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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

Introducing sake brands with the strongest impression of "Rich and Gentle" flavor, ranked by the strength of the impression.

# 71

3.51 pt.

Kumaya Shuzo Okayama

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Fruity Umami Sharp Sweetness Coffee Rich Dry

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Omachi rice + Hakuto yeast used Junmai sake produced by the TAKEO 20 Project, a collaboration of agriculture, commerce, industry, and university students, using specially cultivated Omachi rice from Tatebe-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama City. The label looks modern! This one is definitely fruity 😆. Fruity sweet and sour Light and easy to drink Hiruzen style yakisoba noodles and umaumaumauma 🐎. I bought a lot of kamaboko at Sakaiminato because they are easy to carry and store 🐟. The crab has a very interesting shape and I can't stop smiling just looking at it 🦀 🦀 🦀 🦀. I found out about it thanks to the Kenmin Show program 😁.

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ISHICHI Junmai Ginjo Asahimai Made with water from the headwaters of the Takahashi River Unfiltered unpasteurized sake Price: 1,345 yen (tax included) October 06, 2022 Purchased at Tenmanya Kurashiki I bought this bottle on a business trip to Okayama. This is my first bottle of "Ishichi" Asahi rice, one of the brands that got me into the sake swamp. It has a nutty, savory, full-bodied flavor with a strong impression of rice sweetness rather than a fruity sweetness 🤤. I knew it! Great cosmetics too 😆.

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Ishichi Omachi 60 Special Junmai Unfiltered unpasteurized sake Price: 1,452 yen (tax included) Oct. 21, 2021 Purchased at Sakabayashi, a local sake specialty store I bought this bottle on a business trip to Okayama🤗Part1 One of the brands that made me fall into the sake swamp, "Ishichi". It's my first time to try a special junmai 😳. It has a mild aroma, but when you drink it, you can feel the sweetness and the umami. It's a great sake with a great price 😆.

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# 72

3.51 pt.

Sentoo Shuzojo Kochi

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Mishio Junmai Ginjo Omachi 100% Omachi produced in Okayama Prefecture Polishing ratio 50%. Alcohol content 15-16%. Sake meter degree +2, acidity 1.8 (reference) Fat 5/7, opened 5/23 I wanted to drink a dry sake from Kochi and was attracted by the label that looked like a pattern of playing cards I used to have at my parents' house 🤣. The brand "Bishio" is a new brand that started in 2014. It is one of the Junmai Ginjo series that is based on the concept of "elegant sweetness reminiscent of honey" and is part of a trilogy that includes "Kitashizuku", "Gin no Yume", and "Omachi". The aroma is almost imperceptible after opening the bottle. In the mouth, it has a fruity, fruity aroma and flavor, but at the same time, the alcohol is very strong. The acidity is moderate and not harsh. The acidity is not too strong, but it's more spicy and tingling than the number 😅. I tried to drink it after 4 days, which is unusual for me, but although the mouthfeel got better, the strong alcohol feeling didn't go away. The aftertaste is light, so it would be classified as light-dry. It's like a Tosa sake in that respect 😊. Unfortunately, it didn't suit me and was disappointing 😅. Oh! Maybe I should have tried heating it up 🤔.

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Just the right amount of sweetness and flavor. I had never seen "Mishio" before.

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A beautiful sweetness spreads in the mouth. After that, it's dry, to say the least. I like this sweetness. It is not persistent. 88 points Sweetness: 3.4 Acidity: 2.4 Dryness:3 Hinted aroma:3.1

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# 73

3.50 pt.

Joyo Shuzo Kyoto

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Fizzy Acidity Umami Crisp Fresh Sweetness Pear Sharp

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The next drink was a Tokujiro for Joyo's distributor? Tokujiro I drank Joyo several times, but this was my first time to drink Tokujiro. I happened to see on a restaurant instagram I follow that Tokujiro was originally a joint product between a Hirakata liquor store and the Joyo Brewery. It's unfiltered, once-bottled, and heated. It's fire-brewed, but it's still slightly effervescent and has a fresh, mellow rice flavor that's really tasty 😋. I'll buy Tokujiro next time I see it.

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Five Million Stone. Light around the perimeter. The spiciness peeks out from the bottom of the umami.

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Where to Buy

はせがわ酒店

徳次郎特別純米原酒ひやおろし 720ml 日本酒城陽酒造京都府¥1,595 徳次郎本醸造大辛口 1800ml 日本酒城陽酒造京都府¥2,200

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銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

徳次郎特別純米ひやおろし原酒 720ml とくじろう城陽酒造¥1,595 徳次郎純米吟醸無濾過生酒陽炎 720ml とくじろうかげろう¥1,815

# 74

3.48 pt.

