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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 1

4.98 pt.

Kikukoma Shuzo Aomori

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Lineup of Aomori Cuisine Ya

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. At "Kita no Kitchen Onjiki" in Hachioji It was lukewarm and had a nice soft acidity! ✩4.0

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Refreshing, fruity and easy to drink. I drank it at room temperature, but it seems to go in more like water when it's cold.

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# 2

4.83 pt.

Makino Shuzo Gunma

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New Year's Day offerings. It was good for Osechi.

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Record of 2021/7/20 Gunma Cup Classic sake with the taste of rice.

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This is the last Maikaze series for this year. It's been quite a while, but we'll be having "Mt. Haruna" for the last time! When the bottle is opened and poured, it has a relaxing sweet aroma. It has a peachy aroma. It also has a slightly banana-like flavor. The palate is smooth, as is typical of Gunma sake, with a slight sweetness that is typical of "Maifu" and a nice astringent taste that plays an active role in the background! The astringency also gives it a mineral taste, which I personally feel is similar to the "Tenpyo Junmai" that I drank before👍. In the latter half, the astringency becomes the main taste, which reminds me of grapefruit. It melts away at the end, so it goes down smoothly! I've enjoyed many Maikaze series this year, including "Akagisan"✨I'm looking forward to next year!

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# 3

4.66 pt.

Negami Shuzoten Shizuoka

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Warm Sake Spice

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No label, which is very rare in this world. The taste is profound and robust with a very gorgeous aroma.

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Easy to drink. Delicious.

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Shizuoka Sake Tour. Gotemba's Kinmei Ryotama Junmai Ginjo, alc.16%. When served in the refrigerator, it has a subtle cider-like aroma. The aroma does not change much in the mouth, and after the alcohol and weak acidity, the umami of rice comes easily. The aftertaste is stimulated by alcohol, but it is not an unpleasant attack, but rather a strange numbing sensation and heat. There is no significant change even when the temperature is set to room temperature. Should we wait a few days? Two days later, the alcoholic stimulation has disappeared, and the umami of the rice has become noticeably mellower. The aroma is still cider-like, so the overall impression is that it is a cross between sake and mead. This is good.

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# 4

4.41 pt.

Katayama Shuzo Fukui

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Hot Temperature Spice

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( ⑉¯ ⑉ )🍶🍶🍶🍶+ Today I received a gift of sake called Kansai 😀 This is a brand I have never heard of before 😊It seems to be a popular sake often drunk in Fukui. When I drank it, I found it to be a strong style of traditional sake 😚 with a good balance of flavor, sweetness, and bitterness, and it was thick 🥰It was like an all-purpose sake 🤤.

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Drinking out after a long time, a dinner party with the whole family It was a chilly autumn night, so we had some local sake hot. The soft taste on the palate and the heat from the warmed sake filled our bodies! This Kansai hot sake, which is easy to drink and has no quirks, has become my standard for comparing hot sake. The image of the bottle is borrowed from the official website.

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Tasted and purchased this one as well. Sweet and tasty without feeling high alcohol content. And a trace of nuttiness. I can't drink a lot of it since it's 20 degrees, but I've never tasted a regular sake with such a good taste 💦. A little like Morinori's Kamisen Unfiltered Nama Sake. This brewery has been making only Kaisen and Kamisen for many years and has been slow to release Junmai.

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# 5

4.36 pt.

Fukuda Shuzo Nagasaki

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Warmed. Tangy, dry and smooth on the palate. alc.14%.

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Sweet aroma. Just the right amount of sweetness and aroma.

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# 6

4.36 pt.

Kitajima Shuzo Shiga

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Spice Creamy Bitterness Piercing Acidity Umami Firm Sweetness

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Full-bodied dry taste. The bitterness is backed by a strong rice flavor. It is delicious!

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Open the bottle❗️ Huh?　You're not well. There's a warning on the bottle, but... I poured it into a glass, but no bubbles came out. The taste isn't bad, but it's a bit bitter. The taste isn't bad, but it's a little bitter. This is... What's wrong with Kitajima Shuzo❗️?

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Hitorijime" 🍶 which I received as a free gift. A perfect balance of umami and bitterness 😋. It's been a long time since I've had a good time at Mishiroei, I'm satisfied with it. ‼️

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Where to Buy

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とくりやKOBIN御代栄純米大吟醸日本酒火入180ml滋賀県北島酒造¥1,100 御代栄無円相純米大吟醸火入1.8L1800ml滋賀県北島酒造日本酒¥3,960

# 7

4.27 pt.

Tabata Shuzo Wakayama

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At home. The second item of the sake tasting party. Wakayama Rashomon. I had the impression that it was a famous sake with a harsh name and a long history, so I thought it would have a strong alcoholic taste, but no matter what, it's very easy to drink. It doesn't have a gorgeous aroma like Raifuku, but you can feel the sweetness of the rice strongly in your mouth, and it has a clear and light taste, so you can go as much as you want.

