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flos_lingua_estShinkame is synonymous with dry sake, and dry sake is synonymous with Shinkame. It is also a pioneer in the extremely avant-garde field of Junmai (pure rice).
Last time, I had a medium (sweet) sake called SWEET SQUASH, and I wanted to taste again the quality and robustness that is typical of Shinkame, so I decided to try the standard version.
The quality of the sake is as strong as ever! However, it is not as harsh as I expected, perhaps because it is more dry... 15.5% alcohol? The normal sake is 16%, so it is only 0.5%... Perhaps it is a gap from my imagination of 17-8% rather than my sharp taste buds. I wonder if it is because of this degree that I felt it was slightly different from what I imagined or remembered?
The aroma of alcohol is not related to ginjo aroma or anything like that, and is not flirtatious. When heated up, it was delicious. It may be hard to convey to those who are more interested in Capulet, but it is definitely good for those who are accustomed to dry sake. It can be served with a wide range of foods.
It has the appearance of a veteran actor who is very graceful, as if to say, "I am who I am, but I will show you what is good, and even if you don't like it, it's my personality. I would like to try the other wines in the series! abeTHE HERBALIST YASO生酒おりがらみ発泡 
flos_lingua_estAbe has been trying various new things lately. They have been trying many new things lately. I also bought a bottle of YASO, which I drank this time, because it is a sake made with gin!
Apparently, when making kijoshu, the brewing water is not sake, but craft gin made by a company called Echigo Yakuso.
I had heard that it does not fizz very much, but it fizzes a lot! I opened the bottle with a corkscrew that opens the crown of the bottle, but it took more than 5 minutes to open the bottle while slowly letting the gas out.
It is light! It's just so light! But it's very drinkable for a 12% alcohol. It is a delicious sweet and sour sake! The price is high, but it's worth it!
I thought it would have more of a herb-like gin flavor, but it is very easy to drink... The bitterness at the end is a bit like that, but in general it has a light flavor that is easy to drink anyway. It seems that if you drink it after rolling it around in your mouth slowly, you can enjoy a variety of tasty flavors. If that were the case, it might be okay to raise the alcohol content another 1-2% or so. But it's so delicious! I like it! 
flos_lingua_estNigori Ekiden, section 10.
This is the third bottle of the previous year's BY Yamashiroya Nigori. I really like this one... Whenever I have trouble deciding what to drink, I just go with this one by process of elimination, and it is always delicious, so I actively drink this one. It is a gem that I can drink all year round.
The cork popped and popped! It's hard to believe it was a year old!
The last time I drank it, six months ago, I enjoyed the aroma that changed from apple to banana. Unlike the last time I drank this sake, which was fruity, this time it has a dry, rummy taste combined with a slight effervescence, making it a wonderfully tasty sake with a (sweet) umami acidity. It also tastes like a jungin of Amami when served cold.
The body is firm, but there is a hint of sweetness to balance out the dryness, making it drinkable on its own.
It is an excellent pairing with Chinese and other oil-based dishes and fatty foods such as pork belly, which do not destroy the individuality of the meal and sake.
There are many similar dry, sparkling, nigori (cloudy) sake, but this one has a good balance compared to all of them! The bottle is also pink and cute (?). The bottle is also pretty pink (?) and I am impressed with the taste every time!
The anchor is also a new sectional record! We are the overall winners!
The Nigori Ekiden is now complete! ジェイ&ノビィHi flos_lingua_est 😃
This review tastes like we would like! I would love to drink one of the anchor chosen ‼️ 😋.
We're also looking forward to the nigori sake that will go to the qualifying round to advance to the next main competition 🤗. ワカ太Hi flos_lingua_est 😃
I also had the chance to drink this one last year and I remember it was so good 😋A bottle worthy of the 10th district, I agree 👍I want to drink it again too: ‼️ アラジンGood evening, flos_lingua_est 😃
I'm so happy that you won the Nigori Ekiden, and that you finished with an overall victory: ☺️
I'd like to try Yamashiroya's Nigori.
