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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 1

4.98 pt.

hatomasamune Aomori

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I went on a business trip to Aomori the other day and brought this as a souvenir. I vaguely matched it with squid or tuna. I thought it was probably a local luxury sake. It was a very tasty and elegant sake.

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The aroma is slightly fruity and crisp. When you take a sip of it, it comes in smoothly and mellowly. In other words, it is easy to drink, but it would be better if it had a little more depth of flavor. The final gulp is classic, and I feel that it is typical of Tohoku Aomori. ⭐︎:3.5

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Aomori sake 3 types at Daifukumaru near Aomori station We had them with Tasake and Hachisen! They all went perfectly with Aomori's delicious sashimi!

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# 2

4.77 pt.

Morita Shuzo Okayama

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Shaoxing Wine Dry

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I bought it at a sake brewery when I visited Kurashiki at the end of September. I did not know that there was a sake brewery in the Bikan Historical Quarter, so I was led into the store. I was asked about my taste in sake, and this is what was recommended to me. The aroma spread from the moment the sake was poured into the cup, the taste was full and thick with rice flavor, and the dry sake disappeared quickly and easily. The 500mL bottle size can be consumed in one sitting, which is just the right size for a sake that changes its flavor as time goes by.

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Morita Shuzo, Arahashiri High alcohol content 17-18%, clean and dry but a little sweet

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Clearly dry Tempura fatty fish, liver

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# 3

4.77 pt.

Hokusetsu Shuzo Niigata

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Oniyasha Centrifuged Junmai Ginjo Nigori Sake. It is a delicious sake with a creamy mouthfeel and a bitter taste that comes after the umami and goes down the throat. I think it's a slightly dry nigorizake. It's delicious 😋The label has a picture of the top and bottom. The direction of the label is reversed from the normal Oniyasha label.

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I had not had the pleasure of visiting Sado last year, but I found this at a liquor store in town when I wandered by. I was hooked by the power word "centrifugal separation" and decided to take it home immediately. This is a good sake. It is very soft and elegant on the palate. The rice is made from Gohyakumangoku with a 55% milling ratio, but it is beautiful, with the sweetness and flavor of the rice riding on the transparency of the 35% milling ratio. The aroma is banana-like. The taste is full of sweetness, but the gradual entry of acidity is clear and the balance of sweet and sour is pleasant.

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Centrifugation Slightly alcoholic flavor, but no aftertaste

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# 4

4.65 pt.

Kikusui Shuzo Kochi

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It was hot... in May... in Saitama Prefecture too. There were some extremely hot days 🤣. On the last day of GW, I went to a shopping mall on the way home from a movie with my wife. I went to a shopping mall to do some shopping. We wandered around Cardi's. Sake. Ice sake?　I thought it would be good when it gets hotter. I tossed it in the back of the basket. I had it waiting in the freezer, but I didn't realize how quickly it would crisp up. It was hot, so I decided to finish it off with a dessert. Adult sherbet Naoshichi is a brand of citrus fruit from Kochi. It's good to have in the freezer from now on. ⭕️ The manufacturer is Kikusui Sake Brewery. No, it's from Kochi, so it's from here.

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August 13, 2022 Lunch drink at my in-laws' house. Invited to a BBQ. We had about 3 bottles of beer. Then this one appeared. It has gold It is a sparkling wine with a mild fizzy feeling Sparkling with gold leaf and mild fizziness. Low alcohol and a little sweet. low alcohol and a little sweet. and slightly sweet, it is easy to drink.

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Okan's present sake series. Today I chose Kikusui. I didn't know there was a Kikusui in Tosa. I didn't know that😓I expected some sweetness since it is a junmai ginjo, but it was very dry. Sometimes it is nice to drink sake at room temperature. It's a single-batch bottle, so it's easy to open 😄.

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# 5

4.58 pt.

老松酒造 Hyogo

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The top of the tree. Sourness and sweetness, both present. It leaves an aftertaste, but it is not unpleasant. It was good, moderately rich. What is kijoshu? I searched for it and found out that it is brewed with sake, not water.

