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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 51

2.97 pt.

Ootone Shuzo Gunma

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Fizzy Acidity Gentle Bitterness Sweetness Umami Apple Glue-like

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Junmai 🍶. Hot sake. about 55 degrees. ♨️ Sweet umami. Slightly dry aftertaste, not mellow. Mellow and gentle. ☺️ My wife says it's like a rice ball 🍙. Full of rice flavor. choinomi KATSU@Takasaki station 20240204

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It's a little bit more expensive, but It's a very elegant, sweet drink! It's kind of like the sweetness of a muscat! It's 500ml, so it'll be drunk in no time!

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It's foamy! I'm sure it's just cider or something. Mild sweetness, or is it the sweetness of the cage? Clear aftertaste! It's delicious 😋.

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# 52

2.96 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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# 53

2.96 pt.

Tsubosaka Shuzo Hyogo

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Floral Dry Fruity Sweetness Wine Creamy Flamboyant Acidity

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I see that it is read as "Sekepikozan". If I had not drank this sake, I might not have been able to read it correctly for the rest of my life. The taste is fresh and quite rich. The bitter bitterness comes out in the back of the mouth, and the taste is sharp and clean. The sweetness is modest for Aizan, and although it is not the modern type of sake, the umami flavor is very well conveyed. Not bad!

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I've been wanting to try this one for a while...they use 1801 yeast. It's gorgeous and fruity. It's also quite sweet. I think it's the most gorgeous of all the Yukihiko Yama brands. This was over 2,000 yen at a certain izakaya in Osaka, but at a nearby liquor store it was 1,980 yen🙄. I wonder what it is? I heard some breweries and stores add shipping costs 🤔.

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Sake opened at a remote off-line meeting (3) I was asked "What is the best sake you drank this year? I answered "Aozora", but later I remembered that it was the future of sake from Akabu newborn 🤣. By this time I couldn't even remember what it tasted like, so I checked again the next day. The rice used is 100% Benkei. It is a kijoshu, although there is no description. As it says, it has a thick sweet taste. Sweet and sour. I can only drink a little at a time because kijo-zake is so thick. A neighborhood liquor store owner told me that they make sake in a 200-year-old building. He said that the equipment is also old.

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# 54

2.95 pt.

Nakano BC Wakayama

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Dry Umami Bitterness Raisin Fresh Chocolate Rum Firm

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Comparison of nigori sake (Wakayama's favorite nigori sake) Following Minakata, Chokyu ✌️ This is the fire-brewed version of the nigori sake we drank in February. I buy every bottle of Chokyu I see that I have never had before 😆. The first thing that surprised me when I drank it was that there was no fizziness at all 😲. The aroma is somewhat almond-like, and it's cloudy with a lot of orioles, so it's like diluted almond milk. But it also has a sourness to it, so I felt a bit unbalanced 🤔. I prefer nigori sake with a fizzy taste 😄.

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Nigori Sake (Japanese rice wine) First time drinking Chokyu's nigori 😊. I always buy Chokyu when I see the new label ✌. The ori is quite a bit more and has a strong fizzy feel to it. It has a lot of umami and a hint of sweetness that is typical of Chokyu, and yet it has a clean dryness that makes it a dangerous sake that you can drink with gusto 🤭. The impression is quite similar to Hirotogawa's nigori👍 It goes well with western food, and the omelette was a nice match 😋.

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[Summer sake is also berry good😂] The most memorable brand I drank last year, super kyu🥰. Don't miss out on getting a bottle of summer raw sake that's also bright! This one is a bit different from the matured Omachi sake I had last year, and I have the impression that it swings in a very sweet and juicy direction. The aroma is tropical 🥭 and the flavor is perfect, with a long, sharp finish and a hint of bitterness. The umami flavor is firm, so it is easy to match with Japanese fried food 👍. Chokyu seems to have a different direction for each label, but each one has its own characteristics and they are all delicious and addictive 😍.

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Where to Buy

佐野屋〜日本酒・ワイン通販専門店

純米吟醸　超久　香る生酒¥3,080

# 55

2.94 pt.

