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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.

# 71

2.75 pt.

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Smoky Umami Acidity Hot Temperature Dry Room Temperature Bitterness Astringent

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My impression is that this sake has a fresh, blue feeling among the Takezumi brands. It also has a grassy feel. It has a powerful wildness. It conveys a strength that seems to be unaffected even if it is laid down to rest.

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Konnyaku at the store and

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Is this Takezumi's first low-alcohol original sake? It seems to be. The aroma is a bit aged, but there is a sourness and a light gassy feeling. It is claimed to be dry, but the low alcohol content and the aforementioned characteristics make it easy to drink. It also has a fruity taste in the mouth for a moment.

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酒浪漫うちやま　楽天市場店

竹泉【純米熟成】山田錦〔生原酒〕1800ml¥3,080 竹泉【純米】熟成愛酒りん〔火入れ〕1800ml¥3,300

# 72

2.73 pt.

Wada Shuzo Yamagata

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Crisp Dry Umami Fruity Sweetness Invigorating Firm Fizzy

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2022/03/20 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Subdued but fresh aroma like green apple. When you put it in your mouth, the aroma is like cherry blossoms and it passes through your nose. The taste is mild and clean. A gentle, spring-like sweetness can be felt, and The umami of the rice is then conveyed clearly. The final sharpness is also good, making this sake suitable for a mealtime drink. It is not flashy or gorgeous. Elegant and understated, it is a sake like a Yamato Nadeshiko.

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2021/03/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ BONDARA" is a dialect of Yamagata prefecture. Yugi" means "snow". The fragrance is modest but sweet and refreshing. The texture is fresh and silky. The sweetness is moderate and the taste is dry. The sharpness at the end is outstanding.

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. Sake rice: Dewanosato Polishing ratio: 55 Sweet, fruity, refreshing! ✩4.0

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# 73

2.72 pt.

Maruyama Shuzojo Niigata

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Sweetness Umami Soft Room Temperature Traditional Dry Crisp Gentle

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It is a gift from Niigata 🙏. Yukichubai is a classic light and dry wine. but this one seems to be a seasonal summer sake. It is a seasonal summer sake with a refreshing taste🎶. It is slightly sweet and has a nice sharpness! The alcohol content was high, so it was better to drink it on the rocks. It was better to drink it on the rocks👍

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Back in the day, Niigata's Sanbai was an extremely hard-to-find brand. I often visited Niigata Takata on business and was often presented with it. At the time, I had no interest in sake at all and almost never went through with it. Now, in 2021, Koshino-Kanbai is easily available at Aeon. Mine-no-Hakubai is also often seen as Hishiko at local liquor stores. However, Yukinubai is not so easy to find in my hometown. So, I got it on a business trip to Joetsu. I paired it with a taste of spring, firefly squid and broccoli with olive oil. It has a moderate aroma of cemedine or banana. It is sweet. It harmonizes with the sweetness and bitterness of firefly squid and broccoli. Lastly, there is a final bitter taste that is refreshing and delicious in the mouth!

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It is a gift from my brother back home. We drank the rest of the sake at the New Year's party. We had a stable Honjozo and a more beautiful Daiginjo. Both of them were good sake.

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Where to Buy

お酒の専門店『松仙』

雪中梅普通酒 1800ml¥2,318 雪中梅本醸造 1800ml¥2,915

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酒の甫坂

雪中梅純米酒 720ml¥1,760 雪中梅普通酒 1800ml¥2,800

# 74

2.72 pt.

杉原酒造 Gifu

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Pineapple Floral Melon-flavored Sweetness Juicy Creamy Bitterness Lingering

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Another brand of Imi no Kura! They say it's the same tank as the Jun Gin from the Imi brewery. It has sourness and bitterness in the sweetness that is typical of Imi. It's like a sake-within-a-sake! I've reserved a bottle for next season and I'm looking forward to it😆.

