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川口納豆特別純米 ひやおろし特別純米原酒ひやおろし
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Takatsugu
Kawaguchi Natto" was picked up unexpectedly last year because of the strong impact of the label. This year, I opened a bottle of "Hiyoroshi Genshu". This bottle is brewed with "Sasanishiki" grown in Kawaguchi Natto's own fields in Miyagi Prefecture. The strong, robust flavor and lingering hint of sweetness make this a perfect food sake to pair with the autumn flavors of the coming season. Last year, I drank "Kawaguchi Natto" with sake, but it was a disappointment, so I decided not to drink it this year. The impact of the flavor is as impressive as the impact of the label. Delicious: ❗️
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Hoken純米吟醸 秋あがり 湧水仕込純米吟醸ひやおろし
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Takatsugu
I opened a bottle of "Aki-agari" from "Houken" that I had been curious about. The mouthfeel is clean and goes down the throat easily. It is gentle and has a strong umami flavor. It gives the impression of a food sake that is versatile enough to be matched with autumn flavors. As the hot weather gradually calms down, you can enjoy the pleasure of autumn sake. Delicious: ❗️
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Tedorigawa山廃仕込 純米酒 ひやおろし純米原酒生詰酒ひやおろし無濾過
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Takatsugu
Tetorigawa" has been on my mind recently. We opened the bottle without hesitation when we came across "Hiyoroshi", a "Yamahai-brewed" sake that we fell in love with when it was hot. The hiyaoroshi has a mellow taste with a refreshing lactic acidity followed by a lingering rich umami aftertaste. I suddenly thought of a marriage in my mind that would be irresistible when paired with a foil-baked salmon with lots of butter. It is a wonderful bottle that becomes even more flavorful as it is served chilled or at higher temperatures. Delicious ‼️
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Takachiyo扁平精米無ろ過生原酒 おりがらみ純米大吟醸原酒生酒無濾過おりがらみ
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Takatsugu
It is mid-September and we find ourselves looking at Halloween bottles. Today, we opened a bottle of "Takachiyo" with a cute Halloween cat. It is a slightly sparkling orikara. The taste has a fruity, gentle sweetness and a pleasant slight effervescence. The gentle flavor that spreads softly makes you feel lighthearted. A bottle of "Takachiyo" that can be enjoyed with a sense of the season. Delicious: ‼️
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Today, we opened a bottle of "Koei Kiku" hiyaoroshi "Tsukikage". It has a beautiful taste with clear acidity and clean umami. As the temperature rises, the umami expands and the flavor structure becomes more robust. A bottle to savor long autumn evenings. Delicious: ‼️
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Hououbidenひやおろし 純米吟醸酒純米吟醸ひやおろし
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With the temperature gradually settling down, sake shops are now stocked with autumn sakes. Today, we opened a bottle of "Hiyoroshi" from "Houou Mita". We poured a generous amount into a large sake cup and sipped it. The mellow aroma and packed flavor spread to the palate, enveloping me in a feeling of euphoria. With its robust flavor, it is a versatile match for the coming autumn flavors. The freshness of new sake is nice, but this is a great bottle to enjoy the calm flavor of hiyaoroshi. Delicious: ‼️
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We met again this year, Nilwolf. The concept is to change the theme every year and try a different flavor of sake from Ni-Rabbit. This year's theme is "Secret. We opened a bottle of this sake, which is wrapped in a veil of secrecy, with the sake rice, rice polishing ratio, yeast, etc., all undisclosed. It has a delicious flavor with a good balance of acidity and umami, which is typical of the Ni-Utsuri. We could sense a difference in nuance from the usual Ni-Rabbit, but could not reach a decisive difference. This is a nasty bottle that makes you want to enjoy Ni-Rabbit again and look for differences. But it is delicious. ‼️
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Kureひやおろし 四万十川源流 洞窟囲い純米ひやおろし