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Umami Miso Rich Sweetness Dry Caramelly Grainy Acidity

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At home. Osaka Kawachinagano Amano Sake, the first time I️ had this sake. This brewery is located on Koya Kaido, and the surrounding area has a nice atmosphere. It was my first time to visit there, but it must be a famous place. The taste was quite dry, and it was a taste for adults.

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Osaka GET This sake has the pure flavor and fullness of rice.

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Amano Sake Grand Sake Party(*) This is Amano sake's summer product. It has the core strength of the original sake and is spicy! I think it falls into the slightly dry category Amano Sake is not seen at all within the range of my activities. I was surprised to see Kuninonaga Junmai Ginjo on sale at a nearby 7-Eleven.

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# 56

2.92 pt.

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Fizzy Acidity Fresh Flamboyant Bitterness Sweetness Gentle Invigorating

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There are only two sake rice study groups left. I've been posting them chippy-chippy, so my notes and my memory are no longer connected. But there is no doubt that they were delicious. The ninth bottle was Kami no Ho from Mie Prefecture. The first bottle was a Saku no Kami no Hoho, which got me hooked on sake rice, but it tasted completely different. The aroma is banana, I guess. It has a slightly sweet taste with a refreshing dryness from the microbubbles. It goes on and on... a never-ending type of sake. The next post should be the last in this study of sake rice.

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Special Junmai Nigori Nama-zake🍶Kami-no-ho🌾 from Mie Prefecture. Seme smell, fresh✨, a little schwag. Sour and spicy. Mustardy 🙄 according to my wife. When paired with the koji-marinated squid (🦑), it takes the edge off and cozies up to you. The power of koji is amazing 😆. Looks like a new brand to be born in spring 2023. Umi to @ Takadanobaba 20230503

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☆☆☆☆☆ It has sourness and a little bit of miscellaneous taste or bitterness, then comes the sweetness or umami of nigori. It has a bitter, youthful taste that goes well with spring wild vegetables. The sweetness that comes afterwards is also youthful.

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# 57

2.90 pt.

Sanwa Shurui Oita

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Juicy Acidity Sweetness Fruity Floral Wine Light Neat

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It is sweet, but has a good sharpness. Light and refreshing after opening the bottle. and refreshing 😋. Another delicious sake 😆.

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Very refreshing! First taste is muscat with a hint of cucumber towards the finish. There is a slight dryness at the finish which is nice. A light mouth feel and a short finish. The name of this Sake is true to the flower.

It's a lovely label 🦋The first of the 2025 guitars has arrived and I'll give it to you right away 🎉. It's my first time to this brewery, but I surely know their "Mugi Shochu Iichiko" ‼️ It's 14 degrees, but it's softly sweet with a unique alcohol taste! There is a slight spicy bitterness, but it has the strength to blow away the low-alcohol feeling 💖. When paired with a meal, the unique alcohol, spiciness, and bitterness of the Kona mysteriously blow away, and it becomes a round, round, round sake. It's a wonder. Am I just drunk? Today's dishes are pork shabu-shabu, simmered pumpkin & kakuni & mushrooms, and chilled tofu with baby sardines. ❤️ Yesterday was the last race of the season in which my husband participates as a hobby 🏁 We enjoyed it slowly while reflecting on this year together 👍. For impressions of the sake alone, shinsaku3 is in charge 💕.

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Where to Buy

はせがわ酒店

和香牡丹八蝶はっちょうヒノヒカリ 720ml 日本酒虚空乃蔵大分県¥1,707 和香牡丹八蝶はっちょうヒノヒカリ 1800ml 日本酒虚空乃蔵大分県¥3,657

# 58

2.85 pt.

