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記録用に始めました。 ここ数年で日本酒を嗜むようになった初心者です。皆さんから勉強させていただいてます。 旅先で地酒を買うのが好きです。

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abe
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Nagano
27(11.59%)
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19(8.15%)
Fukushima
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Konotsukasa純米大吟醸 まどろみ純米大吟醸生酒
Shibata ShuzojoAichi
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I bought it because I enjoyed the Fuyuakari ❄️ I drank the other day, and because I liked the concept of "remembering the day while stupefying yourself, and falling asleep comfortably after drinking it. The aroma is slightly sour and a little sweet. When you take a sip of it, you can feel its mild, mellow, and slightly chili-like flavor. There is no strong assertion, but rather a gentle sweetness with a grape-like atmosphere and a thin film of sourness. The sweetness is mild and the acidity is mild, despite the thick mouthfeel. Overall, it is moist and gentle, and I feel that the water is soft. This...what is it? It is not that the taste is thin, but the flavor itself is not so assertive...It is like a kelp soup stock, not too strong, but with a strong umami taste. Even after a few days, the balance of the flavor remains the same, and the drink goes down smoothly. It is even swifter and more umami water than swishy. The base has a classical feel to it, but there is no hookiness. There is no outstanding sweetness or acidity, and it is mellow and delicious. I'd like to try the others, as I enjoy the relationship between the various concepts and flavors.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good morning, Kotaro😃. That's a compelling review 😚 and I'd love to feel the deliciousness of the sake 😋. Did you sleep comfortably 😪 as per the concept 😊.
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ひなはなママ
Hi Kotaro 😃I see that the other Takashi's Tsukasa you are drinking now was this one: ‼️ wow I like it...it looks so good 🤤 not impactful but somehow delicious 😍 maybe super soft water is still the key 🥰.
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Good evening, Jay & Nobby 🌙 Thank you for your kind words 😆 It was delicious, full of flavor but mild and light 😚 I sleep soundly no matter what I drink, but I think I slept better🤣.
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Hi HinaHanaMama, good evening 🌙 Here's what I was drinking 🥳I'm glad you think it's delicious 😆 Yes, it's gentle, mild and tasty rather than something strong ♫. Soft water is the key👍.
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Shichihon'yari純米 活性にごり酒純米生酒にごり酒
Tomita SaketenShiga
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The one I've been wondering about since last year. I opened it, quite freaked out, but it didn't spurt at all, didn't start dancing, and was a quiet snowfall. The lees were about 3-4 cm. The aroma was faint, and I wondered if it was sour. When I took a sip, it didn't spurt, but there was a lot of shrieking. Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, pear, not much sweetness, dry. When I mixed it, it was even less sweet and a little bitter. It's even drier, but I think I like it better ✨. The next day, it retains the goodness of the first day, but is more integrated. Grapefruit type acidity, a little sweetness, rice flavor and bitterness. Schwarzingly refreshing and delicious too 🍶🫧. When heated up, the sweetness of the rice and the alcohol taste is quite strong. It tastes like sweet rice while coming in hot. It is quite sharp, so you may prefer it cold. Remembering how I paired Ona nigori with gyoza last year, I went with it with 🥟 on the first day this time, too. It's a bit sharp, but it acts like 🍺, which is also good for the gutty type! On its own, it was also delicious to feel the familiar unity and dryness of the second day.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Kotaro! We had the regular junmai sake last year, but we haven't had the absolutely delicious activated nigori yet 🥲I found a bottle left at Hasegawa in Tokyo station the other day, but I couldn't carry it around for a day so I gave up 😓.
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Good morning, Kotaro-san 😀 I'm preparing Shichibonjari for our Nigorinpik, but I've heard rumors that it's dry and was thinking of heating it up, but I think cold sake would be better 🤣 because I don't like the smell of alcohol when it's heated. I don't like the smell of alcohol when heated 😅
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ポンちゃん
Hello Kotaro-san 🐦. I've never been able to get rid of the old solid image of Nanamotoyari, but now I'm ready to drink it at home after drinking it a little and seeing you guys enjoying it so much 😁The active nigori is especially appealing ❣️
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Good evening, Jay & Nobby! I've been looking back at the reviews and the Junmai sake looks great too👍certainly not something I'd carry around while sightseeing in Tokyo 😂. I'm sure you'll enjoy the active nigori 😁, so if you come across it, please do 😆.
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Good evening, Yasbay. I think it's dry dry as it's almost not sweet 😊. I think it's dry and dry because it's almost not sweet 😊 Maybe it's because I didn't heat it up well 💦I got the impression that it would be quite alcoholic 🤔If you like cold sake to begin with, it's delicious as is👍
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Pon-chan, good evening 🌙 I also had a classic and I thought it would go down well, but this one has a nice effervescence that helps it go down well 😆 Please try Pon-chan's active nigori at home 😚✨.
