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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 11

2.91 pt.

Minakuchi Shuzo Ehime

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7 points (Wife 7.5) Rice : Ehime Shizuku Ehime Rice polishing ratio : 60 Sake Degree : ±0 Purchased from: Mizuguchi Shuzo, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture Silent when opened, no gassiness Pineapple-like aroma with a hint of rice flavor. The same mild aroma as the first sip, soft rice flavor and moderate sweetness spreads with a little acidity, and finishes quickly with a hint of bitterness and a little alcohol spiciness. Overall, it is refreshing and easy to drink. It is good for accompanying a meal, but it may be too smooth as a stand-alone sake. The taste may have changed since the one I bought from a brewery in Ehime this time last year came out of the fridge. It went well with spicy grilled minos and Umaibo shrimp mayonnaise flavor.

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20230902 The last one is Junmai Ginjo (*^^*). This series is just delicious! It has a rich flavor that conveys the goodness of the water as well 🍶. Thank you very much for your kindness.

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20230812 I chose this from the catalog gifts. I had never heard of this brand before, but it is fragrant, fruity and really delicious! It was my first time to drink it, but it was aromatic, fruity and really delicious! Thank you very much!

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# 12

2.87 pt.

Takagaki Shuzo Wakayama

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Caramelly Coffee Chocolate Thick

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Sake from a brewery famous for Ryujinmaru. It has been a very long time since Kirakuri. After Shikishima, tkmts-san was drinking Ryujinmaru, and I wanted to try something of Takagaki-san's sake, so I chose Kirakuri. This time it was an unfiltered raw Nakadori. It has a caramelized taste with sweetness and a sense of maturity. It's just a coincidence that there is a succession of sakes with a sense of maturity, such as Washin, Shikishima, and Kirakuri.

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sweetness ★★★★★ Spicy ★★★★★ Slightly refreshing ★★★★★★

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☀️ The coexistence of the thick flavor and the acidity that supports it in a hidden way is wonderful 🤩. The sweetness is there, but it is only hidden thanks to the slight carbonation 🫧🫥. The flavor is so thick that it's hard to believe it's from the same brewery as Ryujinmaru 😚. The occasional kerfuffle reminds me that it has 18% alcohol content😅.

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# 13

2.85 pt.

Daruma Masamune

Shiraki Tsunehiko Shoten Gifu

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Shaoxing Wine Caramelly Chocolate Caramelized Creamy Nutty Honey Sweetness

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The Year of the Rabbit will soon be over, so I decided to open the bottle. Time flies............................................. When the bottle is opened and poured, the aroma is full of bitterness like chocolate. The mouthfeel is surprisingly mellow and rough, and the taste is very chocolaty. The balance between sweet and astringent umami and mildness makes it seem that way, and it is a delicious taste that can only be described as chocolate ✨. It has a unique old sake taste, but I think it is one of the easiest to drink! And the aftertaste is also choco choco choco... 🍫. It was the first time for me to buy and drink it properly, but I guess it is delicious because it is from an old sake brewery! If I see it again, I'll buy it 😌.

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Daruma-san is always available at my favorite izakaya that serves kusetsu-tsuyo sake 🪆. I bought it with the hope that 3 years of aging would make it a versatile player...? I bought it with high hopes 🍶. As it turns out, it's not so much a versatile sake as it is the best sake when heated lukewarm: ♨️ It has an aroma like caramelized nuts and a rich sweetness that spreads 🥜. It was perfect with gratin or anything warm and creamy in winter 🐄. I think even those who have no experience with aged sake can drink this without any resistance. I think this is a bottle that even those who have never experienced aged sake will be able to enjoy it without hesitation 🍶. I wish I could have photographed it while it was still in its colored contents 😭

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After a first visit to a liquor store or a first visit to a department store to buy sake, we went to Ikoma. A customer gave him a bottle of sake😁. It's so golden in color after 3 years 😹. It seems to be aged at room temperature 😅. It's like the Notoji I drank the other day, but I think this one is more beautiful 🤔. I drank it cold, but I guess it's generally a heated type of sake, but I thought I'd rather drink it at room temperature. It's sweet but has a strong sense of maturity, so I guess it's not to everyone's taste 💦.

