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3. also known as Hibari, aka Tengyaku. Shibasaki Shuzo of Funao Taki. It has a dry mouthfeel and a spicy aftertaste. However, it has a subtle sweetness and umami, making it easy to drink. It could use a little more umami. Special limited edition, 60% junmai sake. A gift.
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Kaze no Mori Akitsuho 507, picked in the middle. The mouthfeel is fresh and gorgeous with a touch of sweetness. The bitterness comes afterwards, but it does not linger and tightens up the taste. It could be a little more umami. Akitsuho, unfiltered and unpasteurized, about 2,000 yen, Otsuka Sake Shop in Honmachi.
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Hello! KOUEIGIKU has a good balance of moderate amino acidity, sweetness and umami on the palate, making it easy to drink. The aftertaste is also refreshing and not at all dull. It tastes like sparkling wine. Omachi, unfiltered, unfiltered raw sake, about 3,000 yen, Otsuka Sake Brewery in Honmachi.
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3. light and thin on the palate, but has a discreet, floral quality that makes it easy to drink. It does not have a strong sake taste or aftertaste, but is thin and dry. Kame-no-o, Junmai Ginjo, 55%, about 2000 yen, Hasegawa Sake Shop, Tokyo Station.
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3. You can feel the strength of the acidity on the palate. It does not have the strong umami that is typical of sake, but while it is dry and refreshing, it has just the right amount of umami. It has a good balance of light acidity and umami. Fast brewing, light nigori nama sake, junmai, about 1600 yen, Otsuka Sake Brewery in Honmachi.
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3. 333rd anniversary of Ni-Rabbit. It is dry on the palate, but the umami taste comes later. It has a dry taste typical of Omachi. Junmai Daiginjo, Bizen Omachi, 48%, about 2,100 yen, Otsuka Sake Shop in Honmachi.
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3. a test brew of Kaze no Mori. It has a gorgeous mouthfeel, but it quickly becomes dry and does not linger. It is not too sweet and has a crisp taste that is hard to believe it is made with 90% polished rice. The acidity is strong and bubbly, making it refreshing to drink. Junmai sake, unfiltered, unpasteurized, 90%, about 1800 yen, Otsuka Sake Shop in Honmachi.
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3. sin Tsuchida. Because it is made using the ikuhashi-style sake yeast and highly polished rice, it has a sake-like flavor. It has a strong rice flavor with a sweetness similar to that of Bodai Sake. 90%, 1,900 yen, Wine Shop Watanabe, Isesaki.
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3. 2023 Natsu by Mitsuo Yamakawa. It has a dark flavor on the palate, but the taste is clean and does not linger. It has a sweet taste and does not have much of a sake feel. It has no acidity or fizziness, and is easy to drink. Tadenokawa Shuzo, 50%, about 2,300 yen, Hasegawa Sake Brewery, Tokyo Station.
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4. junmai sake from Akabe. Sweet and juicy on the palate. As is typical of Junmai sake, it has a strong flavor, but it is clean and refreshing without being lingering. A little acidity would be nice. Junmai-shu, 60%, about 1400 yen, Hasegawa Sake Brewery, Tokyo Station.
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3. It has a light, thin, and not too assertive mouthfeel, so it is no wonder that it is a perfect sake for a meal. However, it lacks umami, acidity, and sake-like characteristics. There is no aftertaste, and it is refreshing. Special junmai sake, 60%, about 1,400 yen, Hasegawa Sake Brewery, Tokyo Station.
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Junmai Unrefined Nama-shu (pure rice). It has a firm but dry mouthfeel with a touch of bitterness. The taste of Gohyakumangoku, the rice used as the base, can be clearly identified. Miyamanishiki, 60%, about 1800 yen, Otsuka Sake Shop in Honmachi.
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3. Koei Kiku no Gekko. Sourness and some bitterness on the palate, but sweet, but not soggy, with a fruity, refreshing taste. Hachitan-Nishiki, unfiltered, unfiltered, raw sake, about 3,000 yen, Otsuka Sake Shop in Honmachi.
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3. Aizan from Joyo, unfiltered unpasteurized sake. It is made from rice grown in Yoshikawa-cho, Miki City, Hyogo Prefecture, in a special A district. The mouthfeel is sweet but not cloying, and the taste is refreshing. About 2,200 yen, Otsuka Sake Shop, Honmachi, Tokyo.
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3. Hououmida sparring. The mouthfeel is quite shrieky and sparkling. It is sweet, with a moderate acidity and no spiciness, and tastes like a white wine, which explains the wine yeast. Yamada-Nishiki, 55%, about 2000 yen, Otsuka Sake Shop in Honmachi.
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3. Koei Kiku's Tsukishita Muyori. It has a gorgeous aroma on the palate, but the sweetness and umami are light and the aftertaste is spicy. The name "Muyori" is exactly what it sounds like. Kame-no-o, unfiltered, unfiltered, raw sake, about 2000 yen, Otsuka Sake Brewery in Honmachi.
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4. ALPHA6 from Kaze no Mori, respect for No.6, white malted rice used. It has a deep sweet taste like Bodai yeast, but the acidity of No.6 is effective, so it is refreshing to drink. There is no aftertaste and it is refreshing. Akitsuho, 66%, Junmai-shu, 1,650 yen, Otsuka Sake Shop in Honmachi.
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3. It is light on the palate, but has a gorgeous and refreshing Omachi-like quality. It has just the right amount of acidity to make it refreshing. Bizen Omachi, 50% junmai sake, about 1600 yen, Otsuka Sake Shop in Honmachi.
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