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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag
Introducing sake brands with the strongest impression of "Heavy" flavor, ranked by the strength of the impression.
# 21
3.83 pt.
箱根山
Inoe Shuzo
Kanagawa
186 check-ins
Piercing
Banana
Dry
Hakone Drink Comparison Set (2) On March 1, after a year-long event, I went on a trip to Hakone as a way of consolation! The local sake was served to compare with Japanese kaiseki. It was my first time to try Hakonezan! This is the spiciest sake in the group. It is a dry ginjo-shu as you might imagine, but it is moderately rich and very good as a mid-meal drink. Of course, it goes well with ingredients as they are, but it also goes well with dishes that have been added, such as those using dashi (Japanese soup stock)!
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Classical, spicy, a little lactobacillus.
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The wine is dry with a strong ripe aroma.
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# 22
3.82 pt.
Kyohime Takumi
Kyohime Shuzo
Kyoto
131 check-ins
Gulping
Sweetness
Crisp
for recording Purchased at a local supermarket
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Quite refreshing. Slight sourness remains. No sweetness 3.0
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Costco This one is sweet too.
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# 23
3.80 pt.
Unzan
Yoshinoya
Nagano
104 check-ins
Umami
Fresh
Purchased at Zenkoji Temple. Very rich and robust. Sweet and bitter, with a hint of rice and citrus. Delicious. ⭐4.6
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記録
Tasting at the brewery. Yoshinoya is located near Zenkoji Temple. Fatty cloud mountain series This is the first time to try this brand. We compared two kinds of sake. Compared to Nishinomon, it is more classic. The sweetness is quite moderate, like a traditional sake. It is refreshing and easy to drink. It is a light, easy-drinking sake 🍶. Compared to the mellowness of the Nishinomon, I thought there would be a difference of opinion as to whether it was lacking or simple 🤔. They also make miso here, and we were served miso soup at the end. Delicious with a gentle seafood flavor 😊. I recommend stopping by when you visit Zenkoji temple in Nagano👍.
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# 24
3.80 pt.
金紋秋田
金紋秋田酒造
Akita
47 check-ins
Shaoxing Wine
It is a gift! Plenty of malted rice. Put it in a barrel. Isn't this whiskey? It smells faintly like it. Take a sip. Yeah, it's not whiskey... is it? It's sake! My first experience. Yum!
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It has a slightly yellowish color and a peculiar, strong taste. Still, the aftertaste is sharp and sweet. Can be served with sashimi.
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Akita Tour Ginjo Series Light and refreshing taste Rice used: Sake-komachi Rice polishing ratio: 55/40 Yeast used: Akita-style flower yeast AK-1 Alcohol percentage: 16% Sake meter: +2.0 Acidity: 1.3, Amino acidity: 1.3 Screw stopper type
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# 25
3.76 pt.
奥丹波
Yamana Shuzo
Hyogo
328 check-ins
Sweetness
Dry
Umami
Acidity
Firm
Fresh
Bitterness
Heavy
This is my first New Year's Day back in my hometown Osaka. This year, my parents invited us to their department store Osechi. My sister and her husband brought me a bottle of Okutanba as a celebratory sake. You can feel the sweetness of the rice in the beginning, but it changes to a dry taste in the middle to the end. It is a perfect match for the richly flavored Osechi and fatty yellowtail sashimi. It is said that the sake degree is +5 (dry), but I feel that it is +2~3 (slightly dry?). I guess. Anyway, it was a delicious sake. Thanks to my sister and her husband!
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The sake my sister and her husband served me at New Year's was so good that I decided to pick up another brand from the same brewery. Okutanba Junmai Ginjo. This is Yamana Shuzo's regular sake. As stated on the label, the brewery has a long history, having been founded in Kyoho. The Edo period (^_^;) is amazing. It was my wife's fourth birthday today. I really wanted to go out to eat, but the situation was such that we had a takeout party at a yakitori restaurant and drank at home. Thank you for your continued support. I had a cold glass of sake. Oh, dry? It's been a while since I've had a dry, crisp sake. Even though it's light and refreshing, you can still feel the taste of the rice right after you put it in your mouth. At the same time, there is a sense of alcohol, but the aftertaste is short, so it gives a refreshing impression. According to the brewery's website, it has a sake strength of +1. +Hmm? +1? It's not dry, is it? Once again, I realized that the accuracy of my tongue sensor is disappointing (tears). Well, everyone has their own way of feeling.