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# 14

2.82 pt.

Suto Shuzo Ehime

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Floral Chocolate Yogurt Umami Acidity Restrained

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☆☆☆☆☆ Slightly cloudy with a slight shriveling. Tangy carbonation and sweetness. Delicious.

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☆☆☆☆☆ A good fall sake.

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It has a melon-like aroma, smooth on the palate, with a full flavor and gentle acidity, and the alcohol that leaves the nose is refreshing and delicious.

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# 15

2.81 pt.

Otokoyama Shuzoten Fukushima

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Fresh Chocolate Fruity Youthful Umami Bitterness Juicy Fizzy

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Tonight, our first in the series, Aizu Otokoyama Kai from Fukushima Aizu ✨. First of all, the specs are 100% Fukunoka with Jungin polish and 16% alcohol. The aroma is clear with a hint of pineapple and a mojito-like flavor in the second half. The attack is soft and sweet just like the aroma, but soon the acidity and bitterness overtake it and it has a nice crisp finish 👍 It is perfect as a mealtime drink and is very easy to drink without feeling too much alcohol 😋.

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Otokoyama Brewery is located in Aizumisato-cho, Onuma-gun, Fukushima Prefecture, which is different from Kaito Otokoyama. The brewery was dormant for a while, but has restarted again. It is a fresh, raw ogara-mi sake. It is slightly carbonated and tastes great with the bitterness of the oli.

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Aizu Otokoyama INOMATA65, autumn rise. Orthodox but slightly fruity. It is delicious and does not have the strange feeling of old-fashioned sake lingering on the tongue. This is a repeat sake.

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# 16

2.79 pt.

Maihime Shuzo Nagano

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Coffee Chocolate Yogurt Sweetness Dry Flamboyant Acidity Umami

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At Ya-Ya in Kobe. This is the first time to drink Neko Masamune since it was transferred from the defunct Omi Sake Brewery to Maihime🐱. It has a sweet taste with a slight graininess from the freshness. It tastes a little messy, but it's not that bad, right? Might prefer it to Omi Neko Masamune 🤔. It's quite fruity and has a pungent and alu taste, but maybe it's good? It's sweeter the longer it's been open.

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I was curious about Ishizuchi's Princess, but I saw this one and bought it. It is sweet and sour. This sweet and sour makes me imagine the first love of a certain princess who has feelings for his person in New York....

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Suwa Gokura Kami-Suwa Kaido Machiaruki Drinking Walk", I went again this year. Next up was Maihime and Suirou, the first one here. It is a limited edition blended ginjo sake, and the first glass of this sake was very sharp and went right through my mouth 😀 Good mouthfeel!

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# 17

2.79 pt.

新良酒造 Mie

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Cooled Sake Orange Nutty

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The 5th Shinmame Festival, the 5th Kanno Thanksgiving Mie Shinshu Matsuri (10) I was a little excited to see the brewer of Shinra Sake Brewery, who was a part of the Mie Sake Enjoyment Group event, but he did not show up this time, which was a shame. ◉Yumemado Tokubetsu Junmai Sake Genshu This sake is produced in extremely small quantities. It has a thick nutty flavor. It has a chocolate and caramel taste, which is also quite unique. The richness has a classical feel to it. I think I can understand why the brewer made old, matured sake. I bought it at the Mie Sake Festival, and it's sitting in the fridge, but I might leave it alone for a while.

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1948 2025/10 Yumemado Tokubetsu Junmai Nama-nazake 60% 17° 25/8 A+ Matsuzaka City, Mie 720 1776 This sake is a pure sake that has been aged for a long time. The aroma is mild on the palate, and the flavor is somewhat nostalgic, but with a robust taste and a bit of character behind it. It was my first time drinking this sake, but I got the impression that it was a simple but very tasty sake I used to drink in the past. When heated up, the flavor became more mellow and different from that of cold sake. While everyone is trying to be modern and end up with the same old thing, this is a sake that is safe to drink and tastes like the old-fashioned way, I am thankful for the old-fashioned sake that I can drink with peace of mind. Although the type of sake is a little different, I felt happy to have found a new sake in the same Mie region as Miyamasugi, which I can no longer drink.

