mouth, one can taste the sweetness of rice and the rum-like flavor that is typical of Yamada-Nishiki. The sweetness and sourness are also well balanced and to my liking. Although it is a precious sake, I failed to cook the rice and had to drink it with sprouted rice that was cooked to a mushy state. I feel like my teeth are going to chip. I feel sorry for both rice.
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Hi marumaruo 😃 Renewal healing water to take away the fatigue of the week 🍶, I knew it, Senkou-san! It's delicious 🤗. The other two are good snacks 😄.
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Hi Jay & Nobby~! I was not able to win all 3 products in this series. I'm jealous of your drinking comparison 🤗.
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This junmai sake is brewed with 80% polished Yamadanishiki and is designed to be dry for Kaze no Mori. The first "arabashiri" and the last "yamashita" are cut off and only the middle part is harvested. It is clear while maintaining the potential of the rice. It has a gassy, banana-like aroma typical of Kaze no Mori, and a sour aftertaste similar to strawberries. There is also a bitter taste and a deep flavor. I thought it was too cold today, but cold sake is always good....
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A label with impact. This is an unfiltered, unpasteurized sake. It is bottled within 24 hours after being squeezed to enjoy its delicate aroma and freshness. This junmai ginjo-shu is made by polishing up to 50% "Sake Mirai," a new variety of rice suitable for sake brewing with high brewing characteristics, which is a crossbreed of Yamadanishiki. The change from Association No. 9 yeast to 1401 yeast is reputed to have increased the power of the rise when drinking. Tianqing" is a Chinese expression for the ideal color of celadon, which was used by the Chinese emperor of the 5th Later Zhou Dynasty to describe the blue of the sky after the rain. The name "Tianqing" is taken from the Chinese phrase "the blue of the sky after the rain, when the clouds break and the sky begins to clear". The sake brewery in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, is characterized by its penetrating freshness and moist flavor. Chigasaki sounds like something I would love to be a part of. The fruitiness, acidity, and a gradual sweetness were pleasant!
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This sake is highly anticipated for long autumn nights🍁. This sake is made from pure rice with a pure sake base. It is brewed with contract-cultivated Yamada-Nishiki carefully selected from two villages in the highest special A district in Hyogo Prefecture, the birthplace of Yamada-Nishiki, and the famous water of Fushimi. With carbon dioxide gas from fermentation and low alcohol content of 12%, it has a lightness that makes it easy to drink if you are not careful. It has a powerful flavor with the gorgeousness and minerality of Yamada-Nishiki. Hinichi Brewery was founded by Hidehiko Matsumoto, who served as toji (chief brewer) of Sawaya Matsumoto. At the time, a post about the president and directors leaving the company was widely spread on SNS. It must have taken a lot of determination and hard work for him to start a new path with the "Nichinichi" brand. As a company employee, I can only eat the delicious food with utmost politeness. 🙏🏾
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Akitsuho is considered to be Kaze no Mori's signature sake. It is brewed with 65% polished rice from Akitsuho rice grown under contract in Nara Prefecture, using deep hard water and prolonged slow fermentation. Akitsuho is a cross between "Yamabiko" and "Nihonbare" rice, and is characterized by its clear sake quality. When the bottle is opened, it makes a light spontaneous sound. There have been no outbreaks of amadon recently, so I am completely at ease. I have to keep my eyes on the prize, though. Among the Kaze no Mori series, this one has a good overall balance. It is light with a refreshing acidity and fizziness, but has a deep and lingering flavor from its richness, bitterness, or umami. Still, good cosiness.
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Now that the nasty work is over, why don't we drink as much sake as we like today? It's a cold day, but I'll do it with cold sake. Brewed with 80% low-polishing Omachi rice from Okayama Prefecture, this classic Kaze no Mori is fermented at low temperatures for a long time with No. 7 yeast and super-hard brewing water. Banana-like flavor, such a great taste, but at a very reasonable price. I'm so tired from work that I'm not sure if my tongue is stupid or if it's just not as gassy as usual. I'm not feeling well! The 807 series has a strong sweetness and depth of flavor, and the 807 series has a good body, so you don't have to choose what to serve with it. It was also perfect with hard-fried potatoes flavored with yuzu kosho (Japanese citrus pepper).
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ALPHA explores the possibilities of sake with creative techniques, and TYPE5 is Kaze no Mori enjoyed with warmed sake. A unique sake mother using lactic acid fermentation expresses the delicious acidity produced by lactic acid bacteria, and a portion of the brewing water is made from 10-year-old sake and ALPHA brewed the previous year, adding depth that only age can create. It is said to add depth that only age can create. It is an interesting attempt to have people enjoy it cold, at room temperature, or warmed up. First, a cold sake. The color is canary yellow and it has a gaseous taste. I would have preferred to drink it cold, but I held back. The sticker on the glass tells you the right temperature by changing from black to pink. The sticker changes color at around 35℃. He said that warming up the sake mellows out the sweetness and accentuates the acidity, making it tighter and tighter. It's been too long since I've had hot sake, so I'm at a loss. But the lactic acidity gives it a richness and depth that is reminiscent of old sake. Ummm, yummy!
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Good evening, marumaruo 😃. Congratulations on your 100 check-in at Kaze no Mori where you can enjoy both cold and heated sake 🎉. The sticker showing the temperature is also interesting 🤗I would like to try the heated 🍶 sake from Kaze no Mori 😋.
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Good evening, Jay & Nobby - 100 check-ins, anniversary ✨I enjoyed your wind forest temperature progress!
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I'm afraid to open a bottle of my favorite at this late hour of the night. As a reward for working hard. Only a cup of noodles in the morning, my stomach was aching from the continuous tension of work... Now, let's see... Sentori Naturale is made from organically grown Kame-no-o, with a milling ratio of over 90%, and brewed in a wooden vat with completely additive-free nama-moto (fermented sake). This time, instead of brewing water, the organic kijoshu was brewed with last year's vintage organic naturals. The full-bodied sweetness, like that of noble rot grapes, is enchanting. It also has a rummy flavor and a gaseous sensation, which gives it a depth of flavor. It is said to be delicious with carbonation as well. Hard to try 💦.
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Good evening marumaruo 😃. Thank you for your continuous work with tension 😌. Sentori is a great choice for such a time! I haven't had organic naturals for a while 🥲 but I'm sure it will soak into your tired body 😌.
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Jay & Nobby, I enjoyed your organic naturals! Sake is great! Take care of your back pain!
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