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Aizumusume雪がすみの郷純米吟醸生酒
Takahashishosaku ShuzotenFukushima
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Everyone's reviews on sakénwa were so good... I bought some 🍶. The aroma is rummy and... peary, citrusy, and refreshingly sweet. On the palate, there's a fine chili schwirl and a mild, gentle sweetness. Is the flavor still pear? It's still a bit firm, or maybe just a hint of mackie-ness. Pear and a bit of rummy, overall a soft and gentle sweetness. When mixed, the aroma is rice and the mackie disappears. The soft bitterness reminds me of grapefruit, but I still think it's pear. The sweetness is soft and fluffy, and it finishes with a nice, tight bite. The next day, it is rounder and even tastier. I think I like this one better. The aroma is mild and mellow, and the aftertaste disappears beautifully ✨It doesn't leave a strong enough impression to be sharp, but it disappears cleanly and smoothly. It was a delicious light nigori with a gentle sweetness and a clean aftertaste that reminded me of a snowy landscape, just like its name. ❄️
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ポンちゃん
Good evening, Kotaro 🦉. I only drink outside but this is very easy to drink 😻I was going to drink it this year but I forgot because I can't buy it near me 😂I guess it's gone now 🤔I'll try next year 😁.
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ムロ
Good evening, Kotaro... I received this the other day and saw your review 😳 Yes, like this 🤩❣️ I am convinced 😋. I want to learn from you ‼️
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chika
If I write a review like that. It's hard for me to write 🤣💔💔💔. It's still delicious 😍🍶✨✨
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good morning, Kotaro 😃. I've only had a little bit of Aizu Musume when I was out drinking 🥲 but this review looks good again 😋I'd like to take you out next time I see you 🤗.
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Pon-chan, good evening 🌙 As Muro said, it's really easy to drink 😍There are still a lot of them sold near my place, so maybe there are some at Pon-chan's place too? I'd love to know what you think about drinking it at home 🤔🥳.
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Good evening, Mr. Muro 🌙 Wow ‼️ I'm so relieved to hear that you feel the same way 😆I tend to write in a rambling way, so I want to imitate Muro's simple and delicious review 😚✨.
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Good evening, chika! I'll take that as a compliment ⁉️ 🤣I know it's hard to understand because I wrote it so long and self-satisfied, but I'm glad you could tell how delicious it is anyway👍! Please try it 🥳.
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Good evening, Jay & Nobby 🌙. It's not sharp and dry or anything, but it's a refreshing one, so I think you two will enjoy it ⁉️ 😚. Please 🥳take them home when you are in the mood for some gentle sweetness🍶👍
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Choyofukumusumeアクティブウィンター純米吟醸生酒おりがらみ
Iwasaki ShuzoYamaguchi
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CWS by Changyang Fookmusume. I've had a few of the Active series and enjoyed the Spring/Summer one, so here's another! The aroma is light Koji, with a bit of sweet grapefruitiness. When you drink it, it is chiri-shuwa and citrusy. It is light but has a strong umami and sweetness from the rice, with a slight bitterness at the end. When mixed, it becomes mellow and sweet. After some time, it is 🍐 juice, soft, with a nice little bitterness. At the end you feel the rice. The fizziness weakens but remains. It is light and tasty even if you drink it without thinking, as is typical of CWS, and it is a light nigori that can be drunk quickly without feeling 16 degrees. I have a sore throat, so I'm going to sterilize my throat with alcohol again today 🤒🍶.
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ワカ太
Good evening, Kotaro 😃I'm drinking Active Winter 😆I drank the Summer one here in the summer and enjoyed it, so I was curious about the Winter one too 😆I'd want it so bad if I saw such a delicious looking review ‼️
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hello, Kotaro 😃 Choyo Fukumusume! I'm curious about it because of the name and the image of a bright and cheerful drink🤗🤔. I'm even more curious after reading your review 😋. Gargling and washing your hands is also important 👋
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ひなはなママ
Hi Kotaro 😃 I've always been curious about Changyang Fukumusume, the labels are so cute every time 💕I'd like to drink it more and more in the winter 💕I'd like to try it more and more 😍Disinfect with alcohol, both inside and out: ☝️ take care of yourself 🥰.
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Hi Wakata, ☀️ I'm so glad you enjoyed Winter 😆Summer was also delicious ☺️ of course the taste itself was different, but it was still sweet and sour and delicious to go on and on 👍If you have a chance, please do this too 🥳.
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Hi Jay & Nobby, ☀️ I've only had the CWS one, but it tastes perfect for the cheerful and bright image 😆 I'm sure you'll love it 🙌. I guess alcohol disinfectant is not enough 🤣gargling works great👍!
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Hi HinaHanaMama, ☀️ This series has a cute label😍The flavor is just as I imagined and I think HinaHanaMama would like it too, so please do 🥳. Thank you very much, we will take good precautions 💪✨.
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Harushikaしろみき 純米吟醸 活性にごり酒純米吟醸生酒にごり酒
Imanishiseibee ShotenNara
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Shiromiki" sounds like a happy occasion, so we opened the bottle just before New Year's? I opened the bottle before the New Year's holiday. The liquor store threatened me a lot, but I was able to open the bottle without blowing it. But it got mixed in with the other bottles. The aroma is faintly koji and sweet. When you drink it, you are struck by the sweetness of the rice and the acidity of the koji. The bitter taste is quite strong at the end. The next day, drink the supernatant that could not be drunk when the bottle was opened. The aroma is sweet? koji, tangerine 🍊-like sweet acidity. When you drink it, it has a fluffy sweetness, a relatively clean umami, and finishes with acidity and bitterness. After mixing, the flavor becomes more intense, and the rice is sweet and tasty. It is an active nigori! I tried heating it up. The aroma is of rice, sweet sake, and koji-like acidity. When heated, it is rather sweet. It's like amazake with sweetness and sourness. It's a bit like drinking nigori sake at random this time of year, but it has its own character and is delicious.
