shinya.u
Slightly yellow in color.
Cold: It has a complex flavor of sweetness and rice flavor, and is crisp and dry.
100% Yamadanishiki
40% polished
Winner of the National New Sake Competition Gold Medal (14 times in total)
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shinya.u
Slightly yellowish.
Cold: Mild aroma, punchy sweetness and umami. It can be enjoyed on its own, but the dry aftertaste makes it a good mid-meal drink as well.
Warmed: The sweetness and dryness become milder, and the taste is richer.
100% Hitogochiki from Nagano Prefecture
This is a sake brewer recommended by Arakawa Sake Shop, a popular liquor store in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, which sells a lot of new sake at the time of year. It is indeed a type of taste that is hard to find.
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shinya.u
The color is clear and beautiful.
Cold: mild aroma, slight sweetness at first, dry taste
Warmed: Clear and square taste
This is a brand of Asahi Shuzo, famous for Kubota. Low price.
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shinya.u
Cold: Not so much ginjo aroma and has a peculiar taste like aged sake, which I don't like.
Warmed: Less peculiar, sweeter and easier to drink
I tried this sake because it was half price at Cain's.
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shinya.u
Cold: Sweet at first, then dry with a sake-like flavor immediately after.
Personally, I don't like it.
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shinya.u
Room temperature: mild aroma, a little bit of sake's matured taste, which I personally don't like.
Hot: Slightly easier to drink. The label recommends this temperature range.
It is a rare taste for Hana-no-Mai, but surprisingly, there seems to be a certain number of people who are ardent fans of this brand.
It is only available in bottles of 1.5 liters or larger. They say the flavor is such that you can drink it every day and not get tired of it.
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shinya.u
Cold: Sweet aroma, dry taste.
Personally, I want it to be in Daiginjo.
A sake lover friend of mine participated in a 2-day drinking contest in Nagoya and selected this sake.
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shinya.u
Cold: Sweetness spreads at first, then becomes dry. However, the sweetness continues, or perhaps because of the bitterness in the second sip, it is better to put a pinch or a glass of water between sips.
The picture of a pretty girl was a little resistant to me.
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shinya.u
Cold: A punchy rice flavor after the acidity.
Purchased as a commemorative gift at Hana-no-Mai's new sake tasting.
The gold shaded bag has a gourmet raffle.
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shinya.u
Cold: Transitioning smoothly from sweetness and rice flavor to dryness.
It has a flavor characteristic of so-called sake, yet is easy to drink.
London Sake Challenge 2020 Silver Award
Cheap price is also attractive.
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shinya.u
Color is beautifully clear.
Cold: Sourness is followed by a strong sweetness. There is almost no bitterness or dryness. Sake like a sweet or juice.
It is easy to drink, without the strong peculiarities of a mellow sake.
The sake level is an astonishing minus 50 degrees.
Gold medalist at the sake awards 2023
The stylish exterior is eye-catching, even bewitching.
Ozeki gives the image of a traditional popular sake, but it is not to be underestimated.
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shinya.u
Room temperature, cold, warmed: mild aroma, sourness, sweetness and rice flavor.
Goes well with baby cheese and squid.
National Heated Sake Contest 2022 Gold Medal in the value-priced lukewarm category.
Gold medal at the Delicious Sake in a Wineglass Awards 2022
Kura Master 2022 Gold Medal in the Junmai-shu category.
I bought it because it was on sale at half price due to stock replacement
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shinya.u
Cold: Mild aroma, delicious rice flavor, slightly floral aftertaste.
Failed to drink hot.
Made with natural cherry blossom yeast.
National Heated Sake Contest 2024 Gold Award in the premium hot sake category.
Purchased as a souvenir at "Roadside Station Kokon Denju no Sato Yamato" in Gujo City, Gifu Prefecture. Other products in the lineup included Kiku and Tsukishita Bijin.
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shinya.u
Cold: Surprisingly mild aroma, but quite intense sweetness and flavor. An exquisite line that does not become an unpleasant peculiarity.
The exact opposite of the impression of so-called daiginjos.
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of Funaguchi.
About 400 yen per can
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shinya.u
Cold: Fruity aroma. Sweet at first, then dry and complements food. Delicious.
Best Gold Medal at the Wineglass Sake Awards 2023
National Heated Sake Contest 2020 Gold Prize in the Premium Heated Sake category
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shinya.u
Cold: Slightly aromatic, with a happy sweetness at first, followed by the umami of the rice. Yet, it is easy to drink.
I thought the name was a little strange, but it is a relatively new sake brewer and the name seems to have a special meaning to it.
Best Sake in a Wineglass Award 2023 Gold Medal
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shinya.u
Cold: Sweet and sour with a delicious rice flavor. It is easy to drink because it is not too harsh and does not interfere with food.
International Wine Challenge 2018 "Champion Sake" (World No.1)
The product name comes from the fact that it is brewed with subsoil water from Adatara-yama, a famous mountain in Nihonmatsu that is said to be 40 years old.
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shinya.u
Color: clear
Cold: Aroma is fruity, with a sweetness typical of Kyohime, making it a delicious sake on its own.
Polishing: 45%.
Kura Master 2021 Platinum Award in the Junmai Daiginjo-shu category
Best Gold Medal in the Main Category at the Delicious Sake in a Wineglass Awards 2021
National Heated Sake Contest 2023 Gold Award
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shinya.u
Transparent in color
Cold: The aroma is gorgeous, with rice-like flavor and sweetness.
100% Shizuoka Prefecture sake rice "Honorifuji
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shinya.u
Cold: Strong bitterness and rice flavor.
Good as a food sake.
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