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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.

# 41

3.87 pt.

Hayakawa Shuzo Mie

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Umami Acidity Fruity Bitterness Balanced Apple Sweetness Neat

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Today was my first time having Tamitsu 😀. The aroma is faintly citrusy 😚The taste in the mouth is mellow, gentle and delicious 🥰The taste is moderate and easy to drink 😘Overall it seemed like a very beautiful sake 😊.

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🍎 Tamitsu's favorite ♡ Malic acid 🍎 It's easy to drink, so you can drink more and more😋. I make a lot of mistakes 💦 when I write reviews while drinking 🍶.

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Hiyoroshi 🌾. Yamadaho and Omachi are a rare pairing. It's more of a dry taste, but best served lukewarm with plenty of rice flavor ✨.

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Where to Buy

お酒の専門店『松仙』

日本酒田光（たびか）純米吟醸雄町瓶火入れ【早川酒造】¥4,180

# 42

3.86 pt.

Miwa Shuzo Hiroshima

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Umami Acidity Bitterness Dry Crisp Balanced Sweetness Sharp

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Good evening, I'll have your first series of Shinrai ⚡️ from Hiroshima 🙌 Jinrai Junmai Senbon Nishiki Unfiltered Unrefined Nama Sake 2023BY✨ It's been a while since I've had a Senbon Nishiki sake. The aroma is mainly banana yogurt with floral nectar, greenish pear, acidity and alcohol, which I like very much. The sweetness and acidity of the banana yogurt spreads quickly in the mouth, followed by the bitterness and spiciness of the pure rice from the sake, making it so easy to drink without feeling the high alcohol content 😋😋😋😋. It's like drinking a higher alcohol Sentori Classic and I like it very much 😊.

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The end of the month when I was summoned to the head office and given a tough job. This year is going to be a tough year at work. Work aside, I went out for a drink with the head office staff. Hiroshima's Shinrai is my favorite brand. I remember how surprised I was when I drank it for the first time. I thought it would be a "Shinsei" sake with a wooden cask for sake making, but it is not at all. But it's not at all. The yeast is different, of course. It tastes delicious. It has a yogurt flavor, but it matches well with the wooden vat. It was a drink that made me say, "Wow!

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We wander around and enter a tavern we find. The restaurant has a nice view of the quiet sea and the mountainous nightscape from the seats. The sashimi was sea bream! Sake was, of course, locally brewed! This is my first time to try "Kamirai". It goes well with sea bream sashimi! It was like being struck by lightning! I love traveling.

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Where to Buy

はせがわ酒店

神雷純米八反錦白ラベル 1800ml 日本酒三輪酒造広島県¥2,850 神雷秋上がり生もと純米酒 1800ml 日本酒三輪酒造広島県¥3,300

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Let’s enjoy酒生活.酒文化タナカ

神雷　森の唄　神石酵母プロジェクト　生原酒　720ml　三輪酒造　サタケ　日本酒　広島神石高原町¥2,200 神雷　生もと　純米酒　秋あがり 1800ml 　三輪酒造　日本酒　広島¥3,300

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銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

神雷秋上がり生もと純米酒 720ml しんらい三輪酒造¥1,800 神雷特別純米酒千本錦青ラベル 1800ml しんらい¥2,970

# 43

3.86 pt.

Kankiku Meijo Chiba

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Fizzy Juicy Bitterness Sweetness Pineapple Fruity Acidity Umami

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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

＼正規販売店／総乃寒菊かんきく kankiku OCEAN99 橙海 Arrival 純米吟醸無濾過一度火入原酒 720ml 日本酒お酒酒 SAKE 秋あがり秋酒千葉県寒菊銘醸美好屋酒店有名人気飲みやすいギフトプレゼントお祝い贈り物誕生日退職祝い結婚祝い還暦祝い内祝い¥1,705 ＼正規販売店／総乃寒菊かんきく kankiku Monochrome 純米大吟醸無濾過生原酒山酒4号 720ml 日本酒お酒酒 SAKE 千葉県寒菊銘醸美好屋酒店有名人気飲みやすいギフトプレゼントお祝い贈り物誕生日退職祝い結婚祝い還暦祝い内祝い手土産¥1,925

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銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

寒菊純米吟醸 Ocean99 橙海 Arrival 720ml かんきくとうみオーシャンアライバルかんぎく寒菊銘醸¥1,705 寒菊純米吟醸 Ocean99 橙海 Arrival 1800ml かんきくとうみオーシャンアライバルかんぎく寒菊銘醸¥3,080

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土山酒店

寒菊純米吟醸 OCEAN99 空海-Inflight- 一度火入無濾過原酒 720ml¥1,900 【限定】寒菊 Ocean99 橙海 arrival 720ml¥1,980

# 44

3.86 pt.