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ムロ
Good evening, Kotaro! I like the label 😊 and also the detailed review 😍. I'd love to drink it: ❣️ You're right, I'd love to try nigori heated sake too 🥹. I've been hooked lately ‼️
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Good morning, Muro: ☀️ The label is another factor that makes me want to drink it 🤤. Thank you very much, I think I tend to give long reviews when I enjoy a good one 🤣. Nigori heated sake, with a nice taste of rice 👍I like it too 👍☺️🍶♨️
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Senkinモダン 初槽 あらばしり生酛原酒生酒荒走り無濾過
せんきんTochigi
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This is the first Senkou after the return to Edo. The aroma is grapefruit with a hint of rummy. When you drink it, it is chili-swirling, with grapefruit acidity and bitterness, and a juicy, juicy feel down the throat. Rolling on the tongue, it has a light umami taste. When mixed, the riceiness increases. The fluffy sweetness, citrus sweetness and sourness, and a bit of bitterness make it go down easy as ever...and it's 13 degrees. The wine is still chili after a couple of hours, and has a grefle freshness. The bitterness is only a nuance, not so much that it is clearly perceptible, so it doesn't get stuck, but it plays a good role without becoming monotonous. There are some aromas and flavors that I don't like in a sake, but this one is not too complex in a good way, but the umami is not too thin and yet it is clear. I don't know how difficult it is! It was a stable taste. Before I knew it, it had been a year since I started Sake-no-wa..! In my first post, I tried to write in the "is-tasu" style, and then I wrote "...is...". I was embarrassed and thought, "Who am I writing to when no one is looking? I felt embarrassed and continued to write in such a dour (?) tone.... I have continued to write in such a difficult (?) style.... Thank you very much for reading my poor opinions and hard-to-read sentences 🙏.
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マナチー
Happy new year, Kotaro🌅! And Happy 1st Anniversary to Sake-no-wa 🎉! I haven't had the Edobari Sentori yet, but after reading your review, it looks delicious 🤤.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Kotaro 😃. Congratulations on your advancement to the second year of sakéwa ㊗️ 🎉we're in a barry telling tone 😅. Senkou Eto-bari! Even we simple folk think it's delicious 🤗.
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マル
Hello Kotaro 😊Congratulations on entering your second year 🎉. I like the Edo-bari Sentori! Looks delicious. I have Nakadori coming up too. I'm looking forward to it now😊.
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Happy New Year, Manachie 🧧! Thank you very much! I've been participating from the first tank since I finished the zero tank before I knew it, but it was delicious and I could gobble it up without thinking too much 🜸 There are a lot of them out there, but if the timing is right, I'd be happy to help you out👍.
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Thank you, Jay & Nobby! I love reading your reviews in a narrative style 🥳I think I'll go ahead and change it up aha experience-wise 🤣. The new Sentori is also delicious without being difficult 😋.
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Thank you very much, Maru! I hope to continue to enjoy them 🥳. I was thinking of one of the three for my fridge situation... and for now I went with the arabashiri, which was my favorite last year, but the nakadori is definitely a tasty one too 😆.
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ポンちゃん
Happy 1st anniversary, Kotaro 🎉🎊 I always enjoy your clear reviews 😊I'm a mixture of both 😂I'm a peke if you speak Japanese💦. Your new series all look delicious😻
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Thank you, Pon! It was a promotion after 5th grade 🤭No, no, it's been a lot of fun reading you too 🥳I'll try to write in a more accessible style too 🤣. You're off to a great start 👍
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Izumofuji雪雲 Yukimo にごり生原酒原酒生酒にごり酒
Fuji ShuzoShimane
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I didn't blow it, but when I opened it, fine bubbles came up in the bottle with a swish. The aroma of the supernatant is slightly sour and koji-like, too? When I drank it, I felt something different from what I imagined! What is it? Sweet and sour...a little koji sweetness? The aftertaste is a little sweet and sour...a little koji sweetness? When you mix it, it has a slightly sweet aroma. When you drink it, you can still taste the koji-like sweetness and acidity, and you can feel a thick, gradual umami on the side of your tongue. Before drinking it, I thought it would be more of a rice-dry type, but it has more of a sweet and sour taste like amazake. It is also delicious. As the day goes by, the taste becomes more familiar, and I think I like this one better. While it has a koji taste, it also has a soft umami, bitterness, and a hint of sweetness. It has a strong flavor with a clean aftertaste, and I enjoyed it.
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ひなはなママ
Good morning, Kotaro 😃I'm very interested in Snow Cloud because of its beautiful bottle and good reputation 😆Kotaro's review made me want to drink it even more 🥰Sweet and sour nigori, good one ❣️
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Good evening, HinaHanaMama! It's not fruity or anything, but it's a gentle sweet and sour taste. ☺️ The frosted glass-like bottle and clear label are also very wintery ✨. If you come across it, please give it a try 🥳.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Kotaro 😃. Oh.......! Everyone went to our nigori first guess last year ‼️ snow cloud in the good 🤗. Yes, yes! It's delicious like that 😋.
