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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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I bought this sake on a trip to Aizu, Fukushima. Not too hot, not too sweet, I guess.

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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

4.82 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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It is a Hakkouda Oroshi Gin-Sen 🍶. The daiginjo I've had before is 100% Hanabukiyuki, but this one has koji as Hanabukiyuki🌾 and kake as Mashigure🍚. The top aroma is slightly sweet. When you put it in your mouth, it has a slight sweetness and a nice sharpness. It is less sweet than the Hakkouda Oroshi Daiginjo in a cup that I bought at Shin-Aomori station last year. It was delicious. ✨️

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Aomori Nebuta World Shimbashi Store Super dry, firm 3 kinds of Aomori vegetable tempura Egg tofu

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# 3

4.27 pt.

Yoshino Shuzo Chiba

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Chocolate Dry Traditional Restrained Full-flavored

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It is said to have a full and rich flavor with a good amount of aroma and acidity. After drinking a dry wine, it feels very sweet.

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Next is this It has sweetness.

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It was dry but easy to drink ☺️ stable.

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# 4

4.16 pt.

Niizawa Jozoten Miyagi

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Fruity Neat Apple Sweetness Restrained Crisp 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

# 5

4.13 pt.

Meiri Shurui Ibaraki

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WesternPear Mellow Acidity Lingering Melon-flavored Restrained Tranquil Soft

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Last night was a get-together. We brought our own sake, assuming it wouldn't be too much since it was an all-you-can-drink course at an izakaya chain restaurant. (I got the restaurant's approval!) I bought my first bottle of Vice Shogun. The aroma is fresh and fruity. The mouthfeel is salty-sweet with a hint of sourness. The ginjo aroma becomes a pleasant aftertaste, and is finished off with a mild sourness and bitterness. I thought it was based on a light dry base, but I could feel Aizan's character, and it was very tasty. The fact that everyone who drank it gave it high marks probably indicates that they were paying attention to me. I also like the cost performance of Aizan's Junmai Daiginjo, which is under 2,000 yen! Thank you very much for your hospitality!

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Light Vice General Slight aroma, soft attack. Taste: light and dry. Comes in easily and has a dry aftertaste.

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Chanko-nabe after sumo wrestling 🍶. Light and dry. It was delicious sake 😋.

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# 6

4.09 pt.

Sakuta (作田)

Moritashobee Aomori

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Rich Umami Light Crisp Restrained Gradual Sharp Flamboyant

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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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Gorgeous, but with a slight odor.

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# 7

4.07 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

4.05 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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# 9

4.03 pt.

Shiina Shuzoten Ibaraki

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Fresh CherryBlossom Popping Milky Restrained Acidity Melon-flavored Sweetness

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50% polished rice The taste is still very old-fashioned, but the sweetness and umami are strong and refreshing. The aroma is quite weak, yet the taste is strong in the mouth. But it is not too strong. I love it because I can drink it as much as I want.

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Purchased at the Nohmi Sake Shop for 2,350 yen. I told the owner that the price had gone up from last year, but he said it was because the price of rice had gone up. The price increase affects us here too (tears). As usual, the sake is light, easy to drink, and fruity. I immediately split it into two four-pack bottles and kept one in the fridge for regular use and the other outside in the storage room to be opened in March. The last time I had it, I let it sit too long and it lost its flavor. I have been away from sake lately, but when I saw this at the supermarket, I had to buy it. I was about to buy it, but then, oh no, it was gone! I cannot helpgetting MOROHAKU! So I drove to my familiar shop, Nomi Sake Shop!

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# 10

4.03 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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Fresh and fresh to drink, tightened by spiciness. Not sweet at all.

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

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