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こるね＜Strong syrup sweetness and alcohol.
Hourai's local ordinary sake.
At the international sake competition, IWC2022, it was awarded the trophy for the best sake in the ordinary sake category and the "Great Value Sake", which is given to sake that demonstrates excellent cost performance.
The aroma is pleasantly alcoholic and slightly sweet-tasting. The alcohol is felt well, but it is round, gentle, and delicious.
The mouthfeel is smooth and sweet with a hint of sourness. From the very beginning, there is a sense of alcohol. The sweetness is syrupy. The sweetness then spreads out.
The bitterness that comes out at the end seems to come from the alcohol, and it is so clear that it is hard to believe that the alcohol content is 15%. But the bitterness is gentle and not too sharp.
It was so delicious!
If I were to use a Ghibli analogy, it would be Chage from "On Your Mark". His sweet and strong voice is very attractive.
Degree of liking: ★★★★*
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こるね＜A mellow sweetness appears and disappears.
5 days after opening the bottle.
The aroma is slightly pear and rice flavor. Ah, it has a delicious and noble aroma that is typical of Jyushiyo.
In the mouth, there is a slight sweet and bitter acidity. From there, a rich sweetness comes through. It is a mellow sweetness of syrup, honey, and melon. Then, it disappears beautifully. The bitterness is also clearly tightened at the back of it. And it is so smooth that there is no sensation of it passing down the throat.
On the first day of drinking, he thought the sake was a little thin. But today, the fifth day after opening the bottle, the sweetness is so strong that you don't feel it. It's still so delicious~!
If I were to compare it to Ghibli's "Howl" from "Howl's Moving Castle," I would say that it has a slightly bitter taste from the middle of the movie. He is a sweet and handsome guy with a bit of bitterness from the middle of the movie.
Liked: ★★★★*
DATA
Sake Brewer : Takagi Shuzo co.ltd(Murayama city, Yamagata pref.)
Sake Brewing : Junmai Ginjyo Namaizu
Rice polishing ratio: 50
Alcohol percentage: 15% ・・・ Normal
Production Date: October 2022
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こるね＜Fruity, with a unique flavor presence.
Obuse Winery made this sake as a hobby.
The label on the back says, "After July 1, 2022, it may become a SAKE with a very maniac aroma and taste. Six months have passed, right?
The aroma is mellow, rich, and sweet. There is a slight sense of maturity, but it does not seem to be a pervert.
When you put it in your mouth, it has a slight sour-sweet-powan taste. Oh! It is fresh. Grape-like fruity acidity and sweetness. From there, umami comes in with a bang! The unique flavor, which is not part of the "sweet, delicious, acidic, and bitter" category, has a great presence.
The aftertaste is also sweet and umami.
It certainly has a maniacal taste. But it stays on the edge of perversity and is very unique. The flavor is strong and quite robust, but beautiful.
To use a Ghibli analogy, it is 20 years after the Okami-san from "Castle in the Sky". She is still 40 years old even after 20 years.
Liked: ★★★★
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こるね＜Shuwa shuwa, full of minerals, bitter-sweet.
The aroma is full of rice flavor.
The palate is slightly carbonated with a tangy citrus taste. The bitter-sweet taste comes from there. The bitterness comes at the end. The bitterness is very typical of Kaze no Mori, with a sense of minerality. It is quite bitter, but the sweetness wraps it up nicely, so there is no unpleasant feeling. It has a nice sharpness and disappears quickly and cleanly.
If we were to compare it to Ghibli's "Gedo Senki," it would be Allen. He is the main character with a very big bitterness. But there is no bad feeling, so he is like Allen in the last scene.
Degree of liking: ★★★★
DATA
Sake Brewer : Aburacho Shuzo co.ltd(Gosho city, Nara pref.)
Sake: Junmai (pure rice), unfiltered, unpasteurized
Rice: Akitsuho, produced in Nara Prefecture - the flagship rice of Kaze no Mori
Rice polishing ratio: 65
Alcohol percentage: 16% ・・・ high
Production date: December 2022
Hard water: Hard water with a hardness of around 250mg/L
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Kinko伝承水もと仕込み 濁酒(秋･冬バージョン)にごり酒水酛 
こるね<Weird, rice grains, shwashuwa, strong lactic acid>.