Chiyonosono Shuzo Kumamoto

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Umami Bitterness Dry Invigorating Acidity Firm Crisp Gentle

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I'm opening them all up because they are overstocked😅. I couldn't buy it last year and have been waiting for a year. The one I had at the Japanese sake festival was very subtle so I wanted to make sure 🤔. Fresh and fizzy. It has little sweetness, but the gasiness on top of the bitterness is very nice. I'd like to try the sake made with Kame-no-o that comes out around spring.

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Ma Cuisine Tenkoku Honten

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A blend of several daiginjos. The aroma is light and the taste is slowly sweet. The aftertaste is not so long. When served with stewed beef tongue, the soy sauce flavor will give it a refreshing taste. Japanese Sake Festival

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# 45

3.85 pt.

Iinuma Meijo Tochigi

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Fruity Sweetness Umami Bitterness Juicy Creamy Acidity Flamboyant

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After three days of rest and after a night shift, it's been a while since I've seen you🙏. It's the first time I've ever had it, but the sweetness and flavor of the figure fills my mouth 😋. This is the first time I've had it. I paired it with nabe, but I think it's better to drink it by itself or with a small dish rather than as a food sake🤔. The alcohol content is high at 17.5%, so I'm savoring it slowly (*'omega'*).

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٩٩@🍶🍶🍶🍶 Today was the first time I had this 😀. Not much aroma, but it has a mild mouthfeel and a sweetness that is typical of Aizan 😚 It is smooth and cuts through with sourness and bitterness 😊. It was delicious 🥳.

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I think it's a figure spring sake-🍶. Nice pink label-⤴️✨ Mellow, crisp, oicy❕. Slightly spicy feel is a nice touch-✨ I'm enjoying it very much(^-^)/

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酒浪漫うちやま　楽天市場店

姿うしろ姿無濾過〔生原酒〕令和6年度醸造 720ml¥1,870 姿【純米吟醸】Black Impact 無濾過〔生原酒〕720ml¥1,870

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酒専門店　知多繁　楽天市場店

【酒本来の姿、栃木市の飯沼銘醸】姿　純米吟醸　スパークリングにごり酒　生　720ml¥1,870 姿　純米大吟醸生原酒　フライング・スガタ　720ml【栃木県栃木市　飯沼銘醸の限定日本酒】¥2,200

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お酒の専門店『松仙』

日本酒姿すがた純米吟醸無濾過生原酒山田錦【飯沼銘醸】¥4,070

# 46

3.85 pt.

Ryozeki Shuzo Akita

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Sweetness Umami Fruity Bitterness Acidity Flamboyant Dry Neat

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(*´ч ` *)🍶🍶🍶🍶 I got some Hanamup's Rikuwada today 😋. It has a slightly gorgeous sweet aroma 😊Slight sweetness and subtle umami 😘Crisp acidity 🥰This is a delicious sake with a nice sharpness that will keep you coming back for more 😍. Hanamup is delicious no matter which one you drink 🥳👍

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(*^_^*)🍶🍶🍶🍶 I came home from GW's Tohoku tour 🏠 and drank Ryozeki which I opened before leaving 😀. I drank Ryozeki which I opened before I left 😀. The aroma is gentle 😊The taste is light and clean 😚👍I drank a little with butter cookies as a souvenir 🥳.

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Today we had Hana Yuu 😀 The aroma is gorgeous and fruity😍the taste has a good balance of sweetness and umami😍😍This is a delicious sake💕I'm looking forward to opening the bottle of Omachi I bought with it 🥰🥰🥰.

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# 47

3.85 pt.

