Hoken純米吟醸 秋あがり
takashi
It has a dry taste that is typical of Houken.
I personally prefer a little more richness or umami flavor since it is an autumn harvest.
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SakenowaRecord your sake experiences and discover your favorites
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へろ８
I was attracted by the Hakutsuru Nishiki rice used to make this 🍶.
It smells slightly like melon 🍈.
Moderate sweetness and sourness, a bit of bitterness as you drink it and it finishes with a kick. ☺️
Very easy to drink and delicious 😊.
It is one of the 🍶 I want to repeat 🤗
Alcohol content: 16%.
Rice polishing ratio: 40
Rice: 100% Hakutsuru-Nishiki
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へろ８
When opened, it has a fresh fruit aroma like fizzy and tangy melon🍈, and a smooth texture on the tongue. The soft umami without any hint of nastiness and the fresh and delicate acidity are beautifully followed by a slight moderate bitterness that finishes off the palate 😊.
All the Genzai are very tasty and easy to drink 🍶🥰.
Rice : 100% Aizu Fukunoka
Rice polishing ratio : 50%.
Sake degree : -4.0 to -6.0
Acidity: 1.4 - 1.6
Alcohol content: 15
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Gassaninnovation 四段仕込
ムロ
Purchased from Yajima Sake Shop's online store to participate in the Hanyo🍶 raffle: ❣️
Oh, this is delicious 😋.
I'd like to try Kangiku's beer 🍺 too 🥰.
For a detailed review of Matsuo Boast
For a detailed review of Matsuo's pride, please visit 💁♂️
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まつちよ
Hey 🤣
Are you here for the sunset 🤔
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ムロ
Yes 🙂↕️
Just drank it and it was great ❣️
By the way, I also GET HANA-YOU-YOU 🍶🥹✨
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chika
Both of you are bragging about Matsuo 😏🍶.
Is bragging about Matsuo a trend 😍🍶.
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コタロー
Good evening, Mr. Muro 🌙
Did you get the hana-yori as well? Congratulations 😚😚>Matsuo boasts, it looks delicious 😚>Matsuo reviews.
I had a cold chrysanthemum beer the other day and it was delicious👍.
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ムロ
chika, it's all the rage ❣️ delicious 😋✨
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ムロ
Good evening, Kotaro!
Yes, ‼️hana yang 🍶GET it 🥹✨.
Matsuo boast is also more delicious than you can imagine 😋.
Kangiku is a great brewery ❤️ I hope to participate in the next drawing with Kangiku beer🍺🤤.
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つぶちゃん
Good evening, Mr. Muro😄.
Congratulations on getting 🌸Hanahayo 🌸🎉.
I'm glad you enjoyed the sake you bought for it 😘I haven't tried Matsuo boast yet but it looks delicious 😚♪ (from Matsuchiyo's review 🤣)
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ムロ
Good evening, Tsubu!
Thank you 😊
I guess I ran out of luck .......
Matsuo boasts it was easy to drink😍.
Maybe not enough for Tsubu 😅.
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Kidoizumiブレンド古酒 Handshake
ichiro18
I had a reason to go to Yajima TDL, so I thought it was a good opportunity to buy something with it, and I was interested in this one.
This sake is a blend of a 1+ year old junmai sake base, a 30+ year old junmai sake, and a 5+ year old aged junmai "afs" 🍶.
The aroma is a combination of soy sauce and brown sugar, reminding me of Mitarashi w. The mouthfeel has just a little bit of a tang, with caramel at the back of the moderate sweetness taste, but the flavor is completed by a delicious and refreshing acidity.
When I drank Daruma Masamune 3years ago, I found that Mitarashi went very well with it, so I tried pairing it with it, but it was too sour and not good enough 🤔.
On the second day, it became sweeter, so I tried again with mitarashi, the taste became lighter and it went well with it ✨it became easier to drink 😆I tried to pair it with ice cream, but it wasn't good 😅.
I read an article by a brewer and saw that it tastes good mixed with lactic acid and carbonated water, so I gave it a try! If you don't like old sake, this might be good for you ✨.
On the third day, I paired the lukewarm sake with cheesecake based on Pon-chan's review, which was also very in tune and delicious 🥰.
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ひなはなママ
Good evening, ichiro18😄.
This is another great 🫢 old sake blend that seems to have a lot of flavor.
After Ponchan's old sake, the pairing is also western ☺️ I can't imagine a calpis sour! Sounds interesting📝.
