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Sake Rankings by Flavor Tag

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

# 21

3.97 pt.

Furuya Shuzoten Nagano

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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 don't have a picture, but it is a classic drink. It was easy to drink chilled.

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# 22

3.96 pt.

Glorious Mt.Fuji

Fuji Shuzo Yamagata

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Fruity Fizzy Sweetness Bitterness Juicy Umami Flamboyant Acidity

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Mild sweetness and Strong umami flavor. I have been keeping my autumn sake refrigerated, but I think it has become more appealing as a food sake. I think it has become more attractive as a food sake.

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24% rice polishing... It's too polished! A gift from a luxury sake instructor. It's sweet to drink and has no miscellaneous flavors at all! It's not a wine to drink while eating, but rather to enjoy as it is. It's so good!

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I drank Eiko Fuji for the first time! It has a gorgeous ginjo aroma. The sweetness is outstanding. Fresh acidity and a clean finish. It has a fresh acidity and a clean aftertaste. Perfect for a mealtime sake.

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Where to Buy

銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

栄光冨士仙龍しぼりたて純米吟醸無濾過生原酒720mlえいこうふじせんりゅうお歳暮ギフト¥1,650 栄光冨士CRIMSONGLORYPINKSAPPHIRE純米大吟醸無濾過生原酒720mlえいこうふじクリムゾングローリーピンクサファイア¥1,899

# 23

3.94 pt.

Ryozeki Shuzo Akita

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Sweetness Fruity Flamboyant Bitterness Graceful Umami Peachy Acidity

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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

花邑純米吟醸雄町1800ml¥5,460

# 24

3.93 pt.

Eisen Shuzo Fukushima

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Bitterness Gentle Umami Dry 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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Where to Buy

お酒の専門店　『松仙』

日本酒會津龍が沢純米大吟醸円熟原酒1800ml【榮川酒造】¥3,410

# 25

3.93 pt.

Kikunosato Shuzo Tochigi

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Umami Bitterness Dry Acidity Sweetness Crisp Fizzy Invigorating

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Today's beer is also nigori! I started to open the lid to get some of the top clear water at first, but then it started to squirt and agitate. It's like a snow globe! When I drank the stirred sake, it was surprisingly dry. The texture on the tongue is not so much silky as smooth. No, it's smooth. The alcohol content seems to be high,

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Jay & Nobby's Tochigi ❤️ Another delicious Tochigi sake on the flight! Ona‼️ This is the first nigori of the season😊. The aroma is subdued ❗️ The taste is like muscat. Silky on the tongue with just the right amount of bitterness Moderate bitterness❗️ The sweetness is also nice and moderate👍

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This is my first time drinking Mashidaya's special order Ona: ❗️ Fruity aroma and moderate sweetness 😊. The second day, the umami flavor increases and it's good 😄. The bitterness gives it a sharp taste and it goes well with meals too‼️ The Mashidaya collection is all delicious. I recommend it because of its good cost performance👍

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Where to Buy

酒の番人　ヤマカワ

大那(だいな)超辛口純米720ml/栃木県菊の里酒造【2356】【日本酒】【お歳暮贈り物ギフトプレゼント】¥1,540 大那(だいな)初しぼり特別純米無濾過生酒720ml/栃木県菊の里酒造【2706】【日本酒】【要冷蔵】【お歳暮贈り物ギフトプレゼント】¥1,815

# 26

3.93 pt.

Kasuga Shuzo Nagano

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Bitterness Fruity Subtle Apple Sweetness Invigorating Umami Fresh

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Kansai Sake-new year party ㉔ After a short cab ride, we went to Chuin-san, familiar to us from Aladdin-san's post. Inokashira, a sake I had never heard of until now😅. The rice used is Hitogokochi. I think it was fresh, fruity and gently sweet 🤔.

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Classic firm aroma. The strong sweetness is not fruity, but the taste of the rice itself. The flavor is also strong. A direction of Hitogokochi that I did not know.