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Good evening, Jay & Nobby 🌙 Your first nigori! It was delicious - I've been drinking too much nigori lately 😅 each one has a different flavor and they are all delicious 😋👍
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Mimurosugi菩提酛 山田錦 巳年限定酒 KINOTOMI
Imanishi ShuzoNara
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The first bottle of the New Year was a limited edition Year of the Snake sake from Mimuro Cedar 🐍. The aroma is rumney, grapefruit, and a bit of koji. When you drink it, it smells like chirichiri, ramune, and carbonation. It has sweetness, but that is Mimuro Sugi's sense of balance, and it disappears quickly and clearly. It has a rich, fresh flavor that is not too sweet, and although it is 13%, it is not too thin. It tastes great the next day as well. It is fresh and light, but has a rich umami flavor. It has sweetness, but it is clear and transparent. The flavors build up like a mille crepe, and when you put a fork in it, it feels like it's melting in your mouth. I can't really explain it, but... 🍴. I also used it in a tososo (a traditional Japanese slaughterhouse) to bring good luck, but it turned out to be very tasty. I am spending a lazy New Year's, but the delicious sake was a good start to the New Year 🍶.
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ワカ太
Good evening, Kotaro 🎍As you said, it's a Mimuro cedar zodiac label: ‼️ I love your very detailed review ✨I wanted to check the feeling of "fork in," but I drank it all 💦I wanted to share it with you, too bad 😢
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Good evening, Wakata! I'm sorry for my poor impression 💦I wasn't sure about the feeling of "fork~" myself, so after I wrote it, I went to see other people's post again, and I found Wakata's wave review, yes, that's it 😆 😆 ☺️👍
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Jikon特別純米 生特別純米生酒無濾過
Kiyasho ShuzojoMie
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Sake that I received on New Year's Eve 🍶. I went to a liquor store and happened to see it on display, so I was able to buy it, and now I'm going to open it as soon as I finish drinking. The aroma is sweet? It smells like pineapple and cotton candy. When I take a sip, it has a slightly thick, chili-like mouthfeel, a pineapple-like acidity, and a lot of freshness. Finally, there is a hint of bitterness. It also goes well with food. I am always amazed at how popular sake tastes when you drink it, and I am convinced that it is delicious. It's really delicious. The next day, it mellows out, but the freshness is still there. There is a sense that the liquid is moist and permeates the mouth along with the umami. There is a sweetness, but I like the feeling that it doesn't linger in the mouth because of this permeating sensation. At the end, you are left with the lingering sensation that you have had a delicious sake. It was the perfect ending to the year. When I opened a bottle of Jikkoman, my father, who is a whisky drinker, offered me a bottle of his favorite whisky as it was the end of the year. Even I, a whisky beginner🔰, could tell that it was even better than sake...amazing. He seemed to still have a stash(?) of the now hard-to-find one he got a long time ago. He seemed to have some 🥃.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good morning, Kotaro 😃. We, recently, have not encountered Jikin 🥲 I knew it was definitely good 😌. I'm also curious to know 🥃 that you can tell it's delicious 😳 🤔 good drink 🍶 and good whiskey 🥃! That's awesome!
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ねむち
Good evening, Kotaro-san 🌇You are lucky to get it by chance at the izakaya 😊My father has a great whisky stash 😳Premier whisky that can buy dozens of bottles of sake 😁.
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Good evening, Jay & Nobby 🌙. It's not easy for me to find it, but when I drink it, it's still delicious! I'm sure you'll be happy with it: ☺️ Hakushu 18year old, straight up, it was so good 😳I'd love to meet a lot of different delicious drinks 🥳.
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Good evening, Nemuchi! I was lucky to be hanging around the liquor store on the 30th thinking I was stocking up for the last time ☺️ Best ending 👍! I was surprised to see my father's secret sake 😳 I hope to be able to accompany you again at some point 🤣.
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Happy New Year 🎍🐍. ...but just a few more end of the year drinks posts. The aroma is sweet, maybe a little syrupy. The impression is similar to the Aka Dragonfly I drank the other day. It is mildly fresh with a slight bitterness at the end. This is the kind of wine that goes well with strong meals at this time of the year! The next day, the aroma and sweetness become milder, and while it still retains some of the freshness of the Chiri-Ro, it goes down like water. It is mellow and has a clean aftertaste. When paired with sweet Japanese dishes, it is quite a bit lighter, but the umami is still there, so it is a great match and delicious. I thought it would be a good accompaniment to oseki-yaki. Thank you very much for all the handsome comments and reviews you gave us during the past year. I look forward to working with you again in the new year 😊.
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ma-ki-
Happy New Year, Kotaro🎍. I hope you have a great new year 🙇. I hope you will be posting your end of the year post soon. Fight 🦾. Let's enjoy another year of drinking 😊.
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コタロー
Happy New Year to you, ma-ki🌅. Thank you very much, thanks to you we are down to one bottle left for New Year's Eve 🥹. I wish you a happy new year too 🥳Let's have fun drinking ‼🍶️
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Manta
Mr. Kotaro Happy New Year ^_^ I have a few bottles of sake that I haven't reviewed myself...is it good? I thought 😁. Naraman, a sake I'd like to try: ✌️ Happy New Year to you too!