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ichiro18
Good evening, Hinahana mama 😃.
Old sake has a strong habit but once you get used to it, it's delicious ✨I found it to be very sour but it's easier to pair with sweetness 😍Calpis sour is delicious if it's sweet and the aroma is ok 😆.
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ポンちゃん
Good evening, ichiro18 🦉.
I see that the sake was from here! I'm surprised that even matured sake can change after a day 😳The result is a great match with mitarashi 👍 Like HinaHanaMama, the calpis sour is an eye-opener 😳.
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ichiro18
Good evening, Pon 😃
I thought on my own that old sake can be stored at room temperature in a dark place, but this sake was sold in a refrigerator 😳I searched for it and found that it is stored below 20 degrees Celsius, so I thought it must be delicate 🤣.
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ヒロ
Good morning, ichiro18 😃.
I'm enjoying reading your various pairings with old sake 😁.
The picture of you shaking hands 🤝 with a firm handshake 🤝 seems to imply the very pairing 😉.
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ichiro18
Good morning Hiro 😃.
It's an old sake so I couldn't gobble it up in a day so I took advantage of the time to give it a try 🥰You're right 👍It does look like a pairing suggestion 😳The idea is great 😊.
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ma-ki-
Good evening, ichiro18!
Is it an aged wine ⤴️
I still get the impression that it has quite a few quirks 😲.
I'm very interested in the way you drink it, the temperature changes, the pairing attempts, and the great sake activity 🤗.
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ichiro18
Good evening, ma-ki-😃.
I still feel the habit! Especially this brewery's signature brand Afs seems to have a strong acidity and this sake also had a noticeable sourness at first 🤔 The above pairing was good when it comes to sweetness 😃.
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Bose Kota
I have never had old sake. Is it sweet and sour? I have had old Shaoxing wine before.
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ichiro18
BoseKota, old wine has a strong aroma. It's similar to the aroma of Shaoxing wine if I've ever had it ✨and the mouthfeel is also very smooth and has a deeper taste 🤔.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hello ichiro18 😃!
Oh! I see you went to Yajima TDL🤗.
Is it a blend of 30 years old sake 🙂 It's like a father and son sake 🍶 in terms of age!
Nice Mitarashi 🍡 challenge too👍.
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ichiro18
Hi Jay & Nobby 😃.
I haven't been to Yajima TDL in 6 months 😁.
I see! It's definitely an Oyako sake 👍 it's based on one year aging so it's not that peculiar but it was a delicious sake that goes well with Mitarashi 🥰.
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コジコジ
The last of the Monday Sake Day was a bottle of Shinshu sake purchased at the Yajima Sake Shop🍶.
Yamazan Junmai Ginjyo Kinmon-Nishiki Gowari-Gobu Unrefined Unrefined
Aroma: Fruity
Mouthfeel: Mildly sweet with a touch of gas
Medium: Umami (slight sourness?)
Aftertaste: Pungent and sharp
This is my favorite type of wine! I can drink as much as I want!
I was on dinner duty today, and my wife and I paired it with Japanese dishes such as striped hokke, mushrooms with grated ponzu sauce, and vegetable miso soup, and we emptied a 4-gou bottle in no time 😄.
Preference score: 9.5/10
Aroma: 2.0｜Mouthfeel: 2.0｜Medium: 1.5｜Final taste: 2.0｜Price: 2.0
→If the middle taste was "slightly bitter" instead of "slightly sour", it would have received a perfect score!
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K
It has a juicy sweetness and acidity that is typical of chrysanthemum, but not too much sweetness.
It has a gaseous taste and a refreshing aftertaste.
It is also perfect as a mealtime sake to complement Japanese food.
It is a great price for this junmai ginjo!
4.75
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Kaze no MoriALPHA1 DRY 次章への鍵
コジコジ
<Specifications
Kaze no Mori ALPHA1 DRY Key to the Next Chapter
Rice : Akitsuho produced in Yamatotakada, Nara
Rice polishing ratio : 70
Alcohol content : 13% (unfiltered and unpasteurized)
Yeast used : Association No.7 yeast
Structure : Bodhi yeast
<My impression of the taste
The aroma is almost scentless and extremely subdued.
The mouthfeel is clear and sweet.
The inside has a slight umami flavor, but the impression is still "watery" and clear.
The aftertaste is dry, with a slight astringency, but it quickly fades away.
→It is a reinterpretation of "Kamizen Josui" as a modern sake.
