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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.

# 21

2.73 pt.

Juhachizakari Shuzo Okayama

67 check-ins

Pineapple Grainy Melon-flavored

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. If you think the denim label is unusual, the brewery is located in Kojima, Kurashiki City, the birthplace of domestic denim! The inside of the bottle has a slightly sweet, light, and refreshing taste that is easily accepted by young people, just like the label says. This was not just a product that was a front for the bizarre, but a product that was a true test of what was in the bottle.

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Gin-no-sato. Bursting with fresh flavor. It extends to the back of the mouth and is firm.

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I bought this sake that I had seen here and there at Sake-no-Wa. I see you are the brewery that produces Tagaji 🤔. The denim label is stylish 😎. It has a melon taste when you drink it. It's so fresh! This is excellent for the price! I found a good drink👍

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# 22

2.72 pt.

白神山地の四季

Yaesu Meijo Akita

124 check-ins

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Hmmm... not good and not bad. I don't think there will be a repeat 😅.

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Memorandum of the outside drinking on 12/2 It was delicious(^-^)/

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#Sendai Gobashi# W Gamma Finished work early 🤗 I'm going to have lunch with my friends... It's a warm and sunny day in Sendai. ☀️ We went to a restaurant with a nice terrace. I visited a restaurant with a nice terrace 😁. I'm having steamed oysters 🦪🦪 and this is what I'm having 😆. I can feel the honey, but the spiciness spreads afterwards. It's a very strange taste. But it's delicious. The steamed oysters are big and great 🎉🎉.

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# 23

2.72 pt.

Takeshigehonke Shuzo Nagano

67 check-ins

Chestnutt Prune Nutty Chocolate Caramelly Striking

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#rich #Umakuchi #Unfiltered #Nagano It's the perfect flavorful mouthful for the barley miso grilled pork in the picture 😋.

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It's a hiragana one. Today is also my first time trying it. From the sake level, does it have a strong sweetness? I am looking forward to it!

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# 24

2.72 pt.

Bunbuku Shuzo Gunma

127 check-ins

Wine Shaoxing Wine Chocolate Bitterness Umami Dry Creamy Fresh

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BUFUKU Junmai Nama-nihonjyunshu Direct Kumi 60% 17% 720ml 1694 yen Purchased at a roadside station near Tatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture. It is quite fresh with a little bit of ori. It is a direct pumping. The rice flavor is present and the finish is clean and dry. It uses M310 yeast. It was my first time to drink this brand, but I had a good impression of it! Rating 4.2 (out of 5.0) 20230515

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2024 0515 ☆☆☆☆ Bunpuku Junmai Nama Shu Rice polishing ratio 60 Alcohol 17%. Sake degree +1 Acidity 1.6 Bumpuku Shuzo Tatebayashi City, Gunma Prefecture

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1820 2024/5 BUFUKU Junmai Nao Kumi Nama Nama Sake 60% +1 1.6 17° 24/3 A+ Tatebayashi City, Gunma 1800 3080 Another year, another bottle of Tempuku, this time for the first time. It has a mild but slow coming, rich flavor and the taste of nama-zake. The acidity is more pronounced and smooth when it is warmed to lukewarm. I enjoyed it cold and sometimes lukewarm.

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# 25

2.70 pt.

Takagaki Shuzo Wakayama

49 check-ins

Coffee Caramelly

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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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🌾Gohyakumangoku 🔗Wakayama yeast 🅰️18 degrees Purchased at a sake shop in Wakayama. It is quite a robust and dark sake. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Where to Buy

お酒の専門店　『松仙』

日本酒喜楽里（きらり）純米吟醸生原酒１８００ｍｌ【高垣酒造】¥4,730

# 26

2.68 pt.

苗場酒造 Niigata

138 check-ins

CherryBlossom Chocolate Umami Bittersweet Dry Crisp Velvety Sweetness

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Sake with a strong umami and acidity. It goes down the throat well and is delicious.

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We used Go To to Echigo Yuzawa. So_1F3D4 brand and Naebayama brand that I don't remember seeing in Tokyo to match the local cuisine of the hotel. Junmai-Ginjo sake with Junmai-Ginjo specifications. The gentle aroma, the sweetness, and the refreshing finish give me the impression that this is a "Niigata's local sake" as I have always imagined it to be. In terms of Niigata brands that you can buy in Tokyo, I'd say it's similar to the Junmai Ginjo specs of Tsurueri or Kubota. If I tasted it, I'd never be able to understand it myself... After all, coming on a trip and pairing it with local food is the best part of local sake 👍.

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The rice used is Gohyakumangoku and Koshibuki. My first impression was "It's sweet. ❣️ I felt that "Kosu-Mori" was also quite sweet for me, but it seemed more profound than "Kosu-Mori". It is like licking a muscat candy. The finish, however, is crisp with just the right amount of bitterness, so the sweetness doesn't linger and it feels refreshing. It is a delicious drink, but I think it is suitable for different situations.

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# 27

2.68 pt.