Yes, it was a metamorphosis. You can tell even before you drink it. Even when pouring it out, the solid content was just like a big dribble. The white color is beautiful, but it is very thick.
The aroma is that of a rich rice flavor yogurt. It has a very lactic acidic taste.
The mouth feel is like rice grains with a strong lactic acidity. The sizzling carbonation, lactic acidity of plain yogurt, and plenty of rice sweetness & bitterness are gobsmacked!
These rice grains are also large. They are bigger than those of Shozora the other day. It remains on the wall of the glass.
It's thick!
Only the sweet and bitter aftertaste lingers.
It's still the most perverse of all. And it was delicious!
If I were to use a Ghibli analogy, I would say Moro from "Princess Mononoke. He is a wild dog god with strength far beyond that of humans. He talks tough, but he also has a gentle side. And his eyes are sexy.
Degree of liking: ★★★★
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こるね<Fruity, sweet and sour, mildly
This Hakuten-san is supposed to last about 10 days after opening the bottle. I drink it right away at home and it never lasts that long, so I'm looking forward to it.
The aroma is slightly green banana, rice sweet and tasty, and muscat. It is still good.
When you put it in your mouth, it has a fruity sweet and sour taste. In the second half, there is a hint of bitterness and umami.
Oh, wow!
I already know that it is delicious because it is Amami. However, the sweetness of the first 10-day-old Amami is softer! It is mellow. Of course fresh and crisp Amami is delicious, but I like this mellow Amami too!
I compare it to Fio from "Red Pig" in Ghibli. I think she is Fio in the last scene because she is quite mellow. You can't see his face, though. There was a big war and upheaval, but Fio overcame it, took over the Piccolo company, and went to Hotel Adriano in her own plane. She must have become a kind and beautiful woman.
Liked: ★★★★☆
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Hiroki特別純米 かすみざけ 初しぼり特別純米生酒おりがらみ 
こるね＜Fresh, robust flavor and sweet bitterness.
The color is slightly white. It is almost transparent. It is certainly paler than light nigori, and the name "kasumizake" is apt.
The aroma has a strong rice flavor and a gentle sugar sweetness. There is also a hint of fresh bamboo grass bitterness and lactic acidity in the back.
In the mouth, there is a vague sense of umami from the start. The umami spreads further with the sweetness, and a nigori-ish bitterness is also present. It is fresh, yet powerful, and has a complex bitterness, yet it is beautiful. Yum~!
This lingering bitterness should be served with a meal.
If I were to use a Ghibli analogy, it would be Mr. Caproni from "The Wind Rises. He is the Italian airplane engineer who appears in Jiro's dream. He is both Jiro's admirer and the devil Mephistopheles who tempts him. He is a man with the strength and freshness to follow his dreams. On the other hand, he also has the bitterness that war and airplanes are inseparable.
Likes: ★★★★
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こるね＜Sweet, sour, bitter, easy to drink, dry, zuzu zun zun.
It has been a long time since we last had Mansaku. This sake is made by Hinomaru Jozo in Akita Prefecture.
This brand name was created in 1981 when the NHK morning drama series "Mansaku no Hana" was aired in Yokote City.
I was curious and looked it up, and found that it was two years before "Oshin," which had the highest viewer rating in the history of TV dramas.
The aroma is faintly rice flavor.
The taste is sweet and sour, with a smooth and smooth texture. Hmmm? It is gentle even though it is labeled "dry"? But then, the taste starts to become more acidic and sweet. Then, the taste turns sour and bitter.
The sweetness is faint. It is a bit sweet, but it is not harsh. But it is not harsh, and it has a gentle dry taste. This is a sake that should be served with meals. It goes well with simmered dishes, and it seems to be good with Chinese food as well.
If I were to use a Ghibli analogy, it would be Yupa-sama from "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind". He is the best swordsman in the frontier, and his sharpness is very sharp. However, he has a kind and gentle personality. He is loved by everyone in the Valley of the Wind.
Likes: ★★★★
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NitoKEG DRAFT 純米山田錦六十五 うすにごり生原酒純米原酒生酒にごり酒 
こるね＜Fresh, with a lovely bitterness and sweetness.
