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Introducing sake brands with the strongest impression of "Bittersweet" flavor, ranked by the strength of the impression.
# 21
2.90 pt.
Kyokuho
Kyokuho Shuzo
Hiroshima
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Umami
Fruity
Glue-like
Invigorating
Sharp
Wine
Sweetness
Home Drinking with Neighborhood Drinkers We can't drink with a big group yet, but... A little drinking party. This is a sake from a nearby brewery. It is a sake with a good taste.
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I bought this sake, though not in celebration, because it had won the highest gold medal at the Delicious Sake in a Wine Glass Awards. I was looking forward to seeing what kind of sake it would be, as it is a junmai spec sake brewed with koshihikari rice. Immediately after opening the bottle, which was thoroughly chilled, I was impressed by how clear the flavor could be without relying on acidity or gassiness, even in junmai sake🥺 It was not too sweet or too umami, and I liked the balance of the flavor. After the second day, the spiciness and alcohol strength came to the forefront a bit, and I was not as impressed as I was on the first day. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Purchased at Yamatoya Shuho. Sake brewed with food rice makes me nervous about the future of sake brewed with food rice, considering the price increase of white rice.
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I was attracted by the bright label and the "Magin" (a Japanese sake). It is fruity on the palate, but not light, and has a robust flavor. It tastes like a Japanese sake.
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Where to Buy
銘酒本舗 IMANAKA SAKESHOP
Rakuten
旭鳳
純米吟醸 しぼりたて 生酒
720ml
きょくほう
¥1,760
# 22
2.87 pt.
Hokkomasamune
kadoguchi
Nagano
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Lingering
Crisp
Sharp
Perfumed
Umami
Acidity
Light
Last Friday, while playing mahjong, we compared the hanpukai drinking ‼️ I honestly don't remember much😅. Well, mahjong was fun 🤣. Shinshu sake is usually very good, so you can drink it without worries 👍
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Clean and refreshing taste. It is fresh and easy to drink. The ginjo aroma is also exceptional. It seems to go well with foods from the mountains.
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I bought it because I had never drunk this brewery before and it was 300ml. It has a light banana-like nuance. It is slightly sweet and sour. It is crisp and the aftertaste is short.
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Where to Buy
酒専門店 知多繁 楽天市場店
Rakuten
北光正宗
純米吟醸 金紋錦
1.8l
【長野県飯山市 角口酒造店】
¥4,950
# 23
2.82 pt.
Kinkame
Okamura Honke
Shiga
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Umami
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Candy
Shaoxing Wine
Neat
Complex
Cheese
I've been making my way to restaurants with good service lately. Today they served me a fresh aged sake. Today is February 6. This is my first Kinkame. My first impression was that it was very good! Next, it has a strong umakuchi taste. The acidity at the end is good, just like Yamadataro. It is like a light kijoshu, and it is delicious. Shiga is nice.
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This one has a milling ratio of 80. Full of sweetness! It spreads slowly in the mouth.
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In Sakewa, there are two separate brands, Kinkame and Kinkame, which is the correct one to register? Kinkame's "Drink this" is 70% polished. It has umami, richness, and a moderately classic feel. This is also a delicious sake.
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Where to Buy
酒舗まえたに+Tokuriya
Amazon
お福わけセット
紅茶+おからクッキー+とくりやKOBIN180ml
2本
金亀
城下町彦根 火入
日本酒
滋賀県
¥4,950
# 24
2.79 pt.
Mitsutake
Mitsutake Shuzojo
Saga
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Miso
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Flamboyant
(*^▽^*) hed hed hed hed hed hed hed hed hed hed hed hed hed hed hed hed hed hed hed hed hed hed hed hed Today, my sister sent me 2/5 We got Hizenya from Mitsutake Sake Brewery 😀. I've never seen a sake brewery before. I'm not sure if it's a good thing or not, but it's a good thing. It's a good sake that is easy to drink. It was a delicious sake that was easy to drink😙Thanks sis😁.
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Sake made with Aizan. Sake degree -7 This is a raw version of the one we drank before. It is sweet and sour, juicier than the fire-aged version, and has a slightly fizzy taste. A little bitterness at the end. I prefer it to the hi-ire version.
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I'm already drinking! I have not regretted a single drink (nor any) in my lifetime! I compared the drinks. There was a lot of information in the endorsement, but I didn't read it and just went with my sensibility. I thought Raoh had a hard flavor, while Kenshiro was gentler than Raoh. 〜From Nanto
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# 25
2.79 pt.
Yatagarasu
Kitaoka Honten
Nara
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CherryBlossom
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Sweetness
Umami
Dry
Candy
Subtle
Juicy
A little sweetness and a touch of bitterness added to pineapple and peach. Refreshing taste. Low alcohol but very drinkable. When the temperature rises a little, it becomes refreshingly sweet.
