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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.

# 21

3.64 pt.

Chiyonosono Shuzo Kumamoto

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Acidity Fizzy Wine

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Kumamoto's local sake, Sanzanmura Slightly sweet ginjo aroma A light, sweet mouthfeel with a soft acidity. Like drinking fresh green apple juice I drank too much and my memory is fuzzy I'm not even sure of the notes I wrote at the time😅. Anyway, it's delicious! Sake brewed with sake rice grown by a pesticide-free method called "Koi Farming" in Sanzan Village! Using the carp farming method, carp are released into the rice paddies 🌾🌾 to get rid of pests. A few years ago, I drank Manbo from Kumamoto Kameman Shuzo, which was a sake made using the duck farming method🦆! There are many people in Kumamoto who practice natural farming methods 🫶.

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Japanese Sake Fest @ Osaka Bay Tower (・ω・`) There is a very good flavor on it, but it also has a light sourness and freshness According to the pamphlet, it is suitable for yakitori and oden. I felt it would be suitable for the autumn taste!

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Rice used is unknown We do not know the concept, but it seems to be a "cat series" and there are others like "Wind and Cats". Although low-alcoholic, it is not light and has a deep flavor. It was fruity, well-balanced and delicious sake. ❗️

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# 22

3.64 pt.

Naminooto Shuzo Shiga

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Umami Caramelized Rich Floral

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Watanosen. The mild flavor and sweetness enters immediately after the first bite, and continues until the end.

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Best when drunk warmed.

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At Kumegawa Kurama Delicious and well-balanced Appetizers

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# 23

3.49 pt.

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Umami Hot Temperature Firm Dry Acidity Juicy Full-flavored Room Temperature

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Clean and light!

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Junmai Sake Rice: Yamadanishiki Rice polishing: 70%. Alcohol: 15% abv.

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shelterwood harvesting

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# 24

3.49 pt.

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Weighty Umami Acidity Rich Room Temperature Raisin Rugged Hot Temperature

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Junmai ✨Akiagari ✨Primal rice wine from the mountains ✨Akiagari 🍁. A bit poofy, but not harsh. Sour, sweet and spicy. Darker taste. It's the kind of sake that goes well with food. A bit alcoholic. I had it with tuna fish and pak choi yakisoba 😋. Umi to @Takadanobaba 20211009

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#Osaka Umeda#, Osaka, Japan wHARA/Hometown Cuisine We will compare the drinks anyway, We will continue to drink this Yamahai. It is thick and sweet. It goes well with snacks. It's good!

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#Osaka Umeda#, Japan W Hara/Kishi The next recommendation of the restaurant, The first sip of Mashirao Yamahai special sake. It is mild, yet deep. I enjoyed it without tasting the snacks, just like a sake tasting cycle. I'm enjoying it 😁.

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# 25

3.47 pt.

Endo Shuzojo Nagano

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Fizzy Fruity Tingly Bitterness Balanced Melon-flavored Milky

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I'm not feeling well, so I've been trying to cut back on my drinking, but a classmate from junior high school, who I haven't seen in a while, invited me out for a drink and I ended up having one. Oh well. I found a nice bottle of Naotora and had it. It's so good that I remember it tastes good even when I'm drunk. It is a Junmai Daiginjo, but the freshness is dominant and the flavor is good. Isn't the difference between it and the ordinary Naotora too drastic?

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I drink at a restaurant where young people seem to congregate. The owner, who says he is a big fan of Koyama Shoten, introduces us to some Koyama Shoten originals. Next to Tamitsu is Naotora. This is a brand that is not often drunk by individuals. So I can't compare this one with the regular version, but it was delicious. It was a little bit tangy.

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Another bottle opened for Valentine's Day🥂. It's been waiting in the fridge for a while. I'm a little worried... It's sweet and fruity with a strong flavor. But the bitterness afterwards is quite strong. ‼︎ And a little bit of hiney aroma... "The harmony of fresh fermentation gas and flavor is very popular. The harmony of fresh fermentation gas and umami is very popular". I was a bit disappointed in this one 😓.

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# 26

3.46 pt.

Ofuku Shuzo Niigata

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Soy Source Velvety Forceful

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Sometimes a cup of sake, a Niigata souvenir 🍶Classic taste, but with a surprisingly refreshing aftertaste 😋Thanks for the delicious taste!

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Sake on the Shinkansen 🍶. Served at Izakaya Toki today 🤩. It is a dry sake with a refreshing taste.

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On the night of the 20th anniversary of the Niigata Chuetsu Earthquake. Dedication 🍶.

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# 27

3.42 pt.

Kinshimasamune Kyoto

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Milky Sharp Dry Creamy Room Temperature Flamboyant Spice

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I've known the name for a while, but this is my first time drinking it. The rice is 100% Shukumei. It's fruity at first, but at the end, it hits you hard. It was easier to drink Gohyakumangoku, a special junmai, but I thought it had a common taste and passed it up. This one has more character. It is fruity and dry.

