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Introducing sake brands with the strongest impression of "Spice" flavor, ranked by the strength of the impression.
# 21
3.37 pt.
玉風味
Tamagawa Shuzo
Niigata
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Juice
Warm Sake
Chilled
Sweet and Sour
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Muscat
Miso
Return Series. With the concept of "to the world", alcohol 12℃. It's something I've been curious about because of my perception that it's an emerging force in Niigata. It's a white wine taste. Almost a white wine. The sourness of the wine was so strong that I gave up on it.
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A 50% polished Junmai Daiginjo, Meguro Gorosuke, from Tama Flavor in Uonuma City (formerly Morimon Village), Niigata Prefecture. As is typical of Uonuma sake, it is a ginjo-shu that is not overly aromatic. I remember drinking it once at Tatsuya, a yakiton (grilled pork dumpling) restaurant in Numabukuro on the Seibu Shinjuku Line.
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Lighter than expected, sour, sweet and ricey. I was worried before drinking it because it had quite a bit of color, but I was relieved to see the explanation on the back label. The Tama Flavor brewery is known for its regular brand, Tama Flavor, which is a light, dry sake that is the king of Uonuma, but they also brew Itkey and 46°C Echigo-Bushi (Samurai), which I recognized once again as a brewery with a very sharp personality.
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# 22
3.34 pt.
Kinshimasamune
Kinshimasamune
Kyoto
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Sharp
Creamy
Flamboyant
Dry
Room Temperature
Umami
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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# 23
3.31 pt.
Tanzawasan
Kawanishiya Shuzoten
Kanagawa
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Firm
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Subtle
Warm Sake
Cooling
At Shinbashi Japanese Sake Bar Shinme Awa Yamadanishiki 60, light smokiness appetizers
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Polishing ratio 70%. It has a pleasantly sweet taste, but it also has a slight sourness that goes down the throat, so you won't get tired of drinking it! I want to know more about Kanagawa sake!
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#700 Finally 700 check-in. The goldfish pattern on the back of the label is also cute.
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Where to Buy
酒浪漫うちやま 楽天市場店
Rakuten
丹澤山
(「隆」醸造元)「凜峰 山廃純米2015」
1800ml
¥3,740
丹澤山
【純米酒】麗峰
1800ml
¥4,070
# 24
3.30 pt.
Uzenhakubai
Haneda Shuzo
Yamagata
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Gentle
Fruity
Dry
Juice
Flamboyant
Fruity
Umami
#Otsuka# w/o/as/ta/ishi/to/akutsu Next, we were told that yellowtail radish would be served. We had this one. It is a solid sake 🤔. It also has a full-bodied flavor. A good combination ✨.
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#Otsuka# W small/hori I wanted something sweet, so I went for the nigori type... I didn't feel much sweetness and it left a pungent taste😅. Well, it's good because it tastes good👍
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Rice used is Dewanosato At first sip, I thought, "This is delicious! This is quite a talented brewer. The moment you take a sip, the banana-like sweetness spreads, with a good amount of bitterness in the aftertaste. It is not gorgeous, but the atmosphere is calm and serene from start to finish. It is a nice and classy sake and I liked it❣️.
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はせがわ酒店
Rakuten
羽前白梅
ちろり 燗純米吟醸
1800ml
日本酒
羽根田酒造
山形県
¥3,850
羽前白梅
百花 純米吟醸
1800ml
日本酒
羽根田酒造
山形県
¥3,850
Where to Buy
木川屋 山形の地酒専門店
Amazon
羽前白梅
純米酒
720ml
¥1,980
羽前白梅
純米酒
1800ml
¥3,740
# 25
3.25 pt.
Ayaka
Asahigiku Shuzo
Fukuoka
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Young
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Acidity
Gentle
Refreshing
Light
Flamboyant
Special Junmai Unfiltered Nama Sake🍶 Yamadanishiki🌾. A little grassy? But it's not unpleasant, and it's ✨sure. Slightly dry and semi-dry. Mild with a touch of sweetness on a flat plate rather than a glass. Very gentle with raw bell bell pepper meat stuffing🫑: ☺️ Sea and @ Takadanobaba 20231005
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Sour taste spreads quickly Good before meals Easy to drink
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I bought a bottle of Ayahana Slightly Sparkling Nigori when I went to Fukuoka last year. There were no stores in Tokyo that carried it, so I went to Sakatoya in Mizonokuchi to buy it 🍶. The first aroma is sweet with a hint of koji and acidity. When you put it in your mouth, you can feel the slight carbonation. The sweetness of juicy rice with a slight bitterness and a refreshing crispness. It was delicious again this year 🍶✨️
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# 26
3.24 pt.
白鷺の城
Tanaka Shuzojo
Hyogo
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Apple
Graceful
Bittersweet
Plum
We opened a bottle at the office. This is the first time we have had "Shirasagi no Shiro", another name for Himeji Castle. At first I drank it at room temperature, and from the second glass I drank it on the rocks, and I could feel the gentle sweetness of the sake. The taste reminded me of Tengu Mai's Yamahai brewing. I'd like to try it warmed.
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The location changed and we went to Hyogo Sake EXPO 2022, a local sake event in Hyogo, at Kobe Hankyu. I tasted a regular product, a draft version. I had tasted the hi-ire version before, so I wondered what the draft version was like. It was easier to drink than the hi-ire version, but not to my taste. I prefer the Shirasagi no Shiro (castle of the egret), which is made with Nojoho.
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The only place I can think of that uses Nojoho is Okutanba. The overall impression is gentle and the taste comes slowly. It looks like wood, grass, or herb. It also has a classy atmosphere. The sake here is not my favorite, but when I find it, I buy it for some reason.
