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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 61

2.86 pt.

杉原酒造 Gifu

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There was one that caught my eye, so I had a glass. It was a good, refreshing sake, which I didn't think was a honjozo. Delicious.

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Ibigawa! We received this from kino.✨ Thank you kino. for everything 🙇‍♂️ First of all, cold sake! Sweet and delicious! Alcoholic taste like Honjozo! Then hot sake The alcoholic taste is mellowed. And the sweetness and umami are amplified. It's so good! ❣️ With yellowtail sashimi from Harunobu in Niigata! It went really well together 😋.

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# 62

2.86 pt.

野村醸造 Ibaraki

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The aroma of sweet rice...fruity...sweet in the mouth and with a crisp finish! It's a little bitter, but I don't mind it... but it's great for sipping on a glass of wine during meals or just sipping it on its own... it's really good.

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National Sake Fair 2025 in Osaka㉒ Ibaraki Prefecture Booth ⑫ Nomura Brewery in Joso City has experienced many difficulties, including partial destruction of the brewery in the Great East Japan Earthquake and extensive damage from the 2015 flooding of the Kinugawa River, and has been able to rebuild each time. Junmai Ginjo ◉紬美人 Junmai Ginjo The first taste is sweet and fruity, with a slightly complex finish. The toji (master brewer) is Mr. Tsutomu Umezawa, a Nanbu toji (master brewer). Mr. Umezawa trained at Asakai before joining Nomura Brewery.

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National Sake Fair 2025㉓ Ibaraki Prefecture⑭ Nomura Brewery in Joso city. I thought that there would be a lot of XX beauty if I look for it 🤔. There seems to be a French restaurant attached to the brewery! I found out that the regular junmai ginjo has a more classic label. This one seems to be a modern type named "Grand", so I wonder if they are making a modern label? This sake won the Platinum Award at the 2017 KURAMASTER Sake Competition Polishing ratio 55% Yamadanishiki from Ibaraki 15.3% Sake degree +1 3000 yen Fruity and sweet but a little strange? Maybe the taste of Senhime is still in the boar's mouth😅. I forgot to take a picture, so I borrowed Nemuchi's picture.

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# 63

2.86 pt.

橅のしずく

Suishin'yamane Honten Hiroshima

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Bingo-Ochiai-Yonago - Okayama-Matsumoto train trip 🚃Day 1 Gutsy 😳. Rich, chewy and drinkable with some umami 😋. Hot and matured. A little tight. Maybe better heated 🤔. Purchased at Hiroshima station @ Geibi line 🚃 20211209

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Buna no Shizuku" named after the famous super soft water from the primeval forest of beech trees. It has a clean aroma, a smooth and deliciously sweet flavor, and a refreshing taste down the throat.

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Sake from Hiroshima today 🍶. Sake brewed with great, clean water! Please enjoy it with a glass of wine! As indicated in the description! With crab casserole...delicious!

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# 64

2.85 pt.

Tanaka Shuzo Hokkaido

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Crisp Comfortable Dry Penetrating Wine Umami Fruity Youthful

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The rice used for the sake is Comet produced in Hokkaido, and the sake is light, dry, light, and delicious without interfering with food 🍶.

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#Otaru#. I was a lecturer at a conference for companies. In the evening in Otaru, we had a get-together with the participating companies. The sake served there was Otaru's local sake. I prefer sweet sake, but it was a bit... I felt the spiciness was strong for a +5 sake, maybe because it was junmai? Today, I had to travel from Nagasaki to Otaru, I was a little tired😅.

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It was delicious!

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# 65

2.85 pt.

Kotobuki Shuzo Osaka

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Sweetness Crisp Traditional Umami Dry Invigorating Rich Chilled

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OSAKA-JO SAKE SQUARE 2023(´¦) Very sharp and refreshing, a dry sake with a thick body that is not light. A junmai sake that tastes great chilled. No strong character, but good for everyday drinking I imagined that Frog's ginjo-nama-zake next to it would also be good, but my weak liver stopped screaming and I gave up on it! See you again, Mr. Frog!

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Tenma Dai-Shuukai (¡Ω-Ω-Ω) Slightly mellow raw storage It is a summer product with a refreshing taste and aroma It gets sweeter as it warms up, but it is basically refreshing when cooled down, right? The people dancing to the KUWATA BAND medley on the way home seemed to be having a good time! For some reason, they were so well prepared that they brought their own happi (happy coats)! It was wonderful that they were giving it their all! After all, the Tenma Taishukai is unique!

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A well-balanced sake with a gorgeous aroma and the delicious taste of rice. It will be a good choice as a mealtime sake.

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# 66

2.85 pt.

中井仁平酒造場 Mie

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Dry Raisin Rich Umami Acidity Sharp Bitterness Striking

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three cups of Tsunite (three cups of sake) Rice used is Hachitan Nishiki Sanshiki has a punch, doesn't it? It has a good sense of maturity and a pungent spiciness. It also has a nice sharp aftertaste. ❗️ It's great to have this kind of sake in the lineup! It was delicious. ❣️

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It was a tasting, but the pungency came later.

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We have changed our nickname "Kikushika of Wind Island" to "Evening Drinks Conservation Committee". Thank you for your continued support. This sake, in a plastic bottle with no label, is 10 years old. It is no longer sold, but it was my favorite sake. As expected, it has a lot of old sake flavor and is too strong on its own. When mixed with carbonated soda, it is like a lemon soda with honey added to the tannin, a world I have never tasted before. I crossed the pedestrian bridge, which has been there for a long time, for the first time. It is a town I know, but I saw a view I have never seen before. It's probably the last five minutes of my life.

