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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 61

2.87 pt.

Ryusen'yaezakura

Senkin Shuzo Iwate

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Chestnutt Neat Dry Soft Complex Sweetness Umami Firm

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Brewery Limited ✨️ brought in by a regular customer GOTCHISO-SAMATSU I just had Yaezakura the other day, so it was easy to compare: ☺️ It's a bit peculiar after all! But I'm lucky🍀🍀 to be able to drink this rare limited edition sake.

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Next was the Ryusen Yaezakura Junmai Sake Takumi no Omachi. Compared to the Yamada-Nishiki we drank earlier, the taste is a little more robust. The aroma is almost imperceptible, but the sweetness and umami of the flavor is stronger than that of Yamadanishiki. I was full of anticipation, wondering what this sake, which won first place in the Governor's Award, would taste like! I went to the brewery and asked them about it, and they told me that they will start selling it next week. I am looking forward to it! It was delicious! (^o^) P.S. This year, my hibiscus has many flower buds. Last year, they hardly bloomed at all... (^_^; )

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Junmai Nama Sake 🍶 Shiboritate✨ Various flavors. Stronger freshly squeezed. Alcohol is also strong. It is assertive throughout. The sliced kipper makes it mild 👍. Fried oyster makes it more charming. It looks like it was made up and became beautiful😅. Nambu Bistro Unmenosu @ Morioka station 20240126

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# 62

2.86 pt.

Hokuan Jozo Nagano

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Amino Acidity Acidity Umami Yogurt Rich Sweetness Burdensome Creamy

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〰︎ 2023BY Association 701 Yeast Hitogokochi 2023/02 Full and deep flavor with sweetness. Well-balanced with a very beautiful acidity of the yeast. Juicy and easy to drink 😋.

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☆☆☆☆☆ I've had Beian Daigoku before, but this is the first time I've had Iyari. It is a lineup of Yamahai. It has the same flavor as Hokan-Daikoku, but with the acidity of Yamahai. No, it might be good. I'm not saying it might be, but it's good.

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Today's sake is Iyari from Omachi, Nagano Prefecture❗️ and its raw sake, pure rice, unfiltered raw sake‼️ The aroma is a faint junmai sweet fragrance❗️As you sip, you will feel the dense texture of the sake on your tongue❗️And then comes the sharp astringency❗️Good as a mid-meal sake⭕️

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# 63

2.86 pt.

Higashi Shuzo Ishikawa

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Sweetness Fruity Umami Crisp Dry Floral Acidity Creamy

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Sake Marche Week 6. Million Stone No White Night. Shinsen and spring rolls. It seems like the spring roll deliciousness has just flowed smoothly from this area, as the records and memories are fuzzy. That's how I feel,

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The rice used is "Hotarumai," a brand of Koshihikari rice. It has a strong acidity and a cider-like taste. The sweetness is moderate, and the aftertaste is refreshing. It seems to go well with strong flavored dishes. It's a little different from what I like, but it's an interesting sake 🍶.

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Made with "Hyakumangoku no Shiro," Ishikawa's newest rice suitable for sake brewing, and Kanazawa yeast. It has a gentle touch and a clean aftertaste. It goes well with sushi rolls with amazu (sweet vinegar).

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# 64

2.86 pt.

Kenbishi Shuzo Hyogo

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Hot Temperature Caramelly Shaoxing Wine Umami Traditional Room Temperature Steady Creamy

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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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# 65

2.85 pt.

Okada Honke Hyogo

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Fizzy Dry Fresh Acidity Peachy Sweetness Light Balanced

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Corner shop at the mysterious cheese shop (2) Since the corner drinking at this restaurant is self-serve, we discovered an unopened bottle of Moridori when searching the refrigerator! I entrusted it to Mr. Nemuchi, a professional corker 😁. I drank a lot of dry sake at an off-line meeting the other day and I'm in the mode that I can drink some dry sake, right? I'm in a mode that some things are dry, so I drank it. It's definitely dry, but it's delicious with a nice sweetness and gasiness 😁.

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I think it was a collaboration of several sake breweries in Hyogo Prefecture.

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Purchased at a liquor store specializing in Hyogo sake with mofu. There were many people drinking sake in the store and the atmosphere was bizarre. When I asked the store staff if it was an event, he told me that they were people who had come from Ozeki's brewery open at a nearby store. The smell of squid filled the air, and the waiter said he was sorry for the smell 🤣. This sake is brewed with salvia yeast collected by students at an agricultural high school. It is slightly effervescent and has a unique flavor. Sweet but cosmetic like no other aroma. A little nutty in the second half. I thought it was a little peculiar. After 3 days, a little bit of rum raisin taste. Definitely tastier than freshly opened 😋.

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# 66

2.84 pt.

