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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.

# 81

2.75 pt.

Koshi Meijo Niigata

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Umami Fruity Sweetness Fizzy Dry Firm Crisp Rich

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This sake was given to us by a visitor to Kobayashi Sake Brewery in Niigata, which is famous for its signature Akita dog. It is slightly sweet and has a subtle rice flavor, and although it was made in December 2010, it does not have an aged feel and is refreshing and easy to drink. It has a slight peach and lactic acid flavor. I think it is one of the most delicious alcoholic sake.

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It was a delicious sake with a good balance of flavors and a fresh, mellow taste 😋.

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Lightly perked. The richness of umami and spiciness asserts itself in the middle.

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# 82

2.74 pt.

Ookura Honke Nara

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Fizzy Yogurt Acidity Caramelly Youthful Shaoxing Wine Sweetness Firm

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I'm late to the party, but I'll be there❣️. This is a lightly nigorized version of another brand of Nara Kashiba's famous sake "Okura", Kinko❗️. I'm not sure what to make of it. I love the sizzling, crisp, refreshing taste of the active nigori 😆. I like both Okura and Kintsugi because they have their own unique 🥰 I'd like to enjoy it again soon ( ˊ̱˂˂ˋ̱ )

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Lightly nigori sounds good✨. But surprise, surprise! It's slightly spicy, yellowish, dry, and richly dark😳! This brewery, Okura in Nara, has a unique personality🎵.

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I was wondering if I should post this as it was given to me at a tasting, but as a record. Not knowing the date the bottle was opened, it is difficult to judge, but the characteristics are a texture that you can feel the core of the rice, dryness, and an acidity that is assertive throughout. It said it was mizu-hashiroshi brewed, but I wonder if this acidity is a feature. The best thing was that I met a sake with a strong impact and that the proprietress remembered my name ✌️.

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# 83

2.73 pt.

Umenishikiyamakawa Ehime

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Sweetness Umami Dry Crisp Fruity Acidity Room Temperature Creamy

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A 1-gallon bottle bought at Big. I feel like I'm drinking like a good cur.

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December 5, 2023 Dinner at home. I got some delicious looking yellowtail fillets. so I hurried to the neighborhood drugstore to buy some sake. to the local drugstore to buy sake. I chose Umanishiki's Eisho. The color is almost colorless and transparent. At room temperature at room temperature, it is dry and soaks in like water. It has a slightly sweet and bitter aftertaste. When heated When heated, the aroma and umami stand out, and aroma and umami, and it is delicious when heated. It tastes great at room temperature or hot I felt that the flavor became I felt that the flavor became more intense as I drank it. It can be enjoyed at any temperature. It is a wallet-friendly sake that can be enjoyed at any temperature. It can be enjoyed at any temperature.

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Thick mouthfeel. Clearer and more fruity than I expected. I thought it would be spicier, but it's good that it's sweet. Green apple type

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# 84

2.73 pt.

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Acidity Umami Sweetness Dry Crisp Tranquil Soy Source Bitterness

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2024 Spring Evening - Tasting New Sake - 8 Ariiso Akebono Junmai Ginjo Nama Sake It was soft and silky. My memory is getting fuzzy😅.

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2024 Spring Evening - Tasting New Sake - 13 AKEBONO ARIGATO Junmai Ginjo Nama Shu This sake is made with koji that was made on January 1. The water was cut off, and the sake survived the hardships. We were grateful to drink it.

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I've always seen it with a cute label, but I've never bought it 😅. I've always seen it but never bought it😅. The first sip is like water. The first sip is like water, but after that it has a sourness like citric acid ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️. I️️ was surprised at how much of a change it was from Junmai Ginjo.

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# 85

2.72 pt.

