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Washinoo八幡平月華　吟ぎんが純米吟醸

Washinoo Iwate

3/14/2025, 9:00:33 AM

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Next is Hachimantai Gekka Ginga from Washinoo. This sake won the gold medal at the National New Sake Competition in 2022! 🎉 The ginjo aroma is gorgeous. The mouthfeel is a bit sweet, but the moderate acidity is nicely balanced, and my wife kept saying "delicious"! 😁😁 I can't say how good or bad the bottle design is because it is a matter of taste, but I wonder if it could be more aggressive. I thought it would be good to have it more aggressive. 😅 It was delicious! 👍

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Kikunotsukasa心星　純米吟醸　ぎんおとめ純米吟醸

Kikunotsukasa Shuzo Iwate

3/14/2025, 8:52:39 AM

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Next, Kikunoshi Shinboshi Junmai Ginjo Ginginotome. It has a clean taste with a rice polishing ratio of 50%. The aroma has a faint ginjo aroma. A glass was served instead of an oinokuchi. 😁 Smooth on the tongue with a delicious taste that goes in swishy. 👍

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Nanbubijin特別純米　ぎんおとめ特別純米

Nanbubijin Iwate

3/14/2025, 8:47:04 AM

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Next is Nanbu Bijin's special junmai sake. The red label is very conspicuous. 😁 This is a 55% polished Ginotome. The ginjo aroma is soft and gentle. The taste is also soft and sweet-ish. The impact is mild, but it can be matched with any foodstuff! I think it is a good match for all kinds of food. I think so 😄. The person sitting next to me was the financial manager of Nanbu Bijin, and he stood in front of me and explained about the products. 👍 I really appreciated being able to taste a little bit of different sake! 🥰 Refills are free, so I would like to drink some more, but I will settle down as I still have a long way to go! (LOL)

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浜千鳥純米生貯蔵酒　吟ぎんが純米生貯蔵酒

Hamachidori Iwate

3/14/2025, 8:38:11 AM

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Good evening! 🙋 It's the middle of March and the sun is setting slower and slower. Personally, I am very happy to feel that the day is getting longer. 😄 Now, continuing with the "Stories Born of Sake Rice" that took place the other day at Metropolitan Morioka's Tsai-Itsuru. The third sake was Hamachidori Junmai Namaisake (Junmai Nama Storage Sake). This junmai is made by cutting 55% of the Ginga Ginga. It is a little sweet, but it goes in very nicely. When it comes out in a small bottle, it looks like some kind of all-you-can-drink sake. But it has a nice, clean taste. We enjoyed it with a variety of appetizers. 👍

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Washinoo無濾過生原酒　吟ぎんが原酒生酒無濾過

Washinoo Iwate

3/11/2025, 1:39:32 PM

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The event was held at Tsushima Tsuru in the Metropolitan Morioka New Wing. A party to drink a variety of sake brewed with sake rice produced by Mr. Sunakabe 😁. Next up was Washinoo Unfiltered Nama Sake. This is an unfiltered, raw sake made by grinding Ginga down to 50%. It seems to be a seasonal product, and my wife thought it was delicious. The label seemed to suggest that it was a solid junmai-type sake. It had a slightly rich, sweet flavor. It has a sweet, slightly rich flavor, but that doesn't mean it is harsh. By the way, the fourth picture is of Mr. Sunakabe.

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Shichifukujin超辛口　結の香純米

Kikunotsukasa Shuzo Iwate

3/11/2025, 1:31:02 PM

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Good evening! I'm sorry to hear that 🙋 ... Too many things are happening today 😓 that often make me depressed. Is it because of the not so good news? I have to be careful not to be dragged down. I attended an event at Tsushima Tsuru last weekend. The event featured a rice farmer in Shizukuishi Town, Iwate Prefecture, who grows rice mainly for sake rice, called "Sunakabe. The first toast was actually a junmai daiginjo made in Hawaii, shown in the fourth photo. What kind of sake is made by providing rice to a brewery in Hawaii? I thought to myself, as I toasted President Kudo of Washio Co! I followed with a sip. Oh my, it has an honest, soft, sweet taste. I wouldn't go to Hawaii to buy it, but I was a bit surprised that it tasted so good in a different environment. Next was the super dry Nanafukujin. It is said to be a bottle that pursues sharpness, and it is indeed light and dry, but you can also taste the delicious flavor of the rice. It was a bit of a surprise to me! 😁

