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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 21

3.79 pt.

Asahi Shuzo Niigata

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Graceful Warm Sake Rum

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The king of light and dry taste. It has a clean and refreshing taste. It is suitable for drinking with food. But it is also good for savoring the taste of the hardy rice It is also good for savoring. It is made from Gohyakumangoku at a 45% polishing ratio.

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Aroma is gorgeous and capuletic. Taste is sharp and alcoholic. It has a bitter, acrid taste. It is easy to drink, but has a strong alcoholic flavor that is unique to sake and lacks a gorgeous aroma. It is not suitable as a food sake, and should be paired with strong-flavored food. It also has a strong taste. 2.5

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The landlady's selection, 4th cup, all good.

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# 22

3.73 pt.

Hakurei Shuzo Kyoto

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Dry Umami Acidity Crisp Fresh Ramune Flashy Firm

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🍶🍶🍶🍶🍶+ I bought this on my trip. Hakurei Shuzo's Sake-donji cup 😃. The aroma is mild🤔A little bit fruity on the palate😄Soft acidity, clean, dry and traditional delicious sake😚.

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#Osaka Umeda# Whenever I come to Osaka, I always Yodobashi Camera 2F in front of the hotel. It has become a matter of course 😆. And buy 300ml to drink! 😁😁 I was attracted by the label, but I bought it... Sweet and refreshing 🎊.

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We had a sake from Kyoto at a ryokan in Kyotango City. From the name, I guess it is a sake for experts. It was very dry in both aroma and taste, and was the sake of choice. I was tired from driving, and I was so drunk that I don't remember what I ate or how I tasted. It was a gem that reminded me once again not to drink and be drunk❗️.

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# 23

3.73 pt.

Ryusen'yaezakura

Senkin Shuzo Iwate

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Chestnutt Dry Soft Neat Umami Complex Nutty Sweetness

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Brewery Limited ✨️ brought in by a regular customer GOTCHISO-SAMATSU I just had Yaezakura the other day, so it was easy to compare: ☺️ It's a bit peculiar after all! But I'm lucky🍀🍀 to be able to drink this rare limited edition sake.

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Next was the Ryusen Yaezakura Junmai Sake Takumi no Omachi. Compared to the Yamada-Nishiki we drank earlier, the taste is a little more robust. The aroma is almost imperceptible, but the sweetness and umami of the flavor is stronger than that of Yamadanishiki. I was full of anticipation, wondering what this sake, which won first place in the Governor's Award, would taste like! I went to the brewery and asked them about it, and they told me that they will start selling it next week. I am looking forward to it! It was delicious! (^o^) P.S. This year, my hibiscus has many flower buds. Last year, they hardly bloomed at all... (^_^; )

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Junmai Nama Sake 🍶 Shiboritate✨ Various flavors. Stronger freshly squeezed. Alcohol is also strong. It is assertive throughout. The sliced kipper makes it mild 👍. Fried oyster makes it more charming. It looks like it was made up and became beautiful😅. Nambu Bistro Unmenosu @ Morioka station 20240126

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# 24

3.72 pt.

Naratoyosawa Shuzo Nara

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At a tasting at a local liquor store. It was quite fruity, but felt light and insufficient for an unfiltered sake.

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On the Shinkansen, we open another bottle of Nara Sake, Kisenju✨. The palate is sweet and sour and yogurt-like. It is light and pleasantly schwishy. It is easy to drink even in a tipsy state! It is also gorgeous and strawberry-like, so it feels like strawberry yogurt. And the last one is Yamazaki 12 years old from sake. We ended our trip with a glass of Shinkansen Gokukkatai ice cream 😌. There are still many places I want to visit, so I will visit Kansai again if I have a chance...!

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After a long time. The flavor and spiciness from the attack is substantial to the end.

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# 25

3.69 pt.

Hakodate Jozo Hokkaido

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Acidity Umami Fruity Crisp Bitterness Dry Sharp Sweetness

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This is Hakodate Sake Brewery's Eiun Tamashii Uzumiguchi Junmai Ginpu. Right after opening the bottle, it is a delicious sake with lots of umami and a delicious acidity to finish it off 😋 It is from the Goho brewery 🍶.

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Good evening, this is Goho from your first series✨ I️ had been curious about this for a while, but when I️ drank it at the store yesterday, it was so good that I️ bought it as a souvenir and opened the bottle again. I️ bought it as a souvenir and opened it again, but since I️ bought it at a place that doesn't seem to store it well, it's aged beautifully..............right? I'm sure it's really good ✌️.

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Day 3 of Hakodate trip At Inamura-ya at Hakodate Hokuto Station. We received a detailed explanation from a kind shopkeeper.

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# 26

3.67 pt.

Echigoden'emon Niigata

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Astringent Bittersweet Lingering Yogurt Bitterness Acidity Smooth

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This brewery was closed in April this year due to the effects of Corona and other factors. It is said that there is no reopening schedule, so it is practically closed. The official site has disappeared, and it looks like the company has been sold. It would be nice if the company that bought it would let it reopen... It's a rich, umami type that's different from the general image of Niigata's sake. It has a sweetness from the rice. As it has won a gold medal, I'm sure this sake would be delicious warmed. It also has a creamy sweetness.

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2025 0716 ☆☆☆☆ Echigo Den-emon FLAT EARTH 14% alcohol by volume Unblended Sake Flat polished rice Den'emon Corporation Kita-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata

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Toyosaka -Toyosaka-. This is the first Toyosaka Echigo Den'emon we have had in a year, and it is made with Ginbukiyo (a cross between Yamadanishiki and Tamakoe). Here are the specs for the soft-water Yamahai Yamahai Tank Shiboribori Nama-nazake. It has a grape-like heady aroma and a fresh, rich, apple-like sweetness with a slight dustiness. The astringency of the aftertaste is still present, although it is a bit more subdued than Den-emon's, and it has a perfect balance of freshness and enjoyment during meals!