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# 27
3.23 pt.
久米桜
Kumezakurashuzou
Tottori
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Warm Sake
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Lemon
Fruity
Nama yeast ✨Agrochemical-free, fertilizer-free rice Tottori Asahi🌾. The color is clear yellow. Aged but easy to drink. Dry. Loose ☺️ I wanted this one to be heated up too 😅81% low milled rice. It is said that 81% is the last word for the soil. Keyaki-hiroba Beer Festival @ Saitama Super Arena 20230915
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Kimoto Junmai Genmai Sake🍶Remon Doo🍋Ichibi🔥 Yamadanishiki🌾 from Hago, Tottori Prefecture. Lemon indeed. Sourness is sizzling. Best match for fried chicken 👍I wish I could have frozen the sake and mixed it with soda water and drank it with lemon as the sales pitch 😅. Keyaki-hiroba Beer Festival @ Saitama Super Arena 20230915
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Junmai Nigori 1-Ki Hajime Genzake 🍶 from Yatsugo, Tottori Prefecture (Koji) 23% Yamadanishiki 🌾 (Kake) 77% Strong 🌾Nomaburst✨. I wonder if this is a special version of Starburst🤔I'm not sure what "Noma" means😅 It's cloudy with a strong acidity! A little cedar aroma. A bit harsh. I still want to warm up the sake 😆 I drank 5 cups of Kumezakura and hardly drank any beer even though it was a beer festival 😅. Keyaki-hiroba Beer Festival @ Saitama Super Arena 20230915
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Where to Buy
Let’s enjoy酒生活.酒文化 タナカ
Rakuten
久米桜
きもと オオカミ 強力90 にごり 火入れ
1800ml
久米桜酒造
熱燗 燗酒 人気 父の日
¥4,950
久米桜
生もと 芽依 にごり 無農薬無施肥 鳥取旭 81% R5BY
久米桜酒造
熱燗 燗酒 人気 父の日 お中元
¥5,500
# 28
3.22 pt.
Suginishiki
Sugii Shuzo
Shizuoka
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Yogurt
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Warm Sake
Spice
White koji sake is said to be characterized by the sourness of citric acid. It is not refreshing, but it has a strong feeling like Yamahai, and the taste is dry, but it has a sour and bitter feeling like grapefruit.
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. Sake Rice: HONOFUJI from Shizuoka Prefecture Acidity: 1.4 Sake meter: +11 Rice polishing ratio: 70 Yeast : Association 701 At Tonpei in Toyohashi's West Station Dry, non-habitual flavor, maybe a bit acidic. ✩3.5
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☆☆☆☆☆ The third bottle was Sugi Nishiki. Kaiun, Eikun, and Hana no Mai were also available, but I chose a sake I thought was new to me. It is rather crisp and dry. I can smell a little alcohol, but I think it is a clear dry sake.
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Where to Buy
酒浪漫うちやま 楽天市場店
Rakuten
杉錦
【純米酒】
生もと90〔火入れ〕720ml
¥1,760
杉錦
【純米】誉冨士 山廃仕込み
1800ml
¥2,970
# 29
3.20 pt.
Kaishun
Wakabayashi Shuzo
Shimane
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Dry
Acidity
Umami
Pineapple
Room Temperature
Chilled
Sweetness
Banana
Very dry and light. The spiciness is also strong, but the malted rice aroma and aftertaste are typical of San'in. This balance is the best! You can enjoy the wide range of tastes when it is heated up, and it is also very good when it is cold. It also goes very well with cold sake. Mr. Ota is a rerun of Nara! The scenery of Nara is exhilarating and calming!
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Always at the restaurant, always in the same way. We had a delicious meal ♪
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Junmai Unfiltered Nama Sake🍶Bizen Omachi🌾. Zushin. Heavy 😳. Strong alcohol taste. Easy to drink with carpaccio flavored with soy sauce. Hot carpaccio with flatfish and arugula✨This is delicious with hot soy sauce sauce 😋. Umi to @ Takadanobaba 20231018
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Where to Buy
酒の番人 ヤマカワ
Rakuten
開春
( かいしゅん )
純米超辛口
720ml
/島根県
若林酒造
【 2528 】
【 日本酒 】
【 お中元 贈り物 ギフト プレゼント 】
¥1,650
開春
( かいしゅん )
純米超辛口
1.8L/
島根県
若林酒造
【 2396 】
【 日本酒 】
【 お中元 贈り物 ギフト プレゼント 】
¥3,300
# 30
3.11 pt.
Kenbishi
Kenbishi Shuzo
Hyogo
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Caramelly
Shaoxing Wine
Umami
Traditional
Room Temperature
Creamy
Steady
Lactic acidity, ripe aroma. Sweet mature feeling in the mouth, marron, unrefined sugar, caramel, mellow to cohesive, pleasant alcohol after going to the back of the tongue. Does the bitterness come? Does the alcohol taste come? And it ends up without either of them asserting themselves. I wonder if the advanced Kembishi is even more impressive. The bottle looks shining after drinking. The flavor spreads out very well when it is warmed. The umami stimulates the tongue and the bitterness is mellow. Delicious. tongue-tied
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Rich, umami taste. Slightly golden color. When served cold, it has a mellow flavor as if you were eating rice. When heated, it has a soft and soft flavor. Sake that can be drunk without snacks. I like this sake.
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I wonder if this is an aged wine too 🤔. It's even darker than Nada's Nama Ippon 😆. A little bit I feel the alcohol is stronger 😊.
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