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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 91

3.09 pt.

岩手銘醸 Iwate

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Sweet and Sour Fresh Grainy Velvety Acidity Umami

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The concept was a sake that young people would want to drink, created by Iwate University students and Iwate Meizou with sake quality in mind. It was a refreshing sweet sake with a gorgeous aroma. The students of Iwate University who were involved in making this sake: ❗️ It is very delicious. Wonderful work. Thank you 😊.

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Special Junmai🍶Nanbu Kame no O🌾. Otona no Himitsu Club, Aomori Complete Trip Journey🚃Day 1 It is rich, umami, spicy and acidic, and looks good when heated. It is a little harsh on its own. It is a bit harsh on its own, but the cut kipper changes it drastically. It is a marriage. It matches with grains of rice malt. A little spiciness and bitterness with fried oysters. Nambu Bistro Unmenosu @ Morioka station 20240126

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The first sake I found at an Iwate Prefecture antenna store in Ginza. It is a rustic sake with a strong acidity. It also has a freshness that is typical of a freshly stored sake. It goes well with strong dishes.

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Where to Buy

酒のコスガ

【日本酒】岩手誉奥州ノ龍純米吟醸ピッチャー 720ml（箱付）【限定酒】¥2,420 【日本酒】岩手誉奥州ノ龍純米大吟醸バッター 720ml（箱付）【限定酒】¥3,850

# 92

3.08 pt.

Uehara Shuzo Shiga

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Umami Acidity Bitterness Milk Creamy Soft Rich Firm

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Ordered after the taxi driver. Also raw sake. It's called "Soma no Tengu". It is not possible to read it if it notices the frigana of the label. I'm sorry. It's as difficult to read as Kireuriwari in Osaka. Well, how is the taste...? It's been a long time since I drank muddled sake, so I had a strange feeling at the first sip, but the sweetness came, and I thought it was characteristic to change to sourness soon. I drank it up with some sea bream stew and enjoyed it.

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Junmai Ginjo🍶Usu-Nigori Nama-Nagori-Nihon-Shu✨Mokuzan Tenbin Shibori⚖️Yamadanishiki🌾 from Takashima, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Softly sweet with a dry aftertaste. The focus is a little blurry but it's mild ☺️ and can be paired with a variety of foods. I had it with squid geso sashimi🦑😋. Umi to @Takadanobaba 20230224

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Junmai Ginjo🍶Usu nigori Nama-nigori Nama-nazake✨Yamadanishiki from Shiga Prefecture🌾. A little bit of a sizzle ✨, soft, gentle ☺️, sweet and spicy. You can feel the richness of the rice. My wife says it's porridge😅dry aftertaste. I want to pair it with something fermented like funazushi, only sake from Shiga 😆 I paired it with udo breast goma mayo 😋. Umi to @Takadanobaba 20220311

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Where to Buy

酒浪漫うちやま　楽天市場店

新酒・不老泉【純米吟醸】杣の天狗うすにごり〔生原酒〕R6BY¥1,788

# 93

3.08 pt.

Yoshino Shuzo Chiba

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Chocolate Dry Traditional Full-flavored Crisp Restrained

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Dry, slightly sparkling The mouthfeel is a bit sweet, but then the spiciness comes in a jolt! Delicious 😋.

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# 94

3.07 pt.

Yachiya Shuzo Ishikawa

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Dry Acidity Crisp Umami Fruity Tranquil Peachy Sweetness

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My first Kagatsuru. It is crisp and dry. Crab miso is sweet. Delicious! I think they go well together!

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The second Kanazawa souvenir! Mild and fruity on the palate. A lingering spiciness... or is it? It's a weekday, so I can only drink 3 cups of sake.

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# 95

3.07 pt.

