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Daishinshu GI NAGANO Kinmon Nishiki 2024 Rating 4.4-4.5 Rice: 2024 contract-grown rice from Nagano Prefecture "Kinmon-nishiki", Alcohol: 16 Kinmon-nishiki" rice is characterized as if Yamada-nishiki and other Nagano rice such as "Hitogochi" and "Miyamanishiki" were added and divided by two. The clay-soil feeling that stands out in the center of the body is wonderfully Yamada-Nishiki-like, yet gives the impression of not being too bloated. This sake has a refreshing sweetness, aroma, and its umami, a three-way charm woven into a sharp taste harmony.
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Sagaminada Miyamanishiki Junmai Ginjo Rating 4.4 Rice: Miyamanishiki from Nagano, Polishing ratio: 50%, Alcohol level: 16 This junmai ginjo is made from Miyamanishiki produced in Nagano and polished to 50%. It is brewed with orthodox No. 9 yeast to take advantage of the delicate Miyamanishiki characteristics. The lightness of Miyamanishiki and the refreshing ginjo aroma of No. 9 yeast will naturally make you drink more. Slightly dry and soft.
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Kai Ishiki Tsubaki Ginjo-Junmai-Shu Rating 4.4 Alcohol 13-14%, Polishing ratio 50%. An original sake for "Umisekkutsu", a ryokan (Japanese inn) in Okuyugawara Onsen, brewed by Nakazawa Shuzo, the brewer of Matsubiyu. It has an elegant ginjo aroma with a low-alcohol, gentle touch. The aroma is subdued. Easy to match with Japanese food.
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Hanasagami Honjozo Nama-Stored Sake Rated 4.4 Rice polishing ratio 65%, alcohol content 13-14%. A sake unique to Yugawara, produced in cooperation with a liquor store in Yugawara-machi and Kanai Sake Brewery (Hadano City). Mozart's music is played during fermentation to achieve a mellow and pleasant mouthfeel. It is aromatic, clean, and slightly dry (sake meterage +4), with a delicious flavor. It is a refreshing Honjozo sake, but can also be served with a low alcohol content for a slightly mellow taste. A portion of the proceeds from sales is set aside for Yugawara's "Flower and Nature" fund (fund). Sold at Yugawara ryokan (Sansuiro, Ashikari, etc.) and Yuraku.
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Light, Dry Uonuma Junmai Rating 4.4 Alcohol 15-16%, Rice polishing ratio 65%. Shirataki's ultra-dry junmai sake with a light, refreshing taste and moderate umami. The soft water from Echigo-Yuzawa in snow country, moderate maturation period, and the excellent skills of the brewers make it easy to drink. It has a mild aroma, crisp taste, and moderate umami. It can be served at a wide range of temperatures, from cold sake to hot sake!
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Kamo Nishiki Shakufuda Sake Yoshikawa Yamadanishiki Junmai Daiginjo Rating 4.5 Rice: 100% Yamadanishiki from Yoshikawa, Hyogo Prefecture, Special A district; Polishing ratio: 50%; Alcohol content: 13% (original sake) Yamada-Nishiki is the highest grade of rice suitable for sake brewing. Yamada-Nishiki produced in Yoshikawa is considered to be of the highest quality, and many of them are brewed as entries in brewing technique competitions. It has a unique, clean, intense, and elegant Muscat-like aroma, a fine gasiness, and a smooth mouthfeel that is pleasant even after swallowing, and a moderate sweetness that spreads a good flavor.
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Tasake Junmai Daiginjo 40.5% "Koshiro Nishiki Rating 4.4-4.5 Polishing ratio 45%, rice used: Kojonishiki, alcohol 16%, acidity 1.4, sake level ±0 This is the ultimate bottle of Koshiro-Nishiki, one of the top class rice in the Tasake series, polished to a luxurious 45%. Koshiro-Nishiki, a sake rice with a strong flavor and breadth, is used. The sake is a junmai-daiginjo made with 45% polished rice, with the aim of producing the original flavor of the rice while also pursuing a more beautiful taste. It is fresh and fruity like an apple. The moderately light acidity gives it a crispness, and the refined and beautiful flavor is smooth. Produced in March 2025, it has lost some of its acidity and fruity aroma due to its layover, and has a sweet, umami and rounded middle body. It has a sugary confectionary taste.
