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

# 1

4.99 pt.

Yamato Damashii

Eigashima Shuzo Hyogo

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Caramelly Shaoxing Wine Acidity Creamy Sweet and Sour

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Yamato Damashii 2

Yamato Damashii 3

Japanese Sake Fest @ Osaka Bay Tower (・ω・`) The effect of oak barrels, or something quite close to whiskey, but the mellowness and acidity of sake is also alive! I know it's just my imagination, but I feel it's similar to the whiskey akashi. Of course, if I didn't know any better, I wouldn't have thought so. I also had a bottle of Junmai Namae in the heated sake corner, but my memory is a little fuzzy on whether or not my brain was getting the alcohol when I got here! I do remember that it was meant to be heated, but that's about it.

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It was a robust liquor with a chocolate-like flavor.

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It has a thick texture and a slightly old sake-like flavor.

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# 2

4.87 pt.

太田酒造 Shiga

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Kokoro 1

Kokoro 2

Kokoro 3

Smells like caramel, baked apples, ripe. Yellowish liquid. Taste of caramel and a bit of sweetness and acidity. I opened the bottle as soon as I bought it, but the shipment was a year ago.

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Ota Sake Brewery in Shiga, which brews Doukan. This is my first time to try this brand 🍶. It is a rich, robust, unadulterated sake. It is easy to drink without any peculiarities. It has a mild sweetness.

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At my usual restaurant This week I was full time for five days after the holidays. so I couldn't wait for the weekend to arrive. The first sake was this one! It was freshly cut so it was a bit bubbly. It was freshly cut so it was a little fizzy. ☺️ The side dish was pork belly cartilage with ponzu sauce!

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# 3

4.85 pt.

Takagaki Shuzo Wakayama

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Coffee Caramelly Chocolate

Kirari 1

Kirari 2

Kirari 3

Sake from a brewery famous for Ryujinmaru. It has been a very long time since Kirakuri. After Shikishima, tkmts-san was drinking Ryujinmaru, and I wanted to try something of Takagaki-san's sake, so I chose Kirakuri. This time it was an unfiltered raw Nakadori. It has a caramelized taste with sweetness and a sense of maturity. It's just a coincidence that there is a succession of sakes with a sense of maturity, such as Washin, Shikishima, and Kirakuri.

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Wakayama Pref. Arita-gun. Takagakizo Co. Kiraku-ri Junmai Ginjo Nama Genjyo Unrefined Nakakumi I bought this at my first liquor store while I went to Wakayama to buy dried fish during GW. I wanted to get Ryujinmaru, but they said it was not available now. They will sell it to anyone who comes to the store. I had it with cold sake. The color is clear and slightly yellow. The top aroma is of almonds, caramel, chocolate, and a little alcohol. The label on the back of the bottle says that it was fermented slowly and for a long time at a low temperature, so I guess it has an aged aroma. The taste is thick and voluminous with a grain-like flavor. There is also a good amount of acidity. There is an almond aroma that goes into the nose, an alcoholic aroma, and a guttural sake-like sensation in the throat. The alcohol content of 19 degrees comes later. After adding a bit of ice and water, the alcohol feeling is reduced and it becomes easier to drink. Ingredients: rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic) Polishing ratio: 50%. Alcohol content: 15%.

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Opened March 3, 2025 Purchased at Matsuo Sake Shop, Wakayama Purchased at a liquor store I was introduced to when I visited Nakano BC Mmmm, cocoa, chocolate 🍫. This 🤣 is very rich! Acid and sweetness! If it's this rich, maybe it can be used for strong flavored food like simmered dishes or meat dishes!

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Where to Buy

お酒の専門店　『松仙』

日本酒喜楽里（きらり）純米吟醸生原酒１８００ｍｌ【高垣酒造】¥4,840

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酒の甫坂

喜楽里純米原酒瓶燗一回火入れ 1800ml¥3,080

# 4

4.53 pt.

Asahi Shuzo Shimane

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Caramelly Shaoxing Wine Hot Temperature

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. Sake rice: Sakonishiki (produced in Shimane Prefecture) Rice polishing ratio: 55 Sake Degree: +7.5 Yeast : Shimane K-1 At "Duck and Obanzai Udono" in West Station, Toyohashi At "Duck and Obanzai Udono" in West Station, Toyohashi So-so dry sake ✩3.5

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It's spicy but also has a rather long finish. Not too deep, with a rather green aroma of No. 9. A little bitterness in the aftertaste. 10/20

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Aged 28 BY. The color is amber, similar to hojicha. The taste is quite matured and has lost its corners. It has a very good umami taste, which is similar to that of Shaoxing sake, and it is really delicious when heated. The lactic acidity is not so strong.

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# 5

4.21 pt.

Tatsuizumi Shuzo Fukushima

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Raisin Caramelly Floral

京の華 1

京の華 2

京の華 3

It has a gorgeous(?) sweetness at first and a very refreshing aftertaste. It has a sweet taste at first, and the aftertaste is very refreshing. I would like to enjoy it as a light snack or by itself.