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CherryBlossom Neat Peachy Creamy Umami

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(*´∇｀*)🍶🍶🍶🍶 Sakurada Sake Brewery, the furthest sake brewery from the tip of Ishikawa Prefecture. We had a bottle of their top of the line Dakei Junmai Daiginjo at Sakurada Sake Brewery ✨While most of Ishikawa Prefecture is dry, it is very tasty with a delicious sweetness. Sogen and Takeba are the best in Suzu City, but Dakei is just as good.

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٩٩╦🍶🍶🍶🍶´- Today we had the hiyaoroshi no nanozakura from Sakurada Sake Brewery 😀. You can feel the deliciousness of the rice from the aroma 😋The soft sweetness in the mouth 😊The flavor and bitterness of the rice is well balanced in the mouth 😚The flavor has a good cut 😘It is a delicious sake 🥰.

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٩٩@🍶🍶🍶🍶 I got a bottle of Sakurada Sake Brewery's Dakei that I bought when I was in Suzu City for work the other day 😀. The aroma isn't spectacular, but it's fruity 🤔, round on the palate, rich and sweet 🥰, just the way I like it 😍. We got a bottle for the reconstruction of the earthquake in Pearl City 🥳.

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# 86

2.71 pt.

中澤酒造 Shiga

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Acidity Umami Bitterness Melon-flavored Firm Sweetness Glue-like Thick

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Sake received at the Sake World Summit. This sake is brewed with Ginbukiyo sake produced in Shiga Prefecture. The acidity and umami of the sake are well intertwined with each other. It was a delicious sake. It is perfect as an in-between-dinner drink. My wine-loving friend who accompanied me also accepted the taste of this sake made from the sake's "nama-hashiroshi" (sake brewed from the same yeast as the original yeast).

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Matsuo Taisha Sake-1 Grand Prix㉔ Ichihoro is the first sake I've had in three years. I have a strong impression of light nigori raw sake. I drank Junmai light nigori nama-zake (raw sake) Impressive acidity and drinkability typical of sake yeast yeast yeast yeast yeast yeast yeast 🤔. Junmai light nigori nama sake I've had it in the past and it's still as good as ever. I think the balance is really good. Versatile enough to drink by itself or with food.

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Purchased 👀 at Sazanami Sake Shop in front of the station during a day trip to Hikone. Beautiful, corner space and friendly staff. It was a nice store 😙. Since I was there, I chose Kazuhiro, a sake I had never had before from Shiga. It was full, slightly sweet, had a delicious rice flavor, and was very drinkable 😋. Paired with sweet ayu fish from Lake Biwa, it was delicious. ❤️ It is indeed a sake from Shiga, a rice-producing region 😇

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# 87

2.68 pt.

Rokkasen Yamagata

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Dry Crisp Umami Fruity Tingly Sweetness Acidity Bitterness

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Translated from original in Japanese: 🍶🍶🍶🍶 I've just received a bottle of Bakurai, which is the driest sake I've had in Japan so far 😀 Sake degree +28 😀 The aroma is quite mild, and when you drink it, the spiciness comes on quickly, but the sharpness is excellent, so it's easy to drink. It is very easy to drink.

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We had a gutsy 18° here. It is moderately dry and delicious.

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Yamaboshi Kura-oi Natsu Ginjyo Nama-zume Alcohol: 16%. Polishing ratio 60 100% raw material rice: 100% Izuwasanbai from Yamagata Prefecture Next is the first Yamaboshi, which we have never had before. It is quite light and nimble, as is typical of summer sake. However, this is a matter of taste 😆.

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Where to Buy

お酒の専門店　『松仙』

日本酒山法師爆雷（ばくらい）＋２８超辛口純米生原酒７２０ｍｌ【株式会社六歌仙】¥2,200 日本酒山法師爆雷（ばくらい）＋２８超辛口純米生原酒1800ｍｌ【六歌仙酒造協業組合】¥3,630

# 88

2.68 pt.

