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toudokougen
This is a wine I've been drinking frequently lately.
It has a soft, slightly acidic and gentle taste with a full body. It is good with a smooth finish. The good thing about restaurant sake is that you can enjoy it even after a long time. It can also be used as a food sake!
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Aizuchujo生純米原酒 無濾過初しぼり
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I won't miss Kimi's melon-type ginjo aroma! Excellent 👏.
From there comes a pear/peach type soft sweetness, richness and a bit of bitterness. I would say it has a sharpness that doesn't linger, but I personally have a child's tongue, so I'm at that age (?) where the bitters that linger on the back of my tongue are really bothering me. I'm not sure if it's good that it's not sticky, though. But I guess it is good that it is not sticky. It's important to put together with bitters 🍶.
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The aroma is a soft pear-like ginjo aroma with a sweet umami flavor.
A little bitter aftertaste is a little annoying, but it's no problem for a yakiton (grilled pork) restaurant! Delicious!
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The sweetness is a bit fluffy, and the bitterness and acidity come from the sweetness. However, there is no bitterness and it is soft. I was told that the wine will be opened today, so maybe it will turn into something better in a few days.
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Glorious Mt.Fuji酒未来 純米大吟醸 無濾過生源酒
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First Eikofuji in half a month.
Continued pear and peach sweetness. The sweetness may seem a little sticky, perhaps due to the sake consumed during the New Year's holiday.
It has a bit of alcohol and bitterness, and is refreshing and clean. As the label says, it can be enjoyed as a food sake. It is a good drink to order when you find it outside.
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Kanae純米吟醸 番外 おりがらみ
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I didn't expect to find it in my local pub. Where did they get it from?
It was mellower than I expected, perhaps because it had been bottled a day or so earlier. And speaking of Ding, it tastes like melon. Both the ginjo aroma and taste are melon. The aftertaste ends with a bit of bitter and slightly tangy acidity. It is a gentle Ding, and this is what it is like! It was like this!
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Akanesasuヌヴォー 純米吟醸 無ろ過生
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I decided to do a lot of home drinking this year, so I started with Akane Nouveau.
Day 1: Overall, it was too fresh and a bit weak, though I could tell it was a sweet and tasty type. I couldn't make anything out due to the influence of combining it with a slightly strong-flavored snack. There is a bit of bitterness in the back.
Day 3: Melon-like ginjo aroma! This, this, this is Akanesu Nouveau! Juicy sweetness from peach to melon, richness from 3 days of aging, and chili gas! It's not sticky, it's really natural and beautiful, but it's delicious. This is it. I have three bottles, so I'll have to drink them in a hurry.
The date is the date of corkage.
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Aizuchujo純米吟醸 夢の香
toudokougen
Strong melon-type ginjo aroma. And a hint of sweetness.
It's a good first drink.
I've been drinking a lot of characteristic sake lately, so I like this kind of sake once in a while.
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toudokougen
At my mother's parents' house. It was nicely put together and easy to drink for a sparkling.
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New Year's sake review. At my favorite store in Nagano city.
A sake that very few of my favorite stores in Nagano carry. Unlike regular Kame no Kai, it is not fire-aged!
Already, the juiciness was totally different even in Kame-no-Kai. Because it is the top model of Kame-no-Kai, there are not many of it left, and it is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, so the more I write about it, the more I regret that I can't drink it. ......
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New Year's sake review. At my favorite restaurant in Nagano City.
This sake is made with rice and water from Matsukawa Village and distributed only in Matsukawa Village.
I personally like it best because of its softness, gorgeousness, sweetness and flavor. But it is definitely a silver/black sake for everyone, and I felt that this sake is possible only because it is not made in large quantities. I want to go to Matsukawa Village to buy it.
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New Year's sake review. At my favorite restaurant in Nagano City.
The original brewery, Yamasei, was purchased and the new brewery, Iraka, is brewed by a toji from Daishinshu. I had received the silver and black versions of Iraka locally and thought it was an easy-drinking sake with a beautiful balance of sweet and spicy. When it became "Ai", it became more assertive and full-bodied, which is typical of sake, and I thought it was worth drinking! This is a sake that I want to support because it is a new brewery.
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Daishinshu純米大吟醸 槽しぼり 無濾過生原酒
浅間嶽純米吟醸生原酒 秋あがり
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New Year's sake review. At my favorite restaurant in Nagano City.
I was one of the three trial sakes and thought, "Asamatake? Actually, I had avoided it a few years ago because it had a bit of a bitter aftertaste.
However, I was surprised when I drank it this time! I had no idea it had become such a gentle, sweet-tasting sake. Apparently, the toji (master brewer) changed a few years ago, and the brewery received advice from another brewery at that time, which led to a major change.
From now on, I will drink it whenever I see it.
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帰山伍番 純米生原酒
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New Year's sake review. At my favorite restaurant in Nagano city.
Peach/banana type sweetness came in, and while the sweetness was quite noticeable, there was also a richness at the back, with no bitterness just before it became sticky, leaving a lingering aftertaste.
It is a little different from the lush sake I like, but I thought many people might like it, so I looked at a liquor store in a station building and found a bottle that was sold out.
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積善純米生酒 りんごの花酵母
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New Year's sake review. At my favorite restaurant in Nagano City.
When I hear the word "hana-yeast," I am always tempted to drink it. How about Sekizen's hana-yeast this time?
It has a fresh but gentle flavor and aroma similar to that of a pear. It is not sticky, but has a gentle aftertaste. Even if there was a bitterness, it was weak and very nice. I couldn't help but want it, and the next day in the city, I bought it at a sake store on the Zenkoji temple's main street - a
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New Year's sake review. At my favorite restaurant in Nagano City.
As recommended by the owner, it has a characteristic acidity like that of calpis.
After a hint of pear-apple sweetness, it is followed by a richness, gas, and a gentle acidity like that of the previous day's calpis. It has a pleasant taste without bitterness.
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New Year's sake review. At my favorite restaurant in Nagano city.
This brewery started 3 years ago after buying another brewery that was originally there. This year, it seems to have become difficult to obtain.
The first saké has a gorgeous aroma in the mouth, followed by a pear-like sweetness. It is not sticky, but finishes with a bit of bitterness.
There is also a little gas. It is a soft sake.
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