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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

Introducing sake brands with the strongest impression of "Soft" flavor, ranked by the strength of the impression.

# 1

4.98 pt.

Yamanoi

Aizu Shuzo Fukushima

Soft Neat Gentle Sweetness Acidity Umami Bitterness Fruity

Hello. Thank you for drinking Hanazumi and Aizu, a sake brewery in my hometown of Minamiaizu!

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Hello. Thank you for drinking sake from my hometown, Minamiaizu Town!

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Yamanoi Home Yumenokou 60 Fresh

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# 2

4.46 pt.

瀧澤

Shinshu Meijo Nagano

Soft Umami Sweetness Fruity Flamboyant Creamy Fragrant Juicy

Unique flavor, delicious.

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This is a limited sake and Jikagumi 直汲み, freshly bottled by hand. Therefore, it tastes so fresh, smooth and fruity.

Takizawa apple and banana aroma No gasiness, with a trompe l'oeil Rich sweetness sharp without bitterness delicious

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# 3

4.34 pt.

Inazato

Isokura Shuzo Ibaraki

Pear Soft Invigorating Dry Room Temperature Warm Sake Umami Firm

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Souvenirs from my wife's trip to Kasama, Ibaraki with her friends. Inazato Hoshi Junmai Ginjo Sake I've never had before. It tastes like rice, it's very robust. A little sourness, sweetness is just rice sweetness. I like the way it tastes. I read that it goes well with Italian and French food? With pasta (not pictured) This is also served with a souvenir sake cup made of Kasama-yaki porcelain. But maybe the glass would have gone better with the pasta?　LOL! That's okay too!

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Buy at the Kasama Pottery Festival again this year Rather than enjoying the pottery market the purpose is to buy a sake cup and enjoy drinking outside in the afternoon. Daiginjo of 50% Gohyakumangoku rice polished at room temperature The aroma is subdued Gentle and elegant sweetness Moderate fullness A hint of strawberry flavor The aftertaste disappears without a hint of stickiness. It's not flashy, but it's a good sake.

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# 4

4.30 pt.

ダイヤ菊

Toda Shuzo Nagano

Caramelly Flashy

Moderate sweetness. Slightly old-fashioned sake-like flavor.

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Get it on a trip to Tateshina Dia chrysanthemum. Tateshina. Too austere in many ways. I'll have it chilled. It's not fancy, but... but very tasty.

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A gift. It is sweet and soft. I prefer it warmed up. Unlike the easy-drinking sake of recent years, this sake has the image of what grandpa used to drink with his dinner. Classic.

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# 5

4.15 pt.

Shikizakura

Utsunomiya Shuzo Tochigi

CherryBlossom Umami Soft Dry Light Mellow Acidity Tranquil

At a drinking party with my co-workers (2) At an izakaya full of the sense of place, the second sake is selected from a local sake menu of 5 sake discoveries. I thought it had been a while since I had tried Toyo Bijin, but it was sold out, so I went with this one, which was a first for me. It is Shikizakura ARUSHIROI Junmai Ginjo. ARUSHIROI is a junmai ginjo sake made by women for women. It is brewed by Aki Imai of Utsunomiya Shuzo with Gohyakumangoku rice grown by Tomoko Nishioka of momo farm, and creator RARIYOSHIO was in charge of the bottle design, etc. Sorry for my uncle's drinking 🙇. By the way, ARUSHIROI is taken from the passage "Arushiroi Tsukijin no Ouka ya" from the book "Kamiyu no Niwa" written about Shimogamo Jinja Shrine in Kyoto. I heard that it has received many awards, including the IWC Silver Award in 2022 and the Kura Master Platinum Award, but I did not know that! The aroma is well chilled, and perhaps due to the time that has passed since the bottle was opened, the only aroma is that of sake-like sake spirit and a hint of acidity. The taste was quite dry, with a thick rice flavor based on a firm acidity. The alcohol content is 17 degrees, making it a very authentic sake. I had the impression that this was a sake for sake women.

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Chilled: Sourness and umami of rice can be felt. Warmed: Moderate sweetness, good on its own or with a meal. Shikizakura was available at supermarkets and convenience stores in the Utsunomiya area. The can design depicts the Utsunomiya Light Rail, a streetcar scheduled to open in 2023.

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I bought it as a souvenir. Easy to drink but tasty. Seems to go well with food.

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# 6

4.13 pt.

Ryusen'yaezakura

Senkin Shuzo Iwate

Chestnutt Soft Invigorating Umami Gradual Sweetness

This is an unfiltered, unpasteurized, unpasteurized, unpasteurized sake made in Funakuchi, produced by Fukuroiya Sake Brewery. We were treated to a limited edition off-the-beaten-path product. It was fresh, fine-grained, and delicious with a powerful flavor. It was like it had just been born.