森本酒造 Shizuoka

76 check-ins

Hot Temperature Dry Umami

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Morimoto Shuzo Koyogi Junmai Ginjo Comet 50. It is a jackpot purchase. It is a delicious sake with a great taste and a great drinking experience 😋.

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Morimoto Morimoto Junmai Sake "Hatsu-no-Takimikiri 2022". This is my first time to drink this brewery. It was a delicious one 🍶🎶 and served chilled. It is a dark, umami, spicy sake, but as the temperature returns to normal, the sweetness and sourness come through. I think it is a good sake at room temperature or warmed. All of Shizuoka Prefecture's sake is delicious.

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I came back to my parents' house today, so I drank a glass of local sake for dinner. It is a refreshing yet umami (flavorful) sake that is very Shizuoka 🍶 Morimoto-san is delicious.

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# 28

2.68 pt.

吉川醸造 Kanagawa

105 check-ins

Vigorous Acidity

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Tonight, our first series, Kikuyu by Yoshikawa Brewery from Isehara City, Kanagawa Prefecture. It is 100% Dewa Sanzu, Junmai Nama-no-Hajime made with Kyoukai No. 6 yeast. It has a ginjo aroma between cucumber and pear, and the first sip is clear with a full sweetness, but later on, a strong bitterness and alcohol taste follows, making it dry and smooth.

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Tonight, we decided to open a new sake once in a while, so we had this one from the Yoshikawa Sake Brewery in Kanagawa Prefecture. Junmai Nigori Sake - Luxurious Aragoshi ✨✨✨✨. The sake seems to have been bottled after the new sake unrefined sake has been roughly fermented 😄. The aroma has a hint of pear and apple. When you take a sip, you can feel the gasiness and acidity, but it is juicy and delicious 😋😋😋😋 When you mix the lees, you can feel the sweetness of the rice and the creaminess increases, which is also delicious 😋😋. This was definitely one to repeat 🤗

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A bottle I bought on my first visit at the beginning of the year. It has been a long time since I have had a bottle with a dry, Han-like taste. It has a strong alcohol taste. If you warm it too much, the strength will increase, It is best to warm it up to lukewarm to get the right roundness. It was cold, so we had it with oden.

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Where to Buy

木川屋山形の地酒専門店

菊勇吟醸秘伝720ml¥2,123 栄冠菊勇雪女神純米大吟醸酒720ml菊勇山形県¥3,300

# 29

2.67 pt.

Nakano BC Wakayama

242 check-ins

Dry Raisin Bitterness Umami Fresh Chocolate Rum Creamy

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Comparison of nigori sake (Wakayama's favorite nigori sake) Following Minakata, Chokyu ✌️ This is the fire-brewed version of the nigori sake we drank in February. I buy every bottle of Chokyu I see that I have never had before 😆. The first thing that surprised me when I drank it was that there was no fizziness at all 😲. The aroma is somewhat almond-like, and it's cloudy with a lot of orioles, so it's like diluted almond milk. But it also has a sourness to it, so I felt a bit unbalanced 🤔. I prefer nigori sake with a fizzy taste 😄.

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Nigori Sake (Japanese rice wine) First time drinking Chokyu's nigori 😊. I always buy Chokyu when I see the new label ✌. The ori is quite a bit more and has a strong fizzy feel to it. It has a lot of umami and a hint of sweetness that is typical of Chokyu, and yet it has a clean dryness that makes it a dangerous sake that you can drink with gusto 🤭. The impression is quite similar to Hirotogawa's nigori👍 It goes well with western food, and the omelette was a nice match 😋.

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[Summer sake is also berry good😂] The most memorable brand I drank last year, super kyu🥰. Don't miss out on getting a bottle of summer raw sake that's also bright! This one is a bit different from the matured Omachi sake I had last year, and I have the impression that it swings in a very sweet and juicy direction. The aroma is tropical 🥭 and the flavor is perfect, with a long, sharp finish and a hint of bitterness. The umami flavor is firm, so it is easy to match with Japanese fried food 👍. Chokyu seems to have a different direction for each label, but each one has its own characteristics and they are all delicious and addictive 😍.

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Where to Buy

佐野屋〜日本酒・ワイン通販専門店

純米酒超久生原酒¥1,430 純米酒超久超辛火入れ¥1,485

# 30

2.67 pt.

Morinokura Fukuoka

416 check-ins

Shaoxing Wine Hot Temperature Umami Spicy Chocolate Weighty Room Temperature Sweetness

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Mellow and mellow taste, The taste of mellow rice is rich and full-bodied. Easy to pair with meals, It is easy to enjoy with meals. This is the first time for me to drink this brand, I will try to follow it.

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The rice used is Yamadanishiki from Fukuoka Prefecture The taste is gentle and light, not like a sake yeast yeast yeast yeast in a good sense. It is a well-balanced food sake that is crisp and clean. It is delicious. ‼️

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You know, the one where I had a one-man year-end party at the end of the year 😋✨.

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