It will appeal to those who like a refreshing taste, but I found it a bit lacking.
Preference score: 6.5/10
Aroma: 1.0｜Mouthfeel: 1.0｜Medium: 1.0｜Final taste: 1.5｜Price: 2.0
→Too dry and not quite to my taste..!
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K
It feels much drier than other chrysanthemums I've had.
Other Kangiku often has red fruits, but this one has blue fruits.
Bitter and astringent taste, especially pear-like, can be felt from the middle of the bottle onward.
I didn't feel Aizan-like taste, but I wondered if this is what Ken Aizan is like.
4.75
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へろ８
The sixth brewery in Chiba Prefecture is one of my favorites, Kangiku Meikozo in Yamatake City🥰.
We were served Identity- So no Mai 50 from the Discovery series 😘.
I wanted to buy all 4 bottles, but my pocketbook was sad.
This 🍶 is on the brewery's website,
We feel that this annual effort is steadily improving the quality of our sake, as we were the first to win a prize at the National New Sake Competition this year (2025) for the Junmai standard (Silver Lining) for So no Mai rice produced in Chiba Prefecture. So this year's guess is So no Mai with a yellow label.
and we chose the yellow label🤩.
Is this really 🍶?
Sweet and sour juicy, rice flavor in the aftertaste, very delicious 🍶 ☺️
Alcohol : 14
Sake degree : -5
Acidity: 1.6
Amino acidity: 0.9
Rice used: 80% So-no-Mai produced in Chiba Prefecture
Rice polishing ratio: 50
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Hero8 😃!
Congratulations on your 200 check-in ㊗️㊗️ at Kangiku, a brewery in Chiba Prefecture 🎉 Let's enjoy various sakes while aiming for your goal 👋
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へろ８
Good evening Jay & Nobby 😊.
My goal is to take it easy 😉.
When I read your posts, I find myself looking at so many different 🍶🤤.
There are so many stars 🍶, but it's a very fun drinking activity with many different insights 🥰.
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＠水橋
Congratulations on your 200 check-in✅, Heero8 🎉㊗️
Kangiku is delicious 😋.
Your guess this year was the yellow label 🍶.
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へろ８
Thank you @Mizuhashi, 🙇♀️
As I'm often told, there's no hazing in Kangiku 😊.
Someday I'd love to have the 4 Discovery series side by side 😂.
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Masaaki Sapporo
Good evening, Mr. Hero8😃Congratulations on your 200 check-ins🎊I haven't had a cold chrysanthemum lately, but it looks delicious 😋.
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へろ８
Thank you Masaaki Sapporo 🍶🙇♀️ I hadn't had kangiku in a long time 🤗It was as good as ever😍I still have a lot of 🍶 that I don't know about and have never had 🍶, so much to look forward to 🥳.
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ポンちゃん
Congratulations on your 200th check-in 🎉🎉, Hero8!
I'm envious that you drink Kangiku because it's not easy to buy it, but it looks even more delicious because it's the brewer's recommendation.
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へろ８
Thank you, Ponchan 😊.
I'm not far behind Pon-chan with 700 check-ins 😳
I got swamped with cold chrysanthemum, but I want to follow Pon-chan's example and drink a variety of 🍶 steadily 😁.
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コジコジ
Occasional Kenaiyama 50 -Chronicle- Bespoke Special Limited Edition
(Junmai Daiginjyo, Oorigarami, Unfiltered Nama-shu)
Rice: 100% Tokushima Kenaiyama, Polishing ratio 50%, Alc. 15%.
From the limited series "Occasional" brewed only once a year by Kangiku Meikyu,
This is the one we were aiming for... 🔥.
The aroma is like fresh pear.
The mouthfeel is stimulating, with sweetness and fresh gas.
The mid-palate is softly spreading with umami and bitterness,
The aftertaste is a grefleur-like acidity and bitterness that quickly kills you...too good ✨.
Amazing. This is too good. This is a swamp.
This is a versatile food wine that goes well with both Japanese and Western food.
My wife also said, "It's not so sweet and it's delicious.
My favorite score: 9.5/10
Aroma: 2.0｜Mouthfeel: 2.0｜Medium: 2.0｜Final taste: 2.0｜Price: 1.5
→ The only drawback is that it costs over 2,000 yen...other than that, perfect score!
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コジコジ
P.S.
I was wondering if I should separate this series from "Sono Kangiku" since it's a different series. I was wondering if it would be better to separate it from "So-no-Kangiku", but it seems you guys don't separate "OCEAN99" and "O㏄asional"... so I'm posting it as is...
