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学生時代から日本酒に親しみ、2021年1月で112の蔵元の酒を呑んでます。残念ながら味は何となくしか覚えていません。まあ、昔とは味わいも変わっているので、飲み直しをぼちぼちしたいと思ってます。北海道から沖縄県の全県制覇完了。コスパの良い酒、たまには少し高めの酒探してます 2025年半ばでやっと令和3年に有る全国の1164蔵元のうち225蔵元の酒と出会いました。2025年8月25日現在480銘柄達成

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Yuki no Bosha純米吟醸 限定生酒
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Last year, I went to a liquor store and saw a bottle of raw sake that had just arrived on the same day that I went. I had no choice but to buy it and asked them to set the price on the spot. I was so excited 😅 but since they only had one bottle, it had been sitting in the fridge for a year. Today I took it to my dog-loving friend's house. I don't know if the taste has changed or not. But the freshness and mellow taste were enough. No astringency or bitterness. It has a refreshing thirst. I liked this Yukino Kayasha after my wife's cousin gave it to me. It is still good. If you drink it, everyone is your friend.
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Fusano Kankiku電照菊 純米大吟醸 山田錦50 おりがらみ 無濾過生原酒
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I cremated my dog with chrysanthemums surrounding him. I chose electric chrysanthemums for the too quiet night. A slightly effervescent Origami. It seems to be very limited and shipped once a year. I was surprised at the taste, as I had imagined a classical Yamada-Nishiki flavor. I think the aroma is on the strong side. The flavor of orikarami is good. I think it is one of the best modern type using Yamadanishiki, but it is too quiet. A 4-unit bottle is priced at 2,090 yen.
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It's been exactly 3 weeks since I opened the package. We decided not to open a new bottle because our dog passed away today, Chico, who had been a nymphomaniac and a charmer for 15 years. Today's sake smells and tastes good, but it's something different. I guess it's because it has deteriorated over the years, but I realized that emotions can change the taste of sake. 😢
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ma-ki-
Good evening, AAJI! Thinking about the 15 years with Chico must have brought up a lot of emotions. Please take your time and enjoy your drinking time🍀.
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ぺっほ
Good evening AAJI, ‼️😭I'm so sorry you had to say goodbye to Chico 😭🌈. I kept crying so hard when my previous dog passed away too. I don't know what it is about alcohol and tears 😢Thank you for 15 years of your sweet Chico 🙏💞.
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AAJI
Good evening, Mr. Peckho. Chico has been sick suddenly for the past two months. He used to drink water slowly in the morning... but he drank it as a load of wake... He reunited with Lucky who died last year at the age of 18 and they are playing with each other. Maybe 😢.
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AAJI
ma-ki-san Good evening. I've collected Chico's photos on the family line and am having a drink while preparing the photos of his remains for tomorrow's cremation. He was slowly getting weaker and weaker, but I was prepared for it, but I am so sorry. 😢
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ジャイヴ
Good evening, AAJI 🌛. I'm so sorry to hear about your precious family's departure. I think sometimes feelings and taste are somehow connected✨
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AAJI
Good evening, Mr. Jive. Thank you very much. Lucky who passed away last year, my mother-in-law who passed away this year, and Chico. I feel like they are enjoying their reunion on good terms.
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ポンちゃん
AAJI, I pray for Chico's soul. I know it must be hard for you to lose her as she was with you every day. I hope Chico is having fun with Mr. Lucky 🌈🥹🙏.
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AAJI
Thank you very much, Pon-chan. The cremation has just finished and the urn is now lined up with Lucky. I think he is getting along well with his mother-in-law who loved him so much. It is so quiet now that the dog that greeted us is not here.
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Monster was opened 12 days ago to finish it before Halloween, and Gazan-style Shadow Legend was opened 19 days ago to make room for the new sake. The color is like champagne. I like the aftertaste. I feel that the peculiarities have been removed and it has become a lovely Monster. Gasanryu doesn't change much. It is a little spicy, but it is a cosy sake with a gorgeous and fragrant Yamadanishiki flavor.