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It's been a long time since I've been to Ruyi❣️. Seems like it's very busy and hard to get reservations. Here's to another reunion with old friends! We started with nigori sake. Sweet and tasty from the acidity.

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The 2025 was opened immediately. Wrong tank for that shot beauty (supposedly). It's alsobe, but it's great to get the feeling that it's not because it's cheap, but to enjoy the difference in taste. The impact of the first sip, you could say it has a New Year's feeling. But it's also good warmed up. It's a good sake no matter what you do with it.

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# 75

2.72 pt.

Fukumitsuya Ishikawa

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Hot Temperature Room Temperature Sharp Dry Umami Rich Chilled Fragrant

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I ordered this because they said the money for this will be donated to the Noto earthquake. It will be hot 🍶. Oh no, there was only one left when I thought this was the Mexicali Tempura. It doesn't feel special, but it's a nice sake that goes perfectly with a meal. It wasn't stingy at all. I can't read the label. It's black, which is what a beginner in calligraphy did.

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It is a dry sake with a crisp, mellow flavor from the ginjo brewing and junmai brewing. Although it is dry, you will not feel the dryness, and it becomes softer when heated. Excellent with sashimi, sushi and other fish dishes.

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The aroma is restrained while the taste is mild. The taste is clean and refreshing. It seems to go well with all kinds of food.

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Where to Buy

福光屋公式ショップ

【公式】黒帯悠々特別純米 720mL 1800mL 【福光屋】特別純米酒契約栽培米日本酒辛口熟成酒山田錦金紋錦金沢料亭御用達燗酒蔵元直送酒蔵直送国産プレゼント父敬老プレゼント寒中見舞い人気旨い美味しい¥1,367 【箱入り】黒帯悠々特別純米 720mL 【福光屋】特別純米酒契約栽培米日本酒辛口熟成酒山田錦金紋錦金沢料亭御用達燗酒蔵元直送ギフト箱入国産プレゼント父敬老プレゼント寒中見舞い人気旨い美味しい¥1,466

# 76

2.71 pt.

Inoeseikichi Shoten Tochigi

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Fizzy Umami Yakult Acidity Sweet and Sour Fruity Caramelized Flamboyant

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A sake that is easy to drink. It has a refreshing taste of rice, and is suitable for a mealtime drink.

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At the traveling SAKE in Hankyu Department Store. It is made from Yumesasara. The sake is fresh like a fresh sake. It is delicious with a fruity sweetness that is not too sweet.

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Buy at Asahikawa Marushin Shoten The rice used is Yumesasara from Tochigi prefecture. It is a low alcohol type, but it has a moderate sweetness, and as expected from an unpasteurized sake, it has a crisp taste. The acidity is also a bit like white wine, so it can be used with western food. It is an all-round food sake. It is the first time to drink Sawahime, so it is difficult to evaluate only this one, but it is an interesting brewery!

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Where to Buy

銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

澤姫純米吟醸ひやおろし生詰酒 1800ml さわひめ井上清吉商店¥4,070

# 77

2.71 pt.

東京港醸造 Tokyo

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Acidity Fizzy Melon-flavored Fruity Bitterness Invigorating Crisp Umami

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I wish you all the best and I hope you will be able to help me out. 🍶🍶🍶🍶 For the first time, I got some Edo Kaijo 😀. The aroma is slightly refreshing 🤔. When you drink it, it has the freshness that only sake can have, with a refreshing yet firm acidity 😊It tastes like muscat 😚. It was a delicious sake 🥳.

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The sake I've been looking forward to watching in Tokyo, Wakamatsu Tokyo Minato Zoushu (pure ginjo sake). It has a faint aroma and a sweet and spicy taste. # I need another drink...

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I've had it for drinking out of doors, Edo Kaijo! Is it brewed in Shiba, Minato-ku? Dry! Is the alcohol content high? I thought it would be 14 degrees. I vaguely thought it might be 17 degrees since it was labeled as a pure sake, but..., But I was wrong, Well, it is no wonder I felt that way. It tasted sharp.

