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127

Favorite Brands

44

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Most Check-in Brands

Meikyoshisui
4(6.78%)
Kazenomori
4(6.78%)
Koeigiku
3(5.08%)
Tenbi
3(5.08%)
Haneya
3(5.08%)

Sake Map

The origins of the sake you've drunk are colored on the map.
Ibaraki
10(7.87%)
Niigata
9(7.09%)
Yamaguchi
8(6.3%)
Tochigi
7(5.51%)
Gunma
7(5.51%)

Venues With Most Check-Ins

三才
25(25.77%)
区民酒場もっきり。
11(11.34%)
酒商山田
8(8.25%)
三益酒店
7(7.22%)
ゆい酒店
6(6.19%)

Timeline

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いばらき地酒バー
16
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A sake trip to Ibaraki, where many of the brands I have recently enjoyed drinking at izakaya (Japanese style pubs) are delicious. The first sake was a familiar one, Takeyuki. It has a yogurt-like aroma, a full-bodied but not too sweet taste, and a slight spiciness in the aftertaste that leaves you feeling refreshed.
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三才
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The aroma was subtle, and in the mouth it had a moderate sweetness and a bitter taste at the end, followed by a refreshing finish.
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居酒屋喜九
23
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I have seen many colorful labels recently and came across Nabeshima with a simple label. I found it to be a delicious sake to drink and savor on its own, with a more restrained aroma, a stronger umami and sweetness from the rice, and a mellow, tangy spiciness than anything I have had in the past!
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角打ちナダヤ
18
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Earlier this year, Fujioka Toji's sake was recommended and purchased at this store. This time, I tasted the sake of the new regime at the corner bar attached to the store. It was delicious, with a lychee aroma, sweetness and firm rice flavor, clean, and overall elegant and delicate!
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丸西三河屋酒店
17
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I visited a long-established liquor store that I had been curious about, told the owner what I liked, and bought this sake among several recommendations. It was not fruity, but had a strong sweetness from the rice, and was dry, crisp, and refreshing!
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酒商山田
20
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I had been looking for this sake recently and finally purchased it from the warehouse at a liquor store I frequent that carries it. It was as delicious as expected, with an elegant, full-bodied sweetness and umami, and a natural, refreshing aftertaste. I brought it as a birthday present for the staff of a sake tavern, and it was very well received by the staff at the restaurant, who thought it was delicious!
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三才
16
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This sake was recommended to us by the manager of our favorite restaurant, who also has experience working at a sake brewery. It has a simple aroma of melon or apple, with a rounded taste and sweetness, but with a clean aftertaste.
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酒商山田
19
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At a liquor store on the way home, I encountered this sake, which I had heard from a friend that it was delicious, and bought it. The aroma was like melon, and the sweetness spread on the palate, and it seemed to cut right through with a strong spiciness and bitterness!
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浅野日本酒店
16
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I haven't encountered it in Tokyo for a long time. When I visited Utsunomiya last year, I bought the standard Omachi one, but today I tried Aizan. The aroma was similar to the Oumachi type, with a strong sweetness of rice, but the sharpness was very refreshing (unlike other brands that cut with spiciness). ☺️
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hi Tony 😃 There are many delicious dishes in the Nanashui lineup, so please try many different kinds!
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Thank you for your comment, Jay & Nobby😊. We went to a sake brewery near Utsunomiya station (which was closed and we were guided to) and visited a special distributor, Yoshikawa Sake Shop. I was surprised to see such a wide selection of products and the owner explained to me in detail about the differences between each product. I found a place in Tokyo where I can drink several of my favorite sake products, so I will try them all 😉.
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浅野日本酒店
16
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1) Yamadanishiki: High aroma, elegant sweetness, enveloping sharpness 2) Hidahomare: Moderate sweetness, strong pungency (3) Yumachi: Aroma of Yumachi rice with a touch of sweetness, sweetness cut by spiciness Personally, I thought (1) was especially delicious!
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酒商山田
21
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On my way home, I came across a Takeyuki tasting and sales event at a liquor store. There was a toji there who talked to us about various things and recommended this product, which he said was limited and rare, so we bought it. (Actually, I was going to buy the sake that won the sake competition gold medal...) （The aroma was melon-like (as one would expect from Ibaraki), and the palate had a light sweetness and umami flavor, which was quickly broken by the spiciness, but the lingering sweetness remained and spread, which I found to be a very unusual taste. It was delicious and went well with the meat dishes at the department store (discount) 😌.
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常笑
23
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The light sweet aroma, the sweetness that spreads as soon as it hits the palate, and the rounded aftertaste that doesn't just linger and doesn't feel spicy, made it a quintessential popular sake.
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