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First Fushimi sake after debuting at Sake-no-wa! It's been a while since we went to Kyoto, so we decided to buy a bottle of Fushimi sake. The first time I took it out of the refrigerator, I had the impression that it was too alcoholic to be good for me😑. However, as the temperature gets closer to room temperature, the sweetness increases and it's nice 😳 It's mellow and easy to drink like Fushimi sake. It's delicious! This is a sake that should not be chilled, but lukewarm heating might be good too🤔. I'm so glad I bought it in the end ☺️.

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A fellow triathlete was at Daimaru in Kyoto, A triathlete friend of mine was at Daimaru in Kyoto and bought it on the recommendation of the clerk. He asked me to come over to his house to drink it 🍾. If we're going to drink, let's practice first ⤴︎ So 🏊&🚲&🏃‍♂️ practice and then party 🍻. It's aged well and colored perfectly ✨. But I can say with certainty that it's not something you can just slurp down on a tired body, I'm sure it's not something you can just chug down 🤣. Best to drink it dry 😅.

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# 28

3.33 pt.

Sasaiwai Shuzo Niigata

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Acidity Light Sweetness Apple Yogurt Dry Caramelized Sugar

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Sasasande - I'm still in the sasandei. A trophy of the Niigata expedition. Surprisingly, it tastes like a summer sake with a strong acidity. It is said to be made from 100% Kame-no-o with a 65% rice polishing ratio. I wonder if anyone can guess the type of rice by the masking. Someday I would like to say, "Oh, this is Omachi"...

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Purchased at Ponshukan. It has a cute design that does not look like a cup of sake. The sake is brewed with four varieties of rice produced by four farmers in the Nishigama district, located in the far west of Niigata Prefecture. So that's what the grains of rice on the label mean. That makes sense. The sake was served cold in the cold sake corner at the store, so I chilled it well at home. It has a well-balanced taste, not too sweet or dry. It is easy to drink and delicious. Niigata's cup sake has a huge variety and high quality.

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Rice used is Gohyakumangoku The acidity is effective, and the umami flavor is penetrating. It has been a long time since this sake had the impact of a sake made from a traditional sake yeast yeast yeast.

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# 29

3.33 pt.

Koshiji no Kobai

Kubiki Shuzo Niigata

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Floral Melon-flavored Acidity Umami Grapefruit Expansive Bitterness Sweetness

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This is a unit work of three breweries in Joetsu: Katafune (Takeda Sake Brewery), Koshiji-no-Kenbai (Kubiki Shuzo), and Chiyonomitsu (Chiyonomitsu Sake Brewery). Kura-kept yeast, fresh yeast, and shibari. The proprietor introduced that there is a new trial in Niigata as well. Delicious! It starts with a light sweetness, followed by acidity and a sharp bitterness. This complexity is good. I couldn't take my eyes off of the sake from Joetsu. There is a recommendation from Takeda Shuzo on the back label, which is also interesting.

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6/10 This is an autumn sake targeted in its name to be drunk with Akitonou fish. It is designed to be paired with fatty swordfish, which gives it a strong umami flavor. Am I right? It is a beautiful sake with acidity, so it has a lot of flavor, but the second half of the sake is very smooth. It certainly goes well with the Akinatai fish! This kind of thing is a strategy.

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Koshiji-no-Kenbai Hiyoshi Rice polishing ratio 65 Alcohol content 16%. Rice: Gohyakumangoku, etc. On this day, a crab party was held with friends. There were a total of nine people from Tokyo, Hida Furukawa and Toyama. We had 7 four-packs and 1 one-pack of sake to save space in our fridge 😅. The first one was a hiyaoroshi from the Kubiki Shuzo brewery in Joetsu. The first one was Hiyoroshi from Kubiki Sake Brewery in Joetsu, Japan. It has a mature flavor from cold storage and was a good toast to start off the event. ✌️

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# 30

3.31 pt.

Hasegawa Shuzo Niigata

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Nutty Gentle Soft Crisp Floral Umami Subtle Penetrating

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Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the ㊗️ Sake no Jin, 30 bottles of Niigata sake cups 🎉Chapter 1 Sweet and sour. Zarame. Gentle ☺️. Good with Hokkaido Hakkaku sashimi to get rid of the cloying taste👍Good with fat rather than plain white meat 😋Warmed up to 50 degrees, mild. The riceiness is up, and the acidity is softened. It also has a sweetness. Order from Sake Kadoya @ Murakami, drink at home 20240315

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Purchased at the new "Haneda Airport Garden" at Haneda Airport, an antenna store for the Yamakoshi area in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture. The rice used is "Gohyakumangoku" produced in Niigata Prefecture. In short, it is a rich and full-flavored Junmai-shu. It has a classical taste and looks good when heated! The dusty label is impressive.

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This is a gifted sake. I don't buy my own sake in a wooden box😅. When I opened the bottle, I felt that the crisp taste was sharp, but after the second day, the flavor increased and it was very delicious! It's a great sake!

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