By the way, I thought it was red yeast, but it's the bottle color 😄. ポンちゃんflos_lingua_est, thanks for completing the Nigori Ekiden 😊.
I see that the tusk from Shinomine went to Yamashiro! I have never had nigori, but I would like to drink it because I remember it was a delicious brand: ❣️ flos_lingua_estHi Jay & Nobby, ☀️
You certainly seem to like it✨
It's my favorite cloudy sake, so if you'd like to try it somewhere else, I'm sure you'll love it!
The label has changed this year so be careful when looking for it 🙏. flos_lingua_estHi Wakata, ☀️
I'm so glad you can relate: ☺️
I was anchored because I was confident that I would never miss it!
This is a carryover from last year's drink, so I want to buy this year's too and drink it right away ✨. flos_lingua_estHi Aladdin, ☀️
It was a safe winner! It's dry and beautiful, but it also tastes great and I highly recommend it👍.
You'd think it was red yeast lol I don't think you have to worry about that since they changed the label this year lol. flos_lingua_estHi Pon, ☀️
I am glad to hear that the tusk has crossed safely 😌.
I think Nigori is the best balance for Yamashiroya, so if you see it, please do! 
flos_lingua_estLast year, the first tank of the most delicious SENKYO was SENKYO SAME, so I am secretly looking forward to the new SENKYO.
The aroma is not very strong, only faintly fruity. Personally, the weaker the standing aroma is, the more I like it! LOL!
When you drink it, it has a transparency that is typical of the first tank of Sengoku from last year to this year. The impression is the same as that of Edobarimae.
But I feel that it has become tastier in the smallest details. Fruits such as banana, melon, or lychee that appear in the middle of the bottle and the acidity make it juicy.
The sweetness is surprisingly moderate, but the taste is exquisitely balanced, sweet and sour, but with a nice sharpness. It is even more impressive than last year's...
In terms of this year's first tank, my favorites are
Seste>Arabashiri>Nakadori
But if I were to rank them flatly
Arabashiri>Arabashiri>Sesame>Nakadori
I guess. All of them were delicious, so I think I will buy them again next year...I was very impressed! Daina特別純米 仕込み壱号 初しぼり 無濾過生特別純米生酒無濾過 
flos_lingua_estI drink only nigori, but I feel that Ona is a wonderful brewery where you can feel the quality of Tochigi sake. I also like the Nama Hakashi and the dry Junmai, both of which are outstanding on the first day of drinking Nama and after the second day of drinking, so if you are interested in them, please be sure to try them!
The aroma is magic ink type and acidic. It tastes like a young apple because of its acidity and freshness.
The first day, it was quite stiff, and I had the impression that it was quite tough, partly because I was comparing it with Kaze no Mori CE. The second day, it was still a bit stiff, but I put it in one mouthful and left it for a while, and it became very soft and tasty!
At first I felt that it had to be served with a meal, but on the fourth day, it mellows out and becomes a juicy melon-like wine that can be drunk on its own at once. If you feel it is too strong, let it sit for a while! Super delicious!
If you want to pair it with something strong but mild, like sweet-and-sour pork or pork shabu-shabu with sesame sauce, I think it goes especially well with it. 
flos_lingua_estIf someone says this is delicious and recommends it to me, I have no choice but to buy it. I like Kaze no Mori, I like Nara sake, and if someone says it is a limited edition, I am a little weak (lol).
Wow, it's delicious! It's so fresh and fresh, it's like a good Niimasa. It is so fresh, clear, and has no bitterness!
I guess the expression "edgy acidity" on the label refers to the juicy, fruity impression when you drink it.
I don't think it's sweet, I think it's sweet and sour. Not strongly sweet, but sweet to produce sweet and sour. It's a masterpiece that further refines the sweet and sour taste that Senkou used to do. I can imagine a person showing a cute smile while wearing an adult atmosphere.