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じゅにち
Toyo Bijin, which had been on my mind for some time and which I had purchased last month, was opened. The aroma was sweet and the taste was pear-like with a refreshing and crisp aftertaste. I had not heard much about this sake rice called Hashu Honor, but it was developed by Takagi Sake Brewery in Yamagata Prefecture.
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へろ８
I don't know if my nose is bad, but I don't detect any aroma.
Fruity flavor, but not too sweet, just right 🥰.
Delicious 🍶 as it is reputed to be.
I've read on a few websites that it's more dry 🍶, but as an amateur sake drinker, it's a little sweeter and easier to drink for me 😅.
Maybe because I don't compare 🍶 drinks very often, I can't describe the difference in taste and flavor well 😭.
Alcohol content: 15 degrees Celsius
Polishing ratio: 50
Rice used: 100% Sakemirai from Yamagata Prefecture
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川鶴たのののた 生原酒
ジェイ&ノビィ
Third and final run at Yajima TDL!
My daughter and sister said "I found something interesting! I've had this one before ⁉️" and brought it here 🤗.
It's a standard story 😅"Isn't this a relative of Ononono?" We all got excited and decided to bring her along 😄.
Please read Nemuchi's excellent post at the end of last year for the "Ononono-Tanonono" story 🤗.
Kawatsuru-san from the series "I've never had a drink before" 🤗
When I took off the outer lid and took my eyes off the bottle to make sure it wasn't a bottle-opening warning, the lid popped off with a "pop! and the lid flew off 😳Good luck!
I'll make love to you
The aroma is mildly fruity 😌.
I took a sip! I thought it would be more like a classic 😋, but it's a fresh and fruity wine with a nice balance of flavor and acidity 😆.
By the way, after we went to Yajima Sake Shop together, my sister was wondering what other liquor stores are there 😅She said she heard from someone who knows a lot about it and asked me on LINE if I've been to "Sake no Oikawa". She asked me if I've been to "Sake no Oikawa" on line! I've bought more than 40 bottles of sake at Oikawa's 😊".
The acquaintance replied, "You're a hardcore fan, little brother! That's great! and he laughed hysterically 😁.
I did buy a lot from a liquor store in Chiba where I don't live😅.
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ma-ki-
Hi Jay & Nobby!
Nemuchi's post is excellent once again 😁✨✨.
It's a good trend that your daughter and sister are getting more and more interested in sake 🎵.
I'd like to try some sake from Kagawa Prefecture since I don't have much experience with it 😋.
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フリーター一代男
Hi Jay & Nobby!
I was wondering if there is a non-alcoholic sake from Kawatsuru Brewery 😅I didn't know that you buy so much from Oikawa-san 💪🤤 I wish I could visit there once in a while.
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ichiro18
Hi Jay & Nobby😃!
Tanotsukuru Taste of Kawatsuru, this looks delicious... I didn't know about this sake so I'll check it out ✨I'd love to try Tanotsukuru 👍.
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chika
I would love to visit Yajima 😍🍶✨✨
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アラジン
Hi Jay & Nobby😃
Yajima TDL, you had a great time ☺️ how I envy you 😊.
I'm interested in your sake 😁.
I'm super interested in Oikawa-san, the sake shop you mentioned before 🤩.
If I have my next business trip... 🥺.
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ヤスベェ
Hi Jay & Nobby 😀
I also got my first clear sake from Kawatsuru-san at a department store tasting, and at the time I bought the special jun because of the cute label 😀.
The only sake shop I usually go to that has Kawatsuru's is Sanuki Cloudy😅.
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ひなはなママ
Hi Jay & Nobby😃
I didn't know Kawazuru has such a classic looking bottle 😆 I was betrayed in a good way that the taste is also sweet and sour modern despite its appearance 🥰The noble two are famous everywhere 💕.
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soumacho
Hi Jay & Nobby 😃.
I'd love to visit Yajima Sake Shop sometime 🚗.
I live in western Japan but haven't tasted Kagawa yet, mmm 🤔.
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Nao888
Hi Jay & Nobby 🌞gachie is a psycho~ compliment ✨️ I've never had a river crane, but I only knew Olive and Cloudy 🙄 I never met them in the first place 😅.
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yoyoyo
Hi Jay & Nobby! I have yet to meet you, Mr. Kawazuru ✨Tanonota! The naming is great! I'll definitely buy it when I see it!