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The summer heat has gradually eased up. We opened a bottle of hiyaoroshi, a new sake made in March and stored in a cave at the headwaters of the Shimanto River. The taste is mild and tart, with a clean and clear flavor reminiscent of the clear waters of the Shimanto River. As the temperature gradually rises to room temperature, the fullness of the rice can be felt. When I think of Kochi sake, I think of drunken whales, but this is a bottle I would like to recommend to those people. Delicious: ‼️
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Okunokami純米中取り(火入)純米
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We opened a bottle of "Junmai Nakadori" (Junmai Nakadori) from "Yamori", which we purchased at a liquor store on a short trip to the neighborhood. The aroma is a mild ginjo aroma. The taste is full of flavor and full of richness. The fullness of the flavor perfectly matches the taste of autumn. This is a perfect bottle to enjoy with an evening drink as the temperature gradually drops in autumn. Delicious: ‼️
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Senkin線香花火生酛原酒無濾過
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Opened a bottle of "Senkohana", a seasonal sake from "Senkou". It is an unfiltered unpasteurized sake brewed with a blend of Yamadanishiki and Omachi. It has a lactic sweetness and a pleasantly crisp acidity. It has a pleasant taste that eases the summer heat. Even unfiltered sake with an alcohol content of only 13% has a strong umami flavor. A great bottle to enjoy summer not with the sound of sparklers but with your tongue. Delicious: ‼️
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Bunraku RebornMoon Sherbet純米吟醸生詰酒
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Takatsugu
We opened a bottle of "Moon Sherbet," an autumn sake from Bunraku Reborn, brewed mainly by the young brewers of Bunraku, which we encountered last year and became interested in. It has a beautiful taste with a sourness like biting into a lemon and a spreading umami flavor. The fullness of the flavor, which is hard to believe at 13% alcohol, makes it a perfect match for a variety of dishes. Please try it if you come across it. Delicious ‼️
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Glorious Mt.FujiCRIMSON GLORY クリムゾン グローリー ピンクサファイヤ純米大吟醸原酒無濾過
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Eikofuji" was the reason I fell in love with sake. I opened a bottle of "Crimson Glory Pink Sapphire," which I was attracted by the wine-like bottle that I had never seen before. This low alcohol, unfiltered, unfiltered sake is brewed with 100% "Haenuki" sake rice from Yamagata Prefecture and brewed with "red yeast" and has an alcohol content of 10.5 degrees. When poured into a cup, it has a faint pink color. The sweet and sour taste, like biting into an apricot, fills the mouth. The color and taste of this surprising sake is hard to believe that it was brewed with only rice. It reaffirms the power of yeast. A bottle of Eiko-Fuji's challenge was admired. Delicious: ❗️
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ma-ki-
Good evening, Takatsugu! There are some sakes that make you fall in love with sake: ⤴️ Red yeast sake is so beautiful when poured into a glass ✨. It's really great that the brewers take on so many challenges 😲.
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Takatsugu
Good evening, ma-ki-san: ☺️ I still have a bottle of Kikkake sake in my hand 🍶. It was so beautiful with a faint pink color when poured into a clear glass !
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AAJI
Hello Takatsugu. I was shocked when I met Eiko Fuji when I started working (about 40 years ago). I think it is because I am a descendant of Lord Kiyomasa Kato, and a sake shop I know is collaborating with me by sending me various kinds of sake rice. I look forward to seeing more in the future.
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Takatsugu
Good evening, AAJI. I see that you have been a long-time friend of Eikoufuji-san 🍶 Every month, there is a new brand that catches my attention, so I have a hard time deciding which one to drink😅.