The transparency of the wine makes it light and easy to drink. The body is firm, and the wine is quite drinkable despite its low alcohol content.
It is fragilely transparent, and while it may seem fragile because of its prettiness, it also conjures up an image of a person with a strong core. This is too delicious...I am impressed.
It was wonderful that the flavor changed little by little on the second and third days, but it kept its deliciousness all the time! It gradually became more melon-like, and I was happy that I could see the whole picture. 
flos_lingua_estNigori Ekiden, section 6.
The active nigori I drank before was very dry, but I'm a little excited to see if this one is sweet enough in terms of its name.
The activity was so strong that it took 15 minutes to open the bottle! It had been a while since I had had such a strong nigori! The bubbles were squishy all the time and crackled in my mouth even after it was warmed up!
The sweetness is there. It is so sweet that it is hard to believe it is Kamikame. But it might be dry for a normal sake.
The sweetness is drowned out to some extent by the fizziness on the first day. The umami taste is very strong, and I wonder if this is a characteristic of Shinkame. There are quite a lot of cloudy ingredients, so in that sense, it tastes as expected.
It seems to go well with strong flavors and spicy food, and it seems to go well with everything when combined with Chinese food. I would like to drink it with green pepper soup, claypot, mapo tofu, mapo eggplant, stir-fried chicken and nuts, etc. Also, I would like to drink it with sweet and sour pork. I would also like to try it with sweet and sour pork.
I was so close to the end of the bottle that I had to heat it up in a hurry...it was too delicious! I was impressed by the fact that Kamikame tastes better when warmed up, regardless of its sweetness. It is like an adult version of amazake! This is amazing!
In a good way, it is not like Shinkame, and anyone who can drink sake can enjoy it! This is a new section! Senkinモダン 初槽 なかどり生酛原酒生酒中取り無濾過おりがらみ 
flos_lingua_estNakadori is my favorite modern Sentori so far because it combines the Sentori style with the banana taste that I like. I am not sure if this Modern Sentori, which is now back in Edo, will be...
It has a juicy, fruity aroma of peach and lychee. Compared to the Arabashiri, it seemed to have a more robust body, and as a food sake, it is indeed Nakadori's superior sake. The arabashiri has a more refreshing clarity, while the nakadori is a bit more drinkable due to its cleanliness. I was quite surprised because I thought the persistence of transparency was the opposite!
What is surprising is that the taste does not change as the days go by, but rather gets better day by day. Compared to Arabashiri, which showed almost no change or a slight decrease, this feature of Nakadori stands out.
I don't know exactly what has changed with the Edo-bari, but I am sure that it has been refined.
I think it is a completely different approach to make a modern Sengoku, using a sake brewer's yeast instead of a fast brewer's yeast, but I can see both easy-to-understand deliciousness and depth.
It is customary to enjoy the complexity of Seme, but what do you think of the new Seme? Senkinモダン 初槽 あらばしり生酛原酒生酒荒走り無濾過おりがらみ発泡 
flos_lingua_estThe first bottle of Senkou after returning to Edo was sold out so fast that I couldn't drink it, so I requested to reserve the first bottle and kept it.
When the bottle was turned upside down, there were quite a lot of slag and it looked like a cloudy sake. The aroma was sweet, like peach or lychee.
I thought it would be more shwashy, but it is a little tangy, which is probably better for capturing the flavor profile. Either way, the freshness comes through.
I drank it in a tin cup, which I haven't used in a long time...I was surprised at how good it tasted. I was surprised at how good it tasted.
I felt the sweetness and acidity, and I thought that from here the volume would increase in both good and bad ways, and that bitterness, pungency, and alcohol would come out...but it just kept on being delicious and didn't expand at all! No extra stimulation! What is this? And it is very clear with just a hint of bitterness at the end!