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マナチー
Good evening AAJI 🌇It's about time for the new sake rush 😆I've been too busy with work and only have 2 bottles in the fridge right now for better or worse 😅. I've never kept it sealed for 2 weeks because I'm too scared 🫨.
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AAJI
Good evening, Mr. Manachy. It is one of the challenges. It depends on the brewer, but most of the Senkyou must be drunk right away or the taste will deteriorate. I always have about 10 bottles in my fridge, including opened bottles, so I have to wait a few days 😅.
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Dassai無濾過純米大吟醸 磨き三割九分 槽場汲み
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Re-tested after being caught in a physical exam. The location was the liver. I was afraid that I might not be able to drink alcohol if something happened to me, so I took a CT scan. Thanks to my daily devotion, there was no abnormality. No abnormalities were found. So we celebrated with a toast.       Otters were a gift from my sister and her husband.            It was born out of an effort to bring home freshly squeezed sake from the brewery twice a year. When I opened the bottle, I heard a slight popping sound. The taste is like condensed honey, and the lingering aftertaste is also swelling and disappearing with a regrettable aftertaste. I reevaluated my evaluation. I didn't know otters were this good.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good morning, AAJI 😃. I know the liver recheck is scary 😰 but I'm glad everything is ok 😮‍💨 I haven't had otter for a while since my son gave it to me as a birthday present 😅I might try it after a long time...
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AAJI
ジェイ&ノビィさん こんにちは。肝臓と嗅覚は日本酒飲む為の大切な器官なのでちょっとビビリました。獺祭は去年甥っ子からスパークリング貰って以来です。たまには良いと思います。今日は何にしようかな😅
Hanamura純米大吟醸 山田錦
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2:30 in the car for yacht maintenance, 1 hour of yacht plane running, 40 minutes of stalling and drifting, 40 minutes of being towed. First Hana Yuu at the liquor store on the way home after a tiring healing process. Fire-aged after bottling, aromatic, elegant and mellow. It's a typical "THE Yamadanishiki". The aroma was one of the strongest among them. 4gou bottle, 3,053 yen.
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ちぇすたー
Good evening AAJI😃. Thank you for your hard work on the yacht maintenance💦. I'm sure Hanamup is delicious and soaks into your tired body 😊. I thought Hanamup in a 4-gouup bottle was an urban legend, but I see that you guys are getting a lot 😅.
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ma-ki-
Good evening, AAJI! Yacht maintenance is such a big job 😲. Thanks for your hard work🍀. I got Hanamup's Yamadanishiki this week too 🤗. I heard that you can also enjoy the aroma of the sake, so I will enjoy that too 😋.
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AAJI
Thank you very much. The liquor store I went to today seems to have it in stock about once a year. I stopped by for the first time in a long time because of information from a former colleague with whom I exchange sake information. There are other interesting brands and the enjoyment has increased. Thank you!
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AAJI
MA-KI- Good evening. The yacht is a 35 year old grandmother, so sometimes she is in a bad mood. I enjoy including that. I think Yamada Nishiki will be one of the things that will live up to your expectations. It has the taste of a good, typical Yamadanishiki 😊.
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Gasanryu影の伝説 山田錦 無濾過純米原酒
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Grilled cheese bought at a product exhibition in Hokkaido. So, I had it with Gazanryu, which I opened 12 days ago. I think it is made with new Yamagata yeast, but it seems to be more like "Koroh Daiginjo," which is the pride of Kumamoto. It has a calm fruity aroma and a hint of acidity. The lingering aftertaste slowly fades away. This change was a bit unexpected. I can't quit opening it for a day. The downside is that I've opened it a little too long, so I can't remember what it tasted like the last time 😅.
