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寅之助寅之助
山形県生まれ、東京都在住。 自宅飲みが好き、趣味が高じて日本酒検定準一級を取得。 甘め、醇酒と薫酒の中間のようなお酒が好みですが、知らないお酒を開ける楽しさに気付き、色々な銘柄を試しています🍶 大した表現もできないのですが、好き・美味しいを共有できたら嬉しいです😊

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大嶺3粒 無濾過生原酒 愛山生酒無濾過
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I've been trying out the Oumine I've seen since last year anyway 🍶I've been paying attention to certain brands, and as a result, I didn't know there were so many different types of sake rice! I've bought so many 😂. Among them, this time it's the special Aizan 🌾. The aroma is sweet and fruity like white peaches typical of Omine 🍑. The aroma is sweet and fruity, like white peaches 🍑! There is a slight bitterness in the aftertaste. However, on the day the bottle was opened, it was quite alcoholic and sharp, so the sipping did not go as far as I had expected. After a day of drinking, the taste became rounder and I could fully enjoy the deliciousness of Aizan. As a result, I enjoyed it very much, but so far I think I like Yamada-Nishiki unfiltered unpasteurized sake the best in Omine 🤔.
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福司新米新酒 しぼりたて生酒生酒
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This is the first time I saw and purchased a sake called Fukuji🍶 I want to try a variety of new fresh sake. It is the only sake brewery in Kushiro. You can feel a little bit of alcohol, but it tastes somewhat cutesy, and the overall impression is gentle. There is a slight sweetness on the palate, a mineral and gradual umami in the middle, and a crisp and clean finish. Perhaps it is because I don't have many opportunities to drink sake from Hokkaido, but I felt that it had a slightly different taste from sake from anywhere else 😄.
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自然酒生酛 しぼり生生酛生酒
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It's been a really long time since I've seen Niida Zenshu🍶 out drinking so much. The aroma and taste are typical of a sake yeast yeast yeast, sweet and sour. Despite the 85% milled rice ratio, there is no strong sense of umami, no miscellaneous taste, and it is clean and refreshing. It has been a long time since I drank it, but it has the same characteristic flavor that makes you think, "Oh, it's Shizen-shu. I dare say that because of its uniqueness, you can't really tell the difference between brands 🤔.
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大嶺3粒 無濾過生原酒 出羽燦々原酒生酒無濾過
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An unfiltered unpasteurized sake that is only available in Omine for a limited time. This is the first Dewa Sanzu🌾 that I have tasted in Omine. I had bought a bottle of Yamadanishiki Hi-ire at the same time, so I dared to keep some for comparison 🍶. It has a gaseous feeling and a gorgeous aroma on the palate, which is typical of new unfiltered unpasteurized sake (☺️) Compared to Yamadanishiki, it has less sweetness and a more refreshing taste. It is very tasty on its own, but it is difficult to match it with food🤔I felt a bit of bitterness when I paired it with Japanese food.
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大嶺3粒 火入れ 山田錦
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I've been hooked on Omine since last year's unfiltered raw Yamadanishiki. I bought it again because I wanted to compare the hi-ire version with it. It doesn't have the gasiness and freshness of the raw sake, but it is still refreshingly sweet and fruity, even in the hi-ire version. ☺️ I prefer Omine's Yamadanishiki brand over other sake rice such as Omachi because it has a more pronounced sweetness ✨. Maybe because of the refreshing feeling, there was a bit of strong alcohol in the aftertaste.
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Tsuchidaシン・ツチダ 五百万石
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This is my first Shin Tsuchida. I bought it thinking that I would not be disappointed with Gohyakumangoku, which has an image of a beautifully finished product. Reading the label carefully, I found that the rice was polished to 90% and that yellow koji for shochu was used. When I poured it, I found it had a golden color with a matured taste. The taste is mellow like an aged sake, and the aroma is complex. The flavor itself does not seem strong, and if there is anything that is typical of Ihyakumangoku, it is that it is more refreshing than ordinary aged sake. I was surprised if you drink it with an image of sake of Gohyakumangoku!