It is juicy and has a strong character, but it is not too strong, and has a clarity and softness that goes into the body as if it is soaking into it.
I think it is too suitable for drinking by itself at first, and then drinking with snacks and appetizers in the middle of the evening. I was also very impressed with the sake cups and their compatibility! ジェイ&ノビィGood evening, flos_lingua_est😃.
We hope that you will find our review 🥹 of the flavors and impressions of the sake cups 🤗 that we can never write 🥹 of such a delicious ‼️ flos_lingua_estGood evening, Jay & Nobby!
It's always a pleasure to refer to your natural reviews as well!
It reminded me of the goodness of using different drinks for different occasions when I can afford it, and I'm glad you're impressed and delicious: ☺️ 
flos_lingua_estThis is the first new sake from Zancho Hourai, and I have been very curious about this product for a long time. This year, I promised myself that I would buy the dry junmai that I couldn't drink last year when I found it, and as of the beginning of January when I am writing this, it is very close to the time of its release.
At first, the aroma is gorgeous, with a slight, gentle sweetness and a firm rice flavor. After the sweetness begins to swell, I am not sure if it is cut by the acidity or covered by the spiciness, but at any rate, the sweetness and umami are suppressed. The umami slowly fades away with the bitterness that appears towards the end, lingering until the end. Therefore, the aftertaste is long.
It is not sharp, but it is a delicious food sake that is both gorgeous and strong.
I thought that this strong flavor would definitely be suitable to be drunk warm... and I was right! Many other people seem to feel the same way and drink it warmed up, which gives me confidence in my own taste buds lol.
I think it goes well with sushi rolls and pickles in Japanese cuisine, omelette rice in Western cuisine, and sweet-and-sour pork in Chinese cuisine. 
flos_lingua_estI was curious about Gunma because the sake is usually delicious and Mount Asama as a land is wonderful. Asterism, which means constellation. The name and label are fashionable, so I bought Asamayama for the first time.
The first taste is a smart sweetness, followed by a fruit-like acidity and finally a bit of bitterness that expands. It is a modern, crisp, refreshing sake that tastes thin and delicate in a good way.
It has a spodriness and an atmosphere somewhat similar to that of lemonade... It's a bit of a nonsensical expression, but I would call it a rice-like juice, or a delicious extraction of rice water, light but with a hint of rice. It is light, but you can feel the rice flavor! I think I recently drank Kisho's Shiroyama Sakura, which has this kind of aroma.
It is a good connotation, but because it is clear and transparent, it is easy to see that each aroma and taste is not strong. There is no easy-to-understand "this is sweetness, this is sourness" kind of thing. That is why you can drink it without getting tired of it, and conversely, it lacks impact. That is the strong point of this sake, and I think that is what makes it so delicious. I really like it, especially on the second day, because of its cohesiveness. 
flos_lingua_estNigori Ekiden, section 5
The Nigori Ekiden has now turned around...it's time to climb the mountain. Our team has chosen this humble yet powerful sake, which can be consumed in a single bottle without any problem, as the god of the mountain! You may call me austere, but this is the way I choose.
Last year, it had been too long since the bottle was released and I couldn't feel any fizziness... This year, I drank it as soon as I bought it, so I could taste the fizziness, big or small. Gentle and schwirling mouthfeel.
The aroma is a nigori-like rice flavor. The hints of banana-like aroma that grow more and more bananas-like by the day are very nice.
It is delicious from the moment it is sipped all the way through to the end! It is not a junmai sake, but rather an aruzome sake, which means that it finishes sharply, but this is probably the reason why it can be drunk lightly without being sluggish. Especially with a meal, it is easy to drink endlessly, so you need to save your energy.
This year I enjoyed it even more than last year... My only regret is that I drank it all cold. It's absolutely delicious even if you warm it up... It's a new dark horse sectional record like Yamamoto of Josai University in 2023 (the following year, he was also a new sectional record)! We were very impressed. 
flos_lingua_estI still can't shake off the old image of Mutsu Hachisen, and I don't like it very much, but when I drink it, it is still delicious. My sensor reacted to the fact that it was a special junmai and directly pumped, and I bought it!
