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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.

# 51

3.83 pt.

Ozawa Shuzojo Nagano

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Fizzy Acidity Bitterness Invigorating CherryBlossom Sweetness Umami Dry

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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 Gattolibero ガットリベロ 555 生原酒 720ml 日本酒尾澤酒造場長野県¥2,161 十九 Trifoglio 720ml 日本酒尾澤酒造長野県¥2,161

# 52

3.83 pt.

ILAKA SAKE Nagano

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Fizzy Acidity Apple Bitterness Fruity Umami Juicy Sweetness

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One we took on our Obon cemetery tour. It is the recently talked about Iraka (tiled roof). I was originally hesitant to buy it because it was a little expensive (4,180 yen for a 1,500 ml bottle), but I was in a summer vacation mood, so I bought it in a good mood. The silver/black one seems to be the base model of "Iraka". On the first day after opening the bottle, I couldn't taste any aroma, and the taste was too sour and bitter, so avant-garde that I couldn't find a single good thing about it. I thought, "This is expensive, but this is it! I thought to myself, "This is it for the price! It turned out to be a wonderful wine! A hint of fruitiness in the upper aroma. The first attack is pale and fruity, and the umami taste has also emerged. The acidity and bitterness, which were so strong, have become mild, and it finishes with a salty finish. I can understand why it is so popular. Don't abuse me, I'll just use my own sake language. 〜Be careful about the contents of the package deal! Thanks for the treat!

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This is the perfect food wine! It is not too glamorous, but not too subdued either. It is characterized by an exquisitely balanced flavor that is neither too flamboyant nor too subdued. It is not biased toward any particular cuisine, and will go well with Japanese, Western, Chinese, or any other cuisine.

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Today's tiled roof. The representative brand "Iraka" brewed by the newest brewery in Japan, Iraka Sake Brewery, is named after a traditional Japanese architectural roof and the Northern Japan Alps as the roof of Japan. The brewery uses only "Hitogokochi" and "Kinmon-nishiki," specially grown rice without chemical fertilizers, grown in the same mineral water in Matsukawa Village, as brewing water. First tasting of "Hitogochi" and "Kinmon-nishiki". It's so delicious 😋. Personally, I like that the lid is easy to open.

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# 53

3.82 pt.

岩手銘醸 Iwate

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Acidity Bitterness Umami Sweet and Sour Sweetness Lingering Sharp Light

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Tonight, our first series of this brand from Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture. Okuroku Junmai Ginjo-shu Namahashime Unite 2023BY✨. The aroma is a mild, almost odorless barb 🌿 The taste has a pleasant acidity and sweetness on the attack, with a nice, nourishing umami flavor. The second half is quite sharp with a pungent alcohol taste lingering in the back of the throat. It was very perfect as a food wine 😋😋😋😋.

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Morioka! First issue. Treasure these encounters. It is refreshing but has a full-bodied aftertaste. I wonder if it is a bit like a sake yeast yeast yeast yeast yeast yeast. Is it like a sake with soup? It is a perfect food sake for soup with appetizers. It's delicious! The first set of dishes was also stylish and delicious.

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Special Junmai🍶Lotus🪷Hitomebore from Hiraizumicho🌾. Souvenir sake from my trip to Iwate-Aomori 😆 Crisp, with a strong acidity like a sake yeast yeast yeast yeast. It is crisp and has a strong acidity, as if it is a sake made from sake yeast. When ponzu (Japanese citrus juice) is paired with it, the acidity is softened and the flavor is delicious. Also paired with shabushabu-shabu (bean sprouts) from Owani Onsen, a souvenir of my trip to Aomori, Iwate. Wakaba Sake Shop, which was introduced to us at the Badalone restaurant in Hanamaki, was a wonderful store with a wide selection of sake and detailed explanations ✨. Buy local sake at Wakaba Sake Shop @ Hanamaki and drink at home 20240130

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# 54

3.82 pt.

亀田酒造 Chiba

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Bitterness Umami Dry Traditional Succulent Sweetness Crisp Fragrant

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Chiba's local sake 🍶 I had bought it in early spring touring 🏍️... forgot about it... I was thinking of a traditional mellow dry taste... .... I forgot about it...I thought it was a hybrid of old-fashioned and modern...not much aroma...the mouthfeel has the old-fashioned mellow, mellow, umami taste.... It's delicious 😋 Hey...it's a good food sake 🍶 and delicious 😋! This one! I feel it's evolving and deepening...delicious 😋.

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My favorite local sake from MinamibosoThe drink has a light amber color and a faint aroma of Yamada Nishiki rice. You can feel the flavor of the rice. It's mellow, sweet and bitter, and it's fun to sip on it.

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Today, I decided to have a little taste. This is Chiba Prefecture's Kobin. This is the second time. This time, it was decadent and raw, so I picked it up. The taste is classic but thin. It was too little to sense the others.

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# 55

3.81 pt.

Sasaichi Shuzo Yamanashi

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Umami Acidity Bitterness Sweetness Invigorating Fruity Melon-flavored Firm

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At home. The first Yamanashi, the first day. It is the one for the summer. I had it cooled well, but it is refreshing and lightly dry. It is the summer sake which feels easy to drink. If you have it chilled or on the rocks, you will be able to open it immediately.

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Yamanashi GET This sake has a sweet, fresh taste harmonized with a refreshing flavor. Accompanied by tuna and sea bream

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First Yamanashi sake ❣️ after my debut at Sake no Wa! I got the summer sake from Tang 😋. The label was refreshing and quite soppy😍. The taste is also refreshing 🏝. It tastes like melon🍈? Fruity, smooth, full and light, perfect for this time of the year 😆. This one will be available in no time at all. It's been a long time since I've tasted it, and it's as good as it should be.