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Gassan大吟醸大吟醸
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A colleague gave me this Daiginjo of Gassan as a gift. This is my first time to try Tsukiyama, but I had heard rumors that it was a delicious sake, so I was very grateful for the gift 🍶. It is fruity due to the fact that it is 35% polished. The umami is not strong but has a nice sharpness. Although it is not junmai, it has a sense of transparency. I found it to be as delicious and good quality sake as rumored. ☺️
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Joyo赤磐雄町 限定生原酒原酒生酒
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At the end of the year, I visited Joyo Sake Brewery in Yamashiro, Kyoto. I purchased a limited edition sake that was sold by measure from a barrel filled directly after brewing 🍶. Although the rice polishing ratio is undisclosed, it is said to be Junmai Daiginjo-grade polish, which makes it even more special ✨. As you would expect from a Daiginjo class sake, it is fruity. The mouthfeel is smooth, and the umami taste is also present but not strong. The taste itself is not too sweet, but the fruity aroma makes it feel slightly sweet and easy to drink. A good sake at the end of the year. ☺️
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Hiroki初しぼり 特別純米 かすみざけ特別純米原酒生酒
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The third drink at an all-you-can-drink sake bar. I was delighted to find that it was the newest sake from Tobiroki, a new draft sake! Compared to the Jikin and Jyushiyo before it, it was surprisingly refreshing 😃. The aroma is mild both on the nose and in the mouth. Compared to the previous two cups, which were full of fruitiness, it was more umami-centric, but not thick. It is as refreshing as water and has no peculiarities.
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Jikon純米吟醸 愛山 火入純米吟醸
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Second glass of sake at an all-you-can-drink restaurant. Jikin's and Aizan is too extravagant ✨. Aroma like strawberries. It has just the right amount of sweetness and acidity to give it a freshness. Compared to the first cup of Jyushiyo, the fruitiness is milder and a bit more umami. Naturally, it is clean with no cloying taste. Since the sake is as good as Jijikin, I would compare it to Jyushiyo, but I was more impressed with the more fruity Jyushiyo, and felt that Jyushiyo was a little stiffer. But of course both were delicious cups😊.
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Ubusuna2024山田錦 二農醸 新酒生酛生酒
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Although our Christmas is not Champagne, we opened a bottle of a new wine from a gaseous producing region just to get in the mood 🍾. The nose is mild, with a lactic acid aroma. In the mouth, it has a sour and fruity aroma reminiscent of plums, and is a bit like plum wine with soda. The gaseous sensation is more subdued than in previous years. The taste is moderately umami and moderately sweet, as is usual with Sanzu. It has a fruity and cool taste like Japanese pear. It was fresher than usual, which is only possible with new sake. ☺️
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Juyondai本丸 秘伝玉返し生詰酒
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We went to an all-you-can-drink sake store. I was told that I could have one glass of Jyushiyo, so I decided to order it before I got drunk! I ordered it first. I was amazed at how delicious it was from the first sip, even without any preconceived notions! I was in awe with my friend who went with me ✨. From the first sip to the finish, it was fruity, reminiscent of white grapes and green apples, and disappeared cleanly without any cloying taste at all... Now they say the concept is affordable and with brewing alcohol. Unbelievable😇
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Ariiso曙 純米酒 生純米生酒
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This is the first time I purchased Ariiso sake. I had seen it at liquor stores frequently, so I bought it 🍶. It seems to be a Hokuriku sake, especially from Niigata and Toyama! I got the impression that it is typical of Hokuriku, especially Niigata and Toyama. So called "light and dry" 🌾. I think it is better to drink it with food rather than just by itself. It has a smooth mouthfeel and the umami spreads quickly, but it has a nice sharpness. The strong umami has a strong impact, but the alcohol does not linger in the aftertaste for a 17% alcohol content.
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Niwa no Uguisu鶯印のどぶろく ピンクにごり酒
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I don't usually buy this brand even though I know it's good. Because it has a lower alcohol content 😂 lol Sure enough, it's very good! But is it sake? It's more like a liqueur. Even though it is made with red yeast, I have to take my hat off to the rice and malted rice for giving this strawberry flavor that reminds me of the sweetness and sourness of eating strawberries 🍓 I even thought there was no need for strawberry liqueur. I even thought that there was no need for strawberry liqueur. I have tried other brands of sake made with red yeast, but among them, this is the best so far in terms of its clear and fruity taste!
