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Clear in color.
Cold: Dry with a slight sweetness followed by the umami and bitterness of rice.
Warmed: Aroma and taste intensified.
Read as "Sora no Shizuku".
Co-developed with supermarket "Olympic", the second
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shinya.u
Cold: I've always had a bit of a problem with nigori sake, but this is easy to drink and delicious.
As printed on the bottle, "If you're going to do it with fish, do it with HIKAKOMI! It was a great match with sashimi, as printed on the bottle.
Special sake at the izakaya "Uomotsu Musashikosugi" where I was traveling
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Clear in color
Cold: Dry with sweetness and rice flavor
Warmed: Easy to drink with a touch of sweetness
Established in 1872, this is the last remaining sake brewery in Shonan.
Purchased as a souvenir from the store at the Enoshima Aquarium.
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Cold: Dry with sweetness and rice flavor typical of junmai sake
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Transparent in color.
Room temperature: Dry taste with a stronger Hana-no-Mai character. Good as a mid-meal drink.
Warmed: mild aroma, rice-like flavor, but monotonous, not recommended.
Some writers said this is the best local sake from Shizuoka Prefecture, so I bought it.
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Cold: The aroma is mild, and the sharpness of the acidity, bitterness, and rice flavor can be felt before mellowing and disappearing quickly.
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It is characterized by a sweet and sour taste that is not confined to the boundaries of sake.
They do not use additives (brewing acids, deacids, enzymes, inorganic salts, vitamins, etc.) that are exempt from labeling requirements.
It is ranked second in Japan and first in Akita Prefecture on a certain sake evaluation website.
It is lucky that we were able to find this sake, as it costs more than 20,000 yen per bottle. When I told them my sake preference at the izakaya "Uomotsu Musashi Kosugi," they introduced me to them. This is a hidden sake that is supposed to be above the premium line such as Tasake and Nabeshima.
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Firmly dry. food alcohol
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Cold: Firmly dry and delicious along with sweet and sourness.
Warmed: The sweetness intensified, making it a delicious stand-alone sake.
100% Yamada-Nishiki
Polishing ratio 50%.
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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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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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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
Clear in color.
Cold: sweet at first, then dry.
Warmed: Same as above.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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