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I asked the waitress for a slightly dry sake and she suggested it.

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Good evening! (^○^) It was mild and sunny today on the coast of Iwate Prefecture. Since yesterday, there has been a wildfire in a place called Kariya, Miyako City. Yesterday was windy and dry, so it looks quite difficult. In our neighborhood, there was also a wildfire from a wildfire, and it is really bad if you carelessly litter cigarettes or something like that. (^_^;) Well, last weekend was the same event as last year (a welcome and farewell party for new and old branch managers of a regional bank). And what I brought to the venue was the same as last year, Ryuusen Yaezakura Junmai Ginjyo Nakakumi-Unfiltered Nama-shu (lol). Izumikin Sake Brewery recently received a prefectural governor's commendation, but it has not yet been released, so we served this sake to everyone. Like last year, it is a refreshing sweet-tart sake with a hint of sourness. Slightly sour. Slight sweetness. Slightly sweet. Slightly umami. The taste was beautifully balanced and stable. As if that wasn't enough, I went to the Fukuraiya Sake Shop in Morioka City to check out the special sake that was produced in collaboration with Izumikin Shuzo and Fukuraiya Sake Shop, as shown in the fourth photo! (@_@) (@_@) It seems to be a special sake made by bag suspension, and the brewery does not have any stock of it. We will have to wait until next year. (^_^;)

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# 7

4.12 pt.

Kanazawaya

Kitanohana Shuzojo Fukushima

Dry Crisp Umami Soft Sharp Bitterness

I went to my first liquor store on my way to the park where we had gone the day before to pick up something my child had left behind. The selection was not bad, but they were selling shochu at a pre-purchase price, so I probably won't go there again ... . LOL! The first taste was slightly sweet and sour. The aftertaste is cut off by the alcohol. In addition, you can taste the umami of rice throughout. It is like an orthodox dry sake. Delicious, but nothing special....

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Of all the drinks I've been drinking lately. Quite fruity flavor Very gentle and sweet on the palate Clear with no cloying taste I think I'm going to finish this one as soon as possible!

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Even at the usual restaurant. As usual. Just like always Deliciously delicious...

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# 8

4.05 pt.

Ten'on

Itakura Shuzo Shimane

Acidity Umami Room Temperature Soft Tranquil Yogurt Hot Temperature Sweetness

It seems to be an irregularly created sake released as an extra edition because the acidity level of the sake brewed as "Saika" became extremely high. It is said to be triple fermented with wild yeast, lactic acid fermentation, and association yeast. It tastes like white wine because it has an acidity of 8. The aroma is also wine-like. It also tastes a little like a lactic acid drink. It is a very sharp spec, but it is easier to drink than expected. By the way, the sake level is -8. I think it is a strange sake in terms of its specifications, but it is easy to drink without any peculiarities. I'm glad I bought it right away because it seems to have sold out early at the liquor store that got it in stock 😊. I haven't tried it, but the liquor store said on social media that they recommend drinking it with tonic.

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冷酒で一杯

Tenshitsu Haru no Tsuki Slightly sparkling Junmai Nigori Unpasteurized Sake (Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, Itakura Sake Brewery)

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# 9

4.05 pt.

通潤

Tsujun Shuzo Kumamoto

for recording Souvenir of a friend's trip

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At home Freshly squeezed Newly brewed sake for the cold season

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My relatives bought this souvenir for me when they visited the brewery on a business trip to Kumamoto. The brewery is located near the Tsujunkyo Bridge, which is an important cultural asset. The Tsujunkyo Bridge is the only stone arch aqueduct that can discharge water and is said to be one of the largest in modern times. The water is still sent to the nearby plateau, and at first I wondered if the sake was brewed with the water and the rice grown there. The aroma is slightly subdued. The aroma is slightly subdued, with a hint of rice and sourness. The low alcohol content of the sake makes it go down smoothly without a hitch. It is like water...but there is a delicious flavor on the side of the tongue. You can taste rice and acidity. After opening the bottle, the rice flavor gradually increases. However, it does not stray from the path, and the taste is reassuring. There is no unpleasant alcohol taste or strange aftertaste, and as the concept suggests, it can be drunk from daytime and is also delicious with light Japanese food.

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# 10

3.97 pt.

Shotoku

Shotoku Shuzo Kyoto

Acidity Dry Soft Fizzy Umami Crisp Firm Sweetness

😀😀😀😀 Expedition Souvenir Series If a liquor store says to you, "This is only for Kyoto I buy it as a conditioned reflex, I buy it as a conditioned reflex. It's so good!

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I got into raw.

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The sourness and the squashiness, it meets the meat so well. Just a lot of goodness, that's all 😋.

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