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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 91

2.41 pt.

Fukumitsuya Ishikawa

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Dry Umami Crisp Sharp Acidity Fruity Firm Sweetness

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Junmai Ginjo sake using only Gohyakumangoku from Ishikawa Prefecture. Even though it is an unpasteurized sake, it is refreshing! It's a sake for a meal.

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unfiltered nakakumi ikebi The aroma is subdued and different from fruity. Dry and slightly spicy, with a crisp aftertaste. Hardy sake with a delicious taste🌾 Also delicious😊. The raw rice is 100% Hukunohana from Izushi, Hyogo.

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I bought some sushi with my favorite boiled conger eel besides western style snacks at the department store.... I opened the bottle thinking it would go well with this dry sake... ^ ^ The aroma is of rice with a harsh taste ⁈It's hard to describe σ(^_^;) It has a dry and sharp taste, but I thought it didn't go well with the sweet sauce of conger eel (T . T). T) It's difficult to find the right marriage (>_<)

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Where to Buy

福光屋

福光屋加賀鳶純米大吟醸吉風 720mL 桐箱入り原酒石川県ギフト¥4,950

# 92

2.39 pt.

Kanhokuto Shuzo Fukuoka

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Dry Sharp Crisp Umami Fresh Acidity Grape Fizzy

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Its fresh aroma and refreshing sharpness make it a delicious and summery sake. Accompanied by homemade croquettes

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The last of the day. Medium-bodied, it gently conveys umami. As a food sake.

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This is a sake that the young brewer of Kanbokuto Shuzo challenged to make Junmai Ginjo sake with Gin no Sato and No.7 yeast. It is said to be a limited edition. It has a fruity aroma, a moderate acidity, and a freshness and sweetness that is easy to drink. I often visit the Kanbokuto Sake Brewery and have this sake as my personal favorite sake, but compared to the other sake on sale, the taste is so different that you would think it is from a different brewery.

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Where to Buy

酒の番人　ヤマカワ

寒北斗（かんほくと） BLACK JACK 極み辛口ブラックジャック火入 720ml / 福岡県寒北斗酒造【 8365 】【日本酒】【要冷蔵】【父の日お中元贈り物ギフトプレゼント】¥1,760 寒北斗（かんほくと）KILLER QUEEN キラークイーンにごり 720ml / 福岡県寒北斗酒造【 8401 】【日本酒辛口】【要冷蔵】【父の日お中元贈り物ギフトプレゼント】¥1,760

# 93

2.39 pt.

ILAKA SAKE Nagano

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Fizzy Acidity Apple Bitterness Fruity Umami Juicy Neat

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甍、銀•藍

The aroma is refreshing in the mouth while being refreshing without any habit. It is a delicious taste that you will never get tired of. It has a mouthfeel like white wine, so it can be used for both Japanese and Western cuisine.

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Sweet and mellow sensation. Slight bitterness at the end.

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# 94

2.39 pt.

RiceWine Kanagawa

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Juice Lemon Sweetness Acidity Fizzy Calpis Melon-flavored Wine

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The first cup of the second night. The concept of "dessert rice wine" is very true. It has an elegant sweetness like Japanese sweets. It is thick and dense, with a distant bitterness. The sharpness is not bad and the outline is clear, so it is easy to drink even though it is quite sweet. It's difficult to make an appetizer with it, but it would go well with dessert. It's perfect with grape jelly👌.

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Again, no rice used or major specs. It is a very low alcohol sake at 5%. Oh❗️It's really red! is my first impression. I remember drinking red sake before, but once again I thought rice is amazing. It's hard to recognize this as sake when it's served without saying anything. It's almost like a rosé wine, with a strawberry-like flavor. It's light, but I'm not sure I like the sweetness and mouthfeel. If I were served this sake at midnight, I'd be in a bit of trouble.

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The rice used in this is also unknown. A slightly low-alcohol type of Junmai Ginjo So far, this is the most authentic and the driest sake in the HINEMOS range. The mouthfeel is clear, light and refreshing. When you drink it, the umami-sweetness spreads out, and at the end, you can feel the bitterness and spiciness in the throat and nose, and it tightens up quickly. Yes, yes, this is my favorite type 😋. I️ want to spend more time drinking this one.

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# 95

2.36 pt.

Imada Shuzo Honten Hiroshima

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Acidity Lemon Dry Umami Invigorating Bitterness Citrusy Crisp

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I bought this one after tasting it with Daikoku Masamune at Yamamoto Sake Shop in Kuise and wondering about it. I had tasted Tomikunaga in the past, but this was the first time I bought it. This is a rice called Yatanso, which is used only by Tomikunaga. It has just the right amount of gas and sweetness. Not too sweet, but just the right amount. It is like the sweetness and umami of rice. Balanced type. I would like to try other types of rice.