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Shin Takachiyo A-TYPE Breakage unconscious force Rating 4.4-4.5 Rice used: "Ipponshime" from Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, 65% polished, 12% alcohol by volume Shin Takachichiyo shines in red. The red, sparkling Shin Takachiyo has a vivid, bouncy, light flavor. Shin Takachichiyo" series uses 65% flat polished Ipponshime rice produced locally. It is brewed with yeast that produces a strong aroma and bottled as unfiltered, unpasteurized sake. 12ºC, a low alcohol content for a sake. The taste is designed to be casual and light. The theme is "hiruzake-specific Nihonshu. Fruity & Juicy. Fruity aroma clothed in softness. The fragrance is gorgeous and rich, and the fresh gas bursts out in the light mouthfeel, followed by the intense sweet and sour taste that spreads out. Fresh and juicy, like biting into a freshly picked green apple. The strong sweetness spreads slowly and is held back by a vivid acidity, leaving a soft, fluffy aftertaste. It is very drinkable, yet light. Strawberry-like, acidic and lychee-like.
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Hirotogawa Junmai Daiginjo Rating 4.4-4.5 Rice used: "Yumeko" from Ten-ei-mura, Fukushima Prefecture, 40% polished, 16% alcohol by volume. Junmai Daiginjo for a limited time only! This is a limited time Junmai Daiginjo! The rice is well blended and the aroma, sweetness, and umami are in perfect harmony. The sweetness is mild. Slightly brown sugar taste.
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Fusano Kankiku純米大吟醸生酒無濾過おりがらみ
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Kangiku Junmai Daiginjo Hisashinmu 50 Hazy Moon Unrefined Nama Rated 4.6 Rice used: 100% Fukuoka-grown Jugenmu, Polishing ratio: 50%, Alcohol content: 15 This is the first limited edition sake using Fukuoka Prefecture's "Jugemu" rice. This rice is characterized by its refreshing sweetness and rich rice flavor. To take advantage of its character and enhance its freshness, a large amount of "fermentation gas" was left in the bottle when it was bottled. The result is a bottle that is easy to drink and has a mouthfeel that makes one want to call it a high-class rice soda, while at the same time enjoying the superb sweetness that only sake can offer. Spark delicious. The sweetness and umami in the nigori taste, while being light and sharp with a touch of bubbles.
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Sawaya Matsumoto Moribashi-Aizan Rating 4.5 Ingredients: rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic), 100% Aiyama produced in Tojo, Hyogo Prefecture; alcohol content: 15 A light approach that is typical of "Moriboshi", The sweetness is moderate, and the umami is brought out quickly, The lovely charm of Aiyama rice is softly wrapped up in the sweetness. The aftertaste is a combination of tangy spiciness, refreshing acidity, and a hint of gas that disappears smoothly and refreshingly. It has a pleasant sharpness. Clear and dry. You can feel the elegant sweetness of Aizan.
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Kunmai Daiginjo Betsuatsurae Rating 4.5 Ingredients: Yamadanishiki, Polishing ratio: 35%, Alcohol: 15 Junmai Daiginjo with 35% polished Yamadanishiki. This is the flagship product of brewer Kuheiji. The nose has ripe fruit aromas of pear and melon, with subtle spice nuances. On the palate, there is an attack of umami, followed by elegant acidity and a delicate, pleasant bitterness.
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Ibi吟醸原酒生酒無濾過
杉原酒造Gifu
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Imi Gin-Sen Unrefined Unrefined Nama-Shu Rating 4.4 Ingredients: rice, rice malt, brewers' alcohol, domestic rice (sake rice: Ibinohomare), rice polishing ratio: 60%, alcohol content: 17%. The concept is to create a crisp, full flavor that does not lose out to the strong taste. It has a mildly sweet taste while being alky. Middle body. The bitterness is slightly dry from the middle to the end.
