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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.

# 41

3.56 pt.

Azumamine Shuzoten Iwate

236 check-ins

Umami Wine Sweetness Grapefruit Acidity Crisp Invigorating Astringent

Azumamine 1

Azumamine 2

Azumamine 3

Mellow, oicy 🍶. Is it a good taste ✨? I'm enjoying it.

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It has a clear, yet subtly sweet and umami taste. The final acidity gives it a sharp edge. The taste has an atmosphere that it can be matured. I expected it to be a little sweeter and fruity, so I was disappointed... It has a thick and extractive mouthfeel. It has a nutty flavor but finishes with a refreshing acidity.

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It has a very pleasant balance of sweetness that doesn't linger and a bitter aftertaste. ❣️ It is even better at higher temperatures. This is a good umami sake!

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# 42

3.52 pt.

Funaki Shuzo Fukui

113 check-ins

Kitanosho 1

Kitanosho 2

Kitanosho 3

Tasted here also at Hankyu Department Store. Junmai Ginjo-shu made with Kuzuryu. It is a refreshingly dry sake, but has a sweet and fruity taste. This time I bought a bottle of unfiltered raw sake made with Jinryoku.

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Tasted at Umeda Hankyu Department Store. The rice was said to be Gohyakumangoku. The quality of the sake is clean and refreshing for hiyaoroshi. It is easy to drink without a sense of maturity. As the person in charge said, it is a quiet type of sake, so I think it is suitable for a mealtime drink.

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It looks like all of them use locally grown rice, as did the two types of Kitanosho I posted the other day. It seems that only Ryu-ryoku and Koko use Jinryoku all the time. I'm sure there are other places like Okura that use it for single use. When I tasted it, my impression was that it was quite sweet and the second half was heavy, but it was smoky and the flavor of the rice came through with a bang. It has a strong bitterness at the end. It is not the type of sake I would drink on its own, so I will have to wait and see. I don't think it should be chilled too much. If you like Shimane or Tottori area sake, this would be good for you. I think it has a quality of sake that would not be affected by letting it sit for a while. There are glimpses of sweetness and a fruity atmosphere, but I wonder if it's basically more of a classic. Is it a multi-faceted, multi-personality sake?

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# 43

3.52 pt.

Ikekame Shuzo Fukuoka

191 check-ins

Strawberry Acidity Fruity Apple Wine Sweetness Light WesternPear

Kurokabuto 1

Kurokabuto 2

Kurokabuto 3

It is powerful and has a unique acidity. It was slightly fruity and slightly winey. The balance is not bad, and it seems to have a wide range of uses as a food wine. It went well with cream cheese. It was an interesting drink 🍶.

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The Black Helmet booth. They were polite to the drunken crowd and talked about Kurokabuto well. I think it had an impressive acidity and a strong flavor.

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先月池亀を飲んで黒兜も飲んでみたいなー🙄なんて投稿をしていたのですが、次の日の青山三河屋のインスタに黒兜入荷の告知が😂 早速買ってまいりました。この時期限定の生酒で最近流行りの白麹でも紅麹でもなく黒麹を使っているそうです。上立ち香はほんのりイチゴのシロップ🍓のような甘い香り。口に含むと綺麗な酸味に透明感のある甘味と旨味。仄かな甘味を感じながらスッとキレていく感じ。池亀のお酒は2本目ですが、ここのお酒は透明感をすごく感じますね。美味しかったです🍶✨🐢

# 44

3.52 pt.

Kawashima Shuzo Shiga

88 check-ins

Matsunohana 1

Matsunohana 2

Matsunohana 3

I think it's rare to find unfiltered raw ginjo 🤔. Slightly sweet and nutty. It has a strong sweetness and umami. It's a good combination of modern and classic without feeling like it's been alkaloosoaked. If the label is a little more modern, it will sell well. After 10 days, it became bitter and hard to drink.

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First impressions are a sharp taste with a dry finish. There is sweet apple flavor with a hint of wood / taru. Good combination with foods that are on the salty side. This is a limited Sake.

Classic very rich and delicious

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# 45

3.50 pt.

Aoki Shuzo Niigata

817 check-ins

Dry Crisp Umami Hot Temperature Room Temperature Penetrating Sharp Chilled

Yukiotoko 1

Yukiotoko 2

Yukiotoko 3

It's like the masculinity of gusto and honjozo. ♠️ The snow man on the label is a very unlikeable character and I drank it while looking at the label. It's a bit light and easy to drink 🙂 I want to try a hot one next time!

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A modern sake brewed by Aoki Shuzo, famous for Tsururei. It is completely different from the cup of sake Yukio that I drank before. It is sweet with a sour taste, but not cloying and very easy to drink. It was a low-alcohol, fresh summer sake, but when I checked the production date, it was about a year ago.... I think it was sold at room temperature (not in the refrigerator), so I wonder if it is not a summer sake. Well, it tasted good to me, so I don't have a problem with it.

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Dry and delicious. Long time no see? Drinking outside makes you drunk? No, no, I'm busy checking in!

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Where to Buy

虎ノ門升本

青木酒造雪男(ゆきおとこ)純米酒[日本酒720ml]¥2,100 青木酒造雪男(ゆきおとこ)純米酒1800mlx1本[日本酒1800ml]¥3,800

# 46

3.49 pt.