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Happy New Year, Manta 🌅. I know, right👍I'm going to take it at my own pace this year too😆. I'm sure you'll enjoy the sake with your meal 🥳. I look forward to working with you again this year ✨.
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ポンちゃん
Happy New Year, Kotaro 🎍 and I wish you a happy new year 🙇. It's classic but easy to drink 😊It goes well with food and I wish I could have had it with my festive meal when I saw it 😆.
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Happy New Year, Pon 🌅Happy New Year to you too ✨. It was both classic and easy to drink 😋It goes well with many sweet flavors in the festivals 🤭. I wish you a wonderful year 🥳.
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Tonbo特別純米酒 赤とんぼ特別純米
Wakanami ShuzoFukuoka
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Last minute drinking, last post of the year 🐉. It's a fall drink... 🍁. The aroma is a little sour with a hint of syrupy sweetness. When you drink it, it's a little chili, sweet but it cuts right through the sweetness, like a young peach. I was surprised to see this flavor coming from this label. Preconceived notions are not good. It is indeed sweet, but it doesn't linger. The image doesn't change much when heated up. It disappears without a hitch at the end. Stable the next day. This is delicious. It has a good sweetness and umami, but it also has a freshness to it, and although it does not have a strong sharpness, it has a nice tightness to it. I think it can be matched with relatively any Japanese food. I enjoyed it very much. This year, since I started Sake-no-Wa, I have learned about various delicious sakes from everyone, and I am happy to have had the opportunity to interact with them through comments. Thank you very much! I look forward to drinking with you again next year 🐍. Have a happy new year ✨
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ma-ki-
Kotaro-san, thank you for your hard work in posting until the end of the last days🍀. Thank you so much again this year. I look forward to working with you again next year 🙇. I hope you have a happy new year too 🌄.
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ma-ki-, thank you too for your help during the old year 🙏✨Thank you for responding to this not-so-busy slip-up post 😂. I know it's a new year, but I'm looking forward to seeing your drinking activities again this year 😊.
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ワカ太
Happy New Year, Kotaro 🐍I have always enjoyed reading your solid reviews and sharp writing. We have similar tastes 😊 Please visit us again this year: 🙇‍♀️
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コタロー
Happy New Year, Wakata-san 🌅. Thank you for reading my thoughts 🥹Thank you for reading my thoughts 🥹I think we have similar tastes 🤭I look forward to working with you this year too ✨.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hello Kotaro 😃Happy New Year 🌅. It's hard to believe that you started last year, but you're doing a great job with your drinking 🤗. I look forward to working with you again this year: 🙇🏻🙇🏻‍♀️
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Hi Jay & Nobby, ☀️ Happy New Year 🎍✨ We can't even begin to measure up to you two, but we hope to have a productive year 😊. I am looking forward to seeing you this year as well! Best regards 😌✨
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superbebe
Happy New Year, Kotaro🎍. Limited edition sake of Wakanami, right? Good choice👍Kanpai🍺😂✨ I wish you a wonderful year 🐍✨
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コタロー
Happy New Year, superbebe 🎍✨ It is an autumn sake, but it went well with winter meals 🥳superbebe, please come back to Japan if you like! I wish you a wonderful year 😊Cheers🥂.
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Hakurosuishu辛口超にごり純米生酒無濾過にごり酒
TakenotsuyuYamagata
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I accidentally knocked it over and it was too late to rescue it...it came leaking out of the gas stopper, so I opened this bottle in a hurry. We were able to compare two bottles of nigori on the same day. I was too late to rescue it. The aroma was of sweet, clear rice and koji. When you drink it, it is soft and smooth, with a powdery rice feeling like rice powder, a hint of pear in the back, and the sweetness and umami of the rice, but it is still very refreshing. It finishes rather dry with a slight bitterness, a feeling of warmth from the alcohol, and a lingering taste of rice. The next day, the supernatant has a slightly sour aroma. When you drink it, it has a bubbly, fizzy taste with a hint of rice flavor, but it has the atmosphere of a very light soda water. When mixed, it became very cloudy! There is an amazake-like koji aroma, but it is not sweet. It is a little bitter and dry, with a tasty texture. This is also available as a warmed sake: ♨️ Kamikan: Not much aroma? Slightly amazake-like. When you drink it, it's just rice. Nothing else. It's still dry, with a touch of alcohol. As it cools down, it has a bitter taste. When heated, you can taste the sweetness of the rice. It would be better to raise the temperature to this level to reduce the alcohol taste. The Fukusuku is a bit more fruity and dry, while the Hakuro Taruzu is more ricey and dry with a gentle nigori taste. Both were delicious!
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ヤスベェ
Happy New Year, Kotaro! ㊗️ I'm impressed that you've started the year with a rare gorigori-nigori drinking contest 😇. I too am wondering in which order to open the remaining nigori sake 😀.
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コタロー
Happy New Year, Yasbay 🎍. Gorigori nigori was the one I drank a few days ago and I drank it separately again over the new year 🤣. There are so many nigori that I want to drink, I'm not sure in which order to open them 😂 looking forward to more 🥳.
