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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 31

3.18 pt.

Kubohonke Shuzo Nara

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Umami Hot Temperature Dry Acidity Room Temperature Cooled Sake Sharp Shaoxing Wine

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At home. Nara Sake without permission, 12th stage ~‼️ Kubo Honke, a long-established sake brewery in Uda City, Nara Prefecture ~ ‼️ Hatsukasumi and this Soriryu are famous brands. The baseball club team that my sons took care of when they were in junior high school was located in Uda, and this is a nostalgic place where we used to go every weekend. We used to pass by the brewery we visited this time, but this is the first time we visited there. It is called "Sake Brewery Street," but it is really a quiet street. And the taste of the sake.... There is not much aroma, and although you can feel the alcohol in your mouth, the dryness is not so high and the sake is easy to drink. I imagined it would be a dry sake for the experts because it is from a long-established sake brewery, but to my surprise, it is moderately drunk and has a refreshing taste. It is not flashy, but it is a good sake. ‼️

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#Kyoto Karasuma Takoyakushi#, Kyoto, Japan w river/black/gishi/chou Lastly, a comparison 😅 of Sairyu Yamato from Nara. First, "Special Junmai". It's dry 🤔. It's crisp 🤔.

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#Kyoto Karasuma Takoyakushi#, Kyoto, Japan w river/black/gishi/chou Next, "Junmai" by Sairyu Yamato 🤔🤔Dry and crisp... It's wicked to do a drinking comparison at the end 😆. My taste buds are drunk😅. Well, tomorrow is Sendai👍!

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# 32

3.14 pt.

Kawanishiya Shuzoten Kanagawa

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Hot Temperature Warm Sake Umami Room Temperature Nutty Cooled Sake Acidity Dry

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It has a clean aroma of melon and lemon. Soft mouthfeel, juicy fruitiness.

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Mellow! Comes in easily! 3.5 stars

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The best heated sake in Kanagawa Prefecture is probably Tanzawayama from Kawanishiya Sake Brewery. It is famous for its warmed sake. The specs are Reibo, Rimpo, Shuho, and so on. This is the middle one. This one is the middle one, not as robust as Reiho, but it is the best as a warmed sake. It is brewed in 2018, so it has been aged for about 7 years, but the Maillard reaction seems weak. It was brewed in 2018, so it has been aged for about 7 years, but the Maillard reaction seems weak. The price is within 2,000 yen. A good value for money!

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Where to Buy

はせがわ酒店

丹沢山秀峰純米 1800ml 日本酒川西屋酒造神奈川県¥3,245 丹沢山麗峰純米山田錦 1800ml 日本酒川西屋酒造神奈川県¥3,960

# 33

3.12 pt.

Sugita Shuzo Tochigi

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Hot Temperature Umami Acidity Velvety Full-bodied Cooling

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〰fixture Association Yeast No. 601 🌾Weighing: Yamadanishiki produced in Hyogo Prefecture 2021/03 The umami of rice, which is typical of junmai, comes in softly. The astringent bitterness comes quickly. The bitterness is quite bitter.

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The first ooki tree When I hear the word "Yamahai," I have an image of strong acidity. This one, as usual, was characterized by its sharp acidity. The top-tasting aroma has a sense of sake behind the acidity. The mouthfeel is rather light, probably due to the crisp acidity. The flavor is not as strong as it should be. The aftertaste is full of sake-like aftertaste, followed by sourness and a strong bitterness. A closer look reveals that it is 18 degrees Celsius. No wonder it hits the back of the throat so hard. Moderately heavy! Thank you very much for the drink!

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〰fixture 2022BY Association No.6 yeast Yamadanishiki(first-class rice) 2023/08 From regular sake to daiginjo All the sake is pressed in the Sase-style tank Thick, full-bodied dry sake Strong and can be served warm or on the rocks.

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# 34

3.08 pt.

Fujii Honke Shiga

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Candy Umami Fresh Sweetness Dry Acidity Cooled Sake Fruity

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Sweet aroma. Fresh and sweeter than expected. Unique sweetness like candy. Unique but interesting and delicious. The sweetness is like a floppy candy. More fruity than I expected, too. I think the Asahi Nikki Jusui Brewing I drank in the past also had a unique sweetness.

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Sakemonogatari in Kansai(*) It is a hiyaoroshi of honjozo with a slightly sweet taste and a sense of grain! It is well balanced, probably because it is a honjozo. I would definitely like to drink it with an appetizer! This year, we are only participating in outdoor events because we are still afraid of the new koro, but I think it is very nice to drink under the blue sky!

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At the brewery. Easy to drink, clean and fruity.7

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Where to Buy

酒舗まえたに＋Tokuriya

旭日大吟醸山田錦50 火入 720ml 滋賀県藤居本家日本酒¥2,310 旭日特別本醸造辛口吟吹雪70 火入 1.8L 1800ml 滋賀県藤居本家日本酒¥2,530

# 35

3.07 pt.

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Dry Hot Temperature Chilled Shaoxing Wine Bittersweet Penetrating Crisp

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Ozeki Aluminum Can Karatamba Junmai Genzake Dry. It's a very hot and tasty sake when served at room temperature 🤗It's 17 degrees Celsius 😅.

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Type: honjozo, polishing rate: 70%, SMV: +7, acidity: 1.4, alc.: 15% This is a classic. Aromatic honjozo. I could smell alcohol. Flavor is dry and light. Suitable for almost any kind of dish.

Delicious drunk cold.

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# 36

3.06 pt.