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Hatsumago魔斬 純米吟醸生原酒純米吟醸原酒生酒
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My mentor mentioned the red label Mazan, aka Akamazan, ⚔️, as the most delicious sake he had ever tasted when he was a student. I thought it was hard to find it, but I happened to find it and bought it. According to the liquor store, of the freshly pressed new sake, only the portion that is ordered is sold as red, and the rest is fired and made into regular black Mazan. The aroma is mild despite being a ginjo, but the mouthfeel is fruity and sweet. The sweetness is quickly followed by umami, and there is a lingering alcohol taste. Not an unusual taste in the evolution of sake in recent years, but certainly a sensation that I would have been surprised if it had been served at a student drinking party (and decades ago) 😄... I am glad I had the chance to taste it!
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Yamasan純米吟醸 山恵錦 五割五分 無濾過生原酒純米吟醸原酒生酒無濾過
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I thought I hadn't seen him at my first Yamasan🍶 Nagano, and then I heard that he is a revived brewer. The brewer is a young master brewer in his 30s who trained in Kyoto! The aroma is sweet and gorgeous, and the mouthfeel is sweet as well. The umami is not strong. It is crisp and clean, but I felt a strong sense of alcohol on the finish. It has a greenish-yellow vegetable flavor and a kiwi-like fruitiness that is typical of Yamae Nishiki. I couldn't tell. I was told that both the brewer and the brewer's staff are growing, but this sake had a sense of refinement. I had high expectations for the future 😄.
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This is the second craft sake 🍶 I have purchased recently to expand my knowledge 🍶 after the Shozora I drank last month, and the second one in my life. This one is a pioneer(?) in craft sake. Rice and agave flower style, the mixture other than rice is also hops 🌾 here. Sweet on the palate, refreshing and light feeling makes it easy to drink, and even though it's 14 degrees, it's a nice problem to slurp up on its own sake 😂. However, maybe due to my lack of experience, I may not be able to tell the difference in taste from the first Shozora I drank 🤔Popular pricing cosa Fat! <Details The body is no different than a typical light nigori sake. The taste is sweet and refreshing, the aroma and taste are fruity but not too strong. If you ask me if it is a Sauvignon Blanc aroma, I can't really pinpoint it. There is a hint of bitterness peculiar to hops, but it is not bothersome, and like beer, it is refreshing and good.
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Shichiken一番しぼり 純米吟醸 生純米吟醸生酒
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I was impressed with the new Shichiken sake I drank just a year ago. I have purchased it again this year 🍶. It was tasty and cosmetically pleasing, but my sense is that I was not as impressed as I was when I drank it last year. I think it is probably a matter of my senses (physical condition and influence of other brands I drank most recently) rather than the sake itself😇. <Details The aroma reminds me of green apples, and the mouthfeel is smooth. However, this year I found it to be a bit sharp and strong in an alcoholic way. I would have preferred a more rounded impression.
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きのえね純米吟醸 RAIMEI 雷鳴純米吟醸生酒無濾過
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My first Koshi. A sake that I had never happened to taste, although I had heard of its reputation for sweetness. The sake shop owner recommended a bottle 🍶 in response to my question, "Which sake is similar to the Omine that impressed me the other day? The liquor store owner recommended this bottle to me in response to my question. It is sweet on the palate, and the freshness is close to my liking. It also has a tangy gasiness, just like the name "Thunderbolt". However, if I were to rate it based on high expectations, I would say that there is a slight bitterness and a tangy aftertaste, but the clarity is a minus point. The best! I thought it was a delicious sake as recommended, if not the best, and I would actively order it if it were available at an izakaya. ☺️
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ShokuHOP SAKE ほっぺじ
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This is my first craft saké in my life. I had been daring to stay away from it, but in order to have my own stance on it, I took the plunge and bought it 🍶 The liquor store told me that craft saké with hops is a good introduction to it, so I chose this one. I was surprised by its purplish body! The taste was also unique, neither sake nor any other sake, but it is a good sake in that it is easy to drink. ☺️ <Details Grapes in both aroma and appearance. It has the sense of a kyoho grape with a strong upper aroma and a little bit of cemedine smell mixed in. Contrary to the mellow aroma, the taste is watery. Although there is no sense of the 14% alcohol content, it felt like a new genre of sake, neither sake nor any other type of sake.
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