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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 61

2.79 pt.

Takeda Shuzoten Niigata

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Sweetness Umami Crisp Mellow Wine Room Temperature Fruity Hot Temperature

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It was easy to drink and fruity. But the taste of the rice is also very good.

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A gift from a guy at work😊. It's a clear, easy-drinking, delicious sake 🍶. It's like a lower strength version of Kikusui. It's the type of sake I never buy myself so it's fresh 😊.

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This Sake is bold and has a full mouth feel. There is a warm sweetness and is slightly dry. The flavor reminds me of caramel apples with a hint of wood. The finish is long. Refreshing and strong.

# 62

2.79 pt.

Hiroki Shuzo Honten Fukushima

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Umami Fresh Acidity Sweetness Tranquil Balanced Dry Bitterness

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I returned home for the holidays to participate in cleaning out the oversized trash at my parents' house. After sweating a bit, I found Izumikawa in the fridge and immediately opened a bottle of this unexpected trophy 🎉. It has a slightly soft sweetness, a gradual flavor, and a bitterness that comes in the latter half of the bottle. It is smooth and easy to drink! It is the big brother of Tobiroki, and I enjoyed Izumikawa for the first time in a long time 😘.

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Izumikawa's Funakuchi. It is a slightly orizumi (orizumi is a slightly cloudy, raw sake), so the first thing to drink is the top clear liquid. The aroma is still young and melon-like, with a soft sweetness and a tangy, spicy bitterness. The balance of sweetness, spiciness, and bitterness gradually improves. When mixed with ori, it becomes slightly cloudy. The spiciness subsides and the sweetness increases, creating a mellow mouthfeel that keeps you coming back for more. It is a very fresh and delicious sake that can only be drunk at this time of the year.

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Tonight, we will be drinking new sake, but this is the first one to greet you 💁. Izumikawa Jungin Nanaguchi Hon Nama Nama ✨✨✨✨ Izumikawa is a sake that is distributed within the prefecture by the famous sake brewery HIROKI, but this Jungin Funakuchi Honnen is exceptionally popular and our expectations are skyrocketing. ⤴️ The bottle was opened very quietly, with a little lees at the bottom of the bottle. The aroma is similar to that of Tobiroki, but it is not flashy, with fresh melon and pear fruits. The taste is a little viscous and smooth on the tongue, with moderate acidity and the sweetness of the rice spreading through a dry aftertaste. When the starch is mixed in, the softness and flavor increase, and although it has a moderate alcohol content, it is a very popular wine.

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# 63

2.79 pt.

# 64

2.79 pt.

大賀酒造 Fukuoka

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Chilled Muscat Dry Fresh Fruity Peachy Balanced Coffee

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8.5 points (Wife 8.5 points) Sake Brewer : Ohga Shuzo, Chikushino City, Fukuoka Prefecture (Fukuoka Prefecture's oldest brewery) Rice : Yamadanishiki produced in Fukuoka Prefecture Rice polishing ratio : 60 Alcohol percentage : 16 Sake Degree : Undisclosed Acidity : Not disclosed A gift from a friend in Fukuoka who came to Fukuoka Airport to see me off (purchased at Todoroki Sake Shop). Slightly melon-like finish The same subdued, fruity aroma as the first sip, with a hint of vanilla and a hint of azuki beans, soft sweetness and umami of rice spreading with a refreshing acidity, and finishing gently with a hint of bitterness and a slight spiciness from the alcohol. Elegant and well-balanced, it is easy to pair with meals, and is also delicious on its own. My friend's nickname is Tama-chan and his wife's maiden name is Izumi, so he chose this sake as a pun. It went well with Italian-style grilled salmon with foil, stewed sweet potato, chilled tofu, and squid cod roe.

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The oldest sake brewery in Fukuoka, Ohga Shuzo, has created a GABAGABAHEY raw sake. At the first sip, the fresh and rich rice flavor typical of nama-shu spreads. It is certainly a sake that you might drink with the governor (^-^), and it is delicious. It seems to be a limited sake, so if you are interested, please come early~.

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The fourth cup is a "Tamadezumi" unpasteurized sake! (First picture, left side) The sweetness is even richer than the previous "Ooga Unfiltered Nama"! However, as you savor it, the acidity and pungency slowly come from the back, along with a hint of shiitake mushroom-like aroma. The coffee milk-like aftertaste is impressive ✨.

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# 65

2.76 pt.

Kitanohana Shuzojo Fukushima

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Dry Crisp Umami Sharp Soft Flamboyant Bitterness

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Same place, same feeling. dry and delicious It was delicious!

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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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At a soba restaurant selected as one of the 100 best soba restaurants in "EAT LOG". I was lost in the many dishes on the menu and decided to go with my favorite "Kamo Seiro" and a decanter of Kanazawa-ya sake. It was recommended as dry, but it was soft rather than refreshingly dry. It was delicious!

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Where to Buy

銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

金澤屋特別純米辛口 +10 1800ml かなざわや喜多の華酒造場¥2,750 金澤屋純米吟醸五百万石 VERSION 1800ml かなざわや喜多の華酒造場¥3,300

# 66

2.74 pt.