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Where to Buy

はせがわ酒店

江戸開城純米どぶろく 700ml 東京港醸造東京都¥2,200 江戸開城純米吟醸原酒山田錦 720ml 日本酒東京港醸造東京都¥2,475

# 78

2.70 pt.

Nakazen Shuzoten Nagano

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Fizzy Acidity Yogurt Umami Apple Sweetness Balanced Fruity

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Nakanori-san from last year's Shinshu Jizake distribution times that I drank last week: ‼️ Usually sweet and simply delicious 😋. I think I liked the secret course better with more flavor on it. It has a taste that is typical of Shinshu sake, and would go well with soba noodles or even meat 😋. This kind of sake is perfect for a regular drink 👍

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The last sake to be introduced at the welcome party was by Nakanori-san, a Kiso connection, since we were unable to prepare sake from Yukawa-san, who brewed Shirakiku in Okunonoto. A comparison of contrasting drinks from Shinshu and Ishikawa. It is the ultimate in rich sweetness, sweet and delicious. It is not clingy, but easy to drink. The sake rice is Miyamanishiki. This sake was the first to disappear.

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［Aladdin and Chuin on weekday evenings. After we finished the Shinshu Kamerei, here is what we had next. NAKANORISAN Not much aroma, but a mouthful of impactful umami and a delayed sweetness, followed by a refreshing finish and a lingering bitterness that lingers in the throat. Somewhat similar to "Shinshu Kamerei" 🤔.

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# 79

2.69 pt.

Genba Honten Fukushima

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Umami Dry Sweetness Balanced Firm Fruity Acidity Steady

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Strong rice flavor. The aroma is unique to sake with alcohol, The aroma is gorgeous, as expected of a sake entered in a sake competition. It is easy to cut through and has an excellent mouthfeel. The alcohol content is high at 17°C.

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First brand. Purchased at Kadoya Sake Shop in Osaka. The first impression was "deliciously spicy. It gives the impression of being similar to Nabeshima, but without the gasiness. It has a very careful taste, and it makes you feel relaxed 😙.

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Purchased at Hasegawa Sake Shop online. The 500ml bottle of this sake costs about the same as a 1.5 liter bottle, but that's why it's so tasty! I always drink it with a sense of anticipation. Alcohol content 17%. Rice polishing ratio 40%. The first saké has a firm, slightly dry taste. The balance is very good. It is not at all fruity like apples, grapes, pineapple, etc., which are common. It is not gorgeous, but as a food sake, it is a sake that goes well with food and makes you say "delicious". One more sip. As you take another sip and another sip, before you know it, it's gone. It was very delicious! (^O^)

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Where to Buy

はせがわ酒店

あぶくま純米吟醸山田錦 720ml 日本酒玄葉本店福島県¥1,925 あぶくま純米吟醸ひやおろし 1800ml 日本酒玄葉酒造福島県¥3,410

# 80

2.68 pt.

富士錦酒造 Shizuoka

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Dry Crisp Penetrating Umami Miso Fruity Sweetness Astringent

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Hakone Drink Comparison Set (3) On March 1, after a year-long event, I went on a trip to Hakone as a way of consolation! The local sake was served to compare with Japanese kaiseki. Is Hakone Ginjo the name of the brand? However, I am not sure because the name does not come up at all when I looked it up on Google... I haven't had a fire-brewed ginjo-shu in a long time. The ginjo aroma is pleasant. It has an elegant aroma and sharpness, and is the smoothest dry sake of them all. It is very good as a food sake for Japanese food, and goes well with white fish and vegetables. It is also good with sashimi!

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Gorgeous fruity aroma, crisp and refreshing. We enjoyed it while thinking about the spring water of Mt. Fuji. ‼️

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I got to know the name from "Yuru Camp". It has a slightly dry and refreshing taste. Enjoy it while watching the closing ceremony.

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