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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 31

3.62 pt.

Hokusetsu Shuzo Niigata

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Oniyasha Centrifuged Junmai Ginjo Nigori Sake. It is a delicious sake with a creamy mouthfeel and a bitter taste that comes after the umami and goes down the throat. I think it's a slightly dry nigorizake. It's delicious 😋The label has a picture of the top and bottom. The direction of the label is reversed from the normal Oniyasha label.

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Delicious - had on the Shu*Kura sake train. It was smooth and silky. Very good!

Echigo-Kenshin SAKE Festival Like a demon ⁉️ gutsy and dry! This is also limited to Sado Island. I'm glad I could drink it today 🌟.

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# 32

3.61 pt.

黒澤酒造 Nagano

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I bought this at the brewery's direct sales counter on my GW trip to Nagano! I had a great shopping experience with the courteous staff and went home feeling great! The aroma is what you would call "sake" with a hint of alcohol. It also has a grassy nuance. Immediately after taking a sip, there is a pleasant sourness that lasts until the end. Of course there is sweetness, but if anything, it is more umami. The bitterness is gentle at the end. It has a juicy atmosphere with acidity as if it is made from a sake yeast yeast. Kurosawa is a brewery that specializes in making sake from the "nama-hashiroshi," so I was convinced after drinking it that it was made from the "nama-hashiroshi. I was told at the brewery that the sake has an excellent balance of the four tastes of sweetness, flavor, acidity, and bitterness, and this is exactly what it tastes like. It has a good acidity, but it is not showy at all. It is a sake that goes well with any meal, and I am sure I will become a fan of Kurosawa Shuzo after drinking it. This is their regular product, so they are a brewery of extraordinary quality. It goes well with shime saba (mackerel), salty yakitori, grilled fresh onions, and omelettes! It goes with everything!

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Purchased at a new roadside station in Yachiho Kogen. The brewery is located in the uppermost reaches of the Chikumagawa River. It is aged at a low temperature in an ice cellar and has a high alcohol content. When chilled, it has a mild flavor and spicy acidity, and when lukewarm, it has a spiciness and a sake-like aroma. It is a good sake that can be enjoyed all year round.

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Sweet but refreshing, and in a good way, it goes well with food because of its low presence.

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# 33

3.59 pt.

Saito Shuzojo Tokushima

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Shaoxing Wine Plum

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It says Gotenzakura in small letters on the lower left corner of the front label, but I was told that it was a PB from a local liquor store. Sake made with LED dream yeast from Tokushima🍶. The aroma on the nose is gorgeous and fruity. When you put it in your mouth, you can taste the smooth sweetness and umami. It also has a fruity overtone. This sake has a good aroma. It was delicious 🍶✨.

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Gotenzakura doburoku, which my father somehow bought on Amazon.com. I remember drinking (or eating?) doburoku like porridge last year, but I can't remember the brand. I remember drinking (or eating?) doburoku like porridge last year, but I can't remember the brand...it's been a long time since then. The initial aroma is faintly sweet with a hint of koji malt. In the mouth, there is a slight sourness like plain yogurt and a slight sweetness of rice. I was able to drink it quite refreshingly while chewing on the rice. I guess it's like a sweet sake with a lot of sake lees, but with much less sweetness. It was delicious ✨.

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Saito Sake Brewery, which we stopped by during our Shikoku expedition, is located along the main road in a cozy setting 😁 The sales office is connected to the office and is a typical old-established establishment. Unfortunately, the new sake was not yet available, but I got the most popular junmai ginjo here, a beautiful indigo-colored bottle that raised my expectations 😁. The Junmai Ginjo from Gotenzakura has a fruity aroma with a strong ginjo aroma that spreads as soon as the bottle is opened. It has a sweetness at first, followed by sourness, bitterness, and a strong overall taste. Overall, it is a very rich sake👍.

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# 34

3.59 pt.

Toshimaya Shuzo Tokyo

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Lingering Expansive

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sharp and tasty Sweet aroma, sharp attack. The taste is crisp and delicious. It goes in smoothly and has a fruity aftertaste. Sake brewery in Higashimurayama City, Tokyo. Yamori is famous for its sake, but it is sold only by special dealers😅. So we chose the sake recommended by the staff as a Yamori-style flavor. It's very easy to drink 🤣.

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One of my favorites 🤩. It's still delicious 😁.

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Banana-based dark but sweet Has a decent sharpness

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# 35

3.58 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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# 36

3.58 pt.

へのへのもへじ

Akishika Shuzo Osaka

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Nutty Caramelly

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Junmai Ginjo 🍶 Henohenomoheji 😅 All of it is made from Yamada Nishiki 🌾 without agricultural chemicals in its own fields. Fairly yellow, strong acidity, matured. Daruma Masamune-like. It's a bit like Daruma Masamune. Surprisingly young freshness as you drink it ✨ matched with grilled wagyu beef ichibo 🐂👍 Umi and @Takadanobaba 20230516

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6/10 Domaine Akishika. It is said to be a sake made from Omachi produced in a rice field called Kamimura-Omachi. And they say it is aged, so the price is quite expensive. It had a robust flavor and mellow taste. The bitterness that comes in the latter half of the sake was also enjoyable. I had no idea that such a sake was available here.

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I didn't like it.