Akebono Shuzo Fukushima

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Fresh Invigorating Umami Flamboyant Young Acidity Fruity Melon-flavored

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Akebono Shuzo's Akebono Seishun, well known for Tenmei. I drink Tenmei from time to time, but this label is new to me, so I opened the bottle 🎉. The aroma is gentle and subdued. It has a slight viscosity and seems to be quite sweet, but the bitterness soon develops. It then fades away leaving a complex umami taste. At 17 degrees alkalinity, the flavor is thick and robust from the first sip 👊. This Daiginjo is made from Yamada-Nishiki polished to 40%. We enjoyed this clear yet rich umami sake 😋.

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Teriyaki flounder, steamed chicken with leek sauce, and tofu. teriyaki, steamed chicken with leek sauce and tofu with steak. 🤩 From Akebono Shuzo, a well-known sake brewer of Tenmei, Nice name❗🥰Ichi Iksei Wampaku I am aiming for a lifetime of large portions and a lifetime of back fat. 😅😅If you want to try it, go for it! （😅😅 I was very much impressed with its strong umami and sharpness, It's a beautiful new sake. It's a beautiful new sake 😆. I started with cold sake, and thought it would be best to drink it at room temperature. I thought it was best to drink it at room temperature, but it tasted best when it was I thought it would be best to drink it at room temperature, but it was best when it was lukewarm. I wanted to try it at a higher temperature 😊. I wanted to try it at a higher temperature but it was gone. 😭

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Where to Buy

うめえもん会津

一生青春特別純米酒(720ｍｌ)【曙酒造福島県会津】日本酒地酒ギフト贈り物東北地方 [日本酒福島県]¥1,614 一生青春純米吟醸 (720ｍｌ)【曙酒造福島県会津】日本酒地酒ギフト贈り物お取り寄せ [日本酒福島県]¥2,192

# 89

2.66 pt.

Daruma Masamune (Katakana)

Shiraki Tsunehiko Shoten Gifu

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Shaoxing Wine Caramelly Room Temperature Creamy Chocolate Umami Soy Source Sweetness

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It's so, so thick! The color is brown like soy sauce, and the taste is ripe like Shaoxing wine... I had it warmed. It was my first time 🎵.

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It is a blend of four types of old sake made in the year of the Rabbit (1975, 1987, 1999, and 2011) and junmai sake made in the year of the Heisei 30.

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Long Aged Old Sake 🍶Heisei 31st Year of the Boar Limited Blend✨🐗. This sake is a blend of old sake made in the year of the boar after 1971 plus α. According to my friend, is it safe to drink? 😅It's different genre from normal sake. Caramel. It's like a sherry Pedro Ximenez. Sea and @ Takadanobaba 20220720

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# 90

2.65 pt.

Myoko Shuzo Niigata

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Umami Dry Crisp Acidity Fresh Rich Herbal Sweetness

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Myokayama is my first time. I bought it with Yume brew. The impression is that the acidity is strong at first. The rice is sweet and fresh. It has a little bit of cemedine. I would like to drink it with nabe (hot pot) or strong dishes. I did some research on this brewery and found out that it is owned by Oizumi, a pachislot-related company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It seems that Oizumi has a chain of izakaya (Japanese style pubs) and they serve sake there. It seems to have lost its cemedine taste and become sweeter than when I first opened it.

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a four-ounce bottle about a glass It is sweet, slightly carbonated and very easy to drink. I think even people who don't like alcohol will say this is delicious. This is my friend's sake too, but I want to buy some myself and drink it all up! There is no word in my dictionary that says "put it to sleep" (laughs)!

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Special Junmai 🍶New Unblended Sake✨Origarumi Gohyakumangoku🌾. Beautiful sake with moderate acidity and a bit dry ✨. I was reminded once again how good the water is 🤔. Purchased at Joetsu Myoko Yukikuni Shoten @ Tokyo Kotsu Kaikan 20220305

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Where to Buy

銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

蔵人栽培米純米吟醸妙高山八十八 1800ml 父の日ギフト¥3,630

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