Matsuzaki Shuzoten Fukushima

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Fizzy Umami Balanced Bitterness Steady Sweetness Acidity Gentle

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Smells like rice and green apple. Start drinking from the top clear. Slightly effervescent. Creamy, with sweetness and spiciness right in the middle. The taste of rice and fruity flavor is good. When the semi-solid lees are mixed in, the smell seems to become sweeter. It is mild and pungent, and has a good rice taste and flavor, and is more palatable when mixed in. I was already tongue-tied after drinking it with Onigoroshi. Hirotogawa nigori, which I wanted to drink on a good day. Congratulations on your 1,000,000 Sake-no-wa check-in.

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Smells like apple sorbet. Fruity, beautiful, and smooth. The apple-like rice flavor and umami come in and quickly disappear, leaving a fresh taste. It is very drinkable, but beautiful. Delicious! More juicy the next day!

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It was so good I bought a repeat ✌️ Schwashy🫧 dry niggles! The best ✨

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Where to Buy

はせがわ酒店

廣戸川特別純米 720ml 日本酒松崎酒造店福島県¥1,650 廣戸川特別純米1800ml 日本酒松崎酒造店福島県¥3,190

# 48

3.85 pt.

Suwa Mikotsuru Shuzojo Nagano

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Fizzy Fruity Umami Bitterness Fresh Acidity Juicy Sweetness

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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

【日本酒】御湖鶴純米吟醸ひとごこち無濾過生原酒 720ml¥1,980 【日本酒】御湖鶴純米吟醸山田錦無濾過火入れ 720ml¥2,640

# 49

3.83 pt.

Ozawa Shuzojo Nagano

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Fizzy Acidity Bitterness Invigorating CherryBlossom Sweetness Umami Fruity

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As the plump sparrow label suggests The soft and gentle sweetness is impressive. Yet, it has an aftertaste that cuts through quickly. It was a bottle suitable for the New Year.

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Irido-cloud in Italian. The refreshing acidity is typical of summer sake. The subtle umami of rice is excellent. It is perfect as a food sake.

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19" came in from the jackets. "Le nuvole" is an Italian word. It means a cloud. It has a mild sweetness of light nigori. and a refreshing aftertaste. Now, I'm fascinated by the taste I am a repeater.

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Where to Buy

はせがわ酒店

十九 Nanuq ナヌーク 1800ml 日本酒尾澤酒造場長野県¥4,218

# 50

3.83 pt.

Nakano BC Wakayama

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Dry Umami Bitterness Fresh Raisin Firm Chocolate Sweetness

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Comparison of nigori sake (Wakayama's favorite nigori sake) Following Minakata, Chokyu ✌️ This is the fire-brewed version of the nigori sake we drank in February. I buy every bottle of Chokyu I see that I have never had before 😆. The first thing that surprised me when I drank it was that there was no fizziness at all 😲. The aroma is somewhat almond-like, and it's cloudy with a lot of orioles, so it's like diluted almond milk. But it also has a sourness to it, so I felt a bit unbalanced 🤔. I prefer nigori sake with a fizzy taste 😄.

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Nigori Sake (Japanese rice wine) First time drinking Chokyu's nigori 😊. I always buy Chokyu when I see the new label ✌. The ori is quite a bit more and has a strong fizzy feel to it. It has a lot of umami and a hint of sweetness that is typical of Chokyu, and yet it has a clean dryness that makes it a dangerous sake that you can drink with gusto 🤭. The impression is quite similar to Hirotogawa's nigori👍 It goes well with western food, and the omelette was a nice match 😋.

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[Summer sake is also berry good😂] The most memorable brand I drank last year, super kyu🥰. Don't miss out on getting a bottle of summer raw sake that's also bright! This one is a bit different from the matured Omachi sake I had last year, and I have the impression that it swings in a very sweet and juicy direction. The aroma is tropical 🥭 and the flavor is perfect, with a long, sharp finish and a hint of bitterness. The umami flavor is firm, so it is easy to match with Japanese fried food 👍. Chokyu seems to have a different direction for each label, but each one has its own characteristics and they are all delicious and addictive 😍.

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Where to Buy

佐野屋〜日本酒・ワイン通販専門店

純米吟醸　超久　香る生酒¥3,080

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