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NabeshimaHarvest Moon特別純米ひやおろし

Fukuchiyo Shuzo Saga

9/11/2023, 5:44:28 PM

9/11/2023

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Business trip to Fukuoka✈️ search for a liquor store that would be easy to access on the way to the office. I found a sake shop with a good reputation near Sumiyoshi, where I was staying🍶. After three rounds of the sake corner on the second floor and much agonizing, I purchased this Harvest Moon🌕. The hiyaoroshi Nabeshima was exactly as I imagined it would be with a strong umami flavor. It is a popular brand, and even at 60% rice polishing ratio, it has no cloying taste, and while powerful, it is somehow refreshing and not tiring to drink. There is some bitterness. This was the first time I had Harvest Moon outside of a restaurant, so I thoroughly enjoyed it 🌾.

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Hiranあさひらん純米生酛原酒生酒

森酒造場 Nagasaki

9/5/2023, 10:55:26 AM

9/1/2023

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Asahi Ran🌾, made from Nagasaki's edible Asahi rice Quite a refreshing taste, you can drink it like water! There is a slight sweetness and fruity aroma that is typical of Hiran. After a little while, as the temperature rises, a bitter taste emerges, but it is not so bothersome.

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Ookura源流菊酛二段仕込純米生純米生酒

Ookura Honke Nara

8/30/2023, 5:25:04 PM

8/30/2023

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広島出張のたびに訪問している酒商山田さんにて購入🍶広島の種類豊富なお酒とかなり悩みつつも、初めて見かける「菊酛」がどうしても気になり、奈良県大倉本家さんのお酒に決定。確かに独特の匂い。樽がカビたような湿った発酵臭。お店の人はブルーチーズだと言っていたが分からなくはない。味は匂いとはまた雰囲気が違って、酸が強く、スッキリ。-30以下の酒度ではあるが、思ったよりも甘みもスッキリめ。味と香りから薄い梅酒？のようにも感じるし、梅酒よりは柑橘っぽい。含み香は菩提酛に似ている感覚。普段の日本酒らしさは皆無。雑味、苦味なしクラフト酒も流行っているようですが、逆に歴史を辿って昔のお酒を再現してみた！という逆方面の新ジャンルだなーと面白くいただきました😆 賛否両論ありそうですが、菩提酛とか好きなら抵抗なく飲めそうかな🤔私は意外とイケる口です😄

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Taka純米本生スパークリング純米生酒発泡

Nagayamahonke Shuzojo Yamaguchi

8/26/2023, 5:03:51 PM

8/25/2023

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Sparkling Ki. I have had a bottle of this sparkling wine at a tavern, but to be honest, I was not that impressed with it. This time, on the liquor store's recommendation, I bought a sparkling wine suitable for summer. Cloudy white body. The bubbles, which continue for a while after pouring into the glass, are more robust than those of other sparkling sake. The taste has a strong rice flavor, but it is also refreshing, probably due to the gas. It also has a slight sweetness to it, making it easy to drink and enjoyable. As is the case with sparkling sake in general, the bitterness appears when the gas is removed. I drank it so fast that I didn't have time to take a picture of the bottle after pouring it 😅It was a tasty sake considering the attention to the secondary fermentation in the bottle 😆.

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Hiroki純米大吟醸純米大吟醸生詰酒

Hiroki Shuzo Honten Fukushima

8/16/2023, 12:48:07 AM

8/13/2023

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The second bottle opened during the Bon vacation, Tobiroki Junmai Daiginjo🍶I didn't have a chance to drink it so I let it sit in my fridge at home (it was laid out...)😅 It is well-balanced from the first sip to the aftertaste, with no unpleasant sharpness. It has a moderate sweetness on the palate, followed by a not-too-strong umami flavor. There is no bitterness or other unpleasant tastes, and the umami of the rice lingers in the aftertaste. I was able to make my family say "Delicious from the first sip! 😄I was impressed that the sake is as perfect as ever✨.