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My wife has a slight taste disorder, but since she couldn't spend time at her parents' house 😊, we treated her to another New Year's meal 🎍. The wine to go with it was "Kyo no Hana" purchased at our favorite liquor store in Kushiro, Sagajo Shoten. I was torn between this and "Tatsusen" brewed by the same brewery, neither of which I had ever tasted before, but I chose this one because of the "fantastic rice" description 😊. Kyo no Hana No.1! There really are a lot of different sake rice varieties available: ‼️ It has a sharpness that is typical of Fukushima sake, but at the same time, it has a moist and gradually delicious flavor 😋.

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Kyo-no-Hana from the sake bag I bought in Fukushima. It is sweet but not too sweet, so it is very tasty. Today I paired it with chawanmushi (steamed egg custard), grilled hanpen cheese with mentaiko (cod roe), and ahi jio with nori (dried seaweed), all of which went very well together.

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# 6

4.12 pt.

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Grainy Caramelly

Banzai 1

Banzai 2

Banzai 3

For the record 📝 Clear and Dry☆7

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Maruishi Brewing's Chohyo year-end festival, second bottle. This sake is made from Manzai, an edible rice that has been revived in Okazaki. It is a junmai daiginjo, and naturally it has a beautiful, fruity taste, but compared to Nitoshi, it has more robust rice flavor than acidity and sweetness...I think. Am I biased? Is it my imagination?

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Heavy rice aroma. It has a fresh, clear flavor with a good thickness, and it disappears smoothly with a green apple-like fruitiness at the end.

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# 7

4.08 pt.

Yoshida Shuzo Shiga

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Caramelly Young Dry

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Chikubushima 2

Chikubushima 3

This is the first time I've bought bamboo island since the new system was put in place. According to the official website of the Japan Famous Sake Association, the rice is Nihonbare and Yamadanishiki. The lees are submerged and when mixed, it is slightly effervescent and petite. Slightly sweet and bitter. I wonder if it is better to drink it while it has gas? Once the gas is gone, the bitterness will make it hard to drink 🤔. I wonder if it would be sweeter to drink the alcohol by itself?

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OSAKA-JO SAKE SQUARE 2023 It is a very crisp, dry, deep-flavored Ajiginjo. The aroma is subtle. The mellowness is more apparent in junmai sake. This is also a good sake. I drank 8 glasses this time and they were all good! There are so many good sake that I can't keep up with them all! It's a happy scream!

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Rice used is unknown Slightly pear-like aroma. It has a light shwashiness, and the sweetness is refreshing and light. Is it a summer sake? The umami is also crisp and clean. This is good!

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# 8

4.07 pt.

Kenbishi Shuzo Hyogo

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Hot Temperature Caramelly Shaoxing Wine Umami Traditional Room Temperature Steady Creamy

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Kenbishi 2

Kenbishi 3

Lactic acidity, ripe aroma. Sweet mature feeling in the mouth, marron, unrefined sugar, caramel, mellow to cohesive, pleasant alcohol after going to the back of the tongue. Does the bitterness come? Does the alcohol taste come? And it ends up without either of them asserting themselves. I wonder if the advanced Kembishi is even more impressive. The bottle looks shining after drinking. The flavor spreads out very well when it is warmed. The umami stimulates the tongue and the bitterness is mellow. Delicious. tongue-tied

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Rich, umami taste. Slightly golden color. When served cold, it has a mellow flavor as if you were eating rice. When heated, it has a soft and soft flavor. Sake that can be drunk without snacks. I like this sake.

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I'd like to try it. 500 years unchanged. Late night sake reviews.

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# 9

4.02 pt.

Kikuzakari Shuzo Iwate

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Gradual Caramelly

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Hitomebore. A store exclusive, I guess. As is typical of this sake brewery, the richness of the umami flavor is in harmony with the mild sweetness and extends smoothly.

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Comparison of 3 sakes. Slightly fruity and dry.

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Next, what a kokeshi doll bottle from Iwate: ❤️

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# 10

3.99 pt.

Akishika Shuzo Osaka

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Acidity Caramelly Room Temperature Weighty Yogurt Umami

Okushika 1

Okushika 2

Okushika 3

The second sake is a sake that has been laid to rest for three years. Okushika. Oily food goes well with it, but it is also quite hard-boiled with a sense of danger at 18 degrees alcohol. It is delicious, though. It goes especially well with fried foods and strong meals. Try it with shimarakko tempura. Rice used: Yamadanishiki Rice polishing ratio 60 Alcohol content 18

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Aged for 3 years! It looks great warmed up. Thank goodness for fresh ripeness! Good taste 😋.

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This is my first time to drink Akushika Okushika! The aroma is not so strong, but the umami, acidity, spiciness, etc. are all well balanced though each has a strong and solid flavor 👍I can drink it with peace of mind 😌🍶. It's good at room temperature or warmed up 👌 Good at room temperature or warmed up.

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Where to Buy

酒浪漫うちやま　楽天市場店

＜2023年5月入荷分＞秋鹿【純米酒】「奥鹿」三年熟成山廃山田錦五八〔火入れ原酒〕720ml¥2,585

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