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What sake you drinking 10,000?
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#101 Posted:
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42 - Takashimizu - bought at the Haneda International Airport Duty Free shop

Stubby bottle warped In straw. Very smooth, would buy again.
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#102 Posted:
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43 - 44 - Hakkaisan Junmai Ginjo

Celebrating our daughter's birthday at Ichiriki Shabu Shabu Restaurant.
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#103 Posted:
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45 - Mizubasho Junmai Daiginjo
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#104 Posted:
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Let's see if I spell this right, Tyku Sake, a Japanese import. It is a Junmai Ginjo with hints of peach.
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#105 Posted:
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Omakase sushi dinner at Morio's (...18-ish seat place that sometimes requires 3 months in advance reservations...) with 4 different sakes shared between 6 people. All of them were bought in Japan so no English on the labels.

47 - Black Cow (...at least that's what my wife's friend thought it translated to...)
48 to 50 - unknown / forgot

All were very good.

Joel - the Otoro was *excellent*!

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#106 Posted:
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20~ Tõzai Snow Maiden (junmai nigori) $12 @ costco paired with Prime ribeye steaks, garlic bacon Brussel sprouts and sweet corn. Paired nicely with a clean honeydew taste.
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52 - Gekkeikan

Friend gave us a commemorative bottle from the brewery but everything is in Japanese so have no clue what we drank. However, the bottle is very similar to their “Cap Ace” so think its probably that.
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#108 Posted:
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53~ Murai Family Tanrei Junmai Sake

dry, refreshing, thick mouth feel.
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#109 Posted:
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54 Tyku Junmai Sake, slight peach flavor with strong rice wine finish, 15% alcohol by volume.
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#110 Posted:
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55 - Dassai 39 Junmai Daiginjo “Otter Festival”

Curious to find out what the 23 tastes like.
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56 - Dassai 39

Birthday dinners at Sushi Maruyama.
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#112 Posted:
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thanks for reminding me...gotta try the one at my local costco.
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#113 Posted:
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frankj1 wrote:
thanks for reminding me...gotta try the one at my local costco.


They carry Dassai? If they have the 23, grab it!
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#114 Posted:
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Palama wrote:
They carry Dassai? If they have the 23, grab it!

HA!
no, I mean thanks for reminding me about sake.
they have something at the local that is affordable!
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#115 Posted:
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frankj1 wrote:
HA!
no, I mean thanks for reminding me about sake.
they have something at the local that is affordable!


Buy the good stuff, doubt if you'll be disappointed. 😀
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#116 Posted:
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Mandy won't let me drink Sake anymore ........ I get a bit "handsy" and a bit aggressive when I do lol
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#117 Posted:
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my Dad used to call it- "6 foot tall and Bullet proof"...ram27bat
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#118 Posted:
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57 - Kubota Koujyu Junmai Ginjo
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58 - Born Gold

Mother’s Day dinner. Went very well with the sushi and hamachi kama.
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#120 Posted:
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59 - Born Gold

Last night - finished off another bottle.
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60 - Amabuki

Son came back from Japan and brought a bottle of what is supposed to be the distillery's best offering. It is fantastic!

Cost him approximately $50 US at the brewery, probably around $200 at a sushi bar here.
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#122 Posted:
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Polished off the rest of the Amabuki last night.
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61 - A few sips of Kizakura thanks to Conan. Not sure what to think from my first foray into sake. Maybe it'll grow on me?Think
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#124 Posted:
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deadeyedick wrote:
61 - A few sips of Kizakura thanks to Conan. Not sure what to think from my first foray into sake. Maybe it'll grow on me?Think


I haven’t tried it myself. Didja drink the gold flakes too?
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62 - Amabuki

At a birthday dinner. Our son brought another bottle. He’s got 5 more.
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#126 Posted:
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Palama wrote:
I haven’t tried it myself. Didja drink the gold flakes too?


Saving the gold for later.Angel
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#127 Posted:
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63 - Kikusui Hiyaoroshi Junmai Ginjo

Clean and smooth (...but not “Silk” smooth...)
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64 - Dassai 39

Excellent!

Paired well with everything we ate at the sushi bar.
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65~ Junmai Nigori Shimizu-no-mai “pure snow”

Pretty sure this is distilled yeti spunk.

Sushi and Korean ramen was good though.
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66 - Arizona Sake

Many thanks to DED for RAOKing this a couple-ish weeks ago. Nice and clean, subtle kick. Definitely something I would buy and bring back when / if I visit AZ again.
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#131 Posted:
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Palama wrote:
66 - Arizona Sake

Many thanks to DED for RAOKing this a couple-ish weeks ago. Nice and clean, subtle kick. Definitely something I would buy and bring back when / if I visit AZ again.


Glad to hear you liked it. Applause
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67 - Kikusui Junmai Ginojo

Son brought the bottle over, wasn’t too hard for the 3 of us to finish it during dinner.
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#133 Posted:
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68 - Amabuki

Wife’s birthday so our son bought nigiri sushi, hamachi and otoro sashimi and hamachi kama for dinner. He also brought his last bottle of this exceptional sake that he got from Japan earlier this year.
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69 - Takara Sierra Ginjo

A very light, dry sake. First time trying this one, wind drink again but wanted something a little stronger with the spiciness of the sushi.
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70 - Born Gold

Wife decided to do an all-tempura dinner - mahi, zucchini, and asparagus - so the sake fit the meal perfectly.
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71 - Born Gold

My wife's favorite...at least until "Silk" comes back in.
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72 - Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Junmai

Not as light or smooth as Silk or Born Gold but this bottle won’t last that long.

Still no Silk in sight. Brick wall
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73 - Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Junmai

Another round before dinner.
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74 - Shinsei Junmai Daiginjo

Surprisingly good! $20 bottle from Costco that I told our son to pick up more next time he goes there.
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#140 Posted:
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Silk is the only one this gaijin can remember.
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#141 Posted:
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ZRX1200 wrote:
Silk is the only one this gaijin can remember.


I keep looking for it. Hope the COVID didn't do them in! Gonz
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#142 Posted:
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75~ Hakutsuru Superior Junmai Ginjō with homemade ramen and Siopao.
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#143 Posted:
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#76 - Shinsei Junmai Daiginjo

At $20 a bottle from Costco, this is an exceptional buy.
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#77 - Kubota Manju

Excellent!

We ordered a half bottle with our dinner tonight at Katsu Midori Sushi inside the Prince Waikiki Hotel. Paired perfectly with our sushi, sashimi and tempura. A bit pricey but I would definitely buy a bottle if I found it in the wild.
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#145 Posted:
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Posting for Frankie T.

#78 -
frankj1 wrote:
and with those last two posts I submit that the sake is gone, 3 weeks before our anniversary.
Mizubasho Junmai Daiginjo (polished at least 50%...trying to look wicked smaht heah)

I loved it,

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#146 Posted:
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I knew I forgot something...
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#147 Posted:
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Well, iffin’ you finished the bottle in one sitting then I can understand why. Laugh
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#79 - Born Muraoka Namagenshu Junmai Daiginjo Specially Limited

Excellent! Might be the best sake we’ve had this year. Slacker that I am, I didn’t record every bottle we drank in 2022 but pretty sure this was #1.
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#80 - Kubota Junmai Daiginjo

Good stuff!

BIL brought a bottle too so we ended up drinking both before and during dinner.
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#150 Posted:
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#81 Void Sake Inquisitor (traditional sake aged in Spanish cedar barrels)
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