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# 67

2.85 pt.

Umeichirin Shuzo Chiba

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Dry Crisp Chilled Invigorating Hot Temperature Subtle Full-bodied Astringent

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I haven't been to an izakaya for lunch in a long time 🍶♪ Here I always have a 4-goume large sake bottle of ume ichirin ^ ^.

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Finish with dashiwari. Oden soup stock and hot sake soak through.

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Cemedine is quite swollen .... It's a bit dry. The alcohol is felt quite strongly because of the heat? After swallowing, the taste is quite dry. This is the six hundred and eleventh bottle of the One Cup One Pack Festival.

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# 68

2.84 pt.

Takeshigehonke Shuzo Nagano

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Chestnutt Nutty Prune Sweetness Chocolate Umami Acidity Lemon

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This is the sixth brewery in the Saku Sake Brewery series. Located in a historic town along the old Nakasendo road, this is a place I would like to visit again. The taste is very strong as it is called "mellow" sake. It is 18% alcohol by volume. It has a bitter taste on the tip of the tongue, followed by a sweet sake-like flavor. I heard that there is a way to enjoy it by aging it after buying it. Next time I'll let it mature a bit and try it with mizutaki in winter 😋.

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National Sake Fair 2025 part74 Nagano (1) I lost everyone when I came back from the restroom, so I acted alone until the end. From here on, I'm going to drink only the brands I'm interested in with pinpoint accuracy. Takeju Honke Sake Brewery in Saku City I've been curious about this sake brewery for a while. They also produce a sake called "doburoku" which is written as "126" and I've never seen it before💦. I've seen Gyoenchiku at Yodobashi before, but it was an expensive one. Polishing ratio 70%, Miyamanishiki 18%, Sake degree -9, Acidity 2.0 1,700 yen (price at the venue) Aged at room temperature for more than half a year. It is matured, but it is delicious with a strong umami flavor. The label says it will be better if it is left at room temperature for a few more months, but I think this is about right for me. It seems to have won a gold medal at the Wineglass Delicious Sake Awards 2022!

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Norikazu Shigeta Toji 18 Makimizu Junmai Daiginjo Competition standard 35% Yamadanishiki, pear-like aroma. Slight sweetness. After the first sip, it becomes numb, then gradually acidic. Very beautiful taste. 19: 35% Yamadanishiki, the standard for Daiginjo-shu entered in the Misonotake Daiginjyo Competition. Slightly lemony aroma. Refreshing and delicious. Slightly sweet and slightly effervescent. The lingering aftertaste is a bit sticky. Compare with R5 Daiginjyo for the competition by Takeju Sake Brewery. Excellent. The third and last of the SAKE country tourism achievement prizes. Sake brewery stamp rally in Nagano Prefecture. A wonderful plan whereby those who complete all the breweries receive 6 bottles from 3 random breweries. The following have already been submitted. 14 Junmai Choujyu Kurekuchi 15 Junmai Chouji Junmai Ginjo Kinmon Nishiki Ajiginjo 16 Misonotake Junmai Ginjo Murasaki Tsuyuuso 17 MAKISUI Junmai Daiginjo Bottled and once fired As for my impressions after finishing the tour, I could recognize that each of the various brands has its own brewer. Thank you. Also, as a brewery tour enthusiast, it is a very useful tool as an excuse to break into breweries that do not sell their sake at retail. Also, there are many breweries that do not have a store, so I think I have gained some courage. There are prizes even for 10 stamps, so if you are planning to visit Nagano, please give it a try.

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# 69

2.84 pt.

Momokawa Aomori

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Brewing water: Oirase River system Aomori rice Rice polishing ratio 60 Alcohol content: 15% or more but less than 16

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2025 0512 f i r s t a n d f o r m a t i o n s Peach River 5-5 Junmai Sake Oirase River system brewing Polishing ratio 75 Momogawa Corporation Oirase Town, Aomori Prefecture

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# 70

2.83 pt.

Miwasakura Shuzo Hiroshima

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CherryBlossom Flamboyant Dry Umami Hot Temperature Acidity Striking Balanced

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In the same store, with the same feeling. With my usual friends, as usual. We had a delicious meal.

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Sake from a sake brewery in the northern part of the prefecture, located in the famous production area of Hachitan-Nishiki, Hiroshima's representative sake rice. The brewery has been working on it since the rice was first produced. The name of the sake is "Miwa Sakura" instead of "Miwa Zakura," which I had been misreading for a long time. It is said to be dry, but the quality of the sake is relatively soft. It has a nice sharp aftertaste and is easy to drink. It is quite my favorite 😋. I had it cold, but I think it can also be served warm.

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Location Miyoshi City, Hiroshima Prefecture Rice type Omachi Type of Sake Junmai Ginjo Rice polishing 50%. Alcohol content 17°. Yeast Unknown Sake Degree Acidity Rating（scale 0-3) (Item) Wine glass (Aroma) +1.5 melon, steamed rice (Appearance) Slightly yellowish crystal (Taste) Body 2.5 Acidity 2 Sweetness 2 Umami 2 Bitterness 1.5 Aftertaste: Alcoholic sweetness and spiciness Impression: Slightly heavy umami type dry taste The aroma is of melon derived from ginjo and the sweet aroma of nama-zake. In the mouth, a punch of alcohol is felt, followed gradually by the umami component. The sweetness is supported by the alcohol. It is not extremely sweet, but it would go well with chocolate or dessert. Repeat Score 1.5

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Where to Buy

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美和桜特別純米酒 720ml 日本酒美和桜酒造広島県¥1,650 美和桜特別純米酒 1800ml 日本酒美和桜酒造広島県¥3,300

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