I was told at another store that they used to use Aomori yeast and the sake was full of aroma, but they changed the yeast or mixed the yeast to improve the balance of aroma and flavor. I wonder if that's why it tastes so good even after a few days.
The standing aroma is like that of ramune. When you include it, you can smell melon. From the refreshing nuance like that of ramune, there is also an image like banana at the end. I was quite surprised because I had the impression that Mutsu Hachisen was made from apples and pineapples!
The flavor is typical of special junmai, but it is also beautifully integrated and extremely tasty. It finishes with a slightly bitter note. I remember the Abeno Junmai from some time ago was like this... I wonder if I can drink it again next year... I was very impressed! ジェイ&ノビィGood morning, flos_lingua_est 😃
We had this one a year ago and it was so good that we still remember it 😊. flos_lingua_estHi Jay & Nobby, ☀️
This one is so delicious ✨.
I've read your review! It's nice to hear from someone who drinks the same thing: ☺️ EmishikiSensation BLACK Gen2 古式生もと 2024-25 初冬限定おりがらみ生酛生酒おりがらみ 
flos_lingua_estThe other day I had the new WHITE sake from Laughing Four Seasons, which was crisp yet sweet and fragrant, and now I will have this BLACK sake.
I finished this one so quickly that it took me a few days to realize that I had finished it before writing the review. To be honest, my memory is a bit fuzzy, but it was still delicious, so I'd like to recall it and review it.
The aroma is the same as the WHITE, with a slight hint of banana. It is quite plain when you take a sip.
I drank the fire-roasted version when it was the previous label, and I had a similar impression. The fresh one has a stronger aroma, but it is surprisingly plain and simple, which may be a characteristic of Shiki's black-and-white.
On the first day, it was so dry that I didn't feel its character and actually wasn't that attracted to it, but on the second and third days, the flavor gradually emerged, and as the corners were removed, I could sense its individuality and it became more and more delicious. ジェイ&ノビィGood evening, flos_lingua_est 😃.
Awesome! You mean one that won't be recorded but will be remembered 🤗Ah! But your memory was a bit fuzzy 😆. flos_lingua_estGood evening, Jay & Nobby!
Yes, indeed! I laughed so hard at your funny expression lol.
It's a little fuzzy in my memory and in the record, but I remembered the direction and was able to restore it just in time 🤣✨. EmishikiSensation WHITE Gen2 古式生もと 2024-25 初冬限定おりがらみ純米生酛生酒おりがらみ 
flos_lingua_estIt's been quite a while since I've laughed at Shiki. It's been four years since I last had a taste, and two years since I actually had a drink. The first time I drank it was to compare a black and white hi-iru sake. It was so long ago that even Sake-no-Wawa was not in business at the time, so my memory is vague, but I had the impression that it was a well-balanced sake with a thin line and a hi-iru sake-like feel, and that it was a good food sake. It's been at least 5 years since I last had a white sake...maybe even close to 10 years...lol!
The aroma is surprisingly banana. When you drink it, it is a well-balanced sake with apple aroma and grape-like astringency.
I had heard that it was sweet, so I was prepared to think that it was a sake for beginners, but it was surprisingly crisp, with a low volume, and seemed like it was for intermediate drinkers.
It is sweet and acidic and juicy, but it is overwhelmingly clear...or perhaps it is the layers of flavor from the aroma and orikara that give it its thickness, despite its transparent quality.
It was a wonderful sake that anyone could enjoy. ベルゲンThe second one on New Year's Eve is Abe!
This is the first time I have had abe. It is a special order from Ozaki Shoten near my parents' house, so I am excited to see what it tastes like.
