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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

3.22 pt.

Uehara Shuzo Shiga

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Umami Acidity Bitterness Milk Soft Creamy Firm Spicy

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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

# 92

3.21 pt.

Kawachu Shuzo Niigata

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Dry Umami Caramelized Sharp 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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# 93

3.21 pt.

Yachiya Shuzo Ishikawa

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Dry Acidity Crisp Umami Tranquil Fruity 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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Light in the mouth with a nice spicy aftertaste. Easy to drink.

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easy to drink and dry

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# 94

3.21 pt.

Chitose Zakari Akita

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Apple Fruity Flamboyant Acidity 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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Chitosezakari Junmai Ginjo Peach Color The description says it has a fruity aroma like berries and apples, but I couldn't detect it. It is lighter and easier to drink than one-cup wines, but has a bitter aftertaste. I don't like the taste.

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# 95

3.20 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¥2,090 日本酒亀甲花菱純米生原酒無濾過中取り美山錦 G酵母紫色ラベル１８００ｍｌ【清水酒造】¥3,070

# 96

3.19 pt.

Kumaya Shuzo Okayama

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Fruity Umami Sharp Sweetness Coffee

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Omachi rice + Hakuto yeast used Junmai sake produced by the TAKEO 20 Project, a collaboration of agriculture, commerce, industry, and university students, using specially cultivated Omachi rice from Tatebe-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama City. The label looks modern! This one is definitely fruity 😆. Fruity sweet and sour Light and easy to drink Hiruzen style yakisoba noodles and umaumaumauma 🐎. I bought a lot of kamaboko at Sakaiminato because they are easy to carry and store 🐟. The crab has a very interesting shape and I can't stop smiling just looking at it 🦀 🦀 🦀 🦀. I found out about it thanks to the Kenmin Show program 😁.

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ISHICHI Junmai Ginjo Asahimai Made with water from the headwaters of the Takahashi River Unfiltered unpasteurized sake Price: 1,345 yen (tax included) October 06, 2022 Purchased at Tenmanya Kurashiki I bought this bottle on a business trip to Okayama. This is my first bottle of "Ishichi" Asahi rice, one of the brands that got me into the sake swamp. It has a nutty, savory, full-bodied flavor with a strong impression of rice sweetness rather than a fruity sweetness 🤤. I knew it! Great cosmetics too 😆.

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Ishichi Omachi 60 Special Junmai Unfiltered unpasteurized sake Price: 1,452 yen (tax included) Oct. 21, 2021 Purchased at Sakabayashi, a local sake specialty store I bought this bottle on a business trip to Okayama🤗Part1 One of the brands that made me fall into the sake swamp, "Ishichi". It's my first time to try a special junmai 😳. It has a mild aroma, but when you drink it, you can feel the sweetness and the umami. It's a great sake with a great price 😆.

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# 97

3.19 pt.

綾菊酒造 Kagawa

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Acidity Invigorating Fresh Umami Firm Tropical Fizzy Dry

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Very ordinary cup of alcohol (´¦). You can taste a good sweetness with no added sugar. I'm happy with the taste, which is very typical for a cup of sake. It still tastes better when heated. It's not that unique, just a good cup! This is the kind of sake I like! This is the kind of sake I like! Mr. Mitamura went to Kiyotsuru! He was drinking old sake that you can't usually buy!

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Refreshing, clean, dry 🍶. Taste of summer 🌞🍶. Easy to drink✨✨✨ We enjoyed it very much(^-^)/

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I bought a bottle of Ayagiku's raw sake because it seems to be rare. I bought it at Okura Sake Shop in front of Tamatsukuri Station. It is a new store opened this year. They seem to carefully select and handle brands that are not found in the Kansai region. They have a wide selection of sake brands such as Rairaku, Kinshi Morinori, Shonosato, Hizen Kurashin, Chitose Mori, Kikunoi, Hakuryu (Fukui Prefecture), Ayagiku, Hanashimi, Zoka, Morinokura, Rokkasen, Tenzan, etc. Sake made with Sanuki olive yeast. Fresh, rich, sweet and acidic. The acidity is impressive, but there is also a bit of spiciness in the latter half. It has a light mouthfeel for its alcohol content, perhaps due to the acidity. It does have a slightly tropical flavor.

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# 98

3.19 pt.

Fujitakasago Shuzo Shizuoka

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Dry Banana Umami Sharp Fluffy

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It is Sunshu Nakaya Dry Junmai +10. It has a refreshing dry taste that seems to penetrate. It is clear throughout and you will not get tired of drinking it. It is a delicious sake that will satisfy even dry sake lovers.

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It was very light and dry, as expected from Mt. Fuji's underground water, and it went in easily.

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The rice used is "Yamadanishiki", "Miyamanishiki" and "Gohyakumangoku". Is this the first time for Fuji Takasago? It's definitely dry, but it's not like a +10. It is soft on the palate, light and refreshing, but with a solid flavor. There is a sweetness behind the spiciness. The finish is crisp and clean, and goes away quickly. This is a good sake to drink during meals, and a very good sake for everyday drinking!

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# 99

3.19 pt.

Shinkame Shuzo Saitama

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Hot Temperature Warm Sake Umami 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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Salt is a nice touch.

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# 100

3.19 pt.

Fukunishiki Hyogo

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Acidity Umami Yogurt Balanced Fizzy Invigorating Sweetness Dry

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Today, I'm going to have a pure blue. I mean, I went to Tomikunishiki yesterday to buy the Galaxy label. Unfortunately, it was sold out for mail order😭. Basically, I'm the kind of person who thinks that shipping costs are less than the cost of gasoline, so I thought I'd go and drive an hour or so to get there, but I didn't realize how popular the Galaxy Label was. I had no choice but to buy this Ikarashi Tokubetsu Junmai. It's sweet but delicious ☺️. I think I'll mail order it properly next year. I should have bought either Kamesen's SEL or Gohashi, which I saw at the liquor store on my way home.

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I went to buy sake for my annual plum wine yesterday and found this. It's a sake made by reviving the oldest sake rice called Shiratama (test brewed sake). It tastes like Tomikunishiki, full and mellow... very delicious☺️. I love it after all. It's so delicious 😆.

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This was one of the bottles I bought at the recent New Sake Festival. I was going to miss it this year, but it was on sale so I bought it. It was cold and had a little bit of cemedine smell in the mouth...and then a spicy taste. It doesn't leave much of a aftertaste either. Delicious.

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Where to Buy

佐野屋酒店

純青山田錦生もと特別純米 720ml¥1,760 純青兵庫夢錦生もと純米大吟醸 720ml¥2,090

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