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Isojiman大吟醸純米純米大吟醸

Isojiman Shuzo Shizuoka

8/12/2023, 9:33:47 AM

8/11/2023

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It's the Obon vacation, so the family is getting together for a drink. 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦We open a bottle of Isobojimai Daiginjo Junmai, which is quite extravagant for such a occasion🍶. It has almost no sweetness, and as is typical of Isobojimai, it has a good sharpness (with a short aftertaste). The alcohol taste is quite clear, which gives the impression that it is generally drier than the sake level label indicates. No miscellaneous flavors. It is beautiful and elegant as expected😃How different it is from Isoboast Honjozo, I didn't feel the difference in efficacy as much as the price 🤔.

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Kawanakajima Genbu幻舞純米吟醸金紋錦純米吟醸原酒生酒無濾過

Shusenkurano Nagano

8/6/2023, 4:40:23 PM

8/7/2023

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My wife bought me a bottle of Kawanakajima Genmai🍶 on a trip to Nagano, the first precious brand I've ever had, including eating out: ☺️ It has a muscat-like aroma and tastes fruity and sweet, but it's not just a modern sake, you can also taste the umami of the rice 🌾, yet it's not too heavy, not sticky, and has a good sharpness. There is no bitterness or other unpleasant taste at all. It is a bottle, and since I was on a business trip, I drank it slowly over the course of a month, but even though it is unfiltered, it is always delicious!

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ジェイ&ノビィ

Hi Toranosuke 😃 Your wife bought you Hatsugen Mai-san on your trip to Nagano! And it's a bottle 😳‼️😳 That's a great souvenir 🤗

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Hi Jay & Nobby~! I was the one who requested my wife, who was going on a trip to Nagano, to specify the restaurant and buy a bottle of sake 😆 lol. Still, I really appreciate you bringing back the heavy bottle ✨.

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Ugonotsuki微発砲にごり純米吟醸生酒にごり酒発泡

Aihara Shuzo Hiroshima

8/3/2023, 1:49:25 PM

8/2/2023

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I had a business trip to Hiroshima, so I visited a famous liquor store in front of Hiroshima Station that is often mentioned in Sake no Wa 🍶 very stylish! I bought a bottle of Hiroshima sake, Amego no Tsuki. I was told that there are only a few stores in Hiroshima that carry this slightly sparkling nigori sake. Second fermentation in the bottle makes opening the bottle a challenge 💦. Although it is a sparkling sake, it tastes dry and unobtrusive, as is typical of Ame-go-Tsuki. The gas in the bottle accentuates the refreshing feeling and makes it easy to drink. It's a 16°C sake, but I finished it in no time 😅.

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Shichisui純米60 五百万石純米

Toraya Honten Tochigi

7/11/2023, 3:51:57 AM

7/1/2023

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My first Nanamizu. My favorite liquor store started carrying it, so I bought some for the weekend 🍶. It has a gorgeous, sweet aroma like white grapes and tastes sweet and soft. 16 degrees Celsius, but I didn't find the alcohol taste strong. The umami is moderate, not too strong and easy to drink, probably due to the fact that it is made from gohyakumangoku. I felt that this delicious and easy to drink sake with this specs is a proof of its popularity. ☺️ I will buy another brand soon ✨

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Kameizumi純米吟醸 CEL-24 生酒うすにごり純米吟醸生酒にごり酒

Kameizumi Shuzo Kochi

7/11/2023, 3:45:13 AM

6/24/2023

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I had heard that Kameizumi's light nigori was available for a limited time, but I finally came across it and bought it immediately 🍶. The gas was so strong that I had to open and close the lid several times to keep it from blowing out, and it took about 5 minutes to finally open the bottle 🍾. It was so strong that it was quite shwashy. It is a light nigori, but it is not strong in flavor, but rather refreshing and fruity. It is sweet and easy to drink because of the use of CEL-24. As the gas is released, a slightly bitter taste becomes noticeable. The taste and gasiness reminded me of Flax Cat Spark, but taking into account the difficulty of obtaining it, this is a very tasty and delightful sake✨. I would definitely repeat this sake😊.

