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Introducing sake brands with the strongest impression of "Bitterness" flavor, ranked by the strength of the impression.
# 21
3.94 pt.
Hanamura
Ryozeki Shuzo
Akita
3,574 check-ins
Sweetness
Fruity
Flamboyant
Bitterness
Graceful
Umami
Peachy
Juicy
Smells like pineapple. It is delicious. The juiciness, bitterness, and robust umami, the pineapple-like acidity and flavor, the refined sugary sweetness, and the rice flavor that reminds you that sake is made from rice are all present in the final stages, with the bitterness spreading and lingering for a long time. The bitterness accumulates. This is the kind of food that makes a good meal, and when you eat a meal with it, the meal is good!
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After having enjoyed Omachi Jungin before, this time I tried Rikuwada Junmai Nama, and when I opened the bottle, the fruity aroma...sweetness, good bitterness in the aftertaste...well balanced...it's just great! No bitterness at all....delicious 😋...rather than a food sake 🍶, you can sip this sake 🍶 as it is...with the usual "tuna kamatoro" from my dad's place.... I'm enjoying it...
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Thin rose-like smell, apple as the temperature rises. It is thick. There is a sense of sweetness and rice that is not too assertive. When you try to swallow it, you feel as if the taste has disappeared, and then there is a bitter taste on your tongue. I don't know what it is, but it makes my meal go further than usual. It is delicious! Drinking this makes me eat a lot of food 🥗🍣. Day 3. Strong smell of floral blue fruits and a little bit of alcohol. It is thick and sweet, with less bitterness and umami. It has a nice aftertaste and you will not get tired of drinking it.
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Where to Buy
酒の甫坂
Amazon
花邑
純米吟醸
雄町
1800ml
¥5,460
# 22
3.94 pt.
龍が沢
Eisen Shuzo
Fukushima
328 check-ins
Bitterness
Gentle
Umami
Dry
Sweetness
Pineapple
Fruity
Acidity
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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# 23
3.93 pt.
深山桜
Furuya Shuzoten
Nagano
57 check-ins
This is a gifted Junmai Ginjo, a sake from Nagano. It's fruity but not sweet in the mouth, and it has a crisp and well-balanced bitterness... This quality goes well with "X" cuisine, not just raw sake.
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Warmed. The spiciness with the umami is crisp.
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I found this sake in Saku, Nagano. It was only 200ml, but I bought it immediately because it had the matured color I like. The taste is as you would expect, but the sweetness is a perfect match. I thought this could definitely go well warmed up, and it is still delicious! The flavor and sweetness seemed to increase dramatically by warming it up. The rich flavor was like licking honey.
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# 24
3.91 pt.
Enasan
はざま酒造
Gifu
447 check-ins
Fruity
Chestnutt
Bitterness
Flamboyant
Sweetness
Banana
Umami
Fresh
At home. First time on Mt. Ena ~ ‼️ I thought it was absolutely delicious and bought it. And I opened the bottle immediately. Well, the aroma is gorgeous. It is smooth, fruity, and has a perfect balance of sweet and sour tastes. ‼️ It is also very easy to drink, so it was a perfect choice. ‼️ My son, who was with me, took a sip and tasted it. He said, "It has a noticeable sourness. He understood very well. I felt that our family's level of Japanese sake tasting is improving little by little.
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Type: junmai daiginjo, rice: Gohyakumangoku 76% Yamada Nishiki 24%, polishing rate: 35%, alc.: 16% Sweet aroma of ripe bananas. Flavor is juicy and sweet. Sweetness is balanced with gentle acidity. Sake is elegant and clean, it almost feels like water from a spring. Finish is lingering in mounth for quite a while.
It's the first time to drink this alcohol❗️. The aroma is a hint of banana🍌 The taste is quite sweet☺️. I'm not sure what to make of it, but I'm sure it'll be great for you.
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Where to Buy
銘酒本舗 IMANAKA SAKESHOP
Rakuten
恵那山
Pure
純米大吟醸
福井五百万石
Youthful
火入
720ml
えなさん
ピュア
¥1,925
恵那山
Pure
純米大吟醸
福井五百万石
Youthful
火入
1800ml
えなさん
ピュア
¥3,850
# 25
3.90 pt.
Misuzu
美寿々酒造
Nagano
388 check-ins
Dry
Bitterness
Acidity
Umami
Fresh
Fruity
Crisp
Sweetness
Hitogochi rice is used. I got the impression that the freshness and fruity sweet/umami taste was accented by a slight bitterness. I think I prefer the Misuzu Junmai Ginjo I drank before, which has a stronger sweet/fruity flavor. I think it gets sweeter and better after a longer time than when it is freshly opened.
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At the usual place, in the usual way. Dry chilled sake, refreshing and easy to drink. It was delicious!
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Miyamanishiki 49% polished rice. Fruity aroma like apples. When you drink it, it is mild and refreshingly sweet and spicy. Unlike the impression on the label, it has a modern taste.
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# 26
3.90 pt.
Mikotsuru
Suwa Mikotsuru Shuzojo
Nagano
1,202 check-ins
Fizzy
Umami
Bitterness
Fruity
Acidity
Fresh
Juicy
Sweetness
Sweet and fruity aroma...sweet and bitter aftertaste...mellow rice flavor...lingering aftertaste...yummy! I enjoy it with grilled grouper tidbits and fried horse mackerels...it's a hit!