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Kame no Kai Hizokura Junmai Daiginjo Nakakumi Rating 4.4-4.5 Ingredients: Yamadanishiki (Hyogo Prefecture), 35% polished rice, 17% alcohol by volume This is a traditional Junmai Daiginjo Fukurotsuri. It is a pure sake that is exhibited at various sake competitions. The toji pours his heart and soul into this top-quality product. It has won many awards in the past. It has won the top prize at the Kan-shin bureau, a national gold medal, the IWC Nagano Trophy, and others. It has a mild sweetness and umami like a dessert sake. The acidity is a bit strong and clear, and you can also feel the outline. Slightly convergent bitterness.
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Yuma-YUUMA Rating 4.4 Ingredients: rice (domestic), rice malted rice (domestic), 100% Yamadanishiki from Fukuoka Prefecture, 60% polished rice, 13% alcohol by volume Yuma" is the brewery's signature sake, marking a new page in the history of the Nanayo Shuzo brewery. Using Yamada-Nishiki produced in Fukuoka Prefecture, this junmai-shu is very light and easy to drink, with a low alcohol content of 13%. The taste is simply "intense and refreshing. It has a fresh and friendly flavor that even sake beginners will enjoy. This is a remarkable bottle that goes well with Fukuoka's food. Light citrus-like aroma.
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Nanayo Black Label- shichiyo black- Rated 4.4-4.5 Ingredients: rice (Fukuoka Prefecture), rice malted rice (Fukuoka Prefecture), 100% Yamadanishiki rice, 15% alcohol by volume The rich aroma and clean taste of Nanayo are a step above the rest. The elegant drinking quality that is characteristic of Nanayo is maintained, and the long low-temperature fermentation process is used to achieve a high-quality aroma and flavor. It has a moderate sweetness with a dry umami flavor and a dry finish. Dry aftertaste.
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Fusano Kankiku純米大吟醸原酒生酒無濾過
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Kangiku Haruhi Special Yell Unfiltered Nama Sake Rating 4.4 Alcohol level: 15%, Sake meter: -3.0 (last year's value), Acidity: 1.3 (last year's value), Rice: Yamadanishiki, Akaban Omachi, Polishing ratio: 50 This is a very limited edition sake brewed once a year using the finest rice, with the hope of giving a little push to those who are celebrating the "Harenohi" season, the beginning of a new journey or the culmination of a life's work! It is brewed with the aim of achieving the best balance between the full and broad flavor of Yamada-Nishiki and the sharpness of Akaban-Yumachi's complexity. Sweet and umami, white peach, green apple-like. Light. Light, but with a spicy and bitter igami sensation.
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AKABU純米大吟醸生酒
赤武酒造Iwate
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AKABU Junmai Daiginjo Kokujo No Zan Nama Shu Rated 4.6 Rice used: "Yunokou" from Iwate Prefecture, 35% polished rice, 15% alcohol by volume This Junmai Daiginjo expresses AKABU's goal of flavor and ultimate sharpness. This bottle is made from Iwate's finest rice, Yunokou, polished to 35% and slowly brewed at ultra-low fermentation temperatures. The perfect timing of pressing at an ice temperature of -1 degree Celsius and careful finishing of each bottle produces a pleasant umami and a superb sharpness. The aroma is pear-like with a soft touch. It is fresh and refreshing with a good acidity.
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Tsujizenbee純米吟醸にごり酒
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Tsuji Zenbei "Junmai Ginjo Omachi Activated Nigori Rating 4.4-4.5 Rice: 100% Omachi, ALC: 15%, Rice polishing ratio: 56%, Sake degree: +2, Acidity: 1.6 The aroma is mild, with a thick, juicy flavor characteristic of Omachi rice, but with a clean, clear, crisp finish. It has a sense of umami from the Omachi rice, and while being mellow with nigori, it also has a sense of active gas and acidity, making it sharp, clear, and dry. Well balanced.
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Jyushidai Nakadori Kamimoroshira Sake Mirai Rating 4.6-4.7 Polishing ratio 45%, 80% Sakemirai rice from Yamagata Prefecture, 15% alcohol by volume. Melon and strawberry aroma, fruity and smooth. The acidity is well balanced with a refreshing aftertaste.
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