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Kano
Good evening, Jay & Nobby 😁Yajima-san is a good friend of ours through online shopping: ☝️
My hometown doesn't sell out-of-prefecture sake very well, so I solely get it by mail order 😆.
I envy you for being able to go to the store to buy it 😂.
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さしゅー
Jay & Nobby Good evening😊Yajima-san really has a wide variety of alcohol 😄It really is TDL (lol) I'm curious about the naming as well as the taste.
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ヒロ
Good evening, Jay & Nobby 😃.
This one always makes me think of Onononono😅and I can't get it out of my head😂.
You've bought quite a few even though you're out of the prefecture ❗️ certainly qualifies you to call yourself a sake Oikawa gachi 😎.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, ma-ki 😃.
Thank you for looking back 😊interesting, isn't it😄
Yes, it is! I'm also getting information about nearby stations, including the corner station 🤗I can recommend this one 👋.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, freelancer first generation man 😃.
On the contrary, we didn't realize that we are Sanuki Claudi's brewery 😅.
Are you visiting your father or Oikawa? I'm sorry it's closed on Sundays 😢.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, ichiro18 😃.
I'm "tanokotsukuru!" Thank you for picking it up 🤗 I hope you will drink it 😋 and review if it's Tanonotte or not 👋
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, chika 😃.
The Yajima TDL store itself is quite small 😅but they seem to have a hidden stock 🤗.
There are liquor stores in Tochigi prefecture that are just as good as ours ‼️ If you ever get to Chiba, please stop by 👋
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Aladdin 😃.
Yes, I am very happy with my purchase 😊 and I had a great time 😄! I had a great shopping experience 😊and I had a great time 😄.
I dropped by Sake no Oikawa last weekend as well! I'm worried that their selection is a bit down lately 🥲 but it's a good liquor store 🤗.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Yasube 😃.
I've never had Sanuki Claudie 😅Kawazuru has a lot of unusual labels and naming 🤔.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, HinaHanaMama 😃.
This look looks classic, doesn't it?
No, no, we are not famous anywhere 😅 we live together quietly so that you don't find us 🫠.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, soumacho 😃.
Please let me know if you come to Kanto sake shop tour 🚙🤗It's surprising that we don't drink near here 😅We don't drink as much as our neighbors Gunma and Ibaraki....
Tochigi is a different story though 😉.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening Nao888😃.
Gachi-sei was a compliment 😆 I was thinking 🤔 that it is indeed a normal thing in the sakewa world 😊Cloudy can be found in supermarkets and other places, but you can also find onononononononononon 😁.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, yoyoyo😃.
It was our first meeting too! You might meet them unexpectedly 🤗I don't think Kawazuru-san was aiming for this 😅I have to make a story out of this 😁.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Kano 😃.
Ohhhh! I see that ‼️ we are really blessed to have a liquor store even if it is a little far away 🥹I aim to buy without potty 😊I am thankful for the environment that allows me to do that 🤗.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Sashiu 😃.
When I go to a liquor store for the first time, I usually choose a sake that I don't normally see 🤗This one was a bottle that I was able to get thanks to my sister and daughter👍.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Hiro 😃.
I wrote a standard comment on Hiro's comeback 😅"Ono no nokoru" is inevitable 😊.
But you know, this time "tanokoteru" became my favorite word and even the editor-in-chief Nobby complimented me on it 😉.
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ジャイヴ
Good morning, Jay & Nobby!
I'm looking forward to seeing her future 🤣.
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ねむち
Hi Jay & Nobby, how did you remember my old post 😅Tanonota, it tastes better than expected 😋I want to have another Balanced Gata no Nogi 🤣.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Gyve 😃.
Oooh! Quintessential blood is no contest 😄.
Your daughter's future first drink of adulthood is here 🤗
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Good evening, Nemuchi 😃.
I was looking back 😙 to see if anyone else was enjoying 😙 and I was glued to Nemuchi's post 😆 such a funny story 😁I'm wondering why I didn't comment myself at that time 😅.
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こぞう
Mr. Jay & Mrs. Nobby
Good morning!
Kawatsuru's sakes seem to be getting more aggressive! I recently tasted Olive Active Nigori (not yet posted) and it was delicious and unlike Kawatsuru's. 🤩.
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ジェイ&ノビィ
Hi Koizo 😃
We were first time drinkers so we don't know 😅The contents are more aggressive than the label 🤗and delicious 😋.
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Mimurosugi菩提酛 山田錦