Okotoyama Shuzo Yamagata

119 check-ins

Perfumed Plump Dry Nutty

Uyootokoyama 1

Uyootokoyama 2

Uyootokoyama 3

. Sake rice: Dewa Tsanzan Rice polishing ratio: 55 At "Duck and Obanzai Udono" in West Station, Toyohashi Duck and Obanzai Udono" at Toyohashi Nishi Station Umami and sweet! ✩4.0

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Another bottle I bought at Hasegawa-san in Tokyo station. The first time for Otokoyama-san in Yamagata This is also the original label of Hasegawa-san. The rice used is Miyamanishiki, so it's the same as "Junmai-shu Gold Label". Anyway, it was a delicious sake with a lot of fullness. The sharpness isn't bad either, and it's perfect as a sake for a meal. I thought it was good for everyday drinking. That's about all I can say for a 1-gallon bottle...

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☆☆☆☆☆ A refreshing hiyaoroshi with a lot of acidity. It doesn't have much sense of maturity, but the umami is strong. Delicious sake that doesn't interfere with food.

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Where to Buy

はせがわ酒店

山男山羽陽男山純米酒720ml日本酒男山酒造山形県¥1,397

# 47

3.48 pt.

Shinkame Shuzo Saitama

204 check-ins

Hot Temperature Umami Cooled Sake Warm Sake Room Temperature Creamy Caramelly Bitterness

Hikomago 1

Hikomago 2

Hikomago 3

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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Overall 9 (out of 10) Purchased at a liquor store right next to Kamikame on 5/26. It seems that they don't sell directly to the public. The website says The website says, "We do not add anything, we do not hide anything, we carefully and deliberately brew with craftsmanship, farmers, and time as our allies. Chikara" is one of the "Chikara", "Ju", and "Yama-Ari Tani-Ari" series of tank sake. First of all, it has a nice aroma right after opening the bottle. And the taste of rice is simple and straightforward. There is no extra production, just rice and water! No other taste is created! That's my impression👍 The rice flavor is very close to that of Hakugakuzen! It is similar to Hakudakesen Gokuso, which gave me the impression of "The Rice Sake! I would like to have other series! It was served chilled! I was impressed by the aroma. 　-Aroma on the nose: Delicious ginjo aroma 👍 　-The aroma is not so good. Taste sensation The higher the number, the stronger the taste (5 is the maximum). 　-Spiciness: 0 at the beginning → 0 in the aftertaste 　-Sweetness: 0 at the beginning → 0 in the aftertaste 　-Sourness: 0 at the beginning → 0 aftertaste 　-Bitterness: 1 at the beginning → 1 in the aftertaste 　-Astringency: 0 at the beginning → 1 lingering aftertaste 　-Rice flavor: 3 at the beginning → 2 in the aftertaste Mouthfeel I felt] → 1 Smaller number = light and smooth Bigger number = thicker and richer (5 is the maximum)

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Where to Buy

酒の甫坂

埼玉県　神亀酒造ひこ孫【ひこまご】　純米　720ml¥2,100 埼玉県神亀酒造ひこ孫【ひこまご】純米1800ml¥4,580

# 48

3.45 pt.

Yachiya Shuzo Ishikawa

237 check-ins

Dry Peachy Acidity Umami

Kagatsuru 1

Kagatsuru 2

Kagatsuru 3

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

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100% Gohyakumangoku Polishing ratio 60 Sake degree +1 Alcohol content 15.5 Self-rated 4

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This Kagatsuru Junmai Ginjo was purchased on a trip to Kanazawa. It was also purchased as a donation to support the Noto Peninsula earthquake recovery efforts.

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# 49

3.45 pt.

Hiraki Shuzo Okayama

220 check-ins

Sweetness Room Temperature Young Dry Hot Temperature Refreshing Crisp Mellow

Kihei 1

Kihei 2

Kihei 3

Weekend drinking out with work friends in Tokyo. At the first place, it was wine from beer. Sake at the second one... more details 😆. A bit dry... I don't remember the wooden barrel feeling that I was so excited about 🙏. The first sip was very quick and easy to drink 😅

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Sometimes I drink out! I forgot to take a picture of the back label. The rice is called Akebono. It has been a long time since I have had it. Overall, it's clean, with a soft flavor. It smelled great, and it was a delicious drink! You can buy a quadruple bottle for less than 1,000 yen, so the cost is good ✨

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The other day at work, we were wondering if we should go out to eat eel... 💦(´××`)𓂃🌀 so We went to Mishima, Shizuoka 🤣. to Mishima, Shizuoka 💦. I found this kind of sake there, so please say hi! After 11:00 🚄 10:00 Tokyo station (Tokyo station at 10:00 At From Gransta Hasegawa corner One more thing 🍻 Izakaya Shinkansen canned beer, so we are already in a good mood. In no time at all, we were already in a good mood and went to Mishima station to have a white broiled 🍻🍶 Unaju. Saitama has delicious eel, but Mishima's eel is also good! ദ്ദി ˃ ˂) From the hotel in Ito... 💦

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# 50

3.44 pt.

Karibaichi Shuzo Hyogo

90 check-ins

Chilled Lychee Sweetness Firm

Syuugetu 1

Syuugetu 2

Syuugetu 3

After a moment of sweetness, spiciness and sourness come at once. The assertiveness is modest, so it may be suitable as a food sake. I noticed after drinking 4 kinds of sake that I may not like the unique flavor common to all the sake breweries here.

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It is sweeter than the other Shugetsu wines I've had. It is refreshing and fruity, but a little peculiar. The rice is probably Yamadanishiki. It is fruity and on the sweet side, but not fruity. This costs over 1000 yen for 300ml....

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There is no description on the 300ml bottle, but according to the official website, it seems to be called Shiboritate Nama-nihan-shu. It has a good balance of sweet and spicy and is easy to drink. It is truly exquisite. I think it is similar to the Shiroshika Classics Limited Nama-Nihan-shu. It's definitely better than the first unfiltered draft I opened.

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