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Fukuiwai純米のどぶ純米生酒にごり酒
Tohei ShuzoChiba
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I tend to buy the type that recreates a snow country in the bottle (lees piled up). Opening the bottle takes a very long time, just a little bit of opening is all it takes to get a bobble and a great mixture 🫧. The aroma is a little bit of cooked rice and rummy. When you take a sip, you get pear, thick, kona kona rice, and a lingering bitterness in the back of the mouth. There is a slight fruity pear taste in the back of the mouth. Smooth shuwashu nigori: ❄️ The next day's supernatant, not much aroma...a little pear? When you include it, it's clearly pear soda, and rice behind the slightly fruity pear. Mixing, pure white! Continues to be a little pear fruity and bitter. The rice konakona and mash are more intense and delicious. The feeling of drinking nigori is amazing! I'll try it warmed up: ♨️ Kamikan, the aroma is pear and rice. When you drink it, it has rice and a crisp alcoholic kick. Hot sake, the aroma is slightly sweet rice and a hint of pear. When served hot, it has soft pear and rice, and the alcohol taste may be reduced. I may have said too much about pears...but I enjoyed it with a slightly stronger meal. One and a half hours to go... a review for the end of the year's drinking... can we go a little longer!
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AKABUAKABU SNOW XMAS生酒おりがらみ
赤武酒造Iwate
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🎄 This is the one I had for Christmas. It was a weekday but just to get in the mood! The aroma is fruity with a hint of apple and rummy. With the top clear, chili shuwa, Akabu-like acidity, apple, and a clean finish. When mixed, oh, it becomes quite ricey. Apples, acidity, and rice. I was a bit surprised because I had always thought of Akabu as fruity and juicy, even though it is an orikarami. Of course, it has those things too! I guess it's interesting how the flavors of orikara become more complex when mixed together. The next day, the base was still fruity, sweet, and sour, but it was more like a rice soda. I thought that today would be the day for the usual Akabu's sour fruity taste, so it was surprising that it leaned more toward rice on the second day. But it is delicious. The end of the bottle is less acidic than expected. The end result is a light nigori, a mild rice flavor. It was an enjoyable Christmas with the unexpected and Akabu-ish parts 🌟. I hope to catch up with your post before the end of the year... I'd like to see the change after a few days of opening the bottle... So when should I raise the alcohol to be opened today or tomorrow? I'm wondering 🤔
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つぶちゃん
Good evening, Kotaro! SNOW XMAS, you drank it on Christmas 🎄🥂I was going to too but I haven't because I've been sick 🥲I wonder when I will be able to drink it😅. I also have a few things I haven't posted yet... what should I do 😂.
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Manta
Good morning, Kotaro-san ^_^ I see that you also drank this one on Christmas Day👍. It is indeed difficult to decide when to review the wine, considering the change in taste.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hello Kotaro 😃. With Mr. Kottaro's redbuds, you'll be safe for Christmas🎄🤗because he's a redbud 🥰. We're almost done drinking 🥲 this week and our stock is gone 😙.
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コタロー
Hi Tsubu, ☀️ I hope you are feeling okay 😢Maybe you are tired from all the hard work you usually do 💦I hope you are back to full strength and drinking well again soon🙏✨. I hope you are feeling better soon so that you can drink again ↪F64F↩✨ I also hope to finish my drink by the end of the day 😂.
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Hi Manta, ☀️ It's named XMAS, so if I miss this one, I risk putting it to bed until next year! So I opened it right away 🤣. I know, I tend to accumulate them because I want to taste them all if possible 😂. I'd like to taste it all before I put it up 😂.
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コタロー
Hi Jay & Nobby, ☀️ You are right! Christmas is also a safe bet, because it's the Red Tube: ☺️🎄 Finally you two are reunited and here's where the party begins again 🥳I'm looking forward to your review of the New Year's sake 🍶😊.
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Echigotsurukame越弌 M-Falcon原酒生酒おりがらみ
EchigotsurukameNiigata
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Pon! and the bottle was opened vigorously but did not blow. The aroma was koji-like, rice? There is also a slightly sweet sourness. When the supernatant was included, it was shrieking, and there was more acidity than the aroma suggested. While there is acidity, there is also a sweet sake-like sweetness on the back side, and it disappears while leaving a juicy sensation. When mixed, the aroma does not change much, but it seems to become a little sweeter. When I put it in, it also becomes a little sweeter and mellower, and I can feel the rice. But it is not as sweet as I imagined. It is quite citrusy, with a hint of sourness. As the label says, the aroma is tangerine-like, but the taste is more like lime or grapefruit. You can drink it like a juice. I wondered if it would become sweeter after a few days, but it didn't. I thought it would lean sweeter after a few days, but it doesn't. It seems to hover between lime 🍋‍🟩 and tangerine🍊. The fizz gets weaker, but it's still easy to drink, and I enjoyed it at a steady and appreciably low al. Well, the temperature continued to be 5-10 degrees, so I'm sure my liver got a good rest for the end of the year and the beginning of the new year 🍶.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hello, Kotaro 😃. Oh! Here's what you were drinking 🤗. I guess it's like 🍊 juicy summer tangerine juice 😋. I'll get it ready with low alu and go into the real work of the year-end and New Year's holidays. ‼️
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コタロー
Jay & Nobby, good evening 🌙. It was a ✨low al here and I really had the 🍊 juice 😆🫧. I think my liver is ready 😚 and I'm ready to go full steam ahead 🤣👍.