The KEG DRAFT SAKE series is a sake server with a 10L tank that can maintain the flavor and freshness of freshly squeezed sake for a long period of time. This time, it is the extremely rare Futaragi.
The color is a beautiful silver light nigori.
The aroma is fresh with the deliciousness of rice and bitterness of nigori. It seems to have an obvious bitter taste, but somehow it is fresh and very attractive.
When you put it in your mouth, you can feel the fine carbonation. Fine and refreshing. Then, there is a bitter-sweet sour taste. It is still bitter, but it is a cute bitter taste. But it is a cute bitter taste. The sweetness is the sweetness of the rice and the syrupiness. The sourness is lactic acid and slightly fruity. From there, the sweetness comes through. The delicious bitterness comes through.
Refreshingly bitter, cute, and soooo good!
If I were to use a Ghibli analogy, I would compare it to Arrietty, the main character in "The Borrower Arrietty. She is fresh, fresh, and cute, even though she has some big worries, such as being discovered by humans because of her own mistakes.
Liked: ★★★★
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こるね＜Strong, sweet and bitter.
This sake is brewed by the 6th generation brewer and toji, Chikara Urasato, using Ogawa yeast isolated by Dr. Chikara Ogawa and named after himself.
The aroma is sweet and slightly bitter. The aroma is sweet and slightly bitter with a hint of rice flavor. This is definitely a delicious sake.
When you put it in your mouth, the sweet and bitter tastes are clearly pronounced. From there, the sweetness and bitterness grows more pronounced, and then the umami comes in. Finally, there is a big splash of alcohol. It is the type of sake that wins gold medals at the New Sake Competition, but with added power. It has a strong sweetness, bitterness, and strength. Yum!
It was a wonderful sake.
If I were to use a Ghibli analogy, it would be Ashitaka, the main character in "Princess Mononoke. He is strong mentally and physically, and also has a big bitter taste. And although he is serious and doesn't really stand out, he also has a sweetness to him. She tells Kaya, "I will always think of you, Kaya," or tells San, "You are beautiful," in a straightforward manner. He is a natural womanizer and a hard-looking guy.
Liked: ★★★★
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こるね＜Warmed sake opens up the flavor and makes it warmer.
According to the lady at the store, this sake is best served heated. So we'll have it heated. But let's taste it cold first.
The aroma is a gentle alcémé freshness. The alcohol and cemedine taste are both slightly mild and delicious.
The taste starts with a moderate sweetness and acidity, followed by a soft spread of umami. It is surprisingly gentle.
While I was tasting it, it started to heat up. Let's taste the real thing, the heated sake.
Whoa! The aroma is already open. The cemedine taste has decreased, and the rice is sweet and tasty.
The flavor, too, is centered around a firm umami, and both sweetness and acidity have emerged. On the other hand, the faint bitterness has disappeared. Umami! While retaining its ease, the strength of the 80% polished rice has also emerged, giving it a rich flavor.
If we were to compare Kinnou to Ghibli, he would be like Fukuo from "The Witch's Delivery Service. He is the owner of a bakery. He is a kind and powerful man. He is not flashy, but he does a very good job.
Degree of liking: ★★★★
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こるね＜Fresh grapefruit with a hint of sourness.
The color is slightly cloudy.
The aroma is slightly citrusy with a hint of rice flavor.
The mouthfeel is slightly acidic and bitter. The description says it is effervescent, but most of the gas is gone by the second day. From there, the acidity of grapefruit comes through. A step later, the sweet bitterness also comes through.
Yes, this is grapefruit. Come to think of it, the color also looks like grapefruit juice. It doesn't have a sake-like taste at all.
Even though it has been aged for 3 years, there is almost no sense of maturity. It is rather fresh.
If I were to use a Ghibli analogy, it would be Anna from "Marnie of the Memories". It is like Anna in the first half of the movie, full of acidity and bitterness. Come to think of it, the "Brewing Forest," which I compared to Anna the other day, is also very grapefruit-like.
Degree of liking: ★★★☆☆
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こるね＜Sashimi with rice, deliciously spicy, and a hint of herbiness.