Okutoshoji Hyogo

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Caramelized Acidity Sweetness Cooled Sake Umami Gentle Yogurt Nutty

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(- 迭- )🍶🍶🍶🍶 Today I got a sake called Chushingura that I got as a gift 😀 It says it's first shibori-nama-shu but it was aged at room temperature for more than 6 months 🤣Strong style 🔥💪🏾 but I chilled it before drinking 👀. The aroma is mild🤔. When you put it in your mouth, the rich flavor of rice 🌾 spreads in your mouth 😊👍and it has a nice sharpness so it's a very drinkable sake 😚👌. I don't know about the original raw, but this is a delicious sake 🥳.

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The young president showed us around and explained everything and we had a lot of tasting. Sakagoshi townscape was very nice ✴️Old house cafe boom ☕😃☀️

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Sake from Ako. Fresh and easy to drink. The staff at Yumenoi told me that many people take it home with them because the bottle is so cute.

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# 67

2.73 pt.

Tentaka Shuzo Tochigi

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Fruity Pineapple Fizzy Lemon Nectar Bitterness Apple Juicy

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We drank it because it's our own grown rice 🙂. Hmm, it's a bit alcoholic but I think it's nice and crisp 😋

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Slightly sweet nine-tail Tuna sashimi tonight and

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It is said to be a standard product of Kuo. It is junodai, but reasonably priced at 1,650 yen without tax. It was my first time drinking this brand, but since it is a Tochigi sake, a new brand limited to semi-major dealers, and handled by Mashida and Yodogawa Sake Brewery, I picked it up thinking it would be a no-brainer. On the first day, we started with heating the sake to 40°C. The aroma is slightly apple-like, but mild. The aroma is slightly apple-like, but mild. When you drink it, it has an apple-like aroma and a delicious rice flavor, followed by bitterness and spiciness. The second day, served cold. It has a slight alcohol-like taste and rice flavor, and slowly lifts. Less sharp than heated sake. This is a very high level of perfection. It is a bit on the modern side, but not too modern, and goes well with a variety of foods.

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# 68

2.71 pt.

Nozaki Shuzo Tokyo

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Weighty Umami Firm Dry Tranquil Acidity Mellow Bittersweet

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Beautiful label...18% alcohol by volume...the alcohol is very strong...aroma: a faint aroma of rice. You can feel the delicious taste of rice on the palate...but the bitterness in the aftertaste is bothersome...It's like a good old Japanese sake...I'm having it with sashimi assorted by my regular old man. .... I'm sipping it. It's a raw sake, so it warms you up....

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Kimasa "Junmai Ginjo" 720ml Alcohol content 16%. Rice: Gohyakumangoku Polishing ratio 50%. The label is classical, but the taste is clean, mild and gentle. My wife says it has a nice gap between the two.

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Rice used is Miyamanishiki Compared to the special junmai we drank before, this one is lighter. It has a slight amber color and a slightly matured taste. There is little bitterness, and no cloying taste. This sake is a bit lacking as a cup sake. The sake had a good sharpness, so it had a refreshing taste. 65th cup sake

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# 69

2.71 pt.

Yamagata Yamaguchi

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Dry Umami Peachy Fizzy Acidity Invigorating Apple Fruity

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Tonight, it's Hochotsuuru from Yamaguchi Prefecture in the 8th installment of our first series & muddy pick ✨. 100% Yamadanishiki, 50% polished rice, 17% alcohol by volume 🍶 Almost no gas when the bottle is opened. The aroma has a gentle sugary sweetness, and the mouthfeel is characterized by a sweet flavor and a soft sake quality. When mixed with the lees, it is milky without lactic acidity🥛 and full-bodied with a spicy taste😋😋😋😋.

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(It is very spicy and dry. It's very dry and spicy, but it's also very tasty when heated. Warmed to lukewarm, it's a little more mature. Each temperature range has its own effect. I'm a big fan of super dry sake, and this one is right in the middle of the pack. Mr. Ota is in Shimoda again! He was eating sea bream rice cake! I knew Izu was great!

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I'm buying some kind of Hochodzuru. Fresh and corked! It's a slightly dry, sharp junmai nama sake. Cheese goes well with it. It's sharp and can be warmed up. Mr. Ota's second bottle from Fukuejima! The craft gin looked good, but it was too expensive...

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# 70

2.71 pt.

Noguchi Shuzo Ishikawa

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Smoky Umami WesternPear Acidity Herbal Chestnutt Shaoxing Wine Chocolate

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(******) wdwdwdwd. It is a local cup sake patrol. It is a taste of old-fashioned sake. It is the sake of the brewery where Mr. Naohiko Noguchi used to live, not a laboratory!

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We drank three bottles at the hotel. The acidity was strong. I like M-310(Daiginjo) which I drank after this.

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Junmai Unfiltered Unrefined Nama Sake🍶🍶Tokubetsu A Yamadanishiki🌾 from Yoshikawa, Miki City, Hyogo Prefecture. Mellow and mature 😳. Ester in the mouth. It might be good warmed up 🤔. If you drink it after eating Kanpachi, it will soften the sensation. It's a great match with sour pike conger eel tempura with ume plum paste. Rural House Alori @ Kitaurawa 20230729

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