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I'll make love to you, I'll drink it at home, it's a gift from my friend who went to Nara to climb a mountain ⛰! Yatagarasu no sakamai gin no sato! As the name suggests, it is light and a little sweet, with a sake and rice feel, and it is delicious! 🙏
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. Rice polishing ratio: 68 Good umami flavor, It has a slightly sweet flavor! 4.0
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# 26
2.78 pt.
Miyozakura
Miyozakura Jozo
Gifu
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Dry
Yakult
Crisp
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Silky
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Local liquor🍶. And yet I had never had one. This is another local one for camping. I saw it when I went shopping for groceries. I thought it was a good opportunity and bought it. It is easy to drink and goes down very smoothly. Well, I always drink any kind of alcohol I always drink any kind of alcohol, but...
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The clear, unctuous aroma of the rice was served with gently flavored chikuzen-ni and sushi.
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Bittersweet mouthfeel followed by a slightly sweet rice aroma. The aftertaste is sharp and clean. It is a refreshing drink that does not linger and goes well with a variety of dishes.
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# 27
2.75 pt.
Hatsusakura
Yasui-shuzojo
Shiga
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CherryBlossom
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Sweet and Sour
Umami
Chocolate
Sweetness
Raisin
Nutty
The wooden vat pressing seems to be a very careful and labor-intensive process. Aroma of maturity, like brown sugar, fills the nose. It makes you salivate a little. It has a nuance of matured sake, a soft mouthfeel with a rich umami flavor, and a sourness that makes the tongue feel tight. It has the same 15% alcohol as Kinjaku, but Haru has a gentler alcohol taste and is easier to drink ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️. 🌅🌅
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Junmai 🍶Harakusyu fast fire 🔥Sake for the summer heat🍉Mizukagami🌾. Sour and squeaky 😆Summer sake-like dry and refreshing ✨Pears on the back side of sharpness🍐Great with ethnic shrimp cheese spring rolls🍤👍 Umi and @Takadanobaba 20230912
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Yasui Sake Brewery's Ikuhashidataro, a sake brewed using the raw yeast method. The sake shop recommended this limited-edition sake made with the finest Shiga Prefecture Ginbukietsu. It had a fruity aroma, umami, acidity, and was refreshing. It was delicious and gone in no time.
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Where to Buy
酒舗まえたに+Tokuriya
Amazon
とくりやKOBIN
初桜
きもと純米
日本酒
火入熟成
180ml
滋賀県
安井酒造場
¥880
初桜
晴 純米 日本晴60 火入
720ml
滋賀県
安井酒造
日本酒
¥1,361
# 28
2.74 pt.
Harugokoro
Nishide Shuzo
Ishikawa
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Orange
Sweet and Sour
Umami
Lemon
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CherryBlossom
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(*´ω*)🍶🍶🍶🍶 I bought this sake because it is made from Koshihikari 🙋The rice taste is perfect and the aroma is good 😀 It is a more royal strong style sake than nowadays 😀.
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Since it's spring🌸, I think I'll have another bottle of sake with spring in it. I bought a bottle of Shunshin by Nishide Sake Brewery in Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture. I've been curious about this sake for a while but never got around to it. I will have it with boiled flounder 🙏. I thought it might be a bit strong, but it wasn't. It has a nice richness, sweetness, acidity, and a mellow feeling 😆. It's a bit like a lighter version of Tamagawa. As the label says, I preferred it at room temperature rather than chilled 👍
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I saw it for the first time at a department store tasting sale, so I bought it. It's not listed on the label, but according to the brewer's description, it's unfiltered undiluted sake. It says "light nigori" but it's not cloudy at all (laughs). It's refreshing and easy to drink. The acidity in the second half is impressive.
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# 29
2.73 pt.
超久
Nakano BC
Wakayama
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Umami
Bitterness
Raisin
Fresh
Chocolate
Rum
Creamy
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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# 30
2.71 pt.
Hanaharu
Hanaharu Shuzo
Fukushima
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Dry
Fruity
Flamboyant
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I found this Fukushima sake at Aeon today. I was wondering if I should buy it last time I was there and didn't, but I was curious so I bought it this time. The label said it was dry, so... it's definitely spicy ☺️. It's delicious and it's only about 1,000 yen so it's easy on the pocket.
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This is Yume no Kanade Junmai Daiginjo by Hanaharu Shuzo. It has a mild aroma, no miscellaneous flavors, and a refreshing, slightly dry taste.
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Dry Junmai 🍶. New Year's sake ✨I had a sip of my wife's 😅. Kire. Shaky. Refreshing ✨. Mild with gyoza. The dumplings here are thin skinned and light, easy to pair with sake 😋. Aizu/Kitakata Ramen Aizuna @ Jujo 20240106
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