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Masumi漆黒（KURO）純米吟醸純米吟醸

Miyasaka Jozo Nagano

3/5/2025, 12:44:37 PM

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Good evening! 🙋 It has snowed for the first time in a long time. It had been a really long time. If it doesn't snow like this, will there be a water shortage in the spring? It was so dry that I thought it was going to be a water shortage in the spring. 😓 Although not in our neighborhood at all, the wildfire in Ofunato seems to have been temporarily contained by the snow to rain. I can only thank all the firefighters who came from all over the country to extinguish the fire manually on the slope with poor footing. 🙏 When I think of disasters, I only think of earthquakes and heavy rains, but I was reminded once again that wildfires🔥 are truly terrifying as well. Even though it's all over the news, it's still appalling to read in the small columns of newspapers that "wildfires..." and "undergrowth on fire...". 😓 Even in such a situation, I will still have a drink. 🙇. Today's sake is Masumi's KURO Junmai Ginjo. I drank it cold and it didn't feel right, so I warmed it up a bit. Ah, the sweetness spreads. It's delicious when warmed up. 😄 This is the interesting thing about sake. Even though I drank it slowly, 300ml was empty in no time. 😁. Thank you for the peaceful days, and good night. (Holly, Oyasumi!

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Tomoyuki Kumagai Thank you for your continued support. We were worried about the wildfire in Ofunato. We were wondering if it might be in your neighborhood by any chance. I am relieved that the fire is finally under control. We are all living a life of sake in peace, aren't we👍.

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Hello, Hakata Sabaski! 🙋 Thank you very much! It's a lot closer now that the Sanriku Expressway has been built, but as expected it takes more than 2 hours to get there. 😅 I pray that the usual peace and quiet will return. I'll be back 🙏.

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Masumi白妙（SHIRO）純米吟醸純米吟醸

Miyasaka Jozo Nagano

3/3/2025, 12:56:09 PM

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Next up is Masumi's White (SHIRO). Somewhat imagining a strong acidity, I opened the package with high expectations. It tasted mildly clean, as if it had been overcooled. I guess if the temperature is higher, more flavors will come out, but unfortunately I drank it all before that. 😅 Depending on my physical condition, 300ml might be a bit short. I guess, but if I drink more than 3 gou, it will definitely affect me the next day, so I have to think that through. 😅 Delicious! 🙋

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Masumi茅色（KAYA）純米酒純米

Miyasaka Jozo Nagano

3/3/2025, 12:49:01 PM

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Next up is a set of four 300ml bottles of Masumi that I bought together with a web special of Genmai at Yokouchi Sake Shop. With this quantity, I thought it would be OK not to have to think about when or how much to drink. I bought them anyway. First, a Junmai sake KAYA It has no peculiarities in the attack and is easy to drink with the flavor of rice. I was drinking it while eating dinner, and before I knew it, it was gone. 😅 It was delicious! 🙋

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Niwa no Uguisu純米吟醸純米吟醸

Yamaguchi Shuzojo Fukuoka

3/3/2025, 12:42:01 PM

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Good evening! 🙋 Today is March 3, the Doll Festival 🎎. After a warm weekend, today is a different story, a bitter cold one. 🥶. It is a cold temperature difference that is enduring to the body regardless of age. I uploaded the other day, drinking with my senpai in Tokyo, but I forgot to mention the Uguisu (Japanese bush warbler) in my garden. The owner of the restaurant and the head brewer of Garden no Ugusu are acquaintances, so I was a bit surprised to see that they have everything from junmai to daiginjo. I was a little surprised to see that they have everything from junmai to daiginjo. My senpai chose the first one because he had never tried sake from Kyushu before, but I forgot to upload it because I didn't take a picture of the bottle. 😅 This brand of doburoku was very good. The Junmai Ginjo is very mild and soft, and the tension is high right from the start! 😁. It was very tasty.

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Yukinobijin純米純米

Akita Jozo Akita

2/28/2025, 1:13:18 PM

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The next drink was Yuki no Bijin, which has been a long time coming. I didn't dare to order it since I usually see this brand at Sake-no-wa, but this time the restaurant didn't have a lot of sake 😅... 😅. Yes, very beautiful soft taste. Junmai is usually a sake that has a bit of a harsh taste or a strong attack that makes you want to pair it with darker ingredients, but this was very soft and tasty. It is also very easy to drink, and I finished the entire bottle in no time at all. After this, we had a good time with white wine to red wine according to our senpai, and then we were taken straight to Ginza and went into a bar in the basement of a building without knowing where we walked to. 😅 I had a vague memory of taking a bath, although I had a good amount of memory there, and seeing as how I was still slowly damaged the next day, it seems that I drank a good amount at the bar as well. 😱 That's the scary thing about fun drinks that you don't usually mix and drink, like wine and water. (Chuckles) Well, good night. 😪

