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It does not have the floral and fruity impression that one gets from other Yuki no Kayasha, nor does it have the pushiness, power, and thickness of Yamahai. The attack is clear, smooth, and moist, or rather, a little tender on the palate. After that, you feel the acidity and the sweetness of the rice spreads, and then the light sharpness tightens up the whole. The impression of the flavor changes dramatically depending on whether the sake is served snow-cold, at room temperature, or warmed. Personally, I preferred it best at room temperature. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Standing aroma is green apple or grape type? But it is not strong. While the attack has a gentle sweetness, the alu-ness makes the mouthfeel dry and refreshing, and the flowing, deep umami flavor leaves the palate. It goes really well with meals. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Purchased at a souvenir shop in Iwakuni. I had seen Otokozumo and Mugyo in my hometown, but this was the first time I had seen Dragon's Tail, so I bought it. The label said "deep and complex taste, Dragon's tale, Special junmai," etc. I thought it was a souvenir for foreign tourists, but it was very tasty. In my opinion, it is a little out of tune with the current taste trends, but I think it would be one of the most popular if the brand name were to be kept secret.
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It is a light, watery sake with no sake smell or other unpleasant taste. It is difficult to match with meals. It has a ginjo aroma and a hint of fragrance, making it an easy sake to recommend to those who are not fond of sake. ⭐️⭐️ Souvenir, purchased at a supermarket.
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Sharaku純米吟醸 赤磐雄町 生酒
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The first time you drink it, you'll be surprised at how much you like it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I bought it at Yamada Sake Brewery. I'm not sure if it's a good idea to buy a new one, but I'd like to compare it with Bizen Oumachi someday.
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Kin Suzume飛翔 純米大吟醸
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The nose has a gorgeous pineapple aroma. The aroma is tropical and tropical nuances are present. While it has a rich sweetness and umami flavor, it is clean and does not give the impression of being heavy or dry from alcohol. You can also enjoy the changes in flavor depending on the temperature range and the number of days after opening the bottle. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Purchased at the brewery. I asked them to take out the wooden box so I could buy it for home use at a slightly lower price. The sake cup is also cute. I really like Kinjaku, but while I can find Tobisho and Daiginjo at liquor stores and souvenir shops, Jungin and Shiboritate, which I prefer, are available only at restaurants, and I regret that I have fewer opportunities to drink them.
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It is an active nigori sake with a perforated stopper, but the gaseous and fizzy sensation is not as strong as expected. The turbidity is strong. It has a rice- and grain-based aroma and a thick mouthfeel with a rich umami and sweetness. The other day, I drank a doburoku from another brewery, but this one felt more doburoku-like. The 19% alcohol content is also very light and tasty on the rocks or with soda, as the label says. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Purchased at a roadside station in Yamaguchi. Like the Bd-14 I drank before, it is not a trendy sake, but rather a sake that makes you feel that it is well made, even if it is a bit picky about who drinks it.
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Kyokuho純米酒こしひかり 無濾過生原酒
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I bought this sake, though not in celebration, because it had won the highest gold medal at the Delicious Sake in a Wine Glass Awards. I was looking forward to seeing what kind of sake it would be, as it is a junmai spec sake brewed with koshihikari rice. Immediately after opening the bottle, which was thoroughly chilled, I was impressed by how clear the flavor could be without relying on acidity or gassiness, even in junmai sake🥺 It was not too sweet or too umami, and I liked the balance of the flavor. After the second day, the spiciness and alcohol strength came to the forefront a bit, and I was not as impressed as I was on the first day. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Purchased at Yamatoya Shuho. Sake brewed with food rice makes me nervous about the future of sake brewed with food rice, considering the price increase of white rice.
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Muso辛口純米 しぼりたて生原酒
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This brand advocates a new type of Niigata New Light and Dry. It was very well balanced and dry, which was understandable, but the umami and richness of the rice was very apparent. However, the umami and richness of the rice was very apparent, and the fact that it was light did not fit my image of what it should be. It has a strong flavor and is easy to pair with meals, so I think it is suitable for a mid-meal drink. The taste was different from the mellow dry sake and junmai sake I have had so far, and I felt it had a very strong character, but it was a little out of my strike zone. ⭐️⭐️ Purchased at Yamatoya Shuho.
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The standing aroma of pears and citrus fruits is fresh and slightly subdued. The firm sense of gas, combined with a crisp acidity and lingering bitterness, gives the impression of a dry sake among the Kangiku varieties. As you drink it over time, the temperature rises, the lees increases, and the sweetness increases. Available at ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Purchased at Yamatoya Shuho. It was very tasty, but it didn't feel special enough to me to make me want to drink it again in the Kangiku series. Compared to other breweries, I really appreciate that they offer this sake at this price.
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Aramasaアース 産土 2021 生酛木桶純米
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It has been a long time since I drank Shinsei at home. When you drink it, it has a beautiful acidity that is typical of Niimasa. It has an excellent balance between the depth of flavor, sweetness at the attack, and astringency in the aftertaste. I liked it best when drunk before a meal when it was cold and snow-cooled. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Purchased previously at Yamada Sake Shop.
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The fresh aroma, which reminds one of rumune, is moderate. When you drink it, the aroma of rice and grains that passes through to the nose gives a strong impression of freshness from the freshly pressed sake. It is delicious. The cleanliness that is typical of jungin is balanced by the roughness and bitterness that is typical of freshly squeezed sake. ⭐️⭐️ Purchased at the sake shop Yamada. It was a solid impression sake that fit the concept of the product, but personally I felt it was a bit pricey for a home-drinker, considering that I could buy local Sakurafukiyuki Shiboritate for about half the price. The flavor deteriorated quickly, so it tastes better if you open the bottle and drink it as soon as possible.