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The first time I drank fire-brewed Mikotsuru was delicious, so I chose unfiltered raw sake 🍶Gohyakumangoku♪ Both the aroma and mouthfeel are fruity like Gohyakumangoku♪ The aftertaste is sharp with a good amount of bitterness! The bitterness is not to everyone's liking............................................It is also good as a food sake. ⭕️ It's very fresh only because it's a fresh sake 🍶! Nagano sake 🍶 is high quality 🤔.
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The first Mikotsuru! Aroma: A hint of fruity rice aroma... sweetness on the palate, followed by an aftertaste of just the right amount of bitterness! Aftertaste from the sweetness...good bitterness to a sharp finish! I like the sweet, mellow, umami taste of Nagano sake 🍶... Nagano sake never fails me 🎵Yummy 😋 Hey... this too... there was some delicious looking "raw bonito" so I had this with it... the "fat" was so rich that you would never guess it was bonito this time of the year... I'd like to try the unfiltered raw one next time,
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Where to Buy
酒のコスガ
Amazon
【日本酒】
御湖鶴
純米吟醸
金紋錦
無濾過生原酒
720ml
¥2,420
【日本酒】
御湖鶴
純米吟醸
諏訪美山錦
無濾過生原酒
1800ml
¥3,740
# 27
3.89 pt.
Fusano Kankiku
Kankiku Meijo
Chiba
7,527 check-ins
Fizzy
Bitterness
Juicy
Pineapple
Sweetness
Fruity
Acidity
Umami
The smell of carbonation and freshly cut apples is promising. It has a fizziness, soft pear juice, juicy flavor, and a delicious sweetness that is not overpowering. The taste is moderate, with a hint of sourness and bitterness, with a hint of a bitterness in the back. You can drink this as much as you want.
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Sweet and thick. It is juicy and delicious. High spec sake made from 29% rice called So-no-Mai 😳. It should be delicious. Silver lining, a ray of hope, or just a hint of anxiety? Great naming sense 😆.
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Refreshing and juicy. It has a delicious gassy taste, so I chilled it to a crisp and tasted it in a wine glass (#^. ^#)
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Where to Buy
美好屋酒店
Rakuten
寒菊(かんきく)
True
White
純米大吟醸無濾過生原酒
720ml
【日本酒/千葉県/寒菊銘醸】【要冷蔵商品】
¥1,980
寒菊(かんきく)
True
White
純米大吟醸無濾過生原酒
1800ml
【日本酒/千葉県/寒菊銘醸】【要冷蔵商品】
¥3,630
# 28
3.89 pt.
Sukun
Zuiyo Shuzo
Kumamoto
107 check-ins
Plum
Bitterness
Muscat
At home. Kumamoto sake, Sung Kaoru, purchased on an expedition to Fukuoka. The Sansho I was looking for was sold out, and I managed to find this Kumamoto sake. It has a smooth, refreshing taste with a slight bitterness at the end. It was a dangerous one that was easy to drink. After a long time, I took a walk around Motomachi area in Kobe by bicycle, bought some gyoza (Chinese dumplings), and went home. Since it was Saturday afternoon, Sannomiya and Motomachi were quite crowded, and the city seemed to have regained its vitality.
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drinking at home (as opposed to going out) This time, I asked the liquor store to deliver a bottle of the recommended one. SakaoruBalanced and delicious 👍️.
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Fukuoka! They have sake from Kumamoto! I'll have to order some. This is my second time checking in to Kumamoto, so I'm a little happy. The Classic. The direction of this drink is quite different from yesterday's Hibyotsuru. It doesn't interfere with the meal.
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# 29
3.88 pt.
Takiarashi
高知酒造
Kochi
81 check-ins
Grapefruit
Hankyu Oasis in the basement of Hankyu Sannomiya Station has a full lineup of Japanese sake, including draft sake, 300ml and cup sake. Surprisingly, it is easy to drink. It has a bitterness at the end, with a hint of gruffness. It's easy to drink and tastes better than most of the sake in cups with alcohol.
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Kochi sake swamp. I was getting quite drunk, but this is Okada Izura, also known as Manslayer Izura! This is another light, dry sake with a strong rice flavor. This sake seems to be limited to the Kochi Liquors Club, but it was recommended by the proprietress! The saltiness of Shimanto River's Gori seems to be an endless loop.
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Three of my best friends from high school were on our annual golf and sake trip. This was my first time in Kochi. After golf, we were taken to Katsurahama Beach to see the statue of Ryoma. I was surprised at how big it was. Then we had a party at an elegant restaurant. I started with Izo the Manslayer. Dry sake.
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# 30
3.87 pt.
Super Kudoki Jozu
Kamenoi Shuzo
Yamagata
282 check-ins
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Bitterness
Umami
Fruity
Juicy
Flamboyant
Grape
Acidity
Kudoki-ueki that surpasses Kudoki-ueki Rice polished up to 30, the rice has a pleasant sweetness and umami of rice. It is a high-spec sake with a smooth and elegant taste. Serve with boiled sweet octopus tempura.
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Gorgeous fruity aroma, smooth on the palate. The fact that it is polished to 30% Omachi is also excellent. It is an elegant sake. Serve with turban shells
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2022/06/17 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sweet apple-like aroma. Fine and rich sweetness like pure honey. The acidity is moderate and full-bodied. It has a very slight bitterness and a long aftertaste. A perfect sake when you want to be healed by sweetness.
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