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Retsu純米大吟醸純米大吟醸

Kojima Sohonten Yamagata

2/28/2025, 1:02:53 PM

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And the next day, I was taken to Shinbashi again by an acquaintance, or rather a slightly senior person in my life. 😅 Shimbashi is also quite interesting, as you can find many different kinds of stores when you go a little off the main street. I had a small glass of draft beer at first. I quickly switch to sake (lol). The first one is a sake from Yonezawa, Yamagata called Rinku, which is a first for me. Yonezawa is famous for Toko and Gazanryu, but I had never seen this brand, so I quickly took a sip. The sake was dry and refreshing, just like the label on the back of the bottle, with a delicious flavor of rice. It was easy to drink and I finished the whole bottle in no time at all. It was a nice drink and I finished the whole bottle in no time 😁.

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Isojiman純米吟醸純米吟醸生酒

Isojiman Shuzo Shizuoka

2/28/2025, 12:51:38 PM

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Good evening! 🙋 February is coming to an end. It's the shortest month of the year, but it's a month of many "inquiries" so it's a birth month that I can't relax. 😅 So I go out from time to time and have some delicious food to somehow balance the books. 😅😅 The other day I had a business trip to Tokyo and got off at Shimbashi for the first time to look for a restaurant to have dinner. I went down an alleyway and found a restaurant with a signboard of Soba noodles. I was told, "Last order in one hour," and I said, "Don't worry! I replied strongly, "Don't worry! 👍 I replied emphatically and sat down. 😁 I looked at the drink order before the food and thought I might have walked into a bit of a bad situation? 😱. Why do they usually have Koryu and Jyushiyo? And... 😅 The price was so awesome that I ordered a Junmai Ginjo of Isobojama, which I hadn't seen in a while. It had a faint ginjo aroma and a soft spreading sweetness. The boiled conger eel as an appetizer was well cooked and thickly seasoned, but it came together nicely. I was glad to be in a good restaurant! 😁 It was very delicious! 🎉

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Ryusen'yaezakura純米　しぼりたて生純米生酒

Senkin Shuzo Iwate

2/20/2025, 1:47:29 PM

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Good evening! I'm sorry for the cold weather 🙋🙋. It has been bitterly cold day after day 🥶. When the wind blows, the temperature drops even more and it's not easy to feel. 😱😱 We had a gathering last weekend and I brought a bottle of "Junmai Shiboritate Nama" from Izumikin Shuzo as a gift. 😁 Although it is a dry type of sake, I could taste the umami of the rice and thought it was delicious and beautifully made. There should be a sake tasting competition today at Izumikin Shuzo's place. I was invited to the sake-tasting competition, but I thought it would be impossible due to my work schedule 😅 I gave up this time as well. Besides, I'm just a sake drinker, so I probably won't win at all. 😅 February is the month when we have a lot of things to do for the new year, so I can't really take it easy and the sake I prepared for the drinking party is still hidden in the hallway. 😁. Maybe it's time for a farewell party for a business partner in March? Well then, good night. (Holy shit!) Postscript The picture of the fishing port is the view from Hotel Raga-so. There is no wind and it is beautifully blue. I heard that when it gets warmer, people will walk along the coastline, was it trekking? 😅

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Takachiyo純米吟醸　無調整生原酒　秋田酒こまち純米吟醸原酒生酒

Takachiyo Shuzo Niigata

2/15/2025, 11:01:29 AM

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The third bottle was Takachidai Junmai Ginjo Unadjusted Nama Shu Akita Komachi. It is a representative of the sweet and tasty type. It is famous for "Hiragana Takachiyo never fails me," but how about Kanji Takachiyo? How about Takachiyo in kanji? I took a sip. Oh, it is as sweet and tasty as I expected. It is very clean, soft, and spreads well in the mouth. It has a very straightforward taste, and if you drink it as it is, you will find that you can drink it without any alcohol! It is such an easy-to-drink brand. Very tasty! Thank you! Postscript. The fourth bottle was the Teisho Toranomaki that I raised the other day, so I will pass on it this time. This one also received very high praise. 😁 Actually, there were also Raifuku Junmai Namaizu, Kame no Kai Junmai Ginjo Yellow Label, and Yamamoto Dodara, but we ran out of time. We couldn't finish them because of the strict 2-hour all-you-can-drink policy due to the way we work. The remaining three bottles were all given to the bank employees who were concentrating on their entertainment. The event ended with a development that I am not sure if it was a celebration or not. Thank you very much! 😁

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HijiriR5BY秘蔵酒山田錦純米吟醸生酒純米吟醸生酒