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Where to Buy

酒浪漫うちやま　楽天市場店

＜令和6年2月入荷＞秋鹿【純米吟醸】「へのへのもへじ」きもと無農薬山田錦無濾過〔生原酒〕令和4年度醸造1800ml¥4,620

# 37

3.58 pt.

カネタ玉田酒造店 Aomori

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Flamboyant Herbal Fruity Fresh CherryBlossom

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Holly in Aomori, Japan. First of all, ❣️ bottles are cute (((o(♡´▽`♡)o)))) I bought it thinking it would taste gorgeous. I bought it thinking it would taste gorgeous, but it didn't. It's a calm and sweet 😋. I had it with 🥒 and myoga 🎶. I'll use the jar as a single flower vase 🌸

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Hiya Oroshi with a hint of hiya oroshi. Aroma and sharpness of rice It is rated as a dry sake. Certainly, the taste is more sharp than fruity. The taste is more sharp than fruity.

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The second drink. Another Tamada brand. The mouthfeel is sweet and fruity. The Tokujun is sweeter. The aftertaste is bitter when drunk with ume crystal. Interesting.

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# 38

3.58 pt.

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Chestnutt Smoky Nutty

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Kitakata City, Fukushima Prefecture. Limited Partnership Aizu Nishiki. Aizu-Nishiki, wandering Sukene, unfiltered, raw sake. Sasu-kene" means "no problem" or "all right" in the Aizu dialect. It is served cold. It is clear with a slight yellow tinge. The top aroma is like a slightly unusual sweet malted rice aroma, and there is a hint of apricot. The mouthfeel is slightly juicy and flows smoothly. The first impression is a gentle sweetness, with a fluffy honey and apricot scent spreading through the overtone, and a slight smokiness. The aftertaste is sour and slightly bitter, with a slightly sharp spiciness that lingers on the tongue. It was an interesting and unusual taste, not usually found in Japanese sake. Ingredients: rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic) Rice polishing ratio: 70%. Alcohol content: 16%.

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Purchased at the Aizu festival in Kokubunji! Delicious banana-flavored sake! I love all the sake from Fukushima!

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It is an easy to drink sake with no peculiarities. It is a delicious sake that does not interfere with meals. I wish there was a regular sake club.

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# 39

3.58 pt.

Taruhei Shuzo Yamagata

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Dry Traditional Acidity Warm Sake Umami Cooled Sake

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At a yakitori restaurant! I've never been to Sumiyoshi...what's it like? Mmmmmm, it's dry! As it is called "dry", it goes in quickly and goes off without a hitch! It is a good food sake that does not spoil the taste of the food! Thank you for this first encounter!

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Memorandum: 38th At the usual restaurant. Summer sake follows after Tenjo Yumegen. Degree of alcohol content: 15%, Rice polishing ratio: 60 100% Yamagata rice Sake degree: +5

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Rigel gave me this 🍶. When poured, it is quite a bright yellow color 🥃. It has a strong taste when served cold. The flavor is rather unique right after opening the bottle. I let it sit for a week and heated it up 👍. Especially good when heated ✨. Certainly a three-digit retail price for this 🤣.

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Where to Buy

虎ノ門升本

住吉特別純米酒極辛口＋7銀720ml¥1,720 [樽平酒造]住吉銀極辛口+7特別純米酒1800ml¥3,300

# 40

3.57 pt.

Izushi Shuzo Hyogo

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Mellow Traditional Hot Temperature

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Left photo. Reads "Sasazuru." Smooth apricot sweetness, bitterness, and rice sourness. The dryness is moderate. The set of sake comparison was surprisingly full of straight-forward and delicious sake.

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HYOGO SAKE EXPO 2024③. Rakuraku zuru? Tano-no-zuru? No, it's Sasazuru 😁. Izushi Sake Brewery's 200 year old red clay warehouse still exists. Even more acidic than Sennenichi. Overall, it is refreshing. I thought it would be extremely spicy, but it is quite easy to drink. Of the B set, Nada Ichi is my favorite. I heard later that this brewery doesn't make it anymore and that it might contain sake from a famous brewery in the Tajima area 🤔. 🤔. It's ok if it tastes good even if they don't brew it themselves 😋. I was also interested in the King Brewery Inami that koge2 and Wakata-san were drinking, but I decided to skip it this time because it's available at Yamaya and I don't need to drink it now!

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There are various theories as to the origin of "Rakurakutsuru," but it is said that the name "Rakurakutsuru" is derived from the name of a place called "Sasaura" near Kinosaki Hot Spring located about 20 km from the brewery, the name of the villa of the lord of Izushi Castle, Lord Sengoku, called "Rakurakuen," and the name of sake, "Rakuraku," which is also called "Sasazuru. The name of the villa is said to be "Rakurakuen" and the word for sake is "Rakuraku". The word "crane" is said to refer to the storks that lived in this area. The top aroma has a strong alcohol flavor. It is a very rich and mellow sake, as it is a pure sake. I don't want to compare it to other sake, but it has the feel of mellow shochu or spirits. However, it is a sake (I don't like the term "sake", so I call it "alcohol"), so it is somewhat mellow, not that harsh alcohol. It's easy to drink, so you can gobble it down with a gulp, and (for me) it's a bit of a kick.

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