Kawachu Shuzo Niigata

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Dry Umami Sharp Caramelized Bitterness Fresh Penetrating Crisp

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Junmai Ginjyo Dry Oragami Nama 🍶Jange (Snake Escape) 🐍To Snake🐍. Light 😆, light calpis🥛. Dryer than expected afterwards. A sake to drink outdoors under the sky on a sunny day. Pair it with chicken hearts skewers 🐓😋. Sea and @ Takadanobaba 20230428

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Junmai once-fired sake🍶Yuragi☁️ Magamo🦆 farming method Takamine-nishiki🌾 from Echigo Sanjo Iguri. Soft and gentle taste. ☺️ A little stronger alcohol, a little sweet watermelon type 🍉It goes well with okra omizusashi soup stock👍. Umi to @ Takadanobaba 20230613

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Dry Junmai Sake 🍶 Gaiden✨ Dry, strong alcohol. Kire-kire 😳. Gentleness and umami with kouji pickled squid🦑. Japanese pear type 🍐Match also with sweet seasoned sea bream rough boiled 👍. Umi to @ Takadanobaba 20230920

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Where to Buy

酒専門店　知多繁　楽天市場店

想天坊　じゃんげ　超辛口純米　瓶囲い　720ml【新潟県長岡市　河忠酒造】¥1,379 想天坊　じゃんげ　超辛口純米　瓶囲い　1.8L【新潟県長岡市　河忠酒造】¥2,519

# 96

3.06 pt.

Shuhozo Shuzo Yamagata

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Acidity Wine Herbal Citrusy Sweet and Sour Bitterness Apple Grape

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Tonight, I'm back at work after GW, but naturally I'm not very excited 🥴. This one is brewed with Dewa Sanzu and Kyokai No. 6 yeast. The aroma is mild without being showy. It is a versatile sake with a soft sweetness and acidity of cucumber and herbs and a clean aftertaste that is also very sake-like 😊. It is as delicious as the rumors say 😋😋😋😋😋.

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Tonight, here is a very popular project sake from Yamagata 💁. La Jomon Shoumon Koji Triple Masamune Nama Sake 2023BY✨. I think it is safe to say that this is the second most popular sake after Jyushidai. I think it is. Well, it's hard to buy and sells out quickly 😫 Now, this is the first Koji Sanbai Masozo-shu Nama-shu in my house. As you know, the specs are as perverted as you can imagine 🤣 it is made with Dewanosato x 66% koji ratio x 66% milled rice ratio x Kyokai No.6 yeast 🤣. The taste is very pleasant with the strong acidity of triple the koji, and it is easy to drink. It is not white koji, but it reminds me of a certain cat sake 😺.

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Tonight, I opened a bottle of this one to accompany my dinner of kochi and kampachi sashimi and squid cod roe 💁. La Jomon Six Nama Sake 2023BY✨ We happened to have a lot of Six Nama Sake on hand, so we'll have a quick bottle. When I poured a glass of chilled sake, it had the usual mild uri aroma, a beautiful acidity, a little sweetness and citrusy flavor like Pocari, and the second half was a mix of astringent, bitter, and spicy flavors. It can be served alone or as a mealtime drink. I'm going to try the "Murasame" that some of the connoisseurs in the area are trying later 🙌

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# 97

3.06 pt.

Chitose Zakari Akita

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Apple Fruity Acidity Flamboyant Bitterness Umami Floral

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We received 5 bottles of souvenir drink, 300 mm from Akita Prefecture. 🤭 The sake has a lot of Japanese sake flavor and the rice flavor is a bit more apparent. 🤗

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Local sake from Kazuno City. Akita Sake Komachi x AKITA Yukiguni Yeast The aroma is fruity 🎶. The astringent aftertaste further enhances the lingering taste🎶. This makes me want to try Chitose-mori's other sake.

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Purchased at the annual North Tohoku Antenna Shop's Akita Sake Tasting and Sale every three months. This time it was a special summer sake! I had a hard time deciding between Hiraizumi and Chitose-mori, but I chose Chitose-mori, which is limited to 300 bottles and has been available for a long time! Cold sake Ripe pear aroma Slightly bodied. The unique sweetness of rice spreads on the palate. Sourness lingers on the tongue in the aftertaste. After 2 days of drinking, the taste has become more rounded.