Hijiri Shuzo Gunma

2/15/2025, 10:09:56 AM

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The second one is Gunma no Sei. This is one that is often featured in Sake-no-wa. This time, I couldn't quite find the time to stop by Kibune-san, and since Koshi Haru Sake Kanbanbashi was up and running, I used Yokouchi Sake Shop's online presence to distribute it! 😁 I actually ordered another brand of Sacred Sake, but the store recommended this secret sake because they were out of stock at the real store. It has been refrigerated below freezing for a year. Maybe that's why it has such depth of flavor. I can't judge that with my tongue! 😁. But everyone's reaction was great praise! 🎉 I can feel the balance and depth of flavor. Very tasty! Will order next time! 👍

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Kinoenemasamune春酒香んばし純米大吟醸

Iinuma Honke Chiba

2/15/2025, 9:39:00 AM

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Good evening! 🙋 Today, there was a breeze, but the sun was much warmer. I think it was about 5 to 8 degrees during the day. I worked in the morning and went to a gathering in the afternoon. It seems like when I have a gathering scheduled on the weekend, the day goes by so fast. 😅 Well, the "Celebrate my birthday" project that I brought to the bank's gathering the other day! 🎉🎉🎉 The first one is Iinuma Honke, Koshiharu Sake Kambashi Junmai Daiginjo. Last year, I happened to find it at a liquor store in a mall in Kitakami and was convinced that it was absolutely delicious! I was convinced that it was delicious and drank it with my son and his wife, and we were all convinced. First, a sip. It has a slightly carbonated taste. Overall, it is soft and easy to drink. As time passes, the ginjo aroma emerges and the acidity rises. The sweetness of this spring sake was highly appreciated by everyone. It was very tasty! 🙋 By the way, like Shakai no Dawn, the clear bottles are hard to take pictures of. 😅 Also, the 4th picture is a new craft beer 🍺 from Izumikin Brewery. It's dark, fruity, and delicious. It will be available at a store called "Wakka" next to Ryusendo. 👍

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ma-ki-

Good evening, Tomoyuki Kumagai! The birthday party has started 😁✨. Kambashi is the sake that I remember when I learned the joy of changing the taste over the course of the day: ⤴️ But it sure is hard to take pictures 😥.

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Good morning, ma-ki-! 🙋 Is Kouzhunshu Koumbashi a drink that takes 2-3 days to drink? 😅 It wasn't a blink of an eye, but it was empty just as it was about to sour! 😁

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浜千鳥大吟醸大吟醸

Hamachidori Iwate

2/13/2025, 6:41:32 AM

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Hi, I'm a new member of the forum and I'm looking forward to hearing from you! 🙋 Today, we are on the coast of Iwate prefecture where there are snow storm warnings, etc. and the wind is actually blowing very hard. 😅 Thanks to you, I am celebrating my birthday today. 🙇. I don't know how I managed to live to such a... age 😁. I am conscious of saving the amount I drink as I get older. Every time I see a post from someone like Ane, I think how I used to be like this when I was younger, but I'm in such a bad shape nowadays that nothing good can come from drinking in a way that definitely affects the next day 😅. Having said that, today is my birthday and I'm attending a get-together at my client's bank. And I'm going to bring a large amount of food and take it to the unintelligible development of having everyone celebrate my birthday! 😁 Someone just contacted me on social media and said, "I'm counting on you!" I will do my best to live up to your expectations! I will do my best to live up to your expectations! 👍 The photo is a Daiginjo of Hamachidori that I drank at a pre-birthday party at "Tsushima Tsuru" in the Metropolitan Morioka New Wing the other day. The drinking set was the same as the one I featured earlier, so I uploaded an additional one I drank! It was a little dry, but I could taste the flavor of the rice while it was refreshing.

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マナチー

Happy Birthday, Mr. Kumagai 🎂 I am slowly losing the ability to say I drink to the point of throwing up 🤣 I'm like, don't drink to the point of throwing up 🤣.

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アラジン

Happy Birthday, Tomoyuki Kumagai 🎂🎉㊗️ I'm looking forward to celebrating by bringing a lot of alcohol to a business partner's get-together 🍶. I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of alcohol you brought (if you have time to take pictures 😁) 😊.

