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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

4.92 pt.

hatomasamune Aomori

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Hakkoda Oroshi 1

Hakkoda Oroshi 2

Hakkoda Oroshi 3

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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At the meeting to enjoy Hato Masamune held at Takumi-san in Saitama-shintoshin. I always buy a cup of Hakkouda Oroshi sake on my way back from Aomori and drink it on the bullet train, so it is very familiar to me. It has a smooth mouthfeel, but it has a lot of flavor. It is dry with sourness and bitterness.

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drinking contest held in Aomori City of Aomori Prefecture (Tohoku area)

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# 2

4.48 pt.

Aizu Shuzo Fukushima

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Restrained Full-bodied 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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Standing drink at Aizu Tajima station Pleasantly refreshing and acidic

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I was strolling around Fukushima-related stores to buy a gift for Mother's Day and to commemorate the end of Golden Work! I found this handy cup of sake 👍. When I opened the bottle, it had a clean sweet aroma of sugar cane. The mouthfeel is smooth with a round sweetness that sinks in. The mild umami has a banana-like flavor. The pungent spiciness comes from the clear taste. It has an astringent aftertaste that comes around the time of swallowing and an easy-drinking quality that disappears without a hitch, giving it a clean, calm taste without heaviness or clinginess! It is a beautiful and calm taste with no heaviness or clinginess! Don't underestimate it as a cup of sake...! This pleasant cup of Aizu Sake was so easy to drink that it made me feel again the power of Aizu Sake 😋.

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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¥1,897 會津宮泉貴醸酒 720ml あいづみやいずみきじょうしゅ父の日ギフト¥2,654

# 3

4.45 pt.

野村醸造 Ibaraki

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The aroma of sweet rice...fruity...sweet in the mouth and with a crisp finish! It's a little bitter, but I don't mind it... but it's great for sipping on a glass of wine during meals or just sipping it on its own... it's really good.

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National Sake Fair 2025 in Osaka㉒ Ibaraki Prefecture Booth ⑫ Nomura Brewery in Joso City has experienced many difficulties, including partial destruction of the brewery in the Great East Japan Earthquake and extensive damage from the 2015 flooding of the Kinugawa River, and has been able to rebuild each time. Junmai Ginjo ◉紬美人 Junmai Ginjo The first taste is sweet and fruity, with a slightly complex finish. The toji (master brewer) is Mr. Tsutomu Umezawa, a Nanbu toji (master brewer). Mr. Umezawa trained at Asakai before joining Nomura Brewery.

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National Sake Fair 2025㉓ Ibaraki Prefecture⑭ Nomura Brewery in Joso city. I thought that there would be a lot of XX beauty if I look for it 🤔. There seems to be a French restaurant attached to the brewery! I found out that the regular junmai ginjo has a more classic label. This one seems to be a modern type named "Grand", so I wonder if they are making a modern label? This sake won the Platinum Award at the 2017 KURAMASTER Sake Competition Polishing ratio 55% Yamadanishiki from Ibaraki 15.3% Sake degree +1 3000 yen Fruity and sweet but a little strange? Maybe the taste of Senhime is still in the boar's mouth😅. I forgot to take a picture, so I borrowed Nemuchi's picture.

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# 4

4.13 pt.

Hagiwara Shuzo Ibaraki

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I bought it because my child's name has the character for virtue in it lol. I was surprised by the color when I put it in a glass. The best thing about this product is the fact that it is made in Indonesia. I'm not sure if I've had enough, so I opened this bottle, but my face is starting to go numb 🤪 lol

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Like amazake. soft and fluffy

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170th anniversary?

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# 5

4.11 pt.

Meiri Shurui Ibaraki

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WesternPear Mellow Acidity Restrained Melon-flavored Lingering Tranquil Soft

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Fukushogun 3

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

4.02 pt.

Karibaichi Shuzo Hyogo

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Chilled Sweetness Firm Restrained Acidity Candy Lychee

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After a moment of sweetness, spiciness and sourness come at once. The assertiveness is modest, so it may be suitable as a food sake. I noticed after drinking 4 kinds of sake that I may not like the unique flavor common to all the sake breweries here.

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It is sweeter than the other Shugetsu wines I've had. It is refreshing and fruity, but a little peculiar. The rice is probably Yamadanishiki. It is fruity and on the sweet side, but not fruity. This costs over 1000 yen for 300ml....

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There is no description on the 300ml bottle, but according to the official website, it seems to be called Shiboritate Nama-nihan-shu. It has a good balance of sweet and spicy and is easy to drink. It is truly exquisite. I think it is similar to the Shiroshika Classics Limited Nama-Nihan-shu. It's definitely better than the first unfiltered draft I opened.

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# 7

3.98 pt.

森本酒造 Shizuoka

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Sayogoromo 1

Sayogoromo 2

Sayogoromo 3

A bowl of oden at an oden shop in Shizuoka Station. I had no idea about this brand. The best part of traveling is being able to drink this kind of local sake with local food 😆. A little sweet and full, with a clean dry finish. It is not flashy, but there is no alcohol feeling that lingers in the throat and it is very smooth to drink 😄. It goes great with Shizuoka oden, which is a thick, dark broth with fishmeal, and if we weren't on a family trip, we would be drinking it endlessly 😅.... Also, I had a local B gourmet dish called "Motsuru Curry" for the first time, which was also very tasty👍👍!

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Junmai one-cup of Koyoromo. This is the first time to drink Koyoromo. It is an orthodox Junmai sake, not heavy and refreshing, but it also has a hidden luster. I see that the brewery makes all of its sake from junmai sake. The label is Hiroshige's 53 Stages of the Tokaido, Nisaka.

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. Sake Rice : Honorifuji Sake Degree : +7.5 Acidity : 1.4 Yeast : 1401 A little sweet and refreshing. ☆4.0

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# 8

3.90 pt.

Endo Shuzojo Nagano

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Fruity Room Temperature Apple Tranquil Sweetness Restrained Lychee Crisp

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Smells like walnuts? Gorgeous cemedine, smell of alcohol after some time. Mild mouthfeel, then sweetness like three warm sugar, light pungency, aging aroma, as you swallow, the taste becomes milder, and gradually bitter from sweetness. Alcohol 20%, well 20% is intoxicating.

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This is delicious. I sent a bottle of Yamagata wine to my cousin who lives in Nagoya, and this is my return gift. I'm satisfied with this sake because it has the feeling I like. It's good at room temperature. It rides softly on the tongue with a sweetness that flows easily. I like Halley's Comet.

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. Rice polishing ratio: 49 Slightly sweet and gentle on the nose! The umami is strong and lingers for a long time! ✩4.0

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# 9

3.90 pt.

Yoshino Shuzo Chiba

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Chocolate Traditional Dry Full-flavored Restrained Crisp

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Koshigoi 2

Koshigoi 3

Yamada Nishiki Junmai Daiginjo-shu, umami and spiciness conflict in the mouth.

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Refreshing, tasty, summery

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This is raw Honjozo 🍶. The label is also nice and 🌈 It was really easy to drink 😆.

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# 10

3.87 pt.

Niizawa Jozoten Miyagi

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Neat Fruity Apple Crisp Acidity Sharp Restrained Sweetness

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Hiryu 3

( *´꒳` )️🍶🍶🍶🍶 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】【お中元贈り物ギフトプレゼント】¥1,738 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】【お中元贈り物ギフトプレゼント】¥3,365

Where to Buy

酒のコスガ

飛龍　純米大吟醸　宮城県産　1800ml¥3,365

Where to Buy

はせがわ酒店

飛龍純米大吟醸 720ml 日本酒新澤醸造店宮城県¥1,738 飛龍純米大吟醸 1800ml 日本酒新澤醸造店宮城県¥3,364

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