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Kawanakajima純米にごり酒純米にごり酒

Shusenkurano Nagano

6/29/2023, 3:45:46 PM

6/28/2023

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My favorite liquor store started carrying Kawanakajima and I immediately bought it 😆 First time drinking it at home ✨. It has a sweet and gorgeous heady aroma. It's a nigori sake, so it has a strong umami and bitterness, but it has a moderate sweetness and acidity that keeps it from being cloying. It's not a modern sake, but I felt it's a traditional and genuinely delicious sake 😄.

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Sanran大吟醸大吟醸

外池酒造店 Tochigi

6/17/2023, 1:15:31 PM

5/28/2023

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My friend gave me this sake as a souvenir from a trip 🍶It was a brand I had never heard of before, but according to my friend, it was a relatively well established sake brewery with a wide range of sake business 🤔. The top aroma is modest, but when you put it in your mouth, it has a gorgeous ginjo aroma 🌸 which makes it easy to drink with a little bit of sweetness. The taste is clean. Slightly edgy as you continue to drink it. It was a 300ml souvenir, so I may have tasted it a little.

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Kamikokoro純米無濾過生純米生酒無濾過

Kamikokoro Shuzo Okayama

6/12/2023, 3:28:45 PM

6/11/2023

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For the second time in my life, the first time I bought Kamishin 🍶 was hiyaoroshi, so I bought the standard sake unfiltered nama sake 😄. Sweet and savory top aroma, like a mixture of ripe peaches and nuts. The taste starts with sweetness and quickly spreads to a clear and strong umami 🌾. The sweet and savory aroma spreads clearly even in the hinted aroma. The aroma is rich and mellow, perhaps because it is an unfiltered, unpasteurized sake. It has a clear umami flavor, but I thought it was because it was surprisingly crisp and free of any cloying flavors that I did not get tired of drinking it. ☺️

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Sara特別純米朝涼み特別純米原酒生酒無濾過

Kitanishi Shuzo Saitama

6/10/2023, 4:13:05 PM

6/10/2023

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One of the reasons I often pick up Sairai when I'm having trouble choosing a sake. It's been two years since I've had a morning cool drink. ☀️ After being away from it for a while, I was surprised to find that the yogurt aroma, which is typical of Sairai, is very clear, even though I have an image of it. Asaryomi seems not so sweet compared to other brands, but it has a fruity aroma like ripe strawberries, so the overall sweetness is refreshing. In addition to the sweetness, there is also a distinct bitterness from the mouthfeel to the aftertaste. Since it is early summer, I like that it is lighter and fresher than the standard product 😎, but I don't remember it having this much bitterness. But the bitterness was bothersome to me this time.

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Fusano KankikuTrueRed 雄町50 純米大吟醸おりがらみ純米大吟醸原酒生酒無濾過おりがらみ

Kankiku Meijo Chiba

6/10/2023, 10:51:25 AM

6/3/2023

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I have had many opportunities to drink Kangiku, but I had never had the True series, so I bought it 😄. It has a refreshing sweetness and flavor that is unique to Kangiku. In particular, the mellow and gorgeous ginjo aroma with a fruity flavor reminiscent of strawberries is similar to that of Denshogiku 🍓. Since it is made from Omachi, the umami is more pronounced than other brands, and since it is orikara, the second half of the bottle is particularly heavy 🌾. The bitterness is also more pronounced in the ori part. The freshly opened supernatant is refreshingly sweet, which I like. ☺️ I can't help but think that the ori part is a bit heavy for this season, though I chose ori-gara-mi.