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Good evening, Mr. Manachy! 🙋 Thank you for your kind words! 🥳 Yes, I agree. Don't drink so much that you throw up. 😁. Drink in an age appropriate manner! 😅

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Good evening, Aladdin! 🙋 Thank you for your kind words! 🎉 I'll make sure to take one of each and give it my best shot! 👍 I'm looking forward to it myself! 😁

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ひなはなママ

Hi Tomoyuki Kumagai 😃. Happy birthday 🎁🎂🎉! Even though it's your job, it's nice to be able to celebrate with you 🥹I'm sure it will be a birthday to remember 💐. Wishing you a wonderful year ✨

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ma-ki-

Good evening, Tomoyuki Kumagai! Happy Birthday 🎉! Celebratory drinks at the get-together where you brought in a lot of your own ✨. Sounds like it's going to be a fun time 🎵 I'm curious to know what kind of alcohol you will be bringing 😊.

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chika

Tomoyuki. Happy birthday 🎂 🤣👍✨✨ Let's work hard together 🍶✨✨

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＠水橋

Happy birthday to Tomoyuki Kumagai 🎊🍰🎂🎂 More once-in-a-decade cold wave is predicted starting next Tuesday 😭 By the way, you all seem to be expecting some good drinks 😃.

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Kab

Happy birthday, Tomoyuki Kumagai 🎊🎂🎂 Hamachidori is a steady drunken drink! I wish you a wonderful year 🙇‍♂️

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Good morning, Mr. Kumagai😃Happy birthday 🎂! Happy Birthday 🎂🎉We are going to shift to enjoying good sake 😌 in a relaxed manner!

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ジャイヴ

Hello Tomoyuki Kumagai! Happy Birthday 🎉 A work get-together on your birthday -> I understand. Bringing alcohol to the get-together to celebrate ->? This is sure to be an intense party 🤣.

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Good evening, HinaHanaMama! 🙋 Thank you for your kind words! 🥳 Well, it's your job, but I had to half-heartedly congratulate you while "teaching" you the joy of drinking a variety of delicious drinks little by little 😁.

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Good evening, ma-ki-! 🙋 Thank you for your kind words! 🎉 Every time we bring in a different kind of product, some people are waiting with baited breath (lol). It was a lot of fun! 😁😁

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Good evening, chika! 🙋 Thank you for your kind words! 🌟 I will continue to do my best to consume many varieties in small quantities! (LOL)

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Good evening, @Mizuhashi! 🙋 Thank you for your kind words! 🥳 It doesn't get much warmer here, so I don't want a cold snap. 😅 What do you bring every time? They are expecting me to bring something. I won't let you down👍.

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Good evening, Kab! 🙋 Thank you for your kind words! 🎉 It's one of the local brands that I surprisingly don't drink 😅. I think I can drink it anytime I want, so I don't drink it forever, typical, hi. 🙇

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Good evening, Jay & Nobby! 🙋 Thank you for your kind words! 🥳 It takes a good number of people to have a good drink in a relaxed atmosphere, so gatherings like this one are perfect (lol)! I'm glad you all enjoyed it and I'm glad I did too! 😁

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Hi Gyve, good evening! 🙋 Thank you for your kind words! In my mind, the best solution is to bring in alcohol to celebrate (lol)! Ehhhh, is that ok?" but the boar's mouth is bang on!

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Shimeharitsuru大吟醸大吟醸

Miyao Shuzo Niigata

2/12/2025, 12:24:50 AM

2/5/2025

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Good morning, I'm looking forward to seeing you again! 🙋 The world is supposed to be warming up, but the thermometer outside our house was 9 degrees below zero 🥶. The fire room was 2 degrees below zero 🥶🥶🥶. There is quite a disparity between our current house which is highly insulated and airtight, so well, it's like this every year. 😅 The picture is of a Daiginjo of Shimehari Tsuru. In the last upload, there was a gift from the chairman of the board (who is different from President Yaegashi Yoshiichiro). It was a delicious sake, dry, yet with a delicious rice flavor. Incidentally, Mr. Shimeharihizuru does not give tours of his brewery. President Yaegashi said that when he and his friends went to various places to visit the brewery, only the brewery refused to have a tour. Well, I guess there are various brewery policies. 😅

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AzumatsuruMOVIN'純米吟醸生酒

Azumatsuru Shuzo Saga

2/10/2025, 1:17:44 PM

2/5/2025

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The last brand I served was MOVIN' by Azuma Tsuru. Positive action as a brewery. A taste full of dynamism The name "MOVIN'" has two meanings. It is bottled immediately after freshly squeezed to give it a fresh taste, but as I am already very tongue-tied, I can only guess that it is a little sweet 😅. But the person next to me really liked this brand and was surprised when I introduced it as a Kyushu sake. 😁 No problem, there are a lot of good sake from Kyushu, and it's a lot of fun! Next time we get together, we'll do a Kyushu series, so look forward to it! He was so happy when I told him! 👍 It was another enjoyable drinking session! I mean, I was having the most fun. 😁

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