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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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It is a Hakkouda Oroshi Gin-Sen 🍶. The daiginjo I've had before is 100% Hanabukiyuki, but this one has koji as Hanabukiyuki🌾 and kake as Mashigure🍚. The top aroma is slightly sweet. When you put it in your mouth, it has a slight sweetness and a nice sharpness. It is less sweet than the Hakkouda Oroshi Daiginjo in a cup that I bought at Shin-Aomori station last year. It was delicious. ✨️

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Aomori Nebuta World Shimbashi Store Super dry, firm 3 kinds of Aomori vegetable tempura Egg tofu

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# 2

4.72 pt.

Morita Shuzo Okayama

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One day when I was about to take a rest day, my colleague came to me with a bottle of sea urchin. ‼️ My colleague's wife's father is a kelp & sea urchin fisherman! Great 😆I have no choice but to drink it 😁. The drink was also a souvenir from my boss's trip to the Chugoku region 📦️ I've only had Gozenshu and Kamishin for Okayama sake so I was looking forward to it 🎵. It has a nice firm umami and a good acidity of arabashiri 😋 It was delicious~ ✌️ We had a lot of sake from my coworkers 😅

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At Momotezashiya, Shinbashi 10th Anniversary Sake Set Hot and spicy sake Clear but a little bit mellow

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At a recreation center in Lake Yamanaka side dish (e.g. fish, shellfish, etc.) pickled cucumber tomato grape

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# 3

4.72 pt.

老松酒造 Hyogo

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We had a good amount of sake from New Year's. I was happy to be able to drink this sake, which is rarely seen in the Kanto area. It is a very refreshing sake with a very smooth aftertaste! It went well with Osechi.

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Purchased at the Laematsu store where I stopped by on my way home from Hatsumode (New Year's visit to a shrine). It was served with dinner on New Year's Day. It was spicy and very good to drink. Too bad I left it at my parents' house without finishing it 😢.

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Slightly aromatic. A model sake. It has a moderate zingy aroma and goes well with meals. Good as an aperitif.

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# 4

4.57 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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☀️ Slightly amber 🟨. I heard that the label is a face of a laughing grandpa when turned upside down 👴🏻. Maybe it's a 2-sided drink... and that's exciting 😄 Indescribable taste with an astringency that is not astringent and a sweet sensation that is not sweet 😑. Mmmm, I'm skeptical 👹. In addition to being elusive, it's easy to drink neat and without alcohol. Everything feels like a middle ground 🍶. It's a sake that seems to change a thousand ways with food, too bad we only have grilled sausage🌭 right now😱. It is hard to capture the individuality of the sake 🍶 and the taste may change depending on your mood or physical condition 🍶. In my personal opinion, I think it is easy to fool the low quality of sake by the outstanding acidity and easy to adjust it by setting up the sweetness 🤔. I think it is easy to disguise the low quality of the sake by the outstanding acidity, and it is also easy to adjust it by setting up sweetness 🤔. I will be checking out this sake in the future 🤗

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Delicious - had on the Shu*Kura sake train. It was smooth and silky. Very good!

# 5

4.54 pt.

Niigatadaiichi Shuzo Niigata

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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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Yellow Label Junmai-shu, No.6 yeast, direct-fermented, unfiltered, unpasteurized sake Ingredients : Gohyakumangoku, Koshibuki Rice polishing ratio : 70 Sake degree : +9.5 Alcohol content : 17

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I thought it would be dry, but it also has a sweet and tasty taste. The color is quite yellow, and I felt it was very robust. It seems to go well with rich snacks rather than sashimi. It was quite heavy for a sake beginner.

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# 6

4.53 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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# 7

4.31 pt.

Tanaka Shuzo Niigata

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Peachy Dry Gulping Rugged Astringent Crisp

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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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# 8

4.28 pt.

Nekomanoshizuku

Suehiro Shuzo Fukushima

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Memorandum: 54th At the usual restaurant. The master recommended this sake with a unique name. The master recommended it to me and I enjoyed it. It had a fruity apple aroma and was slightly sweet at first, but the sweetness did not linger. It was a refreshing drink with a fruity apple aroma and a slightly sweet taste at first, but the sweetness didn't linger. Strength: 15%, Polishing ratio: 60 100% Yumenokou (grown in Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture) Sake meter: ±0, Acidity: 1.2-1.5

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Label looks like white wine

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Sake at home. The sardine shioyaki I bought along with the sake is delicious.

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# 9

4.15 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720ml¥2,640

# 10

4.14 pt.

岡崎酒造 Yamaguchi

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Dry Acidity Rugged Bitterness Umami Light Crisp Sweetness

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The label has started to change from spring to summery. It is a refreshing sake with the flavor of rice. The accompaniment is Tsukasa Gyoza

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A souvenir from a business trip to Hagi. It was a nice sake. I want to drink it again.

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At Hankyu Department Store I had a chance to drink all kinds of sake. The nigori was also delicious. They also gave us a 1:1 blend of nigori and junmai. It was also delicious. The one that caught my attention was the Junmai sake "P&A (Panda)", Junmai sake "P&A (Panda)". It's black and white, so I guess it's 🐼😁. It is said that lactic acid is not used in the yeast stocking but is substituted with citric acid produced from white and black malted rice and fermented slowly at low temperature. It is refreshing and light to drink. Pleasant acidity and a clean aftertaste, but it was a bit unusual.

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