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Where to Buy

お酒の専門店　『松仙』

日本酒旦（だん）純米無濾過生原酒1800ｍｌ【笹一酒造】¥3,190 日本酒旦（だん）山廃純米吟醸無濾過生原酒1800ｍｌ【笹一酒造】¥4,274

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佐野屋酒店

旦純米 720ml¥1,650 旦純米無濾過生原酒 720ml¥1,650

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はせがわ酒店

旦純米吟醸 720ml 日本酒笹一酒造山梨県¥1,950 旦純米吟醸 1800ml 日本酒笹一酒造山梨県¥3,680

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銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

旦純米酒 720ml だん笹一酒造笹一酒造¥1,650 旦夏純米吟醸生酒 720ml だん笹一酒造笹一酒造¥1,950

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佐野屋〜日本酒・ワイン通販専門店

旦　山廃純米吟醸　備前雄町　無濾過生原酒¥2,400 旦　山廃純米吟醸　備前雄町¥2,400

# 56

3.81 pt.

Kikuchi Shuzo Okayama

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Pineapple Fruity Umami Bitterness Sweetness Flamboyant Juicy Acidity

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Smooth on the palate. and a firm sweetness. The freshness that only unpasteurized sake can provide. As the label says, "sparkle degree MAX". It is a perfect taste for summer. It is made from Omachi rice grown in Okayama and polished to 50%. The alcohol content is 17 degrees.

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Sake in Okayama 🍶. Easy to drink with no peculiarities and a clean taste 😋.

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This is the "3000" Sanzen Aroma Special Junmai Sake Omachi Hi-ire, which I received from SakeShop Kairindo through their Twitter sweepstakes. It is a delicious sake with a mild but gorgeous aroma and a robust flavor 🍶😋.

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倉敷の地酒　燦然　-さんぜん-

日本酒辛口本醸造燦然 720ml ご自宅用宅飲みお酒地酒倉敷岡山お酒¥1,287 日本酒純米大吟醸山田錦 40磨燦然 200ml ご自宅用宅飲みお酒地酒倉敷岡山お酒¥1,375

# 57

3.81 pt.

Juhachizakari Shuzo Okayama

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Fizzy Umami Acidity Bitterness Sweetness Fruity Invigorating Lingering

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Good evening, it's 18 Mori from Okayama prefecture in your first series ✨. We've had a few Asahi rice sakes, but what about this one? First, before the ogara-mi, the pinapple and the gas are combined with an impressive bitterness on the back end 😋😋😋😋😋😋😋. After the ogara-mi, it is silky and full-bodied and even more delicious 🤗 The rice is different, but it's somewhere between Kahayohaku and Sanchi 💮.

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shimauma no kimochi Fruity and a little tangy Delicious!

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I was attracted by the restaurant only. I think it was as light and refreshing as the label suggests!

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Where to Buy

お酒の専門店　『松仙』

日本酒十八盛ＡｃｅＣａｔ無濾過生原酒１８００ｍｌ【十八盛酒造】¥4,070

# 58

3.81 pt.

Miwa Shuzo Hiroshima

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Umami Acidity Bitterness Dry Crisp Sweetness Balanced 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

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Let’s enjoy酒生活.酒文化タナカ

【がっちりマンデー】神雷　生もと　純米　夏　八反錦　真吟　720ml 三輪酒造　サタケ　日本酒　広島神石高原町¥1,720 神雷　神石高原　純米　生もと　木桶仕込み　無濾過生原酒　720ml 三輪酒造　生酛日本酒　広島神石高原町¥1,980

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銘酒本舗　IMANAKA SAKESHOP

神雷夏生もと純米酒風鈴 720ml しんらいふうりん三輪酒造¥1,800 神雷番外編木桶生もと純米酒 720ml しんらい三輪酒造¥1,800

# 59

3.81 pt.

Kiyasho Shuzojo Mie

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Balanced Umami Fizzy Fruity Bitterness Acidity Sweetness Fresh

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Buy at Hasegawa Sake Store online. It is brewed with the common rice "Asahi". It is a precious bottle brewed with 50% polishing ratio. The sweetness is gentle and well-balanced. It has a mild and well balanced sweetness that I can only describe as excellent.

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Happy New Year! A special Jikin for a special day. The sake rice is "Tokkami" Omachi, which is back after a four-year absence. We had planned to match it with Osechi cuisine, I have been savoring it on its own. It is a bottle with the sweetness and umami of Omachi concentrated in it.

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At a nearby bar. Today, for the last time, the master of the restaurant offered us a gem that was not on the menu. First Jikin❗️When it came out from the back of the shop, I leaned forward. The mouthfeel is mellow, and the sweetness oozes out. It was a gem that I felt was profound.

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# 60

3.80 pt.

Igarashi Shuzo Saitama

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Fresh Fizzy Acidity Bitterness Flamboyant Umami Dry Crisp

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Every year I look forward to the Risshun morning pressing... this year, I'm going to enjoy a bottle of TENRANZAN! When the bottle is opened, it has a pleasant fruity aroma...freshly pressed, lightly cloudy, and fresh because it is freshly pressed...the balance of sweet and bitter is unstable, with a certain sharpness...but the aftertaste is crisp! Delicious!

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It has a fresh taste and the alcohol and presence that only original sake can provide.

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At the beginning of the New Year, I enjoy the local sake 🍶Tenranzan Hatsu Shibori (first pressing), which I received as a gift, and since it is an ale-added, honjozo sake, it is more of a food sake than a straight sake...fresh as it is raw...my favorite horse sashimi and oseki (New Year) as a snack.... Enjoying the New Year's Day with my favorite horse sashimi and oshibushi....

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