Shinomine is a long time coming. This sake is from the Chiyo Sake Brewery in Nara. I am not very good with dry sake, so I don't usually order it. However, on this day, a yellowtail sashimi was served. It was a cold yellowtail from Himi. I had to have a sake to go with it.
Let's drink!
The aroma is of subtle rice flavor.
The mouthfeel is smooth like water. The mouthfeel is smooth and watery, with only a hint of umami and a hint of alcohol. There is almost no sweetness or sourness. This is a sake with a clean dry taste. It is a beautiful sake.
When the temperature rises a little, the mouthfeel is full of umami. The aroma is also delicious. It was good at 5 degrees Celsius, but I liked it at 15 degrees Celsius.
And of course, it goes well with yellowtail. The fatty and delicious taste of the yellowtail is wrapped up by the deliciousness of the sake. It was delicious!
Strictly speaking, this is not Ghibli, but I can compare it to Gomon in "Cagliostro's Castle. The sharpness is sharp, and the umami is gradually absorbed.
Satisfaction: ★★★★
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こるね＜"Meek, sweet, bitter, cute...
Comparison of the supernatant and the ogara-mi. We started with the supernatant.
The aroma is of gentle banana.
In the mouth, it has a light sweetness and bitterness. Takagami and Shu were clearly sweet and bitter, but Soma is a quieter version that does not match its name.
It is shy when it is cold (5℃), but when it warms up a little, its aroma and sweetness open up slightly and it is very cute.
Let's savor the fragrance and the sweetness.
The aroma is of rice-sweet bananas and nigori ho-no-kosatsu-howan. Wow, it is a little more complex.
The taste also has a hint of sweet, bitter, and sour. It's the same quietness, but I feel like we're getting to know each other a little better. It is sweet and bitter, and the aroma is gentle, sweet and sour.
Yes, it is delicious. My preference is for orikarami.
If I were to compare it to Ghibli, it would be like Taeko in "Omohide Poroporo," the elementary school student. I'm like the shy Taeko in the scene where she talks to Hirota-kun for the first time. But when we find something in common, the sweetness of the relationship is so sweet.
Satisfaction: ★★★★
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龍が沢豊穣感謝祭 純米大吟醸 うすにごり生原酒純米大吟醸原酒生酒にごり酒 
こるね＜Sweet and sour, bitter and bitter, cute, gorgeous sake.
The color is slightly cloudy with no lees visible.
The aroma is gorgeous with melon rice and sweet banana. This looks delicious.
In the mouth, complex syrupy sweetness of Japanese pear, rice, banana and muscat. The lactic acid acidity and nigori bitterness are juicy. And soon, fruity + acorn + bamboo grass aroma.
There is a bit of astringency, but for some reason that astringency is very cute. It is rare that the astringent taste is so attractive.
When it warms up a little and becomes cooler (15℃), it has a sweet and bitter taste. Yummmmah. I liked it best at this temperature.
If I were to use a Ghibli analogy, I would say Teru from "Gedo Senki". She is a very reluctant heroine among all the Ghibli films. To be honest, she is not very pretty. Not because of the birthmark on her face, but because of her character. But in the latter half of the movie, when they get to know each other better and start smiling, you may think, "Oh, she's actually really cute. Isn't she actually really cute? You'll be like, "Hey, she's actually really cute, isn't she?
Satisfaction: ★★★★
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こるね
＜A slowly delicious all-purpose food sake that looks great warmed up.
Almost no aroma.
When you put it in your mouth, it has a gentle, light flavor. It has a gentle, gradual umami flavor, and is delicious.
But my main goal for the day was to warm it up. He recommended heating the sake, so I only tasted the cold sake. This is definitely the best kind of sake. We drank it with a tokkuri (Japanese sake bottle) and a smiling toriinokuchi (sake cup).
Oh, wow! The color is very nice. It's easy to tell with the sake cup. The slight yellow color looks like it would be good for heating up.
The aroma has a hint of sweet rice flavor. Looks delicious!
On the palate, the acidity has risen a bit, and the umami in the second half has also opened up. Slowly the umami is delicious!
This is good for warming up!
I thought, "This is good for warming up," but then I went back to room temperature, and it was just as gentle and tasty.