Kinokawa Nagasaki

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Crisp Umami Tranquil Full-bodied Refreshing Sweetness Hot Temperature Sharp

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It tastes like a ginjo sake. It's not fruity, but it tastes like water.

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Rice used is something from Kyushu It was sent together with eel as a hometown tax return gift from Isahaya City❗️. It is a clear and dry sake with good sharpness ‼️. The sweetness is just a hint and goes well with eel. I was curious about the sake brewery that has the same name as Okinawa "Reimei", but I see they are related. It is interesting to see how many things are connected in this industry.

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I got this on a trip to Nagasaki last year. I will have it while thinking back to the delicious Turkish rice and Sara Udon noodles 🤤. When you open the bottle and pour it, the aroma is sweet and fluffy, like pudding or custard. The aroma is gentle and soothing. The mouthfeel is smooth and silky, but as the aroma suggests, it has a pudding-like flavor and a moist sweetness that fills the mouth 🍮. On the other hand, it also has a slightly tangy and pungent acidity that gives it a lightness, so it has a good balance of depth of flavor and a sharpness that goes down your throat👍. In the latter half of the bottle, the astringent taste also comes out, so the flavor can be felt as caramelized. There are also the standard "Yokoyama Goju" and "Rokujyosu", and I remember that I had a lot of trouble finding a variety at the Nagasaki airport. I also drank Nagasaki sake several times, and it seems to me that the level of sake is as high as that of shochu 😌.

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# 37

3.05 pt.

Miyakobijin Shuzo Hyogo

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Acidity Fizzy Umami Firm Lingering Cooled Sake Room Temperature Sweetness

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January 29, 2024 At Japanese Sake Satou in Matsuyama, Japan. I had a casual drink with my junior colleague who recently got into Sake. The fourth glass was my first sake, Miyako Bijin The fourth glass was a freshly squeezed, light nigori sake of Miyako Bijin, which is a first for me. It is silky, sweet and bitter (with a weak bitterness). Silky, sweet and bitter (with a weak bitterness). The taste is silky, sweet and bitter (bitterness is weak) with a clean, fresh mouthfeel that does not give the impression of being Fresh taste with no alkaloids. Delicious with bamboo shoot tempura It was delicious with bamboo shoot tempura, which is the first time for me to drink it.

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The first impression is sour 😣As you drink, you can feel the sourness and the rice flavor. The first impression is sour 😣As you continue to drink it, you can feel the sourness and the flavor of the rice, and above all, the sourness is a delicious sake that becomes a habit.

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This is our first sake. It is Miyako Bijin Yamahai Tokujunmai Dark Blue Label Nama Genshu. It is a rich, sweet, sour and delicious sake with a lot of rice flavor.

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Where to Buy

酒浪漫うちやま　楽天市場店

都美人【純米】-ミラクルローズ -山廃純米おりがらみ〔生原酒〕720ml¥2,200

# 38

3.03 pt.

竹浪酒造店 Aomori

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Hot Temperature Warm Sake Creamy

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I bought it at a product show the other day. I had never heard of this brand, but I tasted it and liked it. It was 19 degrees, so I drank it lightly on the rocks. I paired it with stewed daikon radish and shellfish sashimi as the cold weather deepened. It was moderately dry and went well with sashimi.

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Aroma: glutinous rice, mirin (sweet sake) When served cold, the taste is mainly sweet and umami, with sourness and bitterness at the end of drinking. When heated, the acidity comes out earlier, and the sweet aroma is released in the nose at the end of drinking. It is a super mellow type of sake that is completely dedicated to warming up sake.

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Dark dark dark dark! There is umami!

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# 39

3.03 pt.

Watanabe Shuzoten Niigata

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Umami Firm Fruity Dry Crisp Acidity Cooled Sake Sweetness

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The fourth one is Nechi-Osan. This is my first time to visit this brewery. I always thought it was "KONCHI". Sorry locals! The taste of rice is well expressed, but the overall taste is clean and dry. The aftertaste is a bit peculiar, but it is good in its own way. Thank you!

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OSAKA SAKE&FOOD EXPO 2024⑳ Lastly, we went to the Komatsuya booth again. Nechi from Nechiozan, which is not seen very often. There were many different rice varieties, but we chose the Koshitanrei 1st class rice 2020. Nechi is only available at authorized dealers. It was easy to drink with a beautiful taste and a hint of sweetness. The review of this event was a bit of a mess, so please refer to Nechi's post later on 🤣.

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☆☆☆☆☆ The second bottle of local sake is Nechiozan. This one is drier than Yukitsuru. But it does not interfere with the meal, yet it is still a strong sake. I think it is good.

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Where to Buy

酒浪漫うちやま　楽天市場店

根知男山【純米酒】1800ml◆写真は720mlです◆¥3,025

# 40

3.00 pt.

Asahigiku Shuzo Fukuoka

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Hot Temperature Umami Mellow Room Temperature Tranquil Gentle Warm Sake Cooled Sake

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This is Asahi Kiku Arahashiri, a Fukuoka souvenir 🍶. It's in a nice looking bottle, but it seems that during the new sake season, Fukuoka's sake is often served in these stoppered bottles. I thought it was nice because it can be corked tightly so it is easy to reuse. The initial aroma is slightly sweet, like cooked rice. In the mouth, it has a mild sweet flavor with a slight astringency. It finishes with a slight bitterness. The astringency was a bit strong, but the sake was delicious with a calm and full flavor typical of Asahi Kiku ✨.

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small, cute a beautiful section Good rice flavor Good acidity delicious

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R4BY was served warm. The soft sweetness and umami of the rice spreads softly. The taste is generally gentle, including the sharpness.

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