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Purchased at the Shinsaibashi Takashimaya Department Store on the recommendation of a store clerk. Rice used is unknown. The richness of the original sake can be felt. It does not have much of a nama-zake character, and is clear and clean through the throat, making it a sake that you will never get tired of drinking. Because of its name, I had always assumed it was a sake from Kyoto. I️ was surprised to learn that it was the first Japanese sake to win the Monde Selection gold medal, and that Wakayama is proud of this world-class sake. My sincere apologies 🙏.

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# 8

4.10 pt.

Yoshidakin'uemon Shoten Fukui

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Caramelly Spice

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［Fukui Spring New Sake Festival 10] I'm on my 10th cup of sake 😁. I was looking for my favorite "Hakugakusen" and found that it was only available on the first day of the event, so I went here instead 🍶. Unnoi Junmai Ginjo Nama Genjyo. Banana-like aroma, gentle sweetness on the palate, and a lingering mild umami aftertaste. I have a connection with "Kumonoi" since I brought it to the Kansai Sake-no-Iwa offline meeting I attended last summer, and it is still delicious when I drink it again.

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This bottle was given to me as a birthday gift last year. I've been accumulating a stock of sake, so I decided to drink it slowly. It's a rare opportunity to see a bottle of sake in a tobin enclosure! It makes my heart dance ✨. When you open the bottle and pour it, you can smell a slight ginjo aroma. It is almost scentless. The mouthfeel is very clean, but the soft, milky sake quality and subtle sweetness of the rice gradually covers the tongue! The spiciness and the strength of 16% alcohol can be felt in the latter half of the bottle, but the overall flavor is moderate. I think I have not had such a clear sake since I drank the highest quality sake of "Akagisan" (12,000 yen for 720ml)! It is as pure as a gentle breeze. It quietly accompanies you from the beginning to the end. The taste is the very embodiment of "elegance. It is a good bottle to drink by itself or to enjoy as a food wine! Enjoy it carefully over the course of the day👍.

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［The 2nd Bishu Competition Tasting Event ⑫ Tasting report finally comes to an end! Let's see how many drinks you can drink with the remaining tickets 😁. Unnoi Ginjo Koshu Hinichishin It has a golden color reminiscent of whisky, an aged aroma similar to soy sauce, a smooth mouthfeel with a caramel-like sweetness and a unique aged aroma, and a punchy burnt caramel aroma with a light aftertaste. This one had been aged since 1993, and it tasted like it was about to wake up to old sake✨.

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# 9

4.01 pt.

Kameoka Shuzo Ehime

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This is also the first time I have seen it. It was good as a food sake.

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This is also Ehime's Chiyonokame🍶. I bought this one as a set 💡. I don't know why I take pictures when I see a big fortune on the back 😎😎.

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It's been a while since I've had sake. I don't often have a chance to drink Ehime sake, but I remembered this bottle that my aunt gave me and opened the bottle. It is a light cloudy, shwashy sake. It is sweet and slightly bitter. Delicious. I can only thank my aunt for this.

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# 10

4.00 pt.

Kamofuku Shuzo Shimane

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Gradual Creamy Spice

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Photo left. Sweet alcohol. From the name, I thought it would have great quirks, but it is very sake-like and easy to drink. It has a full-bodied flavor.

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9 points (wife: 8.5 points) Ingredients : Rice (domestic), Rice malt (domestic) Rice used: Gohyakumangoku Rice polishing ratio: less than 50 Acidity: 1.6 Yeast used: Shimane University HA11 Alcohol percentage：17 Store where purchased: After all is said and done, Waface (Sapporo, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo) Slightly ripe pineapple-like sweetness on the top palate The same fruity aroma as the top shelf, the full sweetness and rice flavor spreads with a light lactic acidity, and the slight bitterness and spiciness of the alcohol makes it finish quickly and smoothly. The aroma is fruity, the sweetness and the umami of the rice are both strong, but the slight bitterness and the dryness of the alcohol in the latter half bring them together nicely, so it goes well with meals and is of course delicious on its own. It goes well with sashimi and chicken tataki.

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Location Shimane Prefecture Rice type Yamadanishiki Type of sake Junmai Ginjo Polishing degree 50% or less Alcohol content 17°. Sake Mother Shimane University HA11 Rating （scale 0-3) (Item) Inokashira (Aroma) +2 Banana (Appearance) Crystal (Taste) Taste Body 2 Acid 2 Sweetness 2.5 Spiciness 3 Bitterness 2 Lingering Strong alcohol aftertaste with rice sweetness Impression Dry and fruity Fruity sweetness with a sense of freshness comes on the attack, followed by a strong alcoholic kick. Fruity, but a little heavy with banana and rice. The acidity also makes it not feel that sweet.

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