If I were to use a Ghibli analogy, it would be Mrs. Kurokawa from "The Wind Rises. She is gentle, looks good in kimonos, and has beautiful eyes. She is a woman who can pay attention to details. She is a very nice person.
Satisfaction: ★★★★
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こるね＜A gorgeous, bitter-sweet, adult, beautiful woman.
Following the previous Jikin Nigori, this is Aizan, the diamond of sake rice. What a wonderful comparison.
The aroma is a gentle banana melon. It was shy at first, but as it warms up, it stands up more and more pleasantly.
The mouthfeel is a smooth green banana acidity. The palate is a gorgeous bitter-sweet deliciousness. The bitterness is at the forefront, but it has depth. It is an adult bitterness with a past, different from the cute bitterness of nigori. It is sweet and beautiful, but it is also very penetrating. It's very tasty.
At 5 degrees Celsius (snow-cooled), it is mainly gentle sweetness, and at 10 degrees Celsius (cool-cooled), it is mainly sourness. I liked it best when it was at around 15 degrees Celsius, when both flavors were well developed and the aroma was full.
If I were to use a Ghibli analogy, I would compare it to Yoshiko Matsuzaki in "From Up On Poppy Hill. She is the mother of the main character, Umi. She is an adult woman who knows bitterness. She is a calm and beautiful woman, and she is so talented that she went to study abroad in that era by herself.
Satisfaction: ★★★★☆
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Jikon特別純米 にごりざけ特別純米生酒にごり酒 
こるね＜Tingling, lactic acid, sweet and bitter, refreshing.
The color is a beautiful, slightly transparent white.
The aroma is lactic acid, slightly sweet and mildly bitter. It is gentle but very pleasant.
When you put it in your mouth, it tastes like a tangy carbonated lactic acid drink. The acidity of the lactic acid is refreshing, and the sweet and bitter taste behind the lactic acid is also very cute. The taste goes away nicely as it is, but the hints that come out instead are also superb. Even though the taste disappears completely, the lingering scent remains and the happiness lasts for a while. Wow!
It's still so delicious.
If I were to use a Ghibli analogy, it would be Nausicaä from "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind". It is the same as last year and the year before. Freshness and mysterious depth. But this year it is a bit lighter. A feeling like flying in the sky on Möwe. It's not like a gunship that cuts through the wind, but a floating sensation like riding softly in the wind.
Satisfaction: ★★★★☆
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こるね＜Sweet and bitter, delicious al bo bo bo bo strong sake.
The pressure of the label is already strong.
The impact of "strong" is stronger than the name of the brand.
This sake seemed to stand out at the store, and when I went there the week before, it had not been opened yet, but it was already almost gone. Good thing there was still some left!
So let's drink.
The aroma is mildly bitter and slightly matured. The production date is November 2022, but the brewing year is 3BY (July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022).
The taste is mildly sweet and delicious, with a hint of bitterness. Then, there is more blah, blah, blah. This is strong!
It's strong, so it's not a little thing. It's not a small thing, but it's a short story of something much scarier. It is clearly very strong.
In the second half, the sweet, bitter, high alcohol content is overwhelming the palate with the no-holds-barred umami flavor.
If I were to use a Ghibli analogy, it would be the dimension of "Cagliostro's Castle. A cool, austere old man. An outlaw life full of bitterness and alcohol. But there is a sweetness and strength to enjoy it.
Satisfaction level: ★★★☆☆☆
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こるね＜The flavor and bitterness are quickly and firmly absorbed by the alcohol.
Incidentally, when this sake was first opened, the lady at the store and a regular customer both looked at each other and exclaimed how good it was. However, this day was about two weeks after the opening of the bottle. I wonder how it is now?
Let's drink it.
The aroma has a slight taste of rice.
The mouthfeel is smooth, with a firm umami bitterness and sweet acidity at the back of it. In the latter half, the umami is more pronounced.
It is delicious with a strong umami. However, the lady said that it tasted even better when the bottle was first opened. Too bad!
It tastes better at a cooler temperature (15℃) than at a snow-cooler temperature (5℃).
If I were to use a Ghibli analogy, I would compare him to Tatsuo Kusakabe from "My Neighbor Totoro. He is the father of Satsuki and Mei. He is a kind father, but he has a strong belief in his heart.
Satisfaction: ★★★★
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