Asahigiku Shuzo Fukuoka

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Hot Temperature Umami Mellow Room Temperature Tranquil Warm Sake Cooled Sake Gentle

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This is Asahi Kiku Arahashiri, a Fukuoka souvenir 🍶. It's in a nice looking bottle, but it seems that during the new sake season, Fukuoka's sake is often served in these stoppered bottles. I thought it was nice because it can be corked tightly so it is easy to reuse. The initial aroma is slightly sweet, like cooked rice. In the mouth, it has a mild sweet flavor with a slight astringency. It finishes with a slight bitterness. The astringency was a bit strong, but the sake was delicious with a calm and full flavor typical of Asahi Kiku ✨.

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Hot sake Soft and gentle taste, not too strong even when heated. 3.5/5.0

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Smooth and easy to drink without peculiarities even in hot sake Easy to drink because it is hard to feel the alcohol taste in hot sake It's like soft water.

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Where to Buy

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旭菊綾花特別純米瓶囲い1800mlあやか¥3,520

# 67

2.83 pt.

梅津の生酛

Umezu Shuzo Tottori

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Cooled Sake Shaoxing Wine Caramelized Hot Temperature Glue-like Acidity Astringent Room Temperature

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Caramel aroma. Pungent, powerful and deep umami, lactic acid acidity. Late bitterness and astringency. Good taste. Heated with added water. Tamaei. With half-boiled egg, liver, and enoki mushroom achard.

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Deep yellow. Some sweet aroma. What is it? Caramel? Also a woody aroma. There's also a lactic acidity. Even at room temperature, it is surprisingly tasty. Deep sweetness and astringent acidity. The overall volume is rich and pleasantly complex. I like it! Warm it up. This is also delicious! Pleasant sweetness and voluminous umami and nourishment. It has a soy sauce-like quality that I'm not sure how to handle, but the volume of the umami swallows up any discomfort. It's so nourishing and good! I want to add water and drink it slowly.

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Strong sourness characteristic to Kimoto and low- rice polishment sake. I significantly feel fermentation which alike miso taste. Not sweet Full bodied

# 68

2.82 pt.

Uehara Shuzo Shiga

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Umami Acidity Bitterness Milk Soft Spicy Creamy Firm

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Ordered after the taxi driver. Also raw sake. It's called "Soma no Tengu". It is not possible to read it if it notices the frigana of the label. I'm sorry. It's as difficult to read as Kireuriwari in Osaka. Well, how is the taste...? It's been a long time since I drank muddled sake, so I had a strange feeling at the first sip, but the sweetness came, and I thought it was characteristic to change to sourness soon. I drank it up with some sea bream stew and enjoyed it.

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Junmai Ginjo🍶Usu-Nigori Nama-Nagori-Nihon-Shu✨Mokuzan Tenbin Shibori⚖️Yamadanishiki🌾 from Takashima, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Softly sweet with a dry aftertaste. The focus is a little blurry but it's mild ☺️ and can be paired with a variety of foods. I had it with squid geso sashimi🦑😋. Umi to @Takadanobaba 20230224

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Junmai Ginjo🍶Usu nigori Nama-nigori Nama-nazake✨Yamadanishiki from Shiga Prefecture🌾. A little bit of a sizzle ✨, soft, gentle ☺️, sweet and spicy. You can feel the richness of the rice. My wife says it's porridge😅dry aftertaste. I want to pair it with something fermented like funazushi, only sake from Shiga 😆 I paired it with udo breast goma mayo 😋. Umi to @Takadanobaba 20220311

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# 69

2.82 pt.

Hakuro Shuzo Niigata

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Chilled Juice Dry Umami Creamy Light See-through Fizzy

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The sweetness and umami taste start from the first sip. The aftertaste is refreshing.

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My father gave this to his wife for White Day. It was an easy drink with no peculiarities.

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# 70

2.81 pt.

Shimaoka Shuzo Gunma

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Hot Temperature Acidity Room Temperature Umami Melon-flavored Warm Sake Pear Chilled

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(*∇￣*)🍶🍶🍶🍶 It was a very cold and snowy day in Ishikawa today, so I opened a bottle of Gunma Izumi to warm it up 😀 I'll start with room temperature 😁I've been drinking a lot of Yamahai lately, so I think I'm starting to get the feel of Yamahai 🤔It's solid and delicious! I've been drinking a lot of 😋 warmed up 😋, the aroma and taste are doubled and it's delicious. I've been drinking it for a while now and I'm starting to get a feel for it.

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I️ am a Junmai sake drinker so I️ don't drink a lot of alsobe sake, but it's very easy to drink. It's like a forest brewed with a light nigori ✨✨. I enjoy it very much.

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A little cloudy with a light gassy feel. Fresh and crisp. It has the impression of an adult ramune. The Gunma Izumi I drank before was good, but this one is even better.

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