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Denshu特別純米酒 生 2024 新酒特別純米生酒
Nishida ShuzotenAomori
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The aroma is apple🍎. When you drink it, it's tangy and still apple. The sweetness comes thickly, but it's not sticky, and then you start to taste the apple flavor. The sourness comes in, and there is a slight alcohol taste, and it ends with a squeak. As one would expect from a rice wine, it is very tasty! It's not supposed to be a goku goku type of taste, but before you know it, it's gone before you know it. Somehow I feel that Aomori sake often has an apple-like taste...is it a yeast problem? Of course there are plenty of apples in other parts of the world 🍎🍏. As the day goes on, it seems to get a little heavier and sweeter, but it's not hard to drink. I'm glad it keeps its lightness, even though it seems to come with a thud. The lightness is accompanied by a moist sweetness and umami, and the finish is crisp and tight with a slight bitterness. The taste is relatively neutral, and I think it is the greatest common denominator.
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ジャイヴ
Hello Kotaro-san! I got the same "Tasake" myself and plan to drink it in the new year✨. I can't wait to drink it after reading your review 😋 I'm looking forward to it 😁.
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Hi Gyve, good evening 🌙 Oh, you got this one ✨. It's not heavy but has a great flavor and I think it would go well with your New Year's dishes 😆. It was delicious and I hope you enjoy it after the new year 🥳We look forward to your review🎶.
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HijiriHizirizm 酒母活性酒生酒発泡
Hijiri ShuzoGunma
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冷蔵庫の、立てて保管できるスペースを開けてかないと、穴あき栓とかどんどん来ちゃうので…6月ロットをやっと開けます。 ほんとは全部立てたいけど横に寝てるお酒たち…すまない。 前回飲んだ時もだが、開栓はとても時間がかかった。邪道かもだけど必殺・一瞬冷凍庫🧊！を数回繰り出し、なんとか開栓。 香りはお米・りんご🍎 含むと、しゅわっしゅわで、お米とりんごがかなり強く主張する。リンゴジュースぽく、かつ、香りがお米！なんだろう、フルーティーでもあるけど、甘さはお米の味の甘さだと感じる。美味しい。 翌日は上澄みが取れた。 甘くてすっぱい、りんごのシュワシュワレモネード🍋でもごはんもある…すごい。混ぜるとごはん増し。見かけによらず濃い！そこがいいところ。 ひとつ前の豊盃の感想でもリンゴとゴハンを連呼していたが、味わいは全く異なる。 美味しいなぁ。 5度だしゴクゴク飲みたい時とか、日本酒はあんまり…な人と一緒に飲みたい時とか、あったら有難いやつ。 2月あたりにまた出るかな？
ジェイ&ノビィ
Hi Kotaro 😃. We have the main refrigerator in our home with the middle shelf adjusted for a large vertical release 🤗. Kottaro's 5 degrees! I haven't had it yet, but it's a good bottle to have in case of emergency 😋.
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コタロー
Good evening, Jay & Nobby 🌙 I see! You can increase the vertical placement by adjusting the shelves even for home use 🤔The fridge situation is serious this time of year 😂. J&N, you also had low al the other day 😚 It's good to have it in case of emergency👍.
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Hohai特別純米酒 にごり生酒特別純米生酒にごり酒
Mira ShuzoAomori
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Perhaps because it is a perforated stopper, the opening is gentle. The aroma of the supernatant is apple 🍎. When you drink it, you can taste the fruity apple flavor, the delicious rice flavor, and a little bitterness at the end. I have a feeling I will like this one. When I mix it (it's hardened and doesn't mix at all), the aroma is apple, but <rice. When I include it, the rice flavor is more intense than fruity. The bitterness increases a little. When eaten with fried food, the bitterness disappears and the rice becomes sweet and tasty, which is also delicious. It is very mild from start to finish, and you can't help but enjoy it. It doesn't feel like it has 16 degrees in a good way. When heated, it smells like freshly cooked rice. When you drink it, it is also sweet, but it tastes different from amazake, as if the rice is sweet when you bite into it. The end is refreshing. It's more like after swallowing the rice, rather than a sharp cut. There is a hint of bitterness that doesn't go all the way to the flavor. It is delicious even if it is heated. The last part of the rice is pure white with kona kona ❄️ shuwa rice delicious dry, with an apple and bitterness at the end. This last part is also delicious. Rice! I enjoyed it with a sense of the season. I'm also interested in Kame no O which I saw recently.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hi Kotaro 😃. Here's one of Jay's favorites from the J&N Nigori Festival about 2 years ago🤗. I was just looking at some of the reviews 🍚, I'm getting hungry 😆.
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コタロー
Good evening, Jay & Nobby 🌙 Jay's favorite, rice dry and delicious 🥳Not too sweet and not too bitter 🥳. I read back and I was saying okome gohan too much 🤣I'm hungry 🤤.