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Is the rice used Miyamanishiki? The acidity is pleasant! It is sweet and sour, but also has a bitter taste. It also has an apple-like flavor. It was an interesting sake.

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# 27

3.92 pt.

Morishima Shuzo Ibaraki

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Fizzy Bitterness Fresh Acidity Umami Dry Restrained Fruity

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I have been wanting to try "Morishima" for a long time. The aroma is sweet and fruity, and the mouthfeel is sweet too... The finish is crisp with just the right amount of bitterness! Nice...delicious! It also goes well with food...Enjoyed a good time with the summer stamina "Hamo-ten" and "Edamame" from a local farmer....

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At home. I️haven't had Morishima for a long time, but this one has a sweetness and a slight sourness in the back of a gentle mouthfeel, and a clean aftertaste. It's always good to drink it.

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At home. Sake that you can't help but want to drink. I am thankful that the liquor store I always go to always has it. Tonight it was paired with chicken dishes. I think it is the best sake for any kind of food. I am already a captive of it.

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Where to Buy

美好屋酒店

森嶋美山錦純米吟醸720ml【日本酒/茨城県/森島酒造】【冷蔵推奨】¥1,705 森嶋ひたち錦純米吟醸720ml【日本酒/茨城県/森島酒造】【冷蔵推奨】¥1,705

# 28

3.91 pt.

はざま酒造 Gifu

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Fruity Chestnutt Bitterness Banana Sweetness Flamboyant Umami Fresh

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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

恵那山Pure純米大吟醸山田錦しぼりたて無濾過生原酒720mlえなさんお歳暮ギフト¥1,925 恵那山Pure純米大吟醸山田錦しぼりたて無濾過生原酒1800mlえなさんお歳暮ギフト¥3,850

# 29

3.91 pt.

Usui Shoten Nagano

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Bitterness Umami Plum Sweetness Apple Invigorating Acidity Balanced

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It is -4 and sweet, but the taste of the rice is perfect and delicious!

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Faint ginjo aroma✨ A sip will leave you with just the right amount of spiciness and sharpness 🥰. This is a food sake, but it has a delicious flavor that doesn't interfere with the ingredients 😌. I rarely drink outside, but this one was delicious 🥰. The disadvantage of drinking it in a restaurant is that you can't taste the flavor immediately after opening the bottle... and you can't tell how it changes the next day or later 😭. The sake I got this time was a bottle and there were only a few bottles left, so there is a high possibility that the taste has changed since the bottle was opened 💧... 💧. And, well, it's impossible for me to drink it in a restaurant... but I have an inquisitive mind as a sake lover 🤭 lol

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Light and fruity type Rice: Ishikawa Gohyakumangoku Polishing ratio: 55% Alcohol content: 15 Sake meter: 0 Acidity: 1.8 Sake with the delicious taste of rice. It has a fruity taste like green apple🍏 with a hint of acidity. It is a sake that can be chilled and drunk crisply in summer 😊.

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# 30

3.87 pt.

Takasawa Shuzo Nagano

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Umami Acidity Bitterness Apple Juicy Fruity Orange Sweetness

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The rice is Miyamanishiki. Polishing ratio 49%. It has a beautiful sweet and umami taste. It has a fine gaseous feeling and is fruity and gorgeous. It has an apple-like taste, but it also has a burnt apple feel. It is also refreshing. It is also good for the cost.

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Tennyo no Shizuku!

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It has a mellow mouthfeel, and a unique aroma that leaves your nose when you finish it. Even if it is the same Toyoga, the sake rice is completely different. Personally, I prefer Hitogokochi.

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Where to Buy

佐野屋〜日本酒・ワイン通販専門店

豊賀緑ラベル　しらかば錦70%　純米　長野D酵母　中取り無濾過生原酒　2021720ml¥1,430 豊賀緑ラベル　しらかば錦70%　純米　長野D酵母　中取り無濾過生原酒　2022720ml¥1,540

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