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Souvenirs from a trip to see the autumn leaves at Momijiyama in Yamazaki, Shiso City. Currently, there are two remaining sake breweries in the city, Sanyo Sake Brewery and Old Pine Brewery, but until 40 years ago, there was another brewery, Honke Monzenya, which brewed and sold a type of sake called sansho (three laughs). The building of the Honke Monzenya still remains, but in order to make the most of the historical landscape where sake breweries line up from Sanyo Bai to Laematsu and Honke Monzenya, The Yamazaki Central City Area Revitalization Committee (Good Town Project) was formed, and over a period of two years, "Sansho" was revived! There is a café called "Sansho" on the former site. Let's start with the old pine tree.

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It's been a while since I've posted. When I stopped by my hometown, there was a fall festival. Old Pine nearby was selling sake by the cup and I was sucked into the store. I was attracted by the "Hiyoroshi" (limited hiyaoroshi) and bought it! I should have bought several bottles. I liked it so much that I wished I had bought a few bottles (which I couldn't), and I sipped it after dinner and finally finished it 🍶.

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# 6

4.37 pt.

Tanaka Shuzo Niigata

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Dry Peachy Gulping Rugged Astringent Crisp Cooling Fresh

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A gift from my brother at home the other day. It was chilly, so I paired it with pork shabu-shabu. It was a little high at 17%, so I tasted it slowly at first and then served it on the rocks in the latter half of the bottle. I enjoyed the mildness of the wine.

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A refreshing, dry sake. It is the type of sake for drinking at night.

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This is another sake that was mentioned in this month's special issue of dancyu on sake that tastes good at "room temperature". Niigata Prefecture has many breweries, and there are still a few that I have yet to try. There are many breweries in Niigata that I have yet to try. I'd like to try it at room temperature or lukewarm.

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# 7

4.34 pt.

Sudo Honke Ibaraki

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Coffee CherryBlossom

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Rice used is something from Kasama That's one word for the wonderful ‼️. I feel it's sophisticated and seamless. Full of flavor with a clean aftertaste. The price is high, but the level is also quite high. ‼️

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Yasube poured sake from the Sudo Honke, the oldest sake brewery in Japan. The sake was refreshing and had a rich umami flavor. It was a sake that I would like to try drinking warmed.

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★★★☆☆☆ Sweet, but with a pungent aftertaste

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# 8

4.30 pt.

Nekomanoshizuku

Suehiro Shuzo Fukushima

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Light Flamboyant

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It's for your drinking record 🍶📸.

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A little dry Goes well with yakitori 3, 7/5

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# 9

4.28 pt.

Takahashi Shuzoten Iwate

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(˶ᐢ˶ GW Tohoku Tour Purchases (7) I bought this at Ishidoriya Roadside Station 😀. The taste is gentle on the palate😊Sourness? It's a bit sour but easy to drink 😚 It's a bit sweet but refreshing😇. Today I had Tenho, a local ramen of Nagano prefecture 😋 I had the meat fried ramen🍜 and gyoza🥟😘The light ramen and gyoza went well together🥳Next I will try the dandanmen😙.

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Junmai Daiginjo that is not like Yamada Nishiki. The sweetness is moderate. It takes some time for the flavors to develop. Personally, I've always had the impression that Yamadanishiki has a sweet aftertaste, but the dryness of the flavor reminded me of the diversity of Japanese sake. And even though it's supposed to be a little out of character for my taste, it was a dish that made me drink more! As the temperature rises, the taste is distinctly sweet at first and then dry (and crisp) at the end. It broke the stereotype that Yamada Nishiki is sweet! The brewery started brewing in 1922. The name of the brand was changed from the famous water "Horime-no-Ido" to "Horinoi".

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Drinks with my coworkers 🍶. It was delicious ✨

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Where to Buy

酒浪漫うちやま　楽天市場店

堀の井【大吟醸】紫波（しわ）の匠1800ml¥5,500

# 10

4.25 pt.

Niigatadaiichi Shuzo Niigata

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Dry Umami Tingly Fizzy

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I️️ had my first Oniyamama (blue). It was more spicy than the normal Yamama, but the aroma was wonderful and it had a sweetness that was typical of Yamama.

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At a soba noodle restaurant in Kusatsu. Numb. Super dry, but they said it was okay, but you might like it very much.

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