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Tanzawasan純米原酒 火入れ 猫ラベル純米原酒
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Takatsugu
Attracted by the cool cat label, we opened a bottle of "Tanzan" here. On the back of the label is a large fireworks display in the night sky. If you shine a light on it from behind, you can enjoy the sight of the cat watching the fireworks. The taste is clean and refreshing with a beautiful acidity. Although it is a pure sake, the alcohol content is kept at a low 13%, making it easy to drink for summer. Enjoy it outside while watching fireworks. Delicious: ‼️
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Takatsugu 😃. It's like a 🎇 version of Abekan's goldfish label, but the fireworks through the sake are also nebulous😇and it's so stylish that the cat can see them 😊.
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Takatsugu
Hi Jay & Nobby, Good evening. Sorry for the bad response😅. Tanzan's fireworks label is perfect to feel summer at home 🎆.
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At a local liquor store, I opened a bottle of the first summer sake I picked up, "Summer Yurikuri Brewing". It is a delicious sake with a good balance of pleasant acidity and soft sweetness, and can be drunk easily even on a hot summer day. The sake bottle is also very nice, reminding us of the blue sky in the middle of summer. This is a bottle that has renewed the image of Oita's sake. Delicious ‼️
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大納川天花純米吟醸 夏酒(生詰め原酒)純米吟醸原酒生詰酒無濾過
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We opened a bottle of cool summer sake with a goldfish of "Onogawa Tenka", the first brand we came across at a liquor store we visited on a short trip. It has an impressive light taste with a clean and crisp acidity. It will be a good partner for dishes that require a squeeze of lemon. It also seems to go well with summer vegetables. It is a bottle that is different from the usual liquor store. Delicious ‼️
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DATE SEVENSEASON2 episode4 純米大吟醸 伯楽星style -大地の進化-純米大吟醸
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We are late from Tanabata, but we opened a bottle of "Hakurakusei-style" Daichi bottle from "DATE SEVEN SEASON 2". From the first sip, it has a robust umami and sweetness that seems to be rooted to the ground. The aftertaste has a hint of bitterness. The rice used for this sake is also Yamadanishiki, but the taste is different from that of the Umi bottle, and you can sense the difference in the brewery's production. This is a bottle that will make next year's Tanabata fun. Delicious ‼️
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DATE SEVENSEASON2 episode4 純米大吟醸 浦霞style -伝統の海-純米大吟醸
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We are late from Tanabata, but we opened a bottle of "Urakasumi style" Umi bottle from "DATE SEVEN SEASON 2". From the first sip, a gentle sweetness spread softly and a slight bitterness and umami spread slowly. The gentle and soft taste reaffirms the excellence of Yamada-Nishiki as a sake rice. This is a bottle that will make you look forward to next year's Tanabata Festival. Delicious: ‼️
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Abekan純米吟醸 蔵夏純米吟醸
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We opened a bottle of "Kurage" from "Abekan", a limited edition of Shiogama in Miyagi Prefecture, which we obtained on our expedition. The first sip has a beautiful taste with a soft umami and lingering flavor that disappears in a flash. It gives the impression that it would be a good match for fresh summer vegetables or fish that has been tightly tightened with acidity, such as vinegared mackerel. This is a collaboration with Urakasumi, and there is also an Urakasumi version of "Kurage". I can't help but want to taste that one as well. Delicious: ‼️
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Sawanoizumi特別純米特別純米
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Expedition & Train Sake & Cup Sake. The first "Sawanoizumi" special junmai cup sake. It has a robust taste with a solid umami foundation. As you drink it with the snacks, you will strangely feel the lightness little by little, just like a swan taking off strongly. A robust sake that can also be enjoyed warmed up. Delicious. ❗️
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Wataya夏綿 純米 山田錦純米
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Expedition & Train Sake. Opened a mini bottle of "Natsuwata" from "Wataya". Just like the label with its beautifully blooming lotus flowers, it has a gentle flavor that softly spreads across the palate and a pleasant acidity that lingers in the aftertaste. It is a versatile player that can be paired with a wide variety of snacks. A luxurious bottle of train sake. Delicious: ‼️
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