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# 18

2.77 pt.

Yukisuzume Shuzo Ehime

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Dry Crisp Chocolate Floral Mellow Acidity Fruity Umami

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It is refreshing and very palatable. The mellow taste of the ministry was intoxicating.

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OSAKA SAKE & FOOD EXPO 2024⑧ This is another unknown sake brewery, Yukijaku Sake Brewery. It is made from Yamada-Nishiki with a 38% rice polishing ratio and unfiltered. According to the official website, there are two types of sake: hi-ire and nama, but the one I drank was probably hi-ire. I think it was fruity and quite sweet 🤔. Forgot to take notes💦.

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I thought it was Hibari, but it was Yukijaku. My first sake from Ehime. It's a delicious sake with a fluffy sweetness that spreads to the mouth, and no harshness. I think it's a good sake that will become a rare and delicious sake once its name becomes known. Well, really, all the breweries have delicious sake, and with my vocabulary and expression skills, I can't express the distinction between the sake.

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# 19

2.76 pt.

Echigoden'emon Niigata

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Astringent Lingering Chocolate Bittersweet WesternPear Acidity Yogurt Invigorating

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This brewery was closed in April this year due to the effects of Corona and other factors. It is said that there is no reopening schedule, so it is practically closed. The official site has disappeared, and it looks like the company has been sold. It would be nice if the company that bought it would let it reopen... It's a rich, umami type that's different from the general image of Niigata's sake. It has a sweetness from the rice. As it has won a gold medal, I'm sure this sake would be delicious warmed. It also has a creamy sweetness.

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It feels like it is easy to drink. After drinking Umashin, it is like a spud....

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Echigo Den-emon Toyosaka The nose has a strong grape-like aroma. When poured into a glass, it gives off a fizzy sensation. When you take a sip, you are first surprised by the very strong acidity. It is not often that such a strong acidity comes out on the whole surface of a sake. After a delay, a moderate sweetness arrives, and the palate is filled with a lingering bitter astringency. The impression is light, fresh and dry. Overall, it is well-balanced and never gets old. The Mishaguchi I drank once before was full of sweetness and punchiness, and I thought it was a brewery that specialized in making such sake, but this time, the impression of acidity was strong anyway. It seemed that Mishaguchi is not a one-size-fits-all brewery, and I was eager to try their other sake as well. The sake is brewed in very small quantities by a single person, and as the label indicates, one can sense the tremendous care that goes into making it. The price is a little high, but that is acceptable if the sake is this unique. In these days when it seems that there are many sake with a somewhat similar taste, this is a bottle that makes you happy with its unique impact.

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# 20

2.72 pt.

yamamorisyuzou Aichi

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Caramelized Sweetness Chocolate Fruity

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Purchased at Okadaya, Nagoya Rice used is Yume-Ginko from Nagoya This sake has a slightly sweet and robust flavor. It is not so fresh, but has a mildly sharp and clean aftertaste. Overall, it has a calmness that makes it a versatile all-around food sake. This is a good sake for ministry.

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This will also be the first time I have dreamed of a hawk. The first aroma is a modest sweet aroma. In the mouth, it has a rich sweetness like ripe fruit and the umami of rice. It also has a sweet overtone like that of ripe fruit. It is similar to Chochin, but darker and tastier. I love Nagoya's sake.

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🌾Domestic rice 🅰️15 degrees Purchased at a discount at Barrow's in Aichi. This sake has a dry taste with a good amount of umami and a glimpse of the local sake character. When it is heated up, the taste is enhanced and when it is made into fin sake, it is good directly! ⭐️⭐️⭐️/finshu⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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