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This sake is brewed by Miho Imada, who was selected as one of the "100 Women of the Year" in 2020. I've been wanting to try this sake for a long time because of its high reputation in magazines and without any special glasses. The first sip was soft and clear like water, and then I felt the sharpness. On the second sip, you can taste the umami and acidity. There is also a slight pleasant bitterness at the end. It is characterized by the softness of soft water and a clean mouthfeel with no miscellaneous flavors. And yet, it is a modern dry taste with a wide range of flavors, which I personally like very much and it's really delicious! The aroma and taste are not strong, so it doesn't seem like there is a "this" kind of weapon, but it has no peculiarities and anyone can enjoy it, so I take my hat off to its broad-mindedness. You can drink it all the time... or infinitely. I am also amazed at its wide range of defenses, going very well with greasy dishes like fried foods and crisp salads. To use a baseball player's analogy, it's like Shuta Tonosaki of the Seibu Lions, who can defend any position at a high level.

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The aroma is gorgeous and the taste is slightly fruity, but the aftertaste is clean. We enjoyed it very much.

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Where to Buy

はせがわ酒店

富久長新橋の男達(おやじ)の酒 720ml 箱付日本酒今田酒造本店広島県¥1,815 富久長新橋の男達(おやじ)の酒純米本生 1800ml 日本酒今田酒造本店広島県¥3,080

# 96

2.36 pt.

Chichibunishiki

Yao Honten Saitama

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Dry Umami Sweetness Creamy Fresh Hot Temperature Fruity Room Temperature

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Purchased at Seibu-Chichibu station. It has a classical Japanese sake flavor. It is better to drink it as it is with strong flavored food than to drink it as it is. ⭕️ A robust Junmai sake... maybe not my favorite...

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I drank it all so fast: ❗️ It was a tangy, fizzy and tasty rice flavor.

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This is my first Chichibu Nishiki 🍶. Here's a souvenir from camp: 🏕️ Refreshing and easy to drink✨ It's a junmai ginjo, but it goes down like water 😛.

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# 97

2.35 pt.

アイスブレーカー

Kinoshita Shuzo Kyoto

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Creamy Invigorating Umami Firm Sweetness Wine Yakult Acidity

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I was going to get him to buy this ice breaker a year ago, but he didn't buy it before it was released. This year I was able to get one, so I opened it right away. It's thicker, perhaps because I put ice in it to drink it. And it's sweet. It's the first sake I've had in a long time, so it's delicious. The label is cute because I like penguins

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I was told it tastes great on the rocks, so I drank it on the rocks😊. It was cool and delicious ☺️. The penguin label is cute too 🐧.

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Add ice and it's... delicious! The exquisite taste of summer.

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# 98

2.34 pt.

Eisen Shuzo Fukushima

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Gentle Bitterness Dry Umami Fruity Sweetness Pineapple Acidity

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A slightly stern label. Summer Nama Sake🐉 from Aizu Ryugasawa It's refreshing, sweet, tasty, and juicy. It is easy to drink 😋. It's also cosy and perfect for a hot day like today. It's perfect for a hot day like today. It's perfect for a hot day like today 👍

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Mild top-fragrance aroma. Elegant sweetness and umami of rice. It is a mellow sweet Junmai Daiginjo with a gentle acidity and a slight saltiness. It is a mellow sweet Junmai Daiginjo.

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Junmai Ginjyo Nama Nama Sake🍶Prayer Festival for a Bumper Crop ✨Yumen no Kaori🌾 from Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture Released to pray for a bountiful harvest in the 24th season of the year, "Seimei" 😆. Clean, refreshing ✨ sharp and dry. Fresh 🎉. But also strong enough not to be overpowered by the darker taste of pork gingerbread and good as a food sake👍. Purchased at Morita Shoten @ Urawa, drinking at home 20230430

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# 99

2.33 pt.

Asahi Shuzo Niigata

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Dry Crisp Room Temperature Umami Peachy Sweetness Invigorating Acidity

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#Funabori# Suddenly spicy. Al feeling remains. It tastes somewhat like it was made 😅. I think it's a good cospa 😁.

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Sweet and sour and easy to drink. It was a cosy nigori sake 🤤 Delicious 🤤.

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Niigata Sake 🍶. Niigata rice (55% koji rice/55% kake rice) Alcohol content: 15 degrees Celsius Sake degree +2.0 Acidity 1.1

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Where to Buy

虎ノ門升本

朝日山純米大吟醸洗心 1800ｍｌ¥13,420

# 100

2.33 pt.

Okunomatsu Shuzo Fukushima

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Dry Room Temperature Sweetness Fruity Crisp Umami Invigorating Acidity

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It is Oku-no-Matsu Special Junmai. We drank it chilled. The aroma is mild, but when you put it in your mouth, it is fruity and delicious sake. You can buy it at the supermarket. It's delicious 😋

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Junmai Ginjo Genshu with 55% polished rice. It is full of freshness because it is Arabashiri and of course the aroma is very strong. When you pour it into a glass, it has a light cloudiness characteristic of arabashiri, with fine bubbles - it has a gorgeous ginjo aroma, with notes of green apple, white peach and green melon. When you drink it, you can feel the fine bubbles through your throat and it is very fresh. It's delicious!

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This is Oku-no-Matsu Special Junmai, my second time to post. This is the second time I've posted this. I had it at room temperature. It has a mild aroma and is a delicious sake that you won't get tired of drinking.

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Where to Buy

虎ノ門升本

奥の松特別純米(福島) 720ML 1本¥1,840 【日本酒限定品】奥の松 GOLD醸侍（純米大吟醸雫酒） 720ml 【福島・奥の松酒造】¥5,500

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