Kumezakurashuzou Tottori

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Acidity Room Temperature Umami Lemon Hot Temperature Warm Sake Bitterness Fruity

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Nama yeast ✨Agrochemical-free, fertilizer-free rice Tottori Asahi🌾. The color is clear yellow. Aged but easy to drink. Dry. Loose ☺️ I wanted this one to be heated up too 😅81% low milled rice. It is said that 81% is the last word for the soil. Keyaki-hiroba Beer Festival @ Saitama Super Arena 20230915

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Kimoto Junmai Genmai Sake🍶Remon Doo🍋Ichibi🔥 Yamadanishiki🌾 from Hago, Tottori Prefecture. Lemon indeed. Sourness is sizzling. Best match for fried chicken 👍I wish I could have frozen the sake and mixed it with soda water and drank it with lemon as the sales pitch 😅. Keyaki-hiroba Beer Festival @ Saitama Super Arena 20230915

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Junmai Nigori 1-Ki Hajime Genzake 🍶 from Yatsugo, Tottori Prefecture (Koji) 23% Yamadanishiki 🌾 (Kake) 77% Strong 🌾Nomaburst✨. I wonder if this is a special version of Starburst🤔I'm not sure what "Noma" means😅 It's cloudy with a strong acidity! A little cedar aroma. A bit harsh. I still want to warm up the sake 😆 I drank 5 cups of Kumezakura and hardly drank any beer even though it was a beer festival 😅. Keyaki-hiroba Beer Festival @ Saitama Super Arena 20230915

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Where to Buy

Let’s enjoy酒生活.酒文化タナカ

久米桜　生もと　久米桜　Hi チーズ　R6BY　久米桜酒造　熱燗　燗酒　人気　父の日　お中元¥4,400 久米桜なんとなく、青れもんドオ　生もと純米　山田錦 50％ 5度　酸度19.1 R5BY 1800ml 久米桜酒造　熱燗　燗酒　人気　父の日¥4,400

# 59

2.85 pt.

和田龍登水

Wadaryu Shuzo Nagano

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Umami Acidity Balanced Lingering Gentle Fruity Light Sweetness

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Round and gentle taste. Well-balanced food sake.

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Store Drinking. HITOGOKICHIKI 100% The color is clear or slightly amber. The aroma is that of rice. When you sip it, you will taste the flavor of rice. It has a dry ALC feel. There is no fruity sweetness, and the taste is stoic. The rice sweetness remains until the end, with a rounded aftertaste. It has the impression of a Junmai Doshin🎯 royal road.

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😁 Ingredients: rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic) Rice used: 100% Yamadanishiki Rice polishing ratio: 59 Alcohol content: 15 I drank the sake I missed yesterday today. I went to Ueda, so I bought a bottle of Wada Ryutonomizu. It was a delicious hiyaoroshi with a good taste of rice. None of the people I drank with today knew about it. I thought it was pretty famous in my opinion, but... Is that so?

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# 60

2.83 pt.

Tsuruno Shuzoten Ishikawa

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Orange Umami Acidity Dry Fizzy Crisp Firm Light

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( ꈍᴗꈍ)🍶🍶🍶🍶 The other day, when I was in Okunoto on business, I was given a bottle of freshly brewed sake at Tsuruno Sake Brewery, the brewery that produces Taniizumi 👍I asked the cashier to put a label on it and brought it back 😙. Slightly melon-like aroma 😊Smooth on the palate, with a refreshing umami and acidity 😚Smooth, clean finish 🥰Overall, not flashy, but would go well with any dish 🥳👍.

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VOICE: 🍶🍶🍶🍶´- Today I got my second hiyaoroshi bottle of Taniizumi from Ishikawa Prefecture 😀 It's my first sake from this brewery 🍶The toji-san seems to be a woman 😀. The aroma is gentle 😊and when you drink it, the mouthfeel is gentle 😚It has a nice calm flavor and richness 🥰It also has a nice sharpness 🥰It is easy to drink and match with any food 🤩.

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I've always wanted to drink Taniizumi! I wasn't sure which one to choose, but on the other hand, it looks like the regular sake is harder to find, so I chose this one😃! It's a regular sake, but apparently it's Fukuroshibori! The first sip gave me the impression that it was a traditional sake☺️. The first sip was like a traditional sake ☺️ I could taste the strong grain flavor but then the sweetness and mellowness came through 😚 it wasn't dry 😆.

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Where to Buy

お酒の専門店『松仙』

日本酒谷泉純米１８００ml 【鶴野酒造店】¥3,520

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