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This is my first time drinking Okutanba 🍶The aroma is subdued, the sake is light and clean, with a soft sweetness and a short, sharp finish 😊It goes well with Kaisendon, another bottle I want to drink again ✨.
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# 26
3.76 pt.
Aizu
Aizu Shuzo
Fukushima
101 check-ins
Restrained
Sweetness
Aizu Shuzo's Aizu Ginjo Nama Shu Arabashiri. The initial aroma is just a hint of sweetness, but once you take a sip, a soft sweetness and bitterness spreads. It has a clear, fresh, powerful flavor, and is crisp and clean. Although it is a ginjo-shu with alcohol, it is smooth and easy to drink, and the alcohol content is a little light at 15 degrees, so it is easy to enjoy and delicious. 😋♪
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I've found the best summer sake in the cosmopolitan world. It's low in alcohol, so it's easy to drink, melon top, good aftertaste, perfect freshness, and no miscellaneous taste. It is truly a summer sake.
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Hello. Thank you for drinking sake from my hometown, Minamiaizu Town!
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Where to Buy
銘酒本舗 IMANAKA SAKESHOP
Rakuten
會津
宮泉
純米酒
火入
720ml
あいづみやいずみ
¥1,897
會津
宮泉
純米吟醸
渡船弐号
720ml
あいづ
みやいずみ
わたりぶねにごう
¥2,593
# 27
3.75 pt.
栄万寿
e.g.Shimizuya
Gunma
38 check-ins
Wine
-Julia The first "Sakae Manju". Stored as if it were wine, Uses wine bottles. The cap is corked. The cap is corked. The cap is corked, and the temperature is kept below 5°C. The brewery is made by a select few, including the toji and one other brewer. The Toji and one other person are the elite few who make this wine, The number of shipments is very small, making it a valuable product. It is perfect as a food sake. It can also be matured and enjoyed as such.
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This sake was officially released on Tuesday, December 19, 2023. It is brewed using 100% Gohyakumangoku rice grown in Niigata Prefecture. The aroma, taste, and label design are as stylish as wine. I had it with cheese and loved the sweetness that spread in my mouth. I love it 😉 . It is indeed a sake chosen by Mr. B who has good taste!
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I received this from a senior. Seriously, wine. I'm still learning Deep and Sake
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# 28
3.72 pt.
Sukigokoro
Suto Shuzo
Ehime
137 check-ins
Melon-flavored
Fruity
Pineapple
Tranquil
Fruity
Sweetness
Soft
Acidity
This is the first time I've drunk this since they changed the label design. Mild but fruity. It has a calm feeling. It has a melon-like atmosphere. Deep and juicy.
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This is the first time for me to drink Jukishin except for Yumachi. I was wondering what Nemuchi-san was drinking. It's almost the same as Nemuchi's review, but it's a bittersweet, melon-like, and bitter. It's not as sweet as I thought it would be, but it's delicious in its own way 😋.
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Longing! Going to Sakelabo Tokyo (^_^)☆. I'm going to go to Sakaelabo Tokyo. (2) Jukishin Ehime's sake, is it your first time? What the heck, I don't remember much lol. Maybe I ( '-')swooned ⤴︎ and drank it naturally.
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# 29
3.69 pt.
Ninja
瀬古酒造
Shiga
80 check-ins
Grainy
Pineapple
Peachy
Acidity
Raisin
The first sip was swoopy and I couldn't keep up with the flavors, but from the next I could feel the strong, dark flavor. I also enjoyed how it settled down over time.
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Japanese Sake Fest @ Osaka Bay Tower (・ω・`;) It is five years old, and when heated up, it has a slightly sweet graininess. Sourness is also light. When it cools down, the juiciness becomes more apparent. It is considered to be an old sake that is easy to drink.
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It's a home brew...................
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Where to Buy
酒舗まえたに+Tokuriya
Amazon
瀬古酒造
純米吟醸
忍者
火入れ
720ml
¥1,650
忍者
PLUS
純米吟醸
玉栄60
火入原酒
1.8L
1800ml
日本酒
滋賀県
瀬古酒造
¥3,300
# 30
3.68 pt.
Haneda
羽田酒造
Kyoto
131 check-ins
Ramune
Dry
Clean, refreshing, beautifully fruity. Green apple, pear. Easy to drink. Just like water. 9
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Kawagoe Prince continued #21 De-Utsuri Kyoto was full of foreigners. But I told him I'd like to go there. I heard it has nothing to do with the two hares. From this point on, they were not very impressed with the sake.
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On the last day of GW. Faint ginjo aroma. Fresh taste and rich throat. It will make you feel drunk.
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