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Shinshu Kirei金紋錦 純米大吟醸39
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The nose has a dark, sweet and gorgeous aroma of melon and white peaches. When you drink it, you can taste the sweetness and bitterness at the same time, and it is nicely balanced with the chili sensation on the tongue. I liked it better after a few days than right after opening the bottle, as it seems to be more balanced. It is a sake to be enjoyed by itself rather than with a meal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Purchased at Ishikawa Sake Shop. I was a little hesitant when I bought it because it is not cheap for home drinking, but it was a very satisfying sake.
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MutsuhassenISARIBI 特別純米 生
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This bottle was recommended to be paired with seafood such as squid sashimi. The fresh green apple-like aroma is subtle. It has a round, full-bodied, dark umami flavor, while the acidity tightens the flavor profile and the aftertaste is crisp and clean. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Purchased at Yamatoya Shuho. I drank it all before I had time to warm it up, but it tasted delicious even when warmed.
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Hiran輪廻転生 2025 無濾過生原酒 八反錦
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This year, it was brewed with Hachitan-Nishiki. Immediately after opening the bottle, the aroma had a GF-like quality, and the 14% alcohol by volume combined with a light gaseous taste made it easy to enjoy. After a few days, the umami and acidity from the sake yeast came out a little, and I also felt a green apple-like fruitiness. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It is very satisfying because of the special feeling at the beginning of the year, but in the case of Hiran, the comparison target is also Hiran, so I would like to drink it again: ⭐️ four times. I went to a liquor store in front of the station a few times after New Year's and asked if it was in stock. When I asked them if they had it in stock, they told me that it had already been sold, and I bought it at the same store where they had a large quantity at the end of January.
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Fudoおりがらみ 純米吟醸 無濾過生原酒 出羽燦々
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Melon nuances from the standing aroma to the end of the bottle. The lees are a bit low for an orikara sake. To put it roughly, it is a sweet and juicy sake with a gaseous taste, and like Kangiku from the same prefecture, it is a less fashionable sake. Perhaps due to the 16% alcohol content, it also has a bit of spiciness and complexity in the aftertaste. Available at ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Purchased at the sake shop Yamada. I was allowed to try a variety of sake at the tasting, and when I told them I liked Oumachi Purple, they recommended this one 🥰.
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The nose, which has nuances of peach and pleasant pineapple, is both floral and elegant, with a hint of white powder or oshiroi? It is both elegant and elegant. From the lush mouthfeel, the round rice flavor spreads in the mouth, and the aftertaste is beautiful. It is a somewhat classical Junmai Daiginjo of the royal road. The first time I opened the bottle, I felt it was a little stiff, but the next day or later, I felt the flavor was more expansive and I liked it better. I think it is best to drink it cold or chilled. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Purchased at a Kyoto product exhibition. The store staff recommended that the price is the same and the quantity is larger because it is basically the same as Setsugetsuka, although there is a difference between year-round and limited edition 😅Because it costs 5,000 yen for a 4-gouple bottle, I am not sure I would drink it again, but I would be very happy if I received it on my trip to Kyoto, as a gift or as a souvenir. It was a high quality sake that I would be very happy to receive as a gift or souvenir from Kyoto.
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Sogga pere et filsトロワ サケ エロティック 生酛
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The aroma is that of white grapes, and if it were just the aroma, it would be easy to convince people that it is a white wine. When you sip it, the acidity derived from the sake yeast is subdued, and you can sense a somewhat flabby sweetness and umami flavor. After enjoying the wine slowly in the mouth, a grain-like aftertaste, which reminds one of rice origin, passes through the nose. It is a bottle that I would like to drink slowly, even though it is served in a Bordeaux glass. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Purchased at Yamatoya Shuho. I've been thinking of drinking a bottle of different yeast every year as a Beaujolais-like event, but now it's getting too hard to drink at home due to purchase conditions 😅.
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Ugonotsuki雄町 純米大吟醸 無濾過生原酒
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When you drink it, it has a slightly smooth mouthfeel, followed by the generous and round sweetness and umami typical of Omachi, and a deep lingering aftertaste even after it has passed down your throat. The president has been replaced and I personally am not into the UGO series, but I was relieved to see that the standard is still solid. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Kamokinshu秋あがり 特別純米
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It has a deep flavor with a sense of softness and roundness typical of autumn-aged sake. The slight acidity and bitterness give the impression of being well balanced. Although I bought this sake as an offering and missed the time to drink it, I think it would go especially well with grilled fish, eggplants, and other autumnal delicacies. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Purchased at Yamada Sake Brewery.
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Ryusei活濁酒 八反
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The strong effervescence from the secondary fermentation in the bottle made it impossible to open the bottle in one go, even when chilled to a crisp. The nose has a hint of apricot and lychee aromas with a slight rice powder nuance. It is a dry and dry muddy sake with a core of acidity from the sake yeast, and it is easy to drink. I thought it would be delicious as a heated sake. Available at ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Purchased at the sake shop Yamada. There was a feature on a local Sanshiro MC TV program, focusing on the replacement representative Fujii. They showed pictures of him studying abroad, saying that he had no intention of taking over the brewery, and other such things. Even if it is just a local brewery, there are many breweries that have no intention of taking over the brewery, but came back after their father fell ill after finding a job, or they are into windsurfing in the summer, or they boast that no one in the local area knew their name. It is a niche market to begin with, and newcomers are doing their best in various ways, but I personally think that their sense of style is old-fashioned, or they are putting a damper on the excitement. Good food is good even without such introductions.
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