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Banshuikkon七宝 純米 澱絡み生純米生酒おりがらみ
San'yohai ShuzoHyogo
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The translucent Japanese paper-like label looks delicious and fits perfectly with the atmosphere of the new Orikara sake. First of all, the moment I opened the bottle, I was surprised to find it was full of shwash! I'm glad I didn't blow it out. The aroma is pear and melon. When you sip it, it's a melon soda with a lot of melon! The bitter taste is a little bitter at the end and disappears. The next day, the supernatant, which could not be removed the day before, smells like melon and is also melon🍈 when drunk. When mixed, the muckiness is reduced, the riceiness increases, and it becomes a milky melon soda. After a few more days, the muckiness disappears and it becomes a mellow rice melon soda. It is a condensed, mildly milky drink that tastes like a juice. It's also delicious with a slightly daifuku-like, konakona-like flavor. It is a melon, but it went very well with roast beef. I did not try the cured ham, though. The delicate flavor of the fat from the meat was amazingly amplified by the sake. I enjoyed it very much both on its own and with a meal. 🌟 🍈🍈 　　🍈🍈🍈 　 🍈🍈🍈🍈 🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈 Merry Christmas🎄 to everyone! Have a wonderful evening ✨
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まつちよ
Kotaro-san too 🍈Christmas 🥳.
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コタロー
Matsuchiyo, I see what you mean! Thank you for your time 😚 lol 🍈Christmas 🎄🌟
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Kotaro 😃. Cloisonne series! They are delicious 😋. I'm sure you'll love it 🤤. I'm sure you'll love it 🍶🍶. I'm sure you'll love it! 🍶🍶🍶🍶 🍶🍶🍶🍶🍶 Have a drunken Christmas🤗.
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コタロー
Good evening, Jay & Nobby 🌙. The cloisonne was delicious 🎶 I'd love to drink one that isn't ☺️ origami 🎶. Wow, wow✨not a champagne tower, but a Ponchtower⁉️😆 Have a drunken Christmas, J&N 🥳.
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ポンちゃん
Kotaro, 🍈Xmas🎅🎄. It's a white Xmas with this drink ✨It's really 🍈 and delicious ❣️ I was surprised by the 🍈 tree and laughed at the commentary 😆 Thanks for the happy mood 😊.
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ワカ太
Merry Christmas, Kotaro 🎄Merry Christmas 🎄I was so impressed with the melon tower✨🍈 and even the ponzu tower✨🍶It was a beautiful Christmas morning thanks to you😊💕Great drinks and nice comments, now it's time for the end of the year✨
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ヤスベェ
MerryXmas🌲, Kotaro! The cloisonne washi-like label gives off a delicious flavor 😀. White sake goes well with Christmas 😇.
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Pon, 🍈Xmas🎄✨ It looks beautiful 🍈 and it was delicious 🥰. I just wanted to give it a try, but it showed up surprisingly without a step shift 😅I didn't think you'd have company 🤣.
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Merry Xmas🎄✨, Wakata! I thought I had built a mysterious tower on my bare face... but you built another one that fits perfectly with the sake crocodile 🤣. I want to get excited for the end of the year and the New Year 😚🔥.
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Merry Xmas🎄✨, Yasbay! I like the label here, the texture of the paper and the atmosphere of the gold letters: ☺️ I'm in an area that has almost no snow, but the niggles are also somewhat reminiscent of falling snow, WhiteXmas❄️ 🥳.
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AKABUAKABU MOUNTAIN純米
赤武酒造Iwate
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I wanted to drink something with a sour taste, so I opened a bottle of this one in a time leap to summer. The aroma is slightly fruity and sour. When you take a sip, you get a light sweetness, but it quickly gives way to sourness, and then it is gone. The lingering aftertaste is soft and quickly disappears. It is a bit like Monster minus the spice. As expected from Akabu, this is the kind of wine that makes you want to have another glass. It is delicious. As the day goes by, the sweet and sour tones seem to become milder and milder. There is a slight melon-like taste towards the end. I think I like the first day when the flavor is more balanced (although I drank almost all of it on the first day). Whether sweet or sour, I appreciate the fact that I can drink it easily without stress. Now, another new sake or nigori is waiting for me in the future, I guess?
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ムロ
Good evening, Kotaro! I see you've been sleeping on MOUNTAIN until now 😆. I'm tempted to drink it😅
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コタロー
Good evening, Mr. Muro 🌙 I put it down for a long time 🤣 sometimes I miss summer sake, and vice versa! I still have a little bit of summer & fall sake that I'm still waiting for... what to do 😂.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hi Kotaro 😃. Goku goku cue 😙 I don't have any in the fridge, so I'm tempted to go to the liquor store right now for a time leap 😆. I'll be even more soooo excited when I see your review😅.
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ポンちゃん
Hi Kotaro 🐦. Very tasty review😻I haven't had this one yet, but there are a lot of Red Takeshi that you can drink without getting stuck 😊Goku goku queue & swish is perfect for you!
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コタロー
Good morning, Jay & Nobby! Each season has its own atmosphere and each is delicious, but sometimes we like to drink different seasonal drinks 🤣. Please do take a gulp queue 😚 in between these new drinks 😆.
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コタロー
Good morning, Pon! I'm glad you could tell how good it tastes even though it's not my opinion 🎶Akabu is all swishy and tasty. Please try the MOUNTAIN of Gokugokyu next summer 😆.
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