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My son came home to attend a wedding. He has been educated to be a gifted sake drinker, but he seemed to like it. When you put it in your mouth, the aroma is like cemedine (in a good way). It has a sweet and sour taste at first, but later you can feel the spiciness, which is hard to describe. I like the aftertaste. It's like AKABU, but AKABU. It is no less than delicious.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, AAJI 😃. It's good to have your son back home to enjoy the gifted 🍶 with you 🤗. I bet it's delicious ‼️ because it's akabu 🥰.
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AAJI
Good evening, Jay & Nobby. I gave him a variety of sake for about 10 years, starting with a 20 year old Daiginjo from Kikusui or something like that. I'm glad that you thought of the sake gift for me 😊.
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Kozaemon大吟醸  あさひの夢
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Touring the sake corner of a drugstore (Cosmos), I found this sake for 1,106 yen with a 30% discount. I looked it up on the Internet and found that it was from a brewery that has a good reputation in Gifu Prefecture. The name "Asahi" was the same as my grandson's name. I had no choice but to buy it. So we drank it. The rice used is rice rice to keep costs down. It has a mild aroma of pineapple and feels soft. The internet says it is characterized by sweetness, but it does not seem so sweet. It is sold by a major sake brewer (more like a sake manufacturer?). The sake is not comparable to the daiginjos sold by major breweries (more like sake makers?) that are sold with unknown rice. The cosmos I go to has a changeover and last year's crop was on sale, so it will continue to be a target for my patrol. 😊
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Amber 8 days after opening. Surprisingly, only half full, but when I opened the cork, I heard a "pop" The light, gentle flavor is still there. Melon type aroma. The aftertaste, yappari, AKABU is wonderful. Today we are having Chinu (black sea bream) with aqua pazza.
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ちぇすたー
Good evening AAJI🌝. It is a delicious sake, isn't it? The taste is a little bit subdued for AKABU, but it has a good balance of sweetness, flavor, and acidity.
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AAJI
Good evening, Mr. Chesta. The delicious Amber is empty, so Monster is waiting for me next. The superb Nozan that I bought for the celebration is also sitting in the refrigerator. I can't stop being excited. 😊
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Masaaki Sapporo
Good evening, AAJI 😃Amber, I couldn't buy it this year because of the stock, but it still looks delicious 😋I'm interested in both Monster and the very best Nozan 😆.
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AAJI
Masaaki Sapporo-san Good morning. I was lucky this year. I started going to this sake shop last year and I am happy to see that they have a wide variety of sake such as AKABU, Sohno-Kangiku, Kawanakajima, Tasake, Ohroku, and many more. I'm glad they have a good selection of sake 😊.
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Gasanryu影の伝説 無濾過純米原酒 山田錦
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It is said that this brand is only available at a few liquor stores, even among special distributors. This liquor store is particularly strong in Yamagata Prefecture, so it was possible to buy it. It had just arrived. My "sense of smell" for sake led me to this sake shop today 😅 Reasonably priced sake made in the tanks after the bag hanging for the sake competition. (Less than half the price of a Daiginjo) Good naming too.    The melon aroma fills the mouth. The lingering aftertaste is also very pleasant. Slightly dry. The white ratio is 60, so it is actually a junmai ginjo. Today, there are 13 breweries and 30 brands in Yamagata Prefecture, but this was the first time for Shindo Sake Brewery. The level of Yamagata Prefecture is amazing. Today we enjoyed it with sashimi of shibi tuna and chinu (bluefin bream in eastern Japan). 4-goupe bottle: 2,090 yen
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hello AAJI 😃 A "sense of smell" for alcohol and liquor stores is one of the necessary skills for the inhabitants of the sake world 🤗. Legend of shadows...it's so rare!
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AAJI
Jay & Nobby Good evening. My favorite liquor stores? I have four favorite liquor stores, each of which has its own unique flavor, so I make the rounds. I enjoy the conversation and new information when I say "that was delicious". Thank you very much!