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# 98

3.05 pt.

Shinkame Shuzo Saitama

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Hot Temperature Umami Warm Sake Cooled Sake Room Temperature Lingering Creamy Shaoxing Wine

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Scoring☆☆☆☆ Kamikame Shuzo's Sake Pants from Saitama All products bearing the name "Hikomago" are aged for more than three years in the brewery before being shipped. Open the bottle! 🌠 The sweet aroma of rice drifts faintly in the air😄. The first glass is a cold sake. Rich, soft, and robust. 😋 The second glass is lukewarm or hot ❗ The rice flavor is nice 😋 A little nostalgic, I️ surprisingly like the taste of Junmai sake🎶. Tonight I paired it with shabu shabu and it was a good match for the meat👍. I recommend drinking it warmed up with strong flavored food and cheese😄.

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Sake in Saitama 🍶. Fresh taste like a fresh sake, a little quirky but that's also good 😋. Sake degree: +6 to +8 Alcohol level: 16-17 Rice: Awa Yamadanishiki Polishing ratio: 50 Yeast: Association No. 7 yeast

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At Petit Kame Juku First Hikomago Junmai Daiginjo Comparison of cold (about 15°) and warmed (about 35°) Comparison of cold (about 15°) and warmed (about 35°) The taste and aroma spread out when it was heated up, and it was completely different! I can't describe it in one word, and I can't speak for myself, so if you haven't tried it yet, please give it a try! Anyway, it is a very good sake! Aged

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# 99

3.05 pt.

清水酒造 Saitama

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Fruity Acidity Flamboyant Umami Bitterness Sweetness Chocolate Strawberry

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Junmai Kamizankojyomizu Namazake🍶Biyamanishiki🌾 Saitama G yeast ✨. Moderate acidity 😆. Well made. The characteristics are thin but not unpleasant. It goes well with old-fashioned corned beef doria (mixed corned beef doria)👍This kind of snack is even better 😋. BIGINTEI @ Toda Koen 20230804

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Quite a fine Junmai Daiginjo sake. There is enough mellow deliciousness. It is a talented brewery in Saitama. Aside from Kamikame, it is the second best sake in Saitama after Hanayo-yoku.

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This is the first time I drink it at home. I bought it from Kurumiya in Hachinohe because they only sell one bottle of sake in my neighborhood. I also bought two other kinds of sake that cannot be bought in Kansai. The packaging was very careful and excellent. The aroma is subtle, with hints of strawberries and berries. The refreshing sweetness and acidity are pleasant. The final taste is bitter. I have the impression that Miyamanishiki and other sake I have had in the past were sweeter. I wish there was a store in Kansai where I could buy Shugou... I heard that the sake brewery here is aging, with all the employees over 65 years old. I wonder if that's why they don't distribute much.

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Where to Buy

お酒の専門店　『松仙』

日本酒亀甲花菱純米吟醸無濾過生原酒山田錦７２０ｍｌ清水酒造¥2,266 日本酒　亀甲花菱　純米　無濾過生原酒　さけ武蔵　１８００ｍｌ【清水酒造】¥3,130

# 100

3.05 pt.

hatomasamune Aomori

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Acidity Apple Umami Rich Striking Nectar

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The initial aroma is fruity 🍎. The palate has a full-bodied sweetness from the rice and a good acidity. Aomori-style sake with a nice sharpness.

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I found my favorite Satochi at an Izakaya and couldn't resist ordering it😍. The smell of pears. It smells so good. It has a caramel-like sweetness and then a light sourness. After that, the bitterness comes through quickly. It's a beautiful sake. It's really delicious. It's been a long time since I've had it😊. The taste itself is refreshing, but even with a strong oily taste like mackerel, there is a flavor that somehow does not lose at all ️.

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Yamada Nishiki. A pleasantly mild spiciness with a sharp umami flavor...!

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