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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 81

2.88 pt.

Natsukomonogatari

Kusumi Shuzo Niigata

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#Funabori# A bit of a bad look 😅. Homemade sundubu jjigae with a side of homemade sundubu jjigae. We had this one. The sundubu jjigae was I kept the spiciness low so that my family could also enjoy it. I made the best use of the soup stock of shijimi clam. The sake does not have much rice flavor 🤔. Maybe because it is a ginjo sake. It is quite light.

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Natsuko Monogatari Junmai Ginjo This is refreshingly dry!　Even more crisp than Ki. It went well with grilled tuna and swordfish in the latter half*.

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The spiciness extends from around the middle to the middle. The back end is smooth.

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# 82

2.86 pt.

太田酒造 Shiga

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Smells like caramel, baked apples, ripe. Yellowish liquid. Taste of caramel and a bit of sweetness and acidity. I opened the bottle as soon as I bought it, but the shipment was a year ago.

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Ota Sake Brewery in Shiga, which brews Doukan. This is my first time to try this brand 🍶. It is a rich, robust, unadulterated sake. It is easy to drink without any peculiarities. It has a mild sweetness.

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It was a well-drunk day 🥵😳😳.

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# 83

2.86 pt.

Yamaoka Shuzo Hiroshima

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Dry Umami Sharp Raisin Invigorating Rich Acidity Hot Temperature

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The next sake was Zuikan. My first sake. I don't remember this part anymore, If I see it again somewhere, I will have to learn it again.

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The entry is soft with a slight citrus aroma, and the overall taste is dry with a moderate amount of flavor typical of Omachi rice. My wife and son had bought some spicy chicken from Saizeriya's take-out, and we enjoyed it as a snack.

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Brewed by Yamaoka Sake Brewery in Miyoshi, Hiroshima Brewed by Yamaoka Shuzo Zuikan Junmai Happo Nigori Nama Shuzake The bubbles are so strong that it is difficult to open. It is hard to open. Excitement is outstanding even before you open it. When you drink it, you can feel the exhilarating carbon dioxide gas You can feel the refreshing carbon dioxide gas coming from the bottle. Super sparkling sake 🍶. AKA carbonated juice for adults 😆.

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# 84

2.86 pt.

Godo Shusei Hokkaido

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Purchased at a liquor store in Nakazaki-cho after an event at Ogimachi Park with Nemuchi The design looks like something you'd find in a bottle at an izakaya 😅. Normally I wouldn't pass it up, but I thought it looked unusual and bought it. It's been a year since it was made, but I don't feel it's aged too long. It is light, refreshing and easy to drink.

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Type: junmai daiginjo, rice polishing rate: 50%, alc.: 16% Floral aroma, vanilla, marshmallow and a little bit of savoury aroma. Flavor feels dry with sharp acidity and bitterness of alcohol. Earthy flavor lingers for a while. Not too good not too bad. Decent price here in Europe.

On graduation day, we all drank together.

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# 85

2.86 pt.

Kazuma Shuzo Ishikawa

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First flash. Just in time.

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☀️ Sashimi is coming, so let's start a sashimi one 🐟 for Ishikawa sake 🏁. Lightly sweet 😌. Slight sourness and bitterness in the aftertaste. Swelling sweetness and flashing sharpness when paired with sashimi ⚡️ This is the flash ✨

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☀️ The rice is Ishikawa Mon, a sake brewing rice from Ishikawa Prefecture 🌾. I like the name, it's very cool 😎. It's sake 🍶. It has a very slight amber color 🟡. I don't know much about wine, but I thought the color was vaguely reminiscent of something you would find in wine 🍷. The taste is a mixture of sweetness like ripe apples 🍎 and a good amount of umami. The wine is very smooth with a slight acidity at the end 🤗.

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# 86

2.85 pt.

富士錦酒造 Shizuoka

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Crisp Dry Umami Penetrating Miso Astringent Sweetness Fruity

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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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# 87

2.85 pt.

Funaki Shuzo Fukui

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Smoky Dry Bitterness

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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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# 88

2.85 pt.

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Kansai Sake-new year off-line meeting (9) The fun continues ✨ We had a great conversation about the rare sake at the beginning of the party 🍶. Nishibori Tank Gake Shibori. Fruity aroma with a hint of honey, sweetness with no unpleasant taste, and a pleasantly clean aftertaste. This is delicious! I wonder if this is a private brand product of Nishibori Shuzo, a brewery in Tochigi that brews "out of the gate" and a liquor store 🤔. Tochigi love 🥰 even in Kansai offline meeting

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Sake...not really sake, but a liqueur made from sake. When you open it, it has a sweet and sour aroma like white wine. When you drink it, the taste of strawberry and the aroma of sake penetrate your nose! Interesting!

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SAKEWA Kansai Chapter 2024 New Year's Party Report: 2️⃣ Next up was another unfiltered raw sake✨. Nishibori had never had one before so we decided to order it 💡. It has a strong rice sweetness, and this one is also sweet like Wasanbon, leaving a bit of a lingering taste on the tongue. Upon closer inspection, it was a Tochigi sake 👀. It was like we were all drinking while saying that Tochigi sake is of a high level after all. ⤴️

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# 89

2.85 pt.

Sentoku Shuzo Miyazaki

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Flamboyant Umami Chilled Sweetness Crisp Room Temperature Acidity Dry

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Sentoku, a gift from Sentoku...Junmai is a traditional ...the... Junmai is a traditional sake...the local sake! It's a little bit different from the popular sake...but I think it's a good sake for a meal. I don't like Ginshizuku and Kinshizuku because they are alkaloids... Thanks for the hard-to-find sake 🍶... Hmmm... I guess that's what general sake is like.... Now I have to go to Okinawa...

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Ordered to win the national championship. The rice has a robust flavor. It is surprisingly easy to cut. Perfect with meat dishes.

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I wish I could have been there to see it all! The other day I walked past the liquor section of a large supermarket and found a familiar name for a sake 😁I found Chitoku, the gateway to Miyazaki Prefecture 🐎 breaking through the impregnable castle gate of Miyazaki Prefecture 🐎. It's a cup of sake, but it's a celebration. If I hadn't seen the sakenowa, I wouldn't have noticed it. Thank you all 😄😄😄.

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Where to Buy

はせがわ酒店

千徳純米山田60 1800ml 日本酒千徳酒造宮崎県¥2,999

# 90

2.85 pt.

Kanemitsu Shuzo Hiroshima

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Fizzy Sweetness Fruity Tingly

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Delicious. A little alcohol horny.

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We came across 181 bottles this year that are exclusive to restaurants😊. We had great food and great drinks!

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We had good food and good drinks!

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Where to Buy

佐野屋〜日本酒・ワイン通販専門店

【箱入】桜吹雪　農と醸の矜持(のうとじょうのきょうじ)　大吟醸斗瓶採り　2022BY 720ml¥11,000

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