When I drank it... it tastes like white wine! It has quite a bit of acidity. I think this is delicious...but since the dishes were sashimi and crab casserole, it didn't go well with them💦I would like to revisit this because I think it would go well with Western-style dishes! ベルゲンOn New Year's Eve, I went home to my parents' house and drank a lot of alcohol (I mean a lot for me because I am not a drinker lol).
The first bottle was a bottle of Romain. I was surprised to see that it was made from glutinous rice. I wondered what it would taste like, but I was even more surprised by its fruity and easy-to-drink taste!
It was my first time to drink both Romain and glutinous rice sake, but they were both delicious! 
flos_lingua_estThis is the second bottle of 2023BY, a regular winter muddy.
Huh? Was it this apple-like? I didn't notice it much immediately after its release, when it had a strong "schwashy" taste, because of its vigorous activity and the strength of the turbidity. I was rather surprised because I thought it was more banana-like. It is a Niigata sake, but it is very tasty with an aroma like sake from Tohoku.
There is no alcohol or harshness on the palate, so even people like me who are not good at apple-based drinks can enjoy it.
On the other hand, from the third day, it transformed into my favorite flavor with a banana-like aroma! What on earth is going on?
It's dry but soft, so it's a great wine that goes down easy. It goes well with all kinds of food, Chinese food, fried food such as shrimp cutlets, and grilled green pepper in dashi broth. And it's so good that you can even drink it by itself! I am always impressed! And I still have the third bottle I bought yesterday that was put on hold...lol! 
flos_lingua_estI had just had the normal Yamadanishiki 807 the other day, but I also want to try it now that I have the midsize pickings right away.
I think it has a refreshing banana aroma...but I guess there are people who feel it is like magic ink.
It has a refreshing image of green bananas starting to ripen due to its low sweetness. It has a sweetness to it, so it is like a banana that is just starting to ripen.
Usually, when we think of alcohol with a hint of banana, we have the impression that it has a powerful flavor with a strong alcohol taste, but this is just a beautiful banana. It is a refreshing banana!
I have never thought about it, but don't you think there are not many Yamada-Nishiki with a banana-like aroma? I wonder what is going on with the price of 1,694 yen for such a beautiful and refreshingly refreshing vinegar-iso sake, coupled with the midsize pickings. It is rare to find such a refreshing and clean vinegar iso sake without fizz or muddiness.
It was very tasty and impressive! 
flos_lingua_estOne of my favorite sake, Abeno Ipponjiki. Sorry to say this is right after it was released, but this is last year's lot. I didn't drink it this year, but left it in the bottle for a while to lightly age...well, actually, I just kept it because I didn't want to waste it lol.
To put it simply, this sake has a "very easy-to-understand taste". It has an excellent balance of sweetness, umami, and acidity, but it is also dry without being too sweet, making it a good food sake on its own.
I like the banana aroma that reminds me of alcohol and magic ink. The juicy fruity acidity and mellowness from the orikara flavor coexist nicely with the freshness and crispness of the slightly sparkling unpasteurized sake.
This is why it is sweet but not sweet, and sweet but goes well with food, which is a strange contradiction.
When I drank it with my friends who are occasional sake drinkers, it was quite popular, so I am wondering what sake beginners would think of it. Personally, I enjoyed it very much on the fourth day, as the flavors blended in very well.
I started drinking at the beginning of the new sake season, and this and the recent ARANAMI seemed to be the answer to the deliciousness of last year's ABE! Impressive! コタローGood evening, flos_lingua_est 🌙
Abeno Yellow is so delicious💛I drank it last year and was very impressed🤤.
I immediately bought this year's 1st lot today and I'm looking forward to drinking it again 🥳. flos_lingua_estGood evening, Kotaro!
I'm glad to share my favorite! I heard that the 1st one is sweet and tasty, and the 2nd one after the new year is a little drier with a sour taste. It's a fun season of consecutive delicious releases: ☺️ RecommendedContentsSectionView.title