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# 27

3.65 pt.

天領盃酒造 Niigata

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Fizzy Acidity Sweetness Light Ramune Umami Muscat Fruity

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Slightly sweet rice aroma....sweet and bitter taste that I like... Unlike the light and dry Niigata sake🍶, this sake has a modern feel, like a sake to be enjoyed in a wine glass. .... This is delicious 😋 ........ It's a relaxing and blissful time.......

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(*^▽^*)🍶🍶🍶🍶 Today I had my first sake from Sado Island, Garakudai 😀 The aroma was mild. It's very refreshing and fresh, with a hint of rice flavor and a gentle acidity to finish it off 😙The low alcohol content makes it easy to drink 😎.

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2021/05/03 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ A refreshing muscat-like aroma. The sweetness is a bit heavy and the sourness is a bit strong. It's a little heavy on the sweetness and a little heavy on the sourness. The overall taste is clean and clear.

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Where to Buy

はせがわ酒店

雅楽代うたしろ鳴神なるかみ 720ml 日本酒天領盃酒造新潟県¥1,650 雅楽代うたしろ月華 720ml 日本酒天領盃酒造新潟県¥1,760

Where to Buy

銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

雅楽代鳴神火入 720ml うたしろなるかみ天領盃酒造¥1,650 雅楽代月華火入 720ml うたしろげっか天領盃酒造¥1,760

# 28

3.63 pt.

Kikusui Shuzo Akita

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It tasted better in a gulping glass than in a wine glass. I would like to drink it again!

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Jomon Nohyo (sect of Buddhism) Producer Kikusui Shuzo Joint-Stock Company Production area Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture Sake by the specific name of Ginjo Alcohol content] 15.5 [Sake meter degree] +2 [Acidity] 1.5 [Rice used] 55% Hanabukiyuki

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Names of places I will never forget in my life. To name a few, the name of one of them. It's an old man's prerogative to bemoan the fact that personal impressions are being passed around, but he doesn't care to understand the background behind them. Yes, it's my opinion of alcohol. This is the taste at a restaurant I haven't seen in a while. It is a drink that seems to be a bad idea for people who don't drink sake, and it stirs the imagination of a drunken old man to think that he remembered it. The spiciness of the taste is a little bit sly, but the old-fashioned taste will not deceive you. If you read between the lines of the terrible writing, it is delicious. I don't want to say that it is a leap of faith, but it is an excellent drink to drink with a sense of everyday life and a sense of balance. Noshiro, for the generation that played a certain sport, it is special, and I feel old, and I was able to drink a delicious drink, today. Thank you for being here today.

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# 29

3.61 pt.

Tahara Shuzo Niigata

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I thought it might be limited to direct sales, but I was able to buy it at a liquor store. If you go down the shopping street near Okamachi Station, you will find an old shopping center with a supermarket in it. This is a community-based liquor store that is housed in it. They carry a wide variety of sake brands such as Yukitsuru, Asakayousei, Katanozakura, Kaygetsu, Sakura Masamune, Ootsuru, Shiraoi, Haginoduro, Shikizakura, and others. They seemed to be putting a lot of effort into craft beer and wine. The rice is Gohyakumangoku and Koshibuki. The rice is lightly cloudy to the point of being orikara. Basically, it is spicy, but the entrance is clean, and it tastes good with a firm umami and acidity in the latter half.

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Purchased at Takatsuki Hankyu. To be honest, they have a smaller selection of alcoholic beverages than Umeda Hankyu, but I think their lineup is more tasteful than Umeda. Umeda relies more on on-site sales. You can also buy Kuninonaga and Kiyotsuru at Takatsuki Hankyu. Grape and banana-like atmosphere. Not too sweet and spicy, but clear and beautiful. I wrote "clear," but considering it as a dry wine, I wonder if it is a mellow dry type. I said it was spicy, but there is a moderate amount of sweetness. It is a modest type of sake, but you can't go wrong with it.

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☆☆☆☆☆ Bullet to Itoigawa to eat anglerfish hot pot. So, local sake. The first one is Yukitsuru. The aroma is like a strong sake, but it is easy to drink. It is not light and dry, but slightly sweet. I think it is good.

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# 30

3.61 pt.

Ikera Shuzo Niigata

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Sake brought back from our trip to Niigata Sake recommended by the lady who was selling it. Very gassy 💨 Sake with a strong moromi Dry and crisp 💪. It's a nigori sake, but you can drink it with gusto as a food sake 🎵.

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For my fourth cup, I decided on the "Koshihikari" which caught my attention! The palate is clean and refreshing, but as you taste it, it mellows out a bit with a banana feel. The acidity tightens it up so that it does not interfere with the taste, so it is well-balanced and easy to drink👍.

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National Sake Fair 2025 Day 2 part61 Niigata (3) Ikeura Sake Brewery in Nagaoka City The brand name is derived from the spirit of mutual respect advocated by the Nagaoka-born philosopher, Kyozaburo Nomoto. Polishing ratio 50%, Takane-Nishiki 15.5 degrees, Sake degree +5, Acidity 1.4 2200 yen with box It has a moderate ginjo aroma and a refreshing taste. Light and dry, typical of Niigata. At the Niigata booth, we were served sake by Miss SAKE Niigata, who told us we were drinking only maniacs 🤣.

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