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深然 MIZEN 純米吟醸純米吟醸

苗場酒造 Niigata

5/25/2023, 12:27:10 AM

5/21/2023

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Sake made by Naeba Sake Brewery in the brewing forest. Surprisingly, there is no brand name registered 💦 for Sake no Wawa. I was so impressed with the first time I tried Kozo Mori that I've always wanted to try other brands from the same brewery: ☺️ Like Kozo Mori, there is a sweetness to the aroma and taste, but it is not extremely strong. On the other hand, the umami is moderate. It has acidity and is refreshing. There is a bitterness in the aftertaste, and my impression is that it became stronger after the bottle was opened. Compared to Kozo Mori, it felt more like a regular sake, for better or worse, but thank goodness it is reasonably priced 😄.

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Glorious Mt.Fuji煌凛　純米大吟醸純米大吟醸原酒生酒無濾過

Fuji Shuzo Yamagata

5/13/2023, 4:30:11 PM

5/13/2023

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Korin (Korin) by Eiko Fuji. This is one of the set sold for cherry blossom viewing, but it is already completely fresh green 🌿. It is rich and gorgeous like Eikoufuji🌸 It is sweet and has a strong flavor. It is relatively less massive than the others in the series, making it an easy-drinking sensation. The price of this junmai daiginjo unfiltered raw sake is, as always, a very cosy sake 😄.

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Koeigiku黄昏Orange原酒生酒無濾過

Koeigiku Shuzo Saga

4/26/2023, 3:17:26 PM

4/23/2023

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This is the third year in a row that Dusk Orange🍊 The fragrance is exactly orange, with a hint of yogurt mixed in. The aroma is more floral than other Koueikiku varieties. The taste is sour and moderately sweet, followed by bitterness. The balance between the sourness and bitterness also gives it an orangey appearance. On the first day after opening the bottle, the acidity and bitterness were sharp, but after a day or two, it seems to have rounded out. I prefer the taste of the one that has been left for a day or two. It is one of the most popular brands of Kouei Kiku, and it is easy to understand and delicious. ☺️

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Hououbiden純米吟醸　WINECELLスパークリング純米吟醸発泡

Kobayashi Shuzo Tochigi

4/22/2023, 3:57:27 PM

4/3/2023

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I had too high expectations for this sake and even took it with me on my trip 😂. This is one of Houou Mita's most popular and apparently sells out quickly. It's a wine yeast x sparkling sake, which is certainly intriguing 🍾 In addition, the 55% polished Yamadanishiki rice from the Nishiwaki district of Hyogo Prefecture, the sparkling method of secondary fermentation in the bottle, and the cosiness that is typical of Kobayashi Shuzo are very attractive ✨. Even though the bubbles are second fermentation in bottle, they are not as powerful as those of Champagne, but they do have a delicate and silky sensation. It has a green apple-like top nose, and the taste is less umami than other Hououmida wines, and the acidity and bubbles are refreshing. Although it is made with wine yeast, it does not taste like white wine. It has a slightly bitter aftertaste with a short aftertaste. It is very easy to drink and tastes good cosmetically, but the wine yeast x sparkling flavor makes you wonder if it is a very new taste. I feel that it is not beyond the boundaries of sparkling sake, and I personally feel it is a bit lacking (my expectations are too high) 🤔. I think we should not have strange preconceptions, but rather have a sense of expanding the range of ways to enjoy sake 😄.

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Koeigiku月下無頼純米原酒生酒無濾過

Koeigiku Shuzo Saga

4/17/2023, 3:39:28 PM

4/15/2023

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Koei Kiku's new series 🍶 is said to have a thick, rich flavor similar to Kikutaka, which is a departure from the previous Koei Kiku series, but expectations are high for this new one ✨. The new one is highly anticipated ✨They claim it has a "rugged" taste, and while it certainly has a high alcohol content, it doesn't seem too heavy due to the acidity. It has a fruity aroma with a hint of acidity, as is typical of Kouei Kiku, and there is a sweetness like that of an early ripening banana that makes it not difficult to drink. It is clear without any cloying taste. Koueikiku is a series of low-alcohol sake, so you may be able to taste it well, but even so, it is lighter than so-called "full-bodied" sake with a strong flavor 😅.

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