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This is the first Hirotogawa Special Junmai in a while. It is brewed with 55% polished Yumenokou rice, which is a rice suitable for sake brewing produced in Fukushima Prefecture, and TM-1 yeast, which was developed in Fukushima Prefecture. The aroma in the mouth is soft and gentle, with a banana-like flavor. It has a refreshing taste, and the deliciousness of the rice spreads in the mouth. Today, I served it with a side dish of satsuma-age (fried fish cake) given to me by my sister, which was delicious and inexpensive.   It is delicious and inexpensive: 1,650 yen for a 4-goupe bottle. Hirotogawa Tokubetsu Junmai is the best in terms of cost!
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Koimari Sakiすみやま 純米吟醸
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Sumiyama Sumiyama Junmai Ginjo, opened 40 days ago, is made from local contract sake rice, "Saganohana" from the Sumiyama district. It seems to have become drier than when we first drank it. The sweet and sour aroma is still there. The gassy feeling is gone. It seems to have changed to something else, but this may be a good thing. We are rearranging the fridge to secure new sake...
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Today is the 16th night of the year, and I opened a bottle of Sentoku three months ago. There are only two sake breweries in Miyazaki Prefecture: Sentoku Shuzo and Unkai Shuzo, which mainly produces shochu. It tasted like the sake of 40 years ago. It is subtle, but it is good for remembering nostalgia. It is not bad, but it is not tasty either, so I am sorry to say that I will use it as a cooking sake. Shuubai, which I chose for the sake comparison, retains the traditional flavor, but is dry and goes in easily.
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I'm working today, coughing from pneumonia, to finish the interim closing. (I didn't feel like it had been that long.) I opened a 32-day-old samorosugi and an 11-day-old Atago no matsu, both of which have a melon aroma. The samorosugi is a modern type with a melon type aroma that spreads and is not hectolithic. I have been putting it off because I thought it was too good to be true. All of them are delicious. Atago no Matsumatsu Junmai Daiginjo Hakutsuru Nishiki is more acidic and has a classical aroma like Yamadanishiki. It is not a "moon-viewing cup of sake," but it was enjoyable.
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AKABU琥珀  純米吟醸
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Today was a good day. I went to buy weekend liquor and found Amber and Monster. I bought both. I will drink the Amber today. I went to buy some snacks and found a natural sea bream for sashimi for some reason for less than 700 yen. The soft taste spreads on the palate. The lingering aftertaste seems to disappear with a sense of regret. It is a sake with a somewhat autumnal flavor.        Confidence in calling it junmai ginjo even though the white ratio is 50%? My wife also liked it. AKABU is one of my favorite breweries. There are two more AKABUs in the fridge waiting for their turn. It is still delicious.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening AAJI 😃. You can buy 2 bottles of Mr. Akabu! You can also get ate for less ‼️ it's a good day 🤗 I'm glad you still have 2 bottles left ☺️ to feel the autumn🍂 with the deliciousness of the amber 😃.
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AAJI
Jay & Nobby Good evening, Monster seems to have a fixed price, but it was not a hurdle for me at all, as I could buy it after buying another bottle of AKABU. I have 5 liquor stores where I can buy local sake from other prefectures, so I am making the rounds 😊.
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Worked until 10pm (interim closing), had a glass of Chiyozono Shuubai (Junmai-shu) opened 4 days ago, served with ham loin. It seems to be spicier than 4 days ago. It has a gentle hint of aroma and a nice lingering aftertaste. It reminded me of the Shuubai sake I had 40 years ago. I feel that this brewery has the same "core spirit" even if the owner and toji have changed. It never blurs 😊.
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The second volume. At the time of this book, I liked Umeshiki from Ehime, Tasake from Aomori, Eikofuji from Yamagata, Urakasumi from Miyagi, Wakatake Onikoroshi from Shizuoka, Kamoizumi from Hiroshima, Window Plum from Saga, Koroh and Chiyoen Shubai from Kumamoto.
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I am not drinking sake today. This is the book that got me into sake 42 years ago. It was my "Sake Textbook. Sake breweries that are still popular. Some breweries are not so popular today, but they still exist. There are many kinds of sake breweries. I know the picture is not so good, but if you have time, it is for your reference. I could upload only 4 photos. The first one
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