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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 1

4.91 pt.

Aizu Shuzo Fukushima

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Restrained Sweetness

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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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Junmai🍶Summer Sake of Aizu☀️ It has a strong sweet-umami taste. But the aftertaste is dry and crisp like a summer sake. A little pear 🍐 and menma to refresh ✨ change to dry. Aizu Kitakata Ramen Aikizuna @ Jujo 20240827

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Where to Buy

銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

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お歳暮ギフト¥2,593 會津宮泉貴醸酒720mlあいづみやいずみきじょうしゅお歳暮ギフト¥2,654

# 2

4.76 pt.

hatomasamune Aomori

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I went on a business trip to Aomori the other day and brought this as a souvenir. I vaguely matched it with squid or tuna. I thought it was probably a local luxury sake. It was a very tasty and elegant sake.

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A junmai sake with a wonderful balance of rice sweetness and acidity that spreads mellowly on the palate. The calm aftertaste is irresistible. Rice polishing ratio 60 Alcohol content 15

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# 3

4.25 pt.

Sakuta (作田)

Moritashobee Aomori

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Rich Umami Light Crisp Restrained Gradual Sharp Room Temperature

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My father bought it for me as a souvenir from his trip to Aomori. The nose has a faintly acidic aroma. In the mouth, there was a delicate acidity from the sake yeast and a calm, gentle sweetness and richness. It was a crisp sake, typical of Sakuta's special pure sake. It was delicious, but it was not so good when it was warmed up 🤔.

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☆☆☆☆☆ This restaurant is owned by a master from Hirosaki, so it is an Aomori attack. At first I thought it was a little peculiar, but it is rather tasty.

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This is my first time drinking this brand, but it is handled by a well-known sake store in Aomori, and I have hesitated to mail order it several times. So I was confident that I would not make a mistake. I was torn between this one and the Yukinaka Hakkoda from the same brewery, but I went with this one. At room temperature. The aroma is slightly banana-like. When you drink it, the umami of rice rises thinly, and if you drink it by itself, it will slowly and gently lift you up with its umami and spiciness. It becomes more crisp when paired with cheese. At 40℃, it has a little more rice flavor. The crisp and sharp taste is better than at room temperature. I personally prefer this brand to be served hotter, so I set the temperature at 50°C. The aroma is not too strong and the taste is mild. The aroma is not too strong and remains mild, but the umami comes out slowly, and the sharpness is enhanced by the slight alcohol taste. I personally prefer this temperature. Sake from the southern region is often sharp without being sweet, and I have the impression that this is also the case here. In addition to cheese, it goes well with kinpira, tsukudani (food boiled in soy sauce) of locusts, and ikamentsuchi, a specialty of Aomori. The sake has no cloying taste, and I can sense a high level of technical skill. Next time, I would like to buy some Umakuchi or Sakuta, which has a different character, but with the recent inflation and saturation of brands, I wonder if it will be a problem if they will be able to get them in stock.

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# 4

4.24 pt.

Yoshino Shuzo Chiba

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Chocolate Dry Traditional Restrained

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It was dry but easy to drink ☺️ stable.

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Classical Normal Sake

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Rather refreshing, spicy afterwards

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# 5

4.19 pt.

Kamofuku Shuzo Shimane

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Gradual Creamy Spice

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Location Shimane Prefecture Rice type Yamadanishiki Type of sake Junmai Ginjo Polishing degree 50% or less Alcohol content 17°. Sake Mother Shimane University HA11 Rating （scale 0-3) (Item) Inokashira (Aroma) +2 Banana (Appearance) Crystal (Taste) Taste Body 2 Acid 2 Sweetness 2.5 Spiciness 3 Bitterness 2 Lingering Strong alcohol aftertaste with rice sweetness Impression Dry and fruity Fruity sweetness with a sense of freshness comes on the attack, followed by a strong alcoholic kick. Fruity, but a little heavy with banana and rice. The acidity also makes it not feel that sweet.

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While Shinigami is yellowish and old-fashioned, Ura-Shinigami is the exact opposite, a refreshing, easy-drinking sake.

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A bottle of spicy and tasty I was originally going to buy the Oomote no Shinshin, but the liquor store owner recommended the Uraku no Shinshin. The aroma is subdued, but it certainly has a peculiar taste, almost like an old sake. Personally, I liked it so much that I would like to try the front side.

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# 6

4.14 pt.

Niizawa Jozoten Miyagi

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Fruity Neat Apple Restrained Crisp Sweetness Acidity Silky

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( *´꒳` )️🍶🍶🍶🍶 本日は初めての新澤醸造店の飛龍を頂きました😀 香りはあまり感じませんね🤔口当たりは、軽快でリンゴを思わせる心地よい吟醸香😘綺麗でサラリとした甘味と旨味が、パッと広がって消える😚爽やかな酸味の切れが良き👍✨ 綺麗な食中酒の様に感じました🥳

Last night was a New Year's party with a couple I met last year. We had dinner at a nice restaurant and then went to Kokubuncho. After the fourth bar, I finally had a chance to drink sake. I have known the owner of this sake bar on the outskirts of the city for about 25 years now. The lighting doesn't look like it's the kind of place you'd enjoy sake, but don't worry about that. The selection is quite good, so go for something you've never tried before. First up is Hiryu, the one with Tatsumi Fujinami's red towel. A dry sake with a refreshing yet tasty flavor, just like Mr. Shinzawa! Thank you very much for your hospitality!

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My best friend gave me a small bottle to share with my last drink 😆👍. By the way, my best friend's wife recommended it to me. She likes it dry 😄. It's been a long time since I've had a dry sake, but I'm ready to try it💦. The aroma is fruity👍. I'm not a fan of too much dryness, but it was a good experience 🤗.

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Where to Buy

銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

飛龍純米大吟醸1800mlひりゅうお歳暮ギフト¥3,047

# 7

4.02 pt.

戸塚酒造 Nagano

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Soft CherryBlossom Crisp

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Miyamanishiki. The sweetness of the flavor is refreshing. The aftertaste is cohesive.

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Reasonable size of 180ml😋. It's a good sake for drinking only. Take it to a barbecue or camping I think it would be fun to have an outdoor sake party! 👍 Well, it's hard to go outside 😂. It has a fresh taste with a clean and refreshing flavor.

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This sake was purchased at a convenience store in Saku, where I was traveling. It is fire-aged, but it has a fresh aroma and a full flavor, just like a fresh sake. I liked it so much that I decided to buy some as souvenirs.

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# 8

4.02 pt.

Shiina Shuzoten Ibaraki

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Fresh CherryBlossom Popping Milky Restrained Acidity Melon-flavored Sweetness

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Last week at Yamazaki Shop Usami in Kitaibaraki This year I got four of them. Every year, I receive four bottles of sake from Usami-san while visiting the graves. I have been receiving this sake from Usami-san while visiting the graves. This year's results were... First the supernatant... No shots, a marriage of spiciness and acidity Mazemaze... explosion in the middle 🤣. Nice fizziness, good acidity and play in the mouth Moromi feeling...this year again did not betray my expectations! A very beautiful sake 🍶. There was a lot going on...let's get drunk and forget about it (lol)

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After a successful physical checkup, the first drink in three days was Morohaku from Tomikushin! I look forward to drinking it every year! I am concerned that it looks the same as the Valium I drank during the day. When I pour it into a glass, sometimes solid matter comes out. Fresh aroma with hints of pear and lafrance Cookie-like sweetness and texture Thick and thick texture. Surprisingly refreshing aftertaste thanks to moderate acidity It is good this year, too!

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light (flavor, flavour) Junmai, but good rice transparency A hint of cream is just right? I wonder if it's cream.

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# 9

4.00 pt.

Kaze yo Mizu yo Hito yo

Fukumitsuya Ishikawa

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Clean CherryBlossom

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Sake comparison at home! We chose 3 kinds of sake from "Fukumitsuya", a long-established sake brewery in Kanazawa. Fukumasa Munune Junmai Dry, Nama Zume. This was the first sake made with black malted rice. I felt a bit salty, but I wondered if this was the richness found in sake made with "black koji"? Wind, Water, Man, Junmai 9 It is a junmai sake with an alcohol content of 9 degrees Celsius and a refreshing taste. I would like to drink it with pasta or Italian food! Fukumaso Sake: Hyoketsu Nama-Shu Dry With a sake alcohol content of +10%, it has a very strong sake taste! I would like to drink it with a salty meal and sip it while neutralizing the taste. It was interesting to compare the different types of sake and to see the difference between them. ☺️

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Public bar (tentative)

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# 10

3.99 pt.

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I bought a small bottle of Kikusui Shuzo at a nearby convenience store 🥂. It was labeled as a ginjo-shu, but the aroma was subdued and it was a delicious regular sake with just the right amount of umami 😋.

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Smells like ramune Dry but refreshing and easy to drink, I like the taste

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14th kind 👀 on a business trip to Niigata. This is also my first time drinking sake 🍶. The uncrowned emperor! Speaking of uncrowned emperor, Carlos Rivera (^^) Tomorrow's old Joe... ❣️ I'm curious to see what it tastes like... It's a sharp and dry sake 🍶.

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