Sakatahakko Yamagata

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Brewed by Sakata Fermentation in Sakata, Yamagata Michinoku Yamagata Doburoku, limited edition of fragrant gin doburoku My favorite Sakata Fermentation 😆 This time, we have a new product, "Aroma Gin Dobu", which was not available before. This time it was "Aroma Gin Dobu" which was very rare! First of all, I drank only the supernatant. What a great taste! It's gassy and full of sweetness and umami 😆. Then I mixed it and drank it as doburoku. I knew it was a stable Sakata Fermentation 😆. It's so good backslash! Gorgeous aroma and gaseous taste and the super flavor of the rice It's an excellent harmony 😂.

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At the usual restaurant The third glass was a different yeast from the usual Kurodobu, the first of 5 different yeasts that are shipped out every month 😆. 601 is the oldest yeast currently available from the Association and is said to have a mild, clear aroma and umami (flavor).

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with doburoku purchased at our usual store the day before. I enjoyed the sweet and sour flavor over the weekend. 😃

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Let’s enjoy酒生活.酒文化タナカ

朝光　廣島純米濁酒ゴールド朝光　どぶろく　にごり酒　　生酒　720ml　福光酒造　日本酒　広島¥1,870

# 75

3.48 pt.

山陽鶴酒造 Hiroshima

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Mellow taste like a Junmai Daiginjo. It also has a sweet grape taste.

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Purchased at Sanyotsuru Sake Brewery at Saijo Sake Festival. Almost exclusively distributed locally and not seen at all outside of the prefecture🤔. I got the impression that there were fewer customers on the day of the festival than elsewhere, probably because the brewery is located on the edge of the Saijo area! Slightly yellow Aroma like chocolate, nuts and honey Soft impression Smooth, round and gentle flavor Rather dry

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☀️ Drunk, I left the Saijo Sake Festival and went into my hotel. I'll have a few drinks with my spoils 😋. We will have Sanyotsuru's Sake Festival limited edition sake with Fukubito's Masu 😄. Snacks are beef tongue🐮 and chicken liver with ginger🐔🫚 bought at the Saijo Sake Festival square. Mild taste with clean sweetness and umami 😚. The woody aroma of the Masu adds a noble guest, woody and a bit fruity ✨. The cypress Masu is good for less aromatic sake😙. With beef tongue 🐮 and chicken liver with ginger 🐔🫚, the flavor increased and had a synergistic effect 🤗. The sake forest was beautifully lit up at night ⭐️

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# 76

3.48 pt.

Azumanofumoto Sake Brewery Yamagata

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CherryBlossom Sweetness Crisp Apple Fruity Bitterness

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Refreshing, mellow, fruity olive oil Sweet and delicious✨. I'm enjoying it (^-^)/.

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. Rice polishing ratio: 55 Sake brewed by Higashinoroku Shuzo, which brews "Higashinoroku"! Fairly sweet! Rather refreshing! 4.0

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The word "rainbow" refers to the rainbow seen in a clear sky after a rainfall. The word "Hakusame" is a cross between the word "Thank you" and the word "Shiranui," which has a similar meaning and is intended to express gratitude. Hakusame" is a junmai sake brewed in the village of Dewanosato, and has a refreshingly dry taste with a subdued aroma. Serve with grilled miso nigiri. Calming taste.

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Where to Buy

木川屋山形の地酒専門店

天弓純米大吟醸翠雨(すいう) 限定品 1800ml¥3,850

# 77

3.47 pt.

上田酒造 Nara

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Umami Creamy Acidity Sweetness Firm Dry Yogurt Lychee

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One cup of "Ureshicho" in Ikoma City, Nara Prefecture. The acidity of this sake is classic. Paired with fried potatoes, a souvenir from my wife and son's trip to Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture.

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Purchased at Umeda Department Store. (Hankyu or Hanshin) One of seven breweries in Nara Prefecture that belong to the Nara Prefecture Bodai-Hashimoto Sake Research Association. See label on back. Rich, mouthfeel It is a sweet type, but the far and spreading umami and bitterness It was delicious and matched well with food. It became mellow and mild when heated to lukewarm and I could enjoy it with ease 😁. I am interested in the history of sake only when I taste Bodaihashi.

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It is a set of 5 cups of Kinki local sake 😁. It is a gift from an acquaintance 🍶. It is 📌180ml ¥Unknown 🌈1/5th cup 🌈 Here's the rice 🍶. Start with room temperature 💕 Not much aroma 💕 The color is beautiful💕 You can feel the sweetness of the rice on the palate, but you can also taste the umami 💕Yumai 💕 Then I tried heating it up to lukewarm💕 The aroma has more sweetness💕 When warmed up to lukewarm, it tastes more pungent than sweet💕. It's also interesting to taste the different flavors 👍 Today's pairing is pot-au-feu 😋. It's a great pairing 👍 I wanted to try the cold sake but it ran out quickly 🍶thanks to a friend👍

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# 78

3.47 pt.

Hayashi Shuzo Gifu

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I received it again this year from a friend. I drank it on the rocks. It was a little dry and tasted more like old-fashioned sake than recent sake.

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I received this sake from a friend and drank it at room temperature. I drank it at room temperature, and on the second day it became mellower and easier to drink. It is like a traditional sake.

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White malted rice Junmai Yu Well-balanced acidity and sweetness, easy to drink. Winner of the kuraMaster Gold Award Alcohol content 13%. It is easy to drink as a food sake at around 13 degrees.

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Where to Buy

酒の番人　ヤマカワ

美濃天狗本醸造 1.8L / 岐阜県可児市林酒造【 87 】【日本酒】【バレンタイン贈り物ギフトプレゼント】¥2,288 美濃天狗純米大吟醸 1.8L/ 岐阜県可児市林酒造【 4111 】【日本酒】【バレンタイン贈り物ギフトプレゼント】¥4,158

# 79

3.47 pt.

Kyowa Shuzo Ehime

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Acidity Umami Orange Sweetness Tropical Neat Fruity Firm

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January 5, 2024 Banquet at home. Drinking sake with my sister who is back home. The bottle was opened. The bottle was Hatsuyukibai Orikigarami Ehime Iku Junmai Ehime Iku Junmai, unfiltered raw sake. It is the first of Hatsuyukibai's new sake The first in Hatsuyukibai's new sake ORIGAMI series. Water, rice, and yeast, It is brewed entirely in Ehime. The aroma is yogurt-like. is yogurt-like. The first aroma is yogurt-like. and a lychee-like flavor. The taste of lychee spreads with the freshness of new sake. The sake has a sake degree of -11.5, but it is but it is juicy, sweet, and bitter. It is juicy, sweet, and bitter, and is easy to drink. It has the same specs but with a different yeast (-11.5). The same specs but with a different yeast (Ehime Sakurahime Yeast TYPE-2). Ehime Sakurahime yeast TYPE-2) with the same It tastes like pineapple and tropical. It tastes pineapple-like and tropical. The taste is pineapple-like and tropical. I can't believe that the yeast can make a difference in taste. I enjoyed it with sukiyaki and jakoten on the same day. I enjoyed it with sukiyaki and jakoten (fish cake). I enjoyed it with sukiyaki and jakoten.

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Fruity and sweet. Juicy. It has a pineapple and tropical taste. I like the simple label with the lot number.

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June 3, 2023 At Japanese Sake Satou in Matsuyama, Japan. I took a new employee to my favorite restaurant to drink sake. The first cup was Hatsuyukibai Orikagara The first sake was Hatsuyukibai Orihigara Ehime Ikume Junmai (ES-2) unfiltered raw sake. The first cup is Hatsuyukibai ORIGRASHI The first cup is Hatsuyukibai ORIGARUMI Ehime Ikume Junmai (ES-2), an unfiltered, unpasteurized sake. Ehime Sakurahime Yeast" is a flower yeast for sake isolated from "Sakurahime," a flower of Ehime Prefecture's original variety. It is brewed with Ehime Sakurahime yeast, which is a flower yeast for sake isolated from the "Sakurahime" flower, Ehime Prefecture's original variety. It has a very tropical, pineapple-like flavor. It has a very tropical pineapple-like flavor, but has a clean, crisp, beautiful sake quality. It has a very tropical pineapple-like taste, but is clean and crisp. It was the best of all the sake we drank that day. The appetizers were sweet sweet ayu fish with The sweet sweet ayu fish and the white meat fish and Nanbanzuke (pickled white meat fish). and white fish.

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# 80

3.47 pt.

Nakamurakamekichi Aomori

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Dry Miso Mellow Umami Plump Crisp Coffee Firm

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When drunk completely chilled, the clear rice flavor flows in refreshingly. It is a junmai sake with excellent sharpness! 85/100

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This is a dry sake from Kamekichi🐢. It's a sake that is consumed almost exclusively in Aomori prefecture, especially in the Tsugaru region. I don't think chika-san drinks it... 😌. The first aroma is softly sweet. In the mouth, the sweetness is subdued, but the umami is well expressed and it has a beautiful dry taste typical of Aomori sake. Although it is dry, it has the same umami as the Tamadaru Junmai Namaisake from the same brewery that I drank in early spring 😊. It is a legitimate food sake with enough umami to not interfere with the meal, just like the previous Sakuta. It was delicious 🐢✨️

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A pre-busy season rally 🤣👍👍🍶✨✨ Cellar gets cleaned up😅🍶✨✨ The elite of our department gathers for a Pre-business season barbecue party🥩🥩. Sake 🍶🍶🍶 Wine Wine 🍷🍷 Shochu Shochu Champagne Beer 🍺. Meat 🥩 Shrimp 🦐 Shrimp Shrimp 🦐🦐 Scallops Scallops Clam Squid🦑 Oysters🦪. Bear Meat🐻🐻. It was fun 🤣👍🍶✨✨

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