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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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Rough and dark taste! A little weighty too.

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Where to Buy

銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

會津宮泉純米酒火入720mlあいづみやいずみお歳暮ギフト¥1,897 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

# 2

4.75 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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2024.09.22 Hakkouda Oroshi Hana-buki 55 I bought this while buying Hachisen in Aomori. It's a little sweet, but the aftertaste might not be enough, It's like a boyfriend who is very sweet to you but doesn't call you on the phone. @Home

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# 3

4.25 pt.

Yoshino Shuzo Chiba

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Chocolate Dry Traditional Restrained

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Rather refreshing, spicy afterwards

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Koshikoi, light, dry Rice polishing ratio: unknown Rice used: Domestic Alcohol content: 14 The basic premise is that it is delicious, but.., It is not as good as Jin-yuu, which is my favorite (and I have made it my icon), but it has the feeling of a rumbling sensation in the throat afterwards. But it is not as dry as Niiyu, which is my main favorite (icon), but it gives me a feeling of being thirst-quenched afterwards. (Is it because of the low alcohol content?). So far, I have yet to find a sake that surpasses the iconic Niiyu.

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

# 4

4.14 pt.

Niizawa Jozoten Miyagi

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Fruity Neat Apple Restrained Sweetness Crisp Acidity Graceful

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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

酒の番人　ヤマカワ

飛龍(ひりゅう)純米大吟醸720ml宮城県新澤醸造【3181】【日本酒】【要冷蔵】【お歳暮贈り物ギフトプレゼント】¥1,540 飛龍(ひりゅう)純米大吟醸1.8L宮城県新澤醸造【3180】【日本酒】【要冷蔵】【お歳暮贈り物ギフトプレゼント】¥3,049

# 5

4.07 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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# 6

4.05 pt.

Shiina Shuzoten Ibaraki

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Fresh CherryBlossom Popping Milky Restrained Melon-flavored Sweetness Acidity

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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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It was a sake with a Sake meter of +2, but it had a sweet and umami taste, and was also refreshing. It happened to be a perfect match for fried oysters with tartar sauce at this time of the year.

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The name "Tomikyushin" was derived from "Tomizo" of Tomizo I, "Hisa" of Wakuri, the mother of Shigenao IV, and most importantly, "Kokoro" or "heart". It has a gorgeous heady aroma as soon as it is opened, cemedine aroma from the glass, and a full-bodied, umami sweetness. The aftertaste is a bit hard, with a hint of sakekasu (sake lees). Legs are few and weak, but long. It is a sake that makes you drink.

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# 7

3.97 pt.

Yamanaka Shuzoten Ibaraki

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Same old place, same old thing. Just like always. It was delicious...

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Risshun Morning Squeeze Series 🌅. I've already had this one lol My only daughter was so impressed last year that she missed the pre-order deadline and went to buy some but it's not there anymore: ‼️ This year I was able to buy it in the Ibaraki set✨

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# Polishing ratio 60 # 15% alcohol by volume I bought this when I visited a roadside station in Joso the other day. It is quite spicy. I got the impression that she was a very determined young lady 😅. Please note that this is just my personal impression 💦. With today's offerings (grilled barracuda, steamed clams with sake, soba noodles), the sake wins out. It might be perfect with grilled chicken or pork belly stew.

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# 8

3.94 pt.

Moritakinshachi Shuzo Aichi

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I received it as a gift.

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This is the last of the sake purchased at the Nagoya liquor store. Rice used is Yumesansui Beautiful smooth sweetness and moderate bitterness and spiciness. It has a little heaviness, but it is a well-balanced sake ❗️. Not bad❣️

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美味しい！

# 9

3.93 pt.

Furusawa Shuzo Yamagata

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I went to Yamagata for the first time in a long time😊. I was allowed to drink sake at my uncle's house. Mellow and sake-like sake, just the way I like it for everyday drinking 😊. There was also some Asahitaka at night, but I don't remember drinking it. I forgot to take a picture 🥲.

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The aroma of the rice is very deep. The aftertaste is very strong.

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After all, I felt that the brewery has its own taste. The aftertaste is the taste of the brewery. This is one of the bottles I bought during the brewery tour.

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# 10

3.93 pt.

Momokawa Aomori

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Dry See-through Crisp

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Just by the echoes of the Nebuta, there is also a please-sake, isn't there? I asked him to do so, but he ignored all my requests. So I drank the Momokawa nebuta in loneliness. I don't know what it tasted like, but I deserved it. I'm too drunk 🫣. Well, I don't know about myself, but I seem to be at a level where I can't keep up with both Tokyo and Kansai 😱. He was the only one who saw everything.

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This Sake is a nice change from what I have been drinking recently. It has a sugary sweetness similar to a ripe muscat. There is a Medium mouth feel followed by a slight dryness at the finish for a clean aftertaste. Delicious. 